Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-05-05
CHARTER OF CUMBERLAND HIGH
AND AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL.
Much Needed Institution.


Judge OF the Circuit Court of the Third
Judicial District of Virginia:
The undersigned desiring to Obtain 8
charter as herein set forth, do hereby
make. sign and acknowledge the follow
ing certificate as required by the laws OF
Virginia. The corporett name OF the
Aesociation shall be the Cumberland
Home Mission Society. The Society ls
| formed for the purpose OF acquiring lanu
| to erect and maintain Hlgh ano Agri-
| cultural school aiding the poor and mccoy
| bv the means Of voluntary contribution
| and the sale of capital stock, to hold,
possess. purchase and receive and retain
| TO them their successors, and such 9TH
| ers as they may associate with tnem
forever, any lands, tenements, rents,
| goods. chattelr, or interest OF any KIND
Whatsoever, which may be given or be-
oueathed to them, or by them purchased
for the use of Institution OF learning 60
he called the Cumberland High and Ag-
| riculturaI School.
The said Corporation shall have pow
ar TO hold money and control, sell, con-
! vev. O.. dispose of said property solely
for the benefit Of the Cumberland high
and Agricultural school provided the
vaIue thereof ;shall not exceed at any.
Z time Ten thousand dollars. The SAID
: CORPORATION shall have power to MAKE
. and adopt. alter or amend by law
J | rules and regulations, not contfszf3
!, | the laws of the Commonwealth, Tor tn'
= admission and expulsion OF its members
y and COR the government OF said Associa
: tion and the Cumberland High and Ag
!, ricultural School may appoint Profes
= sors. Teach srs and other Officers an'
- nrescribe their remuneration and ma.
- confer literary degrees and honorS-
y The Cauital Stock of the AssOciatlo
a shalI bs not less than Five Hundred Do
- lars nor more than Ten Thousand DO
A. lars. The Capital Stock shall be divide
into shares OF Five Dollars each.
m The Real Estate proposed to be hei
- by the Association shall not exceed lie
u Thousand Dollars. The Principal OfiC
% shall be at the Cumberland Rill and Az
az ricultural School, Cumberland, Va.
IA Oficers President, John ID. Bolde
~ McRaes. Va; Vice-president, Tayl'
Simms. Cumberland, Va; Treasure
- Morris Brown, Cumberland, va, Seer
-, tarv. Clara B. Coy, Cumberland, va
"a CHAPLAIN, John Scott, Cumberland, Va
mr. Board OF Directors-James hatcher al
BE- and John ID. Bolden, Cumberland, v,
nd Rev. John w. henderson, Hawk, VI
ad Rash hicks, Isaiah Trout, FORK Book
of John Lewis, Cumberland, va, John LIE
mr. is. ST., McRaes, va, Morris brow
On Cumberland, va; Joe Trent, Ca Il
M Cumberland, va; Joe Booker, G. {.
va, A. Clark, c. Il.
sn' IN VACATION.
Virginia,-In the Circuit Court of
County Of Cumberland, l, Sam'l +. "a
man. Judge of said Courts in pursua
o,+ of section eleven hundred Iand iorty-i
1l45) Chapter forty-seven (47) OF
ha. Code Of Virginia, edition OF 1887,
'.aS hereby grant ia Charter unto John
.;sa Bolden, RJohn w. Henderson, Z
her Hicks, Clare G. Coy, Isaiah Trent, j.
+be Lewis, Taylor Simms, John Scott,
red. ris Brown, York Booker, Joe IT
All James Hatcher, Alexander Bian'
.. Calvin Allen. Booker Smith, Blu
11a Coleman, Joe Booker, and EAlexai
the Clarke who have made, signed and
con knowledged according to law cel
was cate in writing, having for its object
:, Nv formation of q Joint Stock Company
. I'd the purpose set forth in said Cartife
Aud it is ordered that they and theil
o,r sociates be and are hereby made
ddan created body polite and corpo
aged by the name of the Cumberland -
b6o5 Mission with all the powers and A.
vhaf. le0es conferred and subject to ell ol
PROVISIONS and restrictions impos1'
on a the laws as may be applicable to &C
are rations of this character, and 1t is o
since ed that the same may be recorded.
lends Given under my nau0 % anu 09s''
prac- 2Oth day OF january A0"@
: it in To +he Clerk of thel Sam'I +. Cole
such c;-cn;f Conrt oil Use
lch C,,v,horland Conn Judge of the
who ~ v;~o-;Dia iJudiclal Circs
hfully ~ Virginia.
Apos- cA,.d c,,ro,,;t Conrt q
0o" Office. February goth, 1894.
~ ~ This Charter of Incorporation {
~ Ur. Cumberland Home Mission wel
= WAY *hs day received in said Office and adr
10 and TO RECORD anu ~ 70
h the secretary oi UliT 49,, Nrr
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