The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-12-27

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do hereby declare the persons
signing said Articles Of Agreement
duly Incorporated, under the name
and style Of THE CAUCASIAN Pub
fishing Company, for the period of
| thirty years from and after the 18th
| day Of December 1894 for the pur-
poses set forth in said Articles of
Agreement, with all the powers,
rights and liabilities conferred and
| lmpOsedlby law on such corporations,
Witness my hand and the Great
Seal of the State of North Carolina,
at office in the City of Raleigh this
14th day Of December in the 119th
year of our Independence, and in
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-four.
OCTAvIUS COKE.
Secretary of State.
Mr.. Guthrie moved that book of
subscription be opened and all pres
ent be requested to subscribe for
stock in said Company. Carried.
The book of subscription was there
upon opened and the following nam
ed persons, corporators and sub
scribers, being present in person or
by dull y authorized proxy, duly sub
scribed for the number Of shares set
opposite their respective names in
the Stock Book, to wit:
VIM. A. Guthrie, so shares
Malven FL. Palmer, (proxy) SO shares.
A. C. Shuford, (proxy) so shares.
W. F. Strowd, (proxy) so shares.
w. ID. Worth, 80 shares.
Ii. L. Grant, so shares.
M. L., Mott, so shares.
c. T. Bailey, Jr., so shares.
w. 5. Barnes. so shares
Barnes Brothers, so shares.
J: G. L. Harris 10 shares.
II. w. Aver, 10 shares.
On motion of Maj. Guthrie it was
ordered that the officers of the Cor
poration consist Of President,
Treasurer, Secretary and seven Di-
rectors. and an Executive Committee
of three, to consist of the President,
Treasurer and Secretary.
On motion it was ordered that the
Board of Directors shall have con-
troll of the business of the Company
until otherwise ordered; and that the
Executive Committee shall perform
their duties under the direction Of
the Board OF Directors.
On motion it was ordered that the
Secretary procure suitable seal for
the Company.
An election of officers was then
held and the following was the re-
suit:
Board of Directors Marion But
Ter, VIM. A. Guthrie, W. F. Strowd,
A. c. Shuford, W. 81. Worth, J. C.
l.. Harris, Rev. Baylus Cade.
President, Marion Butler.
Treasury, W. H. Worth.
Secretary, J. G. L. Harris.
On motion of Maj. Guthrie it was
ordered that Messrs. Butler, Worth
and Harris, the Executive Committee
be appointed a Committee to draft
suitable Bylaws and submit the
same to the Board of Directors; and
the Board of Directors be authorized |
to consider the same, subject to their
ame ndment, or rejection,
for and in behalf of the Corperators
and Subscribers for stock.
On motion it was ordered that the
Stock Book be kept open to receive
until the further Or
ders of the Board of Directors.
Until further otherwise ordered
each subscriber for stock shall be
entitled to one vote for each share
for.
Subscriptions for stock shall be
paid as and when, called for by the
Board of Directors.
On motion it was ordered that the
Treasurer be authorized to pay out
money on the order of the President.
On motion it was ordered that the
Executive Com mittee be authorized
to employ such help as may be nee
essary to man the paper and fix their
On motion it was ordered that the
President and Secretary be directed
to enter into contract with the News
& Observer for the Press Dispatches.
Adjourned.
MARION BUTLER,
]. c.. l.. HARRIS, President.
Secretary.