The commonwealth., 1898-03-25
CHARTER Of INCORPORATION
-OT THE
PLANTERS COMPRESS COMPANY,
GREENWOOD, MSS.

SECTION l. J.. r. Henderson, w. G. George
tefQHanQ berry, j II, Barksdnle, w p Hol.
llnd, H. W, Baird, IT. nj, Aldridge O. I mss
tin; g =, IoWncs, = x Meshaue, h. r. Jones,
q henderson, A, Nee kimbrOugh. their as
bVClatts, assigns and successors. are herebv
cre1ted ana constituted q body corpnrate
under the name and styleO OF TIM pbANTERs
COMPRESS COMPANY" and as such shall have
success on Tor the period Of fifty years, and
afe netebY authorized and made capable to
purchase sell lease receive, hold and pn{ov
real aud personal estate TO the amount II
one hundred thousand dollars gi01O000N IN
tee Simple on otherwise, the same to seil.
lease, mortgage, on otherwise dispose of 81
70 encumQerj to contract and DO rontFapted
Wlthi 20 sue and be sued; and TO adopt and
nave common seal The dnmicile * sa{d
corporation shall b0 I'M tho City of Green-
wood, state ol Mississippi
section Z said corporation shall have the
right ana Is hereby authorized and empower
ed 20 construct purchase, lease and own one
Of more C0btOn CompfeSscs, and tu oOerato
the samn' together with Oh buildings. wards.
platforms ana machinery and appliances
ana any other property necessary on proner
for the equipment and operation thereof. ~
erect purchase own and lease one or moro
cotton Nutnhouses ana to operate the same.
togetApr with all buildings sheds, yards and
gppilanees necessary on proper for the con-
duct thereof. and tOprOVile ard emplov sueh
OthCr l&ciUttC5 for C0mDrgssing wetrhinn.
storing and handling cotton as the stockhol-
aefs ~ oileefs oi said corporation may from
Hme 70 umc deem eXDeuient; 20 purchase.
lease or otherwise acquire and own and on
erate transfer lines iul the said City Of Green
WOQu fur transferring cotton and other freight
anu attltlea OI Whatever n0iutei to press
AnQ compress cotton and weigh TIE same. ~
receive and store cotton and tO transfer the
same in said city aS often nnd in such wnv
aHQ mnnher ns may be convenient and cypp-
ulentj 70 receive compensation FOR such
pressing eompressihg, weighing storing and
proper oinceN % said corporation mnv from
time Re TIME designatei and 20 do an acts
ana % acquire, own and sell ail property ue-
cessary on convenient Co the proper tofdnet
Aad maintenance o1 such compress ware
house and transfer business, ur which may
bQ doomed conducive ta the welfare and sue
cess tAofcoft aud sltiQ corporation shall have
aud ENJOY all the rights, powers and pfivile-
Annotated Code of Mississippi
Section 3 Tue capital stock afsaid corno-
ration sNal he Hity thousand dollars ta0-
eWluol divifCd into shares 0l one hOndred
0r diminished at ANY time hF majority vote
ui tlo stockholders t0 any amount NOT eV-
teednE one hundred Thousand dollars isI60 :
eoaoal iHar less Then thirty five thoUsand ioi-
hrs 5,00aols
Sections The management of said c0fDo-
ration Shall BE YestDd in seven Ia directors.
who shall hc stockholders in said CORPORATION
Hna Whp shall be elected auuuEily by the
siStkiit'Nets nt sslid corporation. TIE nuui@
hpf nt SAID directqrs mag be Increased or dis
miuisbed atgng fime hF majority vote nF
tha stockholders ui SAID corporation and at
Ni nlrctitgs %, tiie directors a majority
thereui siai constitute d quorum foF tie
transaction 0i business.
rtctllu 8. caiQ atraTtutS shalt elect from
among iheir uumho1 president aud 2 Vice
president Ql saHd earnur tioHi ana they shalt
aisa tinei secretary and q igeaAurer which
last No aHiees may BE held hy the same per-
soli Aa llal pf n1ay uot le . atnekhuider pf
s8i8 corporation, aud Whu shat nos be di-
rtetoE isefgNii and said aireefogs may ap-
W'At sut d Qihat pidcefs fnd areHts s theY
~ aEham prQpef aHd necessary Ten she man-
reti rNd CONDUCT g, Che business ul TIE