The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-02-18
The Charter of Incorporation OF th'
George n helms Company

Be it known ~. u n
HARRISON and r l. HARRISON, and thelr present
or future associates, are hereby created g9r,
porsiion, for the period OF nifty years domlclled
at Greenyille, Mississippi, under the name Of
"George & helms Company
2nd That the purpose Of SAID corporation IS
10 engage in and carry on, by wholesale or re-
tail, general mercantile business, aecorIlnP
10 the usual custom OF merchants; and 10 buy
and sell property of every KIND ,-.t..,.
3rd That said corporation may adopt us cor
porate seal, ana may alter the same at pleasure
may contract and be contracted with, sue ana
be sued, plead and be lnpleaded. buN ana sen
for cash or on credit goods wares and merchan-
dise. borrow money issue notes draw checks
and bills Of exchange, accept ana lndotse I'M
same, acquire and hold real ana personal prop
erty, not exceeding Two Hundred and tlilN
Thousand Dollars in value, and may hypothe-
eato. mortgage, sell and convey the same adopt
ali necessary bylaws and do aud perform all
other corpsrats acts, authorized and prescribed
By Chapter % Of tE5 Code OF leg2.
IN that the genssai supervision and gov
eminent Of said corporation, 6nd its affairs, ie
committed to q Board Of Directors composed
OF three persons, bat the number OF Directors
may be Increased TO Ave, by the stockholders al
any regular annual meetlngi and the officers OF
said corporation shall he q President, General
Manager, Secretary and Treasurer, whose du-
ties and salary she'll be prescribed by the
Board of Directors, and who shall be sub
ofices Of II PRESIDENT and General Manager
may be filled by ops and the same
person, and the Offices Of SBcf6Ary and
Treasurer may be filled by one aud tie Sang
PEI SOP, or separate person may be chosen fOI
each OfheeI and in case married woman be q
stakeholder In said corporation, her husband,
with her consent. may be chosen TO I'LL any OF
said Offices, or 10 serve as one of the directors
Of said corporation The directors are to be
chosen by the stockholders at the meeting call
ed for the purpose of organizing said corpora
ton, or at any subsequent meeting, to serve
until the first annual meeting OF the stOGkholl-
ers thereafter, and annually thereafter the
stockholders are to choose or elect said direc-
tors; and the Board of Directors shall at any
meeting Of said Board choose or elect the officers
of said corporation, and all the powers men
toned in rasraph 3rd OF this Charter may be
exercised by said BdSrd Of Directors
9Th That the capital stock nfsaid corporation
is to be Six Thousand Dollars reprel auted by
shares, each Of the denomination of one HHn-
dred Dollars, but the cap o -t0rk NAV be in
creased by the stockholders to an anI6nni NOT
exceeding Fifteen Thousand Dollars. ana .nsb
increase may be again decreased by The stock .
holders to any amount not less than Six ThOus-
and Dollars, as may be deemed for the best
interests of said corporation
eth That the tlrst meeting Of the ineoYpDra-
tors herein may be called by any one of them
upon giving notice in writing to each OF me
others stating the tlme'and place Of such meet
ing and. when assembled, they may prooeed Ia
organize said corporations and thereafter the
TIE stoekhoidets shall meet on the first Monday
OF FeOTuefg Of each year, for the purpose Of
electnR hreeEoFs, and doing any other acts
within the scope OF tleig powers and the lirec-
tors of said corporation shsll meet as soon aler
their election rs practicable, for tie purpose Of
alton, and doing other acts advisable Il, be
done, and thereaIteEsat such times as may he
prescribed 10 the bylaws Of said corporation
I'm mat Inc name of said Corporation NAV
be changed by vote Of the Stockholders AZ Gny
annual meeting without Affecting the Identity,
rights or liability Of said corporation, and pub-
lic1tion Of such change in name in case such
change De made, shall be made for thTee con-
the county where said corporation has its dom.
icile, If there be such newspaper,
9Th That, at oil meetings OF stockholders, a
resented, and it shall be necessary TO the exer-
else OF the fO@ers herein conferred upon the
stockholders, THAI majority, in amount. OF
the stock represented as any meeting shall be
foteu IN iaVor OF the exercise of such powers