The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-09-27
THE CHARTER OF
INCORPORATION
OF
]. 7 WHITE & COMPANY,

BE 1t known lnau on this the third day
of September, A. d. 1901, j. A. Hatlestad
and j. Il. White, by virtue of the pro.
visions OF Chapter Twenty-Five (25j of
the Annotated Code of the State of Mis-.
sissippi, and the Acts amendatory there.
of, do hereby organize and found a cor.
poration for the objects and purposes
hereinafter enumerated; and to that end
and purpose they do, by these presents
with the approval of the Governor OF
the State of Mississippi, form and CON
stitute themselves and all other persons
as may hereafter become associated
with them, whether by purchase, de-
scent, subscription or otherwise, into a
body polite and corporate in law under
the following articles of the Charter of
said Corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE FIRST. The name and sty]e
OF this corporation shall be J. II. White
u Company, and in that name shall ex-
ist for the period of fifty years from the
date OF the approval of this charter, un.
less sooner dissolved by the vote and an
proval Of three-fourths of its stockhold-
ers, and may, by purchase or otherwise.
acquire, have, hold and enjoy such real
and personal property, not exceeding in
value or amount the limit fixed by law.
as may be required for the purposes for
which this organization is formed: and
shall possess all the rights, powers and
privileges which corporations under the
general laws of the State of Mississippi
are authorized to exercise or possess.
ARTICLE SECOND. The domiciIe of
this corporation shall be at Moss Point.
Jackson County, Mississippi.
ARTICLE THIRD. The capital stock of
TINS corporation Is hereby fixed at
twanfV say ~ n lnl1 m .e,(A COO
into two hundred (2OO) shares of one
hundred dollars ($lOO) each. AS soon as
this charter shall be approved. the said
j. A. Hatlestad and j. ~. White shall
open books of subscription to the stock
OF said company, and when ten thousand
dollars ($l0,0OO) of stock shall have been
subscribed and paid in, q meeting of the
stockholders shall be called, of which
meeting all subscribers shall be notified
and at which meeting the Stockholders
shall elect five Directors of said corpora-
ton who shall serve as such until the
first Monday in September, A. d. 1902
ARTICLE FOURTH. The objects and
purposes OF this corporation are hereby
declared to be the carrying on of gen
eral timber and lumber manufacturing
business at Moss Point, or such other
place as the Board of Directors NAV
elect, the buying and selling Of saw logs.
ana ~ me carrying on, at such places as
the Board Of Directors may select. of n
general mercantile business.
ARTICLE FIFTH. The corporate pow.
ers OF this corporation shall be vested in
q Board OF five Directors, each of whom
shall be a stockholder in said company
who shall he elected by the stock,
holders within sixty days after the
approval of this charter, and on tho
first Monday in September, A. d. 190o
and annually thereafter, on the first
Monday of September IN each wear
Elections shall be by ballot and ench
stockholder shall be Untitled to one vote
for each share of stock held by him, to
be cast by the owner or by proxy. The
Board OF Directors ut their first meeting.
ana annually thereafter following each
election of stockholders shall orSaniyn
by electing President, Vice Presidant
Secretary and Treasurer, Vacancies no,
curing on the Board of Directors mo,,
be filled by the stockholders at nm eIec.
lion to be held for that purpose on ten
lays notice to be given to each of tha
persons then holding stock as shows hvl
The books OF the company. A maiority
u said Board shall constitute n nn1rr,ry
said Board Of Directors NAV annoint
rom time to time, also dismiss nj THAR
pleasure, such officers, agents, clerks
lnd other employees they may deem nee, !
'ssary for the purposes of the CORPORA.
Ion they may establish, as well as later
ma amend, all bylaws, rules and reru-
ATOMS necessary and proper for the
BUSINESS OF the corporation. WY
In witness whereof the said incorpor-
tors have hereunto set their hands tho
ay and year above written. '''
J. A. HATLESTAD.
J. T. WHITE.
September Q, 1901. ao-4t