Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-08-16
THE CHARTER OF INCORPERA-
TION OF THOMAS AND co.

IlON OF ldOMdO AMI w.
Section BE it known that A. j.
Thomas, W. w. Thomas, A. II. Daugh-
drill, Geo. M. Kennedy, d. w. No
Leod and such others as may be here
after associated with them, successors
and assigns, are hereby made and
constituted body polite and carpo-
rate, under and pursuant TO the pro-
visions of chapter rs Of the Annotated
Code of the State of Mississippi, OF
1892 and the Acts amendatory thereof
Sec. 2-The name and style Of the
corporation hereby crerted shall be
THOMAS AND COMPANY" and
under such name and style said cor
poration may exist for a period of
fifty years after the date OF the APP
proval OF this charter by the Cover
nor, unless sooner dissolved by ma
jority vote of the stock holders.
Sec. 3-The domicile of this corpo-
ration shall be at point to be select
cd in the northwest corner of the
County of Greene, State of Mississippi
pi, on or near the surveyed line OF the
Mobile, Jackson aud Kansas City
Raiload.
SEQ. 4-Ths objects and purposes
of this corporation are to own and
operate = general mercantile business,
to engage in the purchase, manufac-
ture aud sale of turpentine and rosin /;
to purchase, own and ALLEVIATE lands
to do timber and logging business,
and if needed e1pedient, to own and
operate saw and planning mills, and
all necessary tram-ways and log roads,
and to own and control such branch
establishments at other points within
the State of Mississippi, than the
said place of it's domicile, as may be
deemed expedient in the successful
execution OF its objects and purposes.
Sec. 5-This corporation may ac-
quire by purchase or otherw wise, and
have, hold and enjoy such real and
personal property as may be deemed
necessary to its successful operation,
not to exceed in value the limit fixed
by law; and shall have and possess all
the rights, powers and privileges con-
ferred by the constitution and laws of
the State of Mississippi, on corpora
tions generally.
Sec. 6-The capital stock of said
corporation shall be sixty thousand
dollars (60, 000@to be divided into
six hundred shares of one hundred
dollars (l00) each, but it may begin
business when ten thousand dollars
100000 of said amount shall have
been subscribed for and paid in.
Sec. Said corporation may es-
tablish all necessary bylaws rules
and regulations not contrary to law
and amend or repeal the same at pleas
ure, and shall have corporate seal.
Sec. 8-The powers of this corpo-
ration shall be vested in a Board Of
not less than three nor more than five
directors, to be chosen annuity by
the stockholders from their number.
and its officers shall be President.
Vice. President, Secretary and Treas
urer, to be selected by the Directors
from their number, and such other
officers, agents and clerks and en-
ployees as may be deemed proper.
Sec. Each stockholder in said
corporation shall be entitled to one
vote for each share of stock held by
him, to be cast by the owner of stock
or by proxy,
I, Sec. 10-The parties interested may
hold their first meeting for the pur-
pose of organizing said corporation at
any time after the approval OF this
charter by the Governor; zach stock
holder to have had five days notice Of
the time and place of such meeting.
s c. 1l-This charter shall become
operative from and after its approval
by the Governor.
La testimony whereof, The said in.
corporators have hereto set their
hands, this the 9th day of August, A.
D., 1901.
Geo. M. Kennedy,
A. J. Thomss,
w. w. Thomas,
A. b. Daughdrill,