Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-05-24
Breland, Ellsworth Brewer, J. @
Harrison, all of Kittrell, Miss.
If JAMES HILL, Register.
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
of the
STAR LUMBER COMPANY.

| Gay OF April, 1901, George ,. Leatn-
erbury, Jr., W. F. Green, w. B. Pat
erson and Chas. r. Hall, by virtue
of the provisions Of Chapter twenty
five (25) of the Annotated Code of
the state of Mississippi and the acts
amendatory thereof, do hereby organ
ize and found a corporation for the
objects and purposes hereinafter emu
merated; and to that end and pur-
| pose they do by these presents with
the approval of the governor of the
state of Mississippi form and consti-
tute themselves and all such other
persons as may hereafter become asso-
oiated with them, whether by pur-
chase descent, subscription or other
wise, into body polite and corpo-
rate in law under the following arti-
cles Of the Charter of the said corpo-
ration, to-wit
| Article 1st The name and style of
| this corporation shall be The Star
Lumber Company and in that name
shall exist for the period of fifty
| (50) years from the date of the ap-
prevail of this charter unless sooner
dissolved by the vote and approval
of three-fourths of its stockholders
and may purchase, or otherwise ac-
quire, 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
purpose 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 author
lied to exercise or possess.
Article End. The domicile of this
corporation shall be at Eubanks in
Greene county, Mississippi.
Article 3rd. The capital stock Of
this corporation is hereby fixed at
One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($lOO, 600. divided into one thousand
shares of one hundred dollars
(SlO0. 00) each. AS soon as this char
ter shall be approved the said George
s. Leatherbury, Jr., W. B. Paterson,
w. f. Green and Charles r. Hall
shall open books of subscription
to the stock of said company and
when twenty five thousand dollars OF
stock shall have been subscribed and
paid in, meeting of the stockhold-
ers shall be called, Of which meeting
all subscribers shall be notified and
Mt which meeting the stockholders
shall elect three directors of said cor
puratlon VINO slHil SERVE such un-
til January LIST, 1902.
Article 4th. The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation are hereby
declared to be the manufacture Of
lumber and timber, spirits Of turpen-
tine, rosin and other naval stores, the
buying and selling Of logs and the
carrying on at such place or places
as the Board of Directors may select
Of general mercantile business.
Article 9th. The corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested in
board of three directors, each OF
whom shall be stockholders In said
company, who shall be elected by
the stockholders within sixty days
after the approval Of this charter and
on the first Wednesday in January
1902 and annually thereafter on
the first Wednesday in January Of
each year. Election shall be by bal
lot and each stookholder shall be en-
titled to one vote for each share Of
stock held by him, to be cast by own
er or by proxy.
The Board of Directors at their first
meeting and annually thereafter, fol-
lowing each election of stockholders
shall organize by electing a presi-
dent, vice president, secretary and
treasurer, provided that the office Of
secretary and treasurer may be held
by the same person Vacancies oo-
curing on the Board of Directors
may be filled by the stockholders at
| an election held for that purpose on
ten days notice to be given to each
person then holding stock as shown
by the books of said company. A
majority of said board shall consti-
tute q quorum said Board of Direo-
tors may appoint from time to time,
also dismiss at their pleasure such
officers, clerks and other employees as
they may deem necessary for the pur-
poses of the corporation; they may
establish as we'll as alter and amend
all bylaws, rules and regulations ne
cessary and proper for the business OF
the corporation.
All indebtedness by or to the COR
| Grafton shall be made that it shall
J be payable in any legal tender money
| of the United States.
In witness whereof Che said corpo-
rators have hereunto set their hands
| this the day and year above written.