Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-06
THE CHARTER OF INCoRPERA-
TI0N OF THOMAS AND co.

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Thomas. W. W. Thomas, A. II. Daugh-
drill. Geo. M. Kennedy, ID. W. Mo
yeod 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 25 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 snch name and style said cor
psration may exist for period OF
fifty years after the date Of the ap
proval of this charter by the Cover
nor, unless sooner dissolved by ma
jority vote of the stock holders. j.
Sec. 3-The domicile Of this corpo-
ration shall be at point to be select
ed in the northwest corner OF the
County of Greene, State of MISSISSIPPI
pi, on or near the surveyed line Of the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
Raiload.
Sec 4-The objects and purposes
of this corporation are to own and
operate general mercantile business,
to engage in the purchase, manufac-
ture and sale of turpentine and rosin;
to purchase, own and ALLEVIATE lands
to do timber and logging business,
and if needed expedient, to own and
operate saw and planning mills, and
all necessary tram-ways aud log roads,
aud to own and control such branch
establishments at other points within
the State of Mississippi, than the
said place of its 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 otherwise, 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
tons generally.
Sec. 6-The capital stock Of said
corporation shall be sixty thousand
dollars (6O,O0O0to be divided into
six hundred shares OF one hundred
dollars (100) 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 OF pleas
ure, and shall have a corporate seal.
Sec. S-The powers of this corpo-
ration shall be vested in Board of
not less than three nor more than Ave
directors, to be chosen annually by
the stockholders from their number,
and its officers shall be q 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 stakeholder 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
OF by proxy,
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; each stock
holder to have had five days notice Of
the time and place of such meeting.
SEQ. 11-This charter shall become
operative from and after its approval
by the Governor.
In testimony whereof, The said in
corporators have hereto set their
hands, this the h day OF August, A.
d.. 1901.
Geo. NJ, Kennedy,
A. J. Thomas,
W. W. Thomas,
II na.uL ILL