The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-04-13
CHARTER:
The Charter of Incorporation Of
"The Delta Electric Light,
Power and Manufacture
inc Company.

/ The Charter of Incorporation OF tine
Delta Electric Light, Power and Mnnufactur-
ing Company. 49,, l.
created are as follows To generate, manu-
facture and sell electricity and gas, or otner
Illuminating light, and to distribute the same rs
over the city q Greenylile mississippi, anu ~
buy sell manufacture and deal in electrical
machinery, supplies and apparatus. 10 pulid,
construct, operate and maintain street rall-
ways on any and all streets, avenues and river
frontage of the city of Greenyille, Mississippi,
and its suburbs, the authority OF the CITY OF
Greenville being first obtained thereIor'
whether the same has or has not been moor
porated And for that purpose to acquire by
purchase lease, or consolidation, the rights,
privileges, immunitie-, anchises and proper
ty of any existing corporation created iof tne
purpose of constructing and operating street
RAILWAYS in said city. ~aid corporation snail
have the right and power to use cable, electrc'
or 9th err motive power for the purpose OF pro-
pelling its cars and rolling stock, and to carry
on a freight and passenger business on ana
over its line When constructed, with the rlgnt
of fixing reasonable rates and collecti
reasonable tolls and charges from ireign reign
sary incidental and convenient TO tne
proper execution of the powers herein granted,
and to have all authority conferred on cofpo-
rations under chapter Is of the Annotated Code
of mississippi of 1857. Provided the corpora
ton shall not directly nor indirectly purchase
or own the capital stock or any part thereof OF
any OC0ef corporation VI SSulN VI SNtS
purchase or in any manner acquire the iran
chises, plant or equipment OF any other COM
petetive corporation.
g. The names OF the incorporators ale henry
Crittenden, Arthur Hider, G.. Jaeger, W
Hunt, F. Giardina, Angelo torrero, Alfred
Shields, e. Ham, Il. N Thomas, NJ W .
Shaw, f. j. Butler, H. T. Crosby, Edward Hoi-
land H. E Weatherbee, A. Hider, a. J.
Rose, Arthur Hider, Isador scott, Geo H.
Anderson, Geo. Clifton, E. O. Tollinger. -
A. The name of the corporation shall be "Ine
Delta Electric Light, Power and Manutactur-
ing Company" and it. shall have succession
for period Of fifty years from the date OF IT'S
approval by the Governor. 1t shall have its
domicil at Greenville, Washington County,
Mississippi. On =.
s. The capital stock shall be $4,000 90, d.
vided into shares of $4,000 each, and the capt.
tai may be diminished by vote of two-thlrds
of the stockholders.
s. The board of directors shall consist OF
seven members and the number may be in
creased or diminished to not less than i've,
by two thirds vote of the stockholders. The
officers shall be a president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer, who shall be selecteo
frem among the directors, and such other oih-
GERS as may be provided for by the bylaws.
:. The corporation may organize ana com
mence business when $2l,000.90 of the capital
stock is subscribed and the charter approved
by the Governor.
5 The liabilities of the company shall not at
anv time exceed the amount of the capital
paid in.