Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-06-23
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
Of the IIatllesburg Cotton Oh Company.

Sec. he following named persons,
viz d. G. Mckinney, W. II. Conner,
/ j. 8. Turner. j. G.. Carley. II. l., FOote,
\. u. Montgomery, S. l.. heidelberg
I, r.. n. Collins. 5. G. Eaton, Z. E. Ross
F. W. Fooie, s. c. Tucker, j. 2. Car
ter, G. Fl. Stevens, V. L. Deese, j. T..
Mathison, E. J Hubbard B. D. Moore,
g. =. Robertson. V. H. Seaman, Adam
Williams. ] P. Cox, j. d. Donald, g..
NJ Kennedy. e T. Thatch B. N. Mof-
felt, II. L. Foute. Hemphill Bros. Co,
A K. htcInni-, J.. f.. Shelby, j. P.
Myer. F. r Davidson, Kennedy Bro y,
and G l., Hawkins, NJ Dunn, IA. G
Greer, s. NJ. Montgomerytheira associates
and successors, are hereby created Il
body corporate under the corporate
name of the 'Hattiesturg Cotton Oil
Company. domiciled at the City Of
! Hattiesbarg in Perry County, Mississ-
ippi, and may continue as such for a
period Of fifty years. Its capital stock
| is hereby fixed at the sum Of fifty
thousand dollars, divided into five hun.
dred shares of 800 each, to be
evidenced By certificates issued under
the corporate seal of the Company TO
subscribers and pure hasers who may
be entitled to be same, but the comp9-
ny may organize and begin business
when five thousand dollars have been
paid in,
Section 2 The objects AMI purposes
for which this corporations formed are,
TO manufacture and sell all useful prod
ucts that may bc made from cotton seed
such as oil. meal. oil cake, hulls, lint
eTs. and whatever else may be made
from cotton seed or any product OF cot
ton seed, such a., soap and axle grease;
to manufacture fertilizers from cotton
seed products; to cir and press cotton in
the bales To that end the said corpO
ration may bay. own, lease and hold ali
real and personal property necessary TO
carry on the business probably and suc-
cessfully. 1t may buy, build or lease
tenement houses for the use of its OPP
eratives and employees, and may rent
the same To them; it may buy, build or
lease warehouses or storage houses at
any point or place IN the State for
housing or storing cotton seed, or cotton
seed products, and may do any and all
other acts necessary or expedient for
the successful conduct and manage
ment of its business, not in conflict
with law.
Section 3 It's affairs shall be man
aged by board of not less than five
aud m re than nine directors, and the
| first board hall be chosen from among
| the incorporators. who shall serve for
one year and until their successors are
elected and qualified. All subsequent
| directors shall be chosen from among
the stockholders and shall serve for Il
period cf one year and until their sue
/ cesScrs arr elected and qualified, but
provision may b. made in the by laws
for the removal of any director for in
competency or other sufficient eause.
The officers shall be a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer,
and their duties shall be defined in the
by laws.
Section 4. This corporation shall
have all the rights, powers and priv
ileges conferred by chapter twenty five
of the Annotated Code of 1892 and any
amendments made thereto.
As soon as this charter has been APP
proved by the Governor and recorded
by the Secretary OF State, the incOFpo-
rat5rs may meet at time and place in
the city of Hattiesburg, TO be previously
named IN notice for that purpose which
notice may be sent to each incorporation
through the mails, and organize the
company by fixing the number of direc
tors and eleeuug the same from among
the ineorporators, who shall immediate
ly elect the officers ndEled in the pre-
ceeding section.
Section s.. When thus organized the
board of directors may proceed at once
: to do such acts as may be necessary tC
carry out the objects and purposes o.
this corporation, not ia conflict witt
the constitution and laws of the State OF
of the United States.