Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-04
THE CHARTER OF Incorporation
OF HATTIESBURG BOARD
OF TRADE.
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SECTION BE it known that
Hawkins & Co., Il. II. Holmes,
Fain Grocery Co., f. FL. HartZog,
F. R. Davidson, &c. Steen,
S. E. Travis, G.. w. Batson,
G., w. Ellis, Virgil Jones,
A. F. Thomasson, T. E. Ross,
Foote & CASTOR, j. A. Myer,
W. M. Davis. II. I. Allen,
j, P. Carter, t, j. George.
Thos. NJ. Ferguson, j. Beardslee,
o. ]. Bowon, Jno. r. Dolfua,
Hightower & Craw-B, G, HemphiIl,
ford, Ch&s. Bynum,
P. l.. Castor. fairfield & Nc
]. ", Rush, Laurin,
w L. Pack, 4 Farley,
F. F. Phillips, Stevens & Stevens
l.. H. Howard, Carter & Kennedy,
G, w. Bufkin, s. & H. Katz,
j. D Donald, W. h. SETTLER,
G. G. Robertson, E. E. Coleman,
H'burg H'ware Go, A. W. Bonslagel,
F. H, Powe, j. NJ. Powe,
T. S. Jackson, j. e. Sherman,
w. A. Ramsay, 81 burg Drug Co.,
W. w. Crawford, P. E. Howard
Union L'hr & PM. E. Dill,
Company, M. Galbreath,
NJ. L. Thompson, w. E, Laird,
G. w. Rich, G. j. Miller,
Collins & King, l. W. Bayne,
a. K. Mclnnis, j. w. Bolton,
A. Polk, N. B. Blount.
S. l.. Heidelberg, J. K. McInnis,
T. J. Jackson, S. j. Pettigrew,
S. G. Eaton, Tucker & Greer,
Roberts & Dorr, W. r. Mcdonald,
w. C. Bennett Ratttiesburg Light
M. E. Cadenhead, g. Power Co.,
John Hamper, Nj. Dunn,
their associates, successors and assigns
are hereby made and constituted body
polite ard corporate, under the corpo-
rate name and style of HATTIFsBURC
BOARD OF TRADE, and under such name
and style may exist for period of fifty
years unless sooner dissolved by a ma.
iority vote of the stockholders; and
shall have, possess and enjoy all the
rights, powers and privileges conferred
on corporations generally by the con
stitution and laws of the State o.
Mississippi
SECTION 2-The domicile of thi
corporation shall be at the city of Hat
tiesburg, in the county of Perry, STATE
of Mississippi.
| SECTION 3-The objects and pur
poses of this corporation are to encour
age intercourse between business men
to improve the facilities of transporta
ton, to collect and diffuse information
concerning the trade, commerce qnC
business interests of the city of Hattles
burg and to foster the same, and to pro
mote the material development of cit.
Hattiesburg; and this corporation shall
have all the powers. not contrary to law
necessary to the proper execution Q
such objects and purposes.
/ SECTION 1.-The capital stock o
this corporation shall be ten thousan
dollars ($10,000) to he divided into Oh
Thousand share of ten dollars ($lO
each. but it shall have power to organ
lie and begin business when such c
said capital stock is subscribed for an
uaid in as the stockholders by resolu
ton may prescribe.
SECTION 5-This corporation sha
have power to acquire and own libri
ries. to establish reading clubs and sue
uther institutions as in its discretion WI
uromote the business, moral, social an
intellectual growth of the people, an
to charge for the use of the same
{ such manner as may be prescribed b
the directors.
SECTION 8-The officers of this col
poration shall be a president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer, to
selected annually by the directors fror
J thei- number, and hold their offices ar
til their successors are elected and qua
lied. and such other officers, clerk
! agents and employees as may be deeme
necessary. The powers of this corpor
alton shall be vested in a board OF ~
? | less than five nor more than nine diret
tors to be chosen annually by the stoet
holders from their number and hol
their Offices until their successors Al
elected and qualified. The office
auy officer or director ceasing to be
{ stakeholder shall thereby become Y;
can't
} SECTION This corporation ms
) be organized after the approval OF tn
oba~far IN two DAYS; n@tice In WritlT