Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-01
THE CHARTER OF Incorporation
OF HATTIESBURG BOARD
OF TRADE.

HECTION l-Be IL kuOWu buAt 1
Hawkins q Co., K. ID. Holmes,
Fain Grocery Co., Z. d. HartzoR,
F. R. Davidson, j. q Steen,
S. E. Travis, u. w, batson,
G.. w. Ellis, Virgil Jones,
A. +. Thomasson, L. Il. hoss,
Foota 81 Castor, j. A. Myer,
VIM. Davis. Ii. T. Allen.
II p. Carter. T, J. George.
Thos. M. Ferguson, J. Beardslee,
81. BowOn. Jno. r. Dolfu',
Hightower & Crawl. &, Aemphill,
ford. Chas. Bynum,
p. I. Gaston, fairfield & Nc
j. ". Rush, Laurln,
w L. Pack. A Farley,
F. +. Phillips, Stevens q stevens
l.. 81. Howard, Carter q henne1y,
G, w. Bufkin, ;. q d. hatz,
I D. Donald, w. n. SETTLER,
q G. Robertson, E. Il. Coleman,
H;burg H'ware Go, A. w. Bonslagel,
f. II. Powe, j. Nj. Powe,
n &. Jackson. J. E. Sherman,
w. A. Ramsay, H'burg Drug Co.,
w. w. Crawford, P. E. Howard,
Union L'hr & P. NJ. E. Dill,
Company, n. Galbreath,
M. L. Thompson, w. +, Laird,
q. w. Rich, c. j. Miller,
Collins q King, L. w. bayne,
A. x. McInnis, j. w. Bolton.
A. Polk, N. B. Blount.
& s. n. Heidelberg, J. X. McInnis,
T. 7. jackson, S. j. Pettigrew,
:. G. Eaton. Tucker g. Greer,
Roberts & Dorr, W. r. Mcdonald,
w. G. Bennett, Ratttiesburg Light
Nj. e. Cadenhead, d Power Co.,
John Hamper, Nj. Dunn,
their associates, successors and assigns
are hereby made and constituted body
polite and corporate, under the corpo-
rate name and style of HATTIFsBURG
BOARD OF TRADE, and under such Eamei
and style may exist for period of fifty
years unless sooner dissolved by ma.
iority vote of the stockholders; and
shall have, possess and enjoy all the
rights, powers and privilege conferred
on corporations generally by the con
stitu.ion and laws OF the State Of
Mississippi
SECTION 2-The domicile of this
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 Transports
ton, to collect and diffuse information
concerning the trade, commerce snd
business interests OF the city of Hatties-
burg and to foster the samr. and to pro
mote the material development OF city
Hattiesburg; and this corporation shall
have all the powers not contraryto law
necessary to the proper execution o
such objects and purposes.
SECTION the capital stock o
this corporation shall be- ten thOusan'
dollars ($lO.O00) TO he divided into Of.
thousand share of ten d,liArs ($l0
each. but it shall have po~ 10 organ
ize and begin business ~i'rH such .
said capital stock is substrii~i for an
paid in rs the stockholders by res'lss
ton may pre- cribs
SEXTON 5-This corporation sha
have power to acquire and own libs'
ries. to establish reading clubs and SUI
other institutions as in it, discretion wi
promote the business, moral. social an
intellectual growth of the penpIe. an
20 charge for the use of the same
such manner as may be prescribed /
the directors.
SECTION 5--The officers of this col
pOration shall be president. vie'
president, secretary AMI treasurer, I
selected annually by the directors frs
thei- number. and hold their offices ii
til their successors are elected and qua
ifiod, and such other officers. clerk
agents and employees as may lie 1eein,
necessary. The powers Of this corpo
alton shall be vested in board of q
less than five nor more than nine dire
tors to be chosen annually by the stoc
holders from their number and hs
their Offices until their successors
elected and qualiiied The Office
any officer or director cessiug TO b
stakeholder shall thereby become ,
cant
SECTION This corporation a
BE- organised after the approval Of :
charter on two days n-ticc in writ
10 this parties in interest.