Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-10
THE CHARTER OF incorporation
OF the Hattiesburg Light and Power
Company.

SECTION /. Be 1t known that, nj.
Hemphill, r. II. Hemphill, H. A. Hemp
hill and such others as may be hereaft+r
associated with them, successors and
assigns, are hereby made and constitu-
ted body polite and corporate under
the provisions of chapter % of the ammo
tated code of Mississippi, of 1892, and
the acts amendatory thereof.
SECTION 2. The name and style of
the corporation hereby created shall be
EIattIesbnrg Light and Power Company;
and under such name and style this
corporation may exist for a period of
| fifty years, from and after the date of
the approval of this charter by the gov
ernor, unless sooner dissolved by vote
of not less than three fourths of all the
stock then issued, and in force.
SECTION 3. The domiciles Of this
corporation shall be in the city of Hat
tiesburg, county of Perry, state OF
| Mississippi.
SECTION 4. The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation are, to acquire
by purchase or otherwise, and own,
hold, maintain and operate plant, or
plants devoted to the manufacture,
| employment and utilization OF light,
beat and power by electricity or other
wise, to build and equip or otherwise
acquire, own, hold, maintain and operate
street car system over the streets,
avenues and other public grounds OF
said city of Hattiesburg, with lines
extending beyond the limits Of said city
if the corporation shall deem expedient
end to engage in the purchase, manu-
facture and sale of all merchandise,
materials and supplies, of whatever kind
or description, used for or in the con-
nection with such heat, light and power
lants. or street car system. And this
corporation may do either or all the
things mentioned above. IL this cor
poration finds it advantageous to do so, it
may purchase or acquire the present
plant, property rights, privileges and
franchises cf the Hattiesburg Light and
Power Company, partnership, now
existing in said city of Hattiesburg.
| SECTION 5. This corporation may
acquire by purchase or otherwise, and
have, own, hold, enjuy and ALLEVIATE such
real and personal property as may be
| deemed necessary to its successful op-
Grafton, not to exceed in value the limit
fxe1 by law; and shall have, possess and
| enjoy all the rights, powers and privi-
/ leges conferred on corporations generally
| by the constitution and laws of the state
of mississippi.
/ SECTION 6. The capital stock of
this corporation shall be thirty thousand
dollars ($30, ,0O0) to be divided into three
hundred 5000 shares of the par value of
one hundred dollars ($100.OO each; but
in may begin business when one half Of
the capital stock is subscribed,
SECTION z. This corporation may
establish all necessary bylaws, rules
and regulations, not contrary TO law,
and amend or repeal the same at pleas
ure; and may have and use corporate
seal.
SECTION s. The powers of this
CORPORATION shall be vested in a board of
not less than three or more than five
directors, to be chosen annually ty the
stockholders from their number, and its
officers shall be president, vice resi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, 10 be
selected annually from their number
and such officers, agents and employees
as may be deemed proper. The duties
of all the officers and the manner In
which the powers hereof may be
exercised shall be prescribed in the
by laws.
SECTION 8. Each stockholder in
| this cOrpOfaLlOn snail Dc emitted 10 one
vote for each share of stock held. by him,
to be cast by the owner of the stock OF
by proxy; but all proxies must be in
writing.
SECTION TO- No stockholder shall
4 be individually liable for the debts nj
this corporation, contracted during his
I ownership Of stock, beyond the amount
i of balance that may remain due OF
Il unpaid for stock subscribed for by him
SECTION II. The parties in interest
may hold their first meeting for the
purpose of organizing this corporation
at any time after the approval OF this
charter by the governor, each stock
III holder to have had two days notice o.
N the time and place Of such meeting
This charter shall be operative from ant
after its approval by the governor.
In testimony whereof, the said incor
porators have hereunto set their hand
on this, the 23rd day. Of September, A
ID. 1902.
Nj. HEMPHIIL,