Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-01
THE CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
OF the HattieSburg Light and Power
Company.

| SECTION l. Be it known that, Nj. |
| Hemphiil, X. IL. Hemphill, ii. a. Hemp |
hill and such others as may be hereafter |
assoc lated with them, successors and |
assigns are hereby made and cOnstitu- |
ted a 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 Gre ated shall be
HatteSbnrg Light and Power Company;
and under such name and style this
corporation may exist for period of
| fifty years, from and after the date of
the approval of this chatter by the gov |
ernor, unless sooner dissolved by vote
of not less than three fOnrths of all the |
stock then issued, and in force.
SECTION 3. The domicles 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, |
| heat and power by electricity or other |
wise, to build and equip or otherwise i
acquire, own, hold, maintain and operate |
| street car system over the streets, |
avenues and other public grounds of
said city of Hattiesburg, with lines
evtonding hayond thn Iitnite nf a";l 1-i4S |
if the corporation shall deem expedleht;
md 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
llants. or street car system. And this
CORPORATION may do either or all the
things mentioned above. Ii this cor
poration finds il advantageous to do so 1t
NAV purchase or acquire the present
plant. property, rights, privileges and
franchises CT the Hattiesburg Light and
Power Company, a partnership, now
existing in said city of Hattiesburg.
SECTION 5. This corporation may
acquire by purchase or otherwise, and
have, own, hold, enjJy and ALLEVIATE such
real and personal property as may be
deemed necessary to its successful op
GRAFTON. not to exceed in value the limit
fixel by law, and shall have, possess and
enjoy all the rights, powers and privl-
Ieges conferred on corporations generally
by the constitution and laws of the state
of Mississippi.
SECTION G.. The capital stock of
this corporation shall be thirty thousand
} dollars $3.50 000) to be divided into three
hundred 5000 shares of the par value OF
one hundred dollars ($100 O0) each; but
! in may begin business when one half OF
the capital stock is subscribed,
SECTION 7. This corporation may
establish all necessary bylaws, rules
and regulations, not contrary to law,
and amend or repeal the same at pleas
D ure; and may have and use corporate
seal.
q SECTION 8. The powers of this
corporation shall be vested in board of
not less than three or more than five
= directors. to be chosen annually IL the
}. stockholders from their number, and its
;, officers shall be a president, vice resi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, 10 be
;. selected annually from their number
d and such officers, agents and empioves
: as may be deemed proper. The duties
tf all the officers and the manner in
!" which the powers hereof may be
is exercised shall be prescribed in the
by laws.
SECTION 9. Each stockhoider in
this corporation shall be entitled to one
vote for each share of stock held by him
to be cast by the owner of the stock ol
n by proxy: but all proxies must be il
l. writing.
N SECTION 10 No stockholder shall
:. be individually liable for the debts o
~ this corporation, contracted during hi
er ownership of stock, beyond the amount
lie of balance that may remain due o
re unpaid for stock subscribed for by him
! SECTION H. The parties in interest
y may hold their first meeting for tn
'ir purpose of organizing this corporation
he at any me after the approval of thi
charter by the governor, each stock
holder to have had two days notice c
the time and place of such meeting
IN This charter ehall be operative from an
after its approval nv the governor.
In testimony whereof, the said incor
porators have hereunto set their banC
on this. the 23fd day of September. 4
ice n 1902