Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-02
THE CHARTER OF Incorporation
OF HARRISBURG BOARD
on TRADE

OF TRADE.
SECTION 1-Be it known that
Hawkins 81 Co., r. III. Holmes,
Fain Grocery Co., f. II. Hartzog,
r. r. Davidson, j. G.. Steen,
S. E. Travis, G. w. Batson,
IG. w. Ellis, Virgil Jones,
A. f. Thomasson, 7. E. Ross,
Foote & CASTOR. s. "A. Myer,
". M. Davis. II. T. Allen,
J, P. Carter, T, j, George.
/ Thos. M. Ferguson, j. Beardslee,
O. j. Bowon, Jno. r. Dolfus,
Hightower & Craw-Bs G., Hemphill,
| ford. Chas. Bynum,
p. l.. CASTOR, fairfield & Nc
/ j. W. Rush, Laurin,
W. L. Pack, A Farley,
F. f. Phillips, Stevens q Stevens
L. Fl. Howard. Carter g. Kennedy.
G, w. Bufkin, s. 81 Fl. Katz,
j. d. Donald, w. II. SETTLER,
G.. G.. Robertson, E. Z. Coleman,
H'burg H'ware Go, A. w. Bonslagel,
f. n, Powe, JIM. Powe,
T. S. Jackson, j. E. Sherman,
w. A. Ramsay, H'burg Drug Co.,,
w. w. Crawford, P. E. Howard,
Union L'hr & Pm E. Dill,
| Company, NJ. Galbreath,
NJ. L. Thompson, w. q, Laird,
c. w. Rich, ii. Miller,
Collins & King, l.. w. Bayne,
A. K. McInnis, ]. W..Bolton.
A. Polk, N. b. Blount.
s.. l.. Heidelberg, j. K. McInnis,
T. y. Jackson, S. Pettigrew,
$. G. Eaton. Tucker q Greer,
Roberts & Dorr, W. r. Mcdonald,
/ w. c Bennett, Hatttiesburg Light
Nj. E. Gadenhead, & 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 name
and style may exist for period of fifty
years unless sooner dissolved by ma
iority vote of the stock holders; 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 OF
Mississippi
| SECTION 2-The domiciie 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 Transports
ton, to collect and diffuse information
concerning the trade, commerce snC
business interests of the city of Hatties-
burg and to foster the same, and to pro
mote the material development of cit0
Hattiesburg; and this corporation shall
have all the powers. not contrary to law
necessary to the proper execution O
such objects and purposes.
SECTION 4-The capital stock Of
this corporation shall be ten Thousand
dollars $50, 000) to be divided into on,
Thousand share of ten dollars $50
each, but it shall have power to organ
ize and begin business when such o
said capital stock is subscribed for AM
paid in as the stockholders by resolu
, ton may prescribe.
SECTION 5-This corporation shall
! have power to acquire and own libra
ries. to establish reading clubs and sucl
other institutions as in its discretion vii
promote the business, moral, social an.
intellectual growth of the people, ant
! to charge for the use of the same Il
! such manner as may be prescribed b,
the directors.
SECTION 8-The officers of this cor
poration shall be a president, vice
| president, secretary and treasurer, tn b
selected annually by the directors fron
, thei- number, and hold their Offices I'M
; til their successors are elected and quail
flied. and such other officers, clerks
+ agents and employees as may be aeeme'
, necessary. The powers of this corpor.
alton shall be vested in a board of no
less than five nor more than nine direc
! tors to be chosen annually by the stock
holders from their number and hol
: their Offices until their successors ar
! elected and qualified. The Office o
, Iauy officer or director ceasing to be
stakeholder shall thereby become va
cant.
| SECTION This corporation ma
! be organized after the approval of thi
charter on two days notice in writin
to the parties in interest.