Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-01-31
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
SOf the "Merrill and Leak esyiIle Tel
eDhone Companv

LORD, Nineteen hundred and ons
l9ol), Elijah Rose, w. P. Rhinehart
Dr. Samuel Pool, James Faux, Jas.
H. Turner, and DIR. NJ. l.. Batson by
virtue OF the provisions OF Chapte,
&"enty-fi Ave (25) of the Annotated
Node of the State of Mississippi and
the Acts Amendatory thereof, do here,
by organize and foand O corporation
DIR the objects and purposes, herein.
alter enumerated; and to that end and
purpose, they do by these prerents
WITH the approval of the Governor Of
she State of Mississippi, form and con.
siitute themselves and all other such
persons as may hereafter become as
soelated with them by purchase, de-
scent, subscription or otherwise. int
body polite and corporate in Law
under the following articles of the
Charter of said Corporation, to wit:
Article l. The name and style OF
this Corporation shall be the "Merrill
and Leakesville Telephone Company
and in that name shall exhist for d
period of fifty (50) years from the date
of the approval of this Charter by the
Governor of the State Of Mississippi
anless sooner dissolved By the vote
and approval of ttcee-fourths OF its
stockholders, and may purchase or
otherwise acquire, have, bold and en-.
aoy or connect with other Telephone
lines or branch lines besides its own
lines not exceeding in value or amount
the limit fixed by law as may be re-
CURED for the purpose for which this
organization is formed; and shall
possess all the rights, powers, and
privileges which Corporations of this
character under the general laws OF
the State of Mississippi ore authorized
to possess or exercise.
Aeticle II. The domicile of this
Corporation shall be at Merrill Greene
County, Mississippi.
Article III. The capital stock OF
this Corporation shall be five hundred
dollars $500. 00) with the privilege OF
increasing same to one thousand Dol
lara tl000.00) to be divided into share
of ten dollars $1,000 each. When
three hundfed dollars of snid stock
has been subscribed and paid In and
the balance Of the five hundred dollars
duly subscribed, said Corporation
may begin besiness. The balance of
said subscriptions shall be paid in at
the call uf the directors of said Cor.
porasion, the undersigned however
having tho privilege OF having all the
said capital stock subscribed and fully
rai'l before business is commenced.
Article ". The objects and pnr-
poses of this Corporation are hereby
declared to be; to own and operate
Telephone line commencing at main
Office in Merrill and running along
side Merrill and Leakcsvile road to
L. Hose store at month Big Creek,
from there on along side same roai TO
w. i. Rhinehart's store, and f.om
there on to Leah esville via residence
OF Jas. IL. Turner; said line terminal
Ing at Faulk's drug store in Leakes
sciile; also TO own and operate branch
lines emeua.ing from any part OF their
said main line as hereinbefore de.
scribed, and to connect with other
private or other Company's lines with
In Greene County, Mississippi, and to
aintain Telephone exchange in both
Towns Of Merrill and Leakdsville,
said building, acquisition and connect
ion with branch, private or other
Company's lines, only to be done
where it's neemed necessary and expe
dent for the successful execution OF
the business for which this Company
is formed.
Article v The Corporate powers
of this Corporation shall be vested in
a boird of not less than TIN ee nor
more than five directors, each OF
whom shall be stockholders in said
Company who shall be elected by the
stockholders as soon after the approval
of this Charter by the Governor as
they ma7 see fit, ten days lotice first
being given to each stockhlder OF
said meeting; aud annually thereafter
Oh the first Monday of February ach
nrst meeing ana annually thereafter
following each election of stockhold-
ers, shall organize by electing Pres
ldent, Vice President, Secretary and
treasurer, provided that the offices OF
Secretary and Treasurer may be filed
by the same person. Vacancies oc-
curing on the board of directors may
bo filed by the stockholders at an
election for that purpose on ten days
notice first beius given each person
then holding stock as shown by the
books of the said Company. A ma
GRITTY Of said board shall constitute q |
quorum; said board OF directors may
appoint form time to time, also dis
miss at their pleasure such officers,