Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-08-15
THE CHARTER OF Incorporation
OF HATTIESBURG BOARD
OF TRADE.

UF IkADE.
SECTION 1-Be it known that
G. L, Hawkins, r. ID. Holmes,S
Fain Grocery Co., +. b. Hartzog,
F. R. Davidson, j. Q. Steen,
s. E. Travis. G.. w. Batson,
g. w. Ellis, Virgil Jones,
A. F. Thomasson, L. E. Ross,
Foote e. CASTOR, j. A. Myer,
w. M. Davis. II. T. Allen.
j, P. Carter, 7, j. George.
Thos. NJ. Ferguson, j. Beardslee,
o. ]. Bowon, Jno. r. Dolfu'
Hightower & Craw-B, G, HemphiIi,
ford. Chas. Bynum,
P. l.. CASTOR fairfield & Nc.
J. ". Rush, Laurln,
W. L. Pack, A. Farley,
F. F. Phillips, Stevens q Stevens
l.. Fl. Howard, Carter q Kennedy,
G, w. Bufkin, S. & 81. KATE,
j. d. Donald, W. II. SETTLER,
G.. G. Robertson, E. f. Coleman,
H'burg H'ware Co, A. w. Bonslagel,
f. Fl, Powe, j. M. Powe,
T. S. Jackson, j. T.. Sherman,
w. A. Ramsay, P. E. Howard,
W. w. Crawford, E. Dill,
Company, NJ. Gslbreath,
III. L. Thompson, w. E, Laird,
G. w. Rich, G. j. Miller,
Collins & King. w. Bayne,
A. K. McInnis, j. W. Bolton,
A. Polk, N. h. Blount.
s. H. Heidelberg, TX. McInnis,
T.. J., Jackson, 5. j. Pettigrew,
s. G. Eaton. Tucker q Greer,
Roberts & Dorr, W. r. Mcdonald,
w. C. Bennett, Ratttiesburg Light
nj. r. Cadenhead, 81 Power Co.,
John Hamper, Nj. Dunn,
J. X. Denham, V. al. Seaman,
E. B. Seaman, w. G Hawkins.
J.H.C. Cook, w. W. Massengale,
their associates, successors and assigns
are hereby made and constituted a 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 q period OF fifty
wears 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 this
corporation shall be at the city OF Hat
tiesburg, in the county of Perry. State
of Mississippi.
noses of this corporation are to encour
age intercourse between business men.
to improve the facilities. of transporta-
ton. to collect and diffuse information
concerning the trade, commerce md
business interests Of the city of Hatties-
burg and to foster the same, and to pro-
mote the material development of city
Hattiesburg; and this corporation shall
have all the powers. not contrary to law,
necessary TO the proper execution OF
such objects and purposes.
SECTION THE capital stock OF
this corporation shall be ten thousand
dollars ($l0,000) to he divided into osst
thousand share of ten dollars ($lO,
each, but it shall have power to organ
ize and begin business when such o.
said capital stock is subscribed for anC
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 suct
other institutions as ia its discretion VII
promote the business, moral. social ant
intellectual growth of the people, ant
TO charge for the use of the same II
such manner as may be prescribed b,
the directors.
SECTION. 6-The officers of this cor
poration shall be a president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer, n b
selected annually by the directors freH
thei- number, and hold their Offices an
til their successors are elected and qua
fled, and such other officers, clerk;
agents and employees as may be deeme
necessary. The powers of this corpor
alton shall be vested in board OF nc
less than five nor more than nine direc
tors to be chosen annually by the stock
holders from their plumber and hol
their Offices until their successors al
elected and qualified. The office
any officer or director ceasing TO be
stakeholder shall thereby become Va
cant.
SECTION This corporation ms
be organized after the approval OF To
charter on two days notice ia writir
to the parties in interest