The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-27
The Charter of lnct %rporation o
The Tupelo Fertilizer Factory.

The Tupelo Fertilizer Factory, at the
Town of Tupelo, Lee County, M.ssis-
sippi, is hereby incorporated with the
following rights, powers and prvi-
leges, viz:
Sec. 1. Clark & Co.. Kinds Bros. W.
c.. Kinds & Son, C p. Long. G. W.
Troy, d. W. Robins, T. T. Bonner, J.
r. Dabbs, S. j. High, B. NJ Billiard, z.
S. & E. Weaver, W. D. Anderson, j. Q.
Robius, W. W. Trice, A. H. Hutchinson.
r. F. Elkin, w. p. Long, Jno. NJ. Allen,
J.. NJ. Clark, j. NJ. Clark. j. n. &C. r.
Strain. F. C. McGaughy, Mrs. NJ. G.
Read, G. W. Long, T. N. Clark, V. c.
Kincannon, Written Duncan, e. D. Shei-
field, s. S. Harris. ]. +. Giyhan. RObt.
Brown. Kalford Kreth. s. NJ. Barnett.
J.. Mendel, G.. V. Houston. r. B. Me-
Neil. C. Kirkpatrick, W. T. Reeves. D.
NJ. Stephens, T. l.. Grace. d. II. Hall,
A. A. Graham, @. W. Young, j. P.
Sisk, A. A. Adams. L. G.. Feemster, j d.
Bryan. W. q. Francis. F. Ogden & Son,
G. W. Boyett. Il. y. Heard. j.. /. Swain
N. Fitzpatrick. II. C. McNutt, Wiygul
Bros. and all such Others as may be
hereafter legally associated with them
by the consent of the proper authorities
of said Corporation are hereby created
a body corporate aud polite under the
name and style of the "TUPELO
FERTILIZER FACTORY" to be locat-
ed near the city of Tupelo, Lee Coun-
ty, Mississippi. Mt snrh place as the
stockholders may elect. and by that
name shall have succession for Il period
of fifty years, nav sue n he sued.
plead and be implicated in any court,
may have a common seal. and use or
alter the same at pleasure, and may
make, alter, or repeal all bylaws neces-
sary or proper for the efficient manage
ment and control of said Company,
not contrary to the provisions OF this
Charter. or the laws Of the land: may
contract and be contracted with with
in the limits OF it's corporate powers
hereinafter conferred. and may borrow
money for corporate purposes, and So
cure the payment of same by mortgage
on it's property, or other Wise; and may
so.
Sec. 2. The Capital stock Of said
Company shall be 81 &c. 1000 90, divided
into shares OF $500 90 each. and as
soon as the sum of $l0C 900. 90 is sub
scribed the said Company may com
commence business and may assess the
subscribers to it's capital stock from
time to time as it's capital ia needed,
until the whole amount subscribed shall
be collected; the time, and
amount Of such assessments to be fixed
by the Board OF Directors.
Sec. 3. The said Company is hereby
authorized and empowered to carry on
the business OF manufacturing CON-
mercial fertilizers OF all kinds and
and selling the same, and to
that end shall have the right to purchase
all real estate and machinery OF every
kind, which may be necessary to carry
it's business; shall also have the
right to purchase all buildings, tene-
ment houses for its employees. and
other articles and things IN shall he
for the carrying on OF said
manufacturing business; and shall have
the right to buy or lease land in other
which may be necessary for it to
buy or lease in order to obtain material
for manufacture of fertilizers; and shall
also have the right, at any time, to
sell or exchange in any way it may see
it, and make title thereto to any OF
it's property, for other property; and
shall have the right to own or lease
and operate cotton seed oil mills any
where within the State OF Miss, either
BY purchase thereof, or erecting the
same, for the purnose OF furnishing sup
plies to said Fertilizer Factory for the
manufacture OF fertilizers, as above set
orth. And shall have and exercise all
such other powers as are given such a
corporation under the Code OF 1892 OF
Mississippi, and the amendments there
TO.
Sec. 4. The Government OF said
Company shall be c0nhded to and adj
ninistered ny a Board OF Directors. con-
OF eleven members. until altered
" the bylaws, who shall be stockhold-
,rs in said Company. which said Board