The Scranton chronicle., 1904-03-12
The Charter of Incorporation
of the
Richfon Lumber Company.

Be il known that on the Ist day of
February, 1904, J. ". Griffin, II {. Her
ring and = NJ Andersen, by virtue OF
the provisions OF Chapter twenty-five
l7s) OF the Annotated Code OF the State
Of Mississippi, and the acts amendatory
thereof, do hereby organize and found a
corporation for tie objects and purposes
hereinafter enumerated; aud to that end
aud purpose they, do by these presents,
aud with the approval Of the Governor
Of the State OF Mississippi, form and con
stitute themselves and such other per
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them into a body corporate and
polite in law, under the following arti-
cles of the Charter OF said Corporation,
to-wit:
Article 1.
The name aud style OF this Corpora
ton shall be the
RIcHTON LUMBER COMPANY,
and in that name it shall exist for fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved by a vote
of majority of its stockholders, aud
NAV BY purchase or otherwise, acquire,
have hold and eujoy such real and per
soual property. not III excess of the linn
IT fixed by law upon corporations of
this character, as may be necessary, or
requisite. for the purposes for which
this organization is formed; and shall in
addition possess all rights and powers
which corporations under the general
laws Of the State of Mississippi, are
authorized to exercise or possess.
Article ?.
The domicile Of this Corporation shall
be at Moss Point, Jackson County, Mis-
s'ssippi
Article J.
The capital stock OF this Corporation
IS hereby fixed al the sum OF Fifty
thousand $50 600. oo) Dollars, divided
INTO Five Hundred $500 shares of One
Hundred (sIoo o0) Dollars each but may
commence business when Twenty Five
Thousand (S25, ,ooo.oo) Dollars is sub
scribed aud paid in.
Article q.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are hereby declared 10 be the
operation at Richton, Mississippi and
such other places as the managing Off
GERS may select OF a saw mill and gen
eral lumber manufacturing business,
and incidental thereto to acquire and
own such timber aud tinbered lands,
and to operate such log or tram rail
roads as may be necessary, or proper to
successfully carry on said business, to
carry on at such places as managing
officers may direct, general mercantile
business; to own and operate boats,
barges, and other water craft for carry
ing lumber and other merchandise; also
to own and operate one or more turpen-
tine distilleries for manufacturing
spirits OF turpentine and rosin.
Article S.
Annual meeting of Stockholders of
this corporation shall he held at Com
pany's office in Moss Point, Miss, sec
ond Monday in December of each year.
Article E.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton, until the election of board of di-
rectors as hereinafter provided, shall be
vested in the ineorporators herenabove
named, of whom the said J. w GRIFFIN
shall be president aud treasurer, the
said II. {. HERRING vice president,
aud =. NJ. ANDERSEN secretary, who
shall hold office until their successors
are elected.
Article 7.
The holders of majority of the stock
of this corporation may at any time call
a meeting of the stockholders, and al
such meeting may elect Board OF Di.
rectors, after giving ten days notice to
all stock holders, consisting of such
numbers as they may desire and may
also provide for an election of such -et
ficers of the company as the stock
| holders may then deem necessary, and
upon the election OF such Board OF Di
'ectors, the corrorate powers OF the cor
poration shall then be vested in suci
Board, who shall hold Office for sucl
time as the stockholders shall, in this
resolution electing them, provide.
Article s.
This charter may be altered or amend
ed on due notice being given by a vote
OF two thirds of the Stock of said cor
poration.
Witness our signatures the day ant
year above written.
], w. GRIFFIN.
H. (. HERRING.
Il. NJ ANDERSEN.
By ] w. GRIFFIN.