The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-16
THE CHARTER
of Incorporation Of the B. {. Brister
Saw Mill Company.

! /. !, Know al men by these presents: That
y. =. BRIsrER +. f.. BRlsTER, !. v.
BRIsTER and ]. a. BRIsTER, their. as
by created body polite and corporate under
the laws OF the state OF Mississippi for che pur-
II, The name BY which this corporation shall
be known Is ''B. y. BRisTEn SAw..MILL Com
III. The domicile and main office Of this cor
poration shall be at Bogue Chitto, Lincoln
sCountv, Mississippi. but it may establish such
prancn onlces as u may deem proper OF recess
sary TO advance Its business interests.
Nv. Inc purposes for hi h this corporation
is formed are:
To inaugnrate and carry ON business for the
manufacture. and sale Of lumber. and for the
conversion OF lumber into any and all articles of
merchandise and commerce inc which the
same Is convertible and TO deal and trade In the
same.
TO manufacture brick and deal and trade I'M
the same, II deemed by the stockholders to be
beneficial to the interests of the corpora ton as
manufacturing enterprises.
To deal and trade In cotton seed. and to man
ufacture. deal, and trade in cotton seed oil
meal, aud hullS, and commercial fertilizers. ii
Thought to be advantageous to the business Of
Inc corporation IN lts Manufacturing enter
prise.
To carry on such mercantile establishments as
shali be deemed esse t al and proper to au-
vance its manufacturing enterprise.
10 buy and sell and deal and trade in land
and timber WHEN IT. thought the business vi
the corporation as u manufacturing enterprise
may fGQulf6 ana especially to DIy ana own Sllch
land and timber as maybe necessary to enable
1t to carry on its business.
To own. buif0, equip, repair and maintain
buildings, saW-mills, planiDg-miis, electric light
and water works, and such machinery, ways,
roads, tfamwayS, or private railroads, and es-
tablish such wholesale and retail lumberyards
as shall be thought to be for the convenience
and benefit OF the corporation in It's business,
To carry on the business of planting or farm
ing and live stock raising if Thought to be nee
essary to adv snce and promote its interests as
a manufacturing enterprise.
v. The powers to be exercised by this cor
poration are those defined and specified by
by Chapter %, OF the Annotated Code of Miss
lssippi, OF 1892, and especially those set out in
Sections 1856, $685. 842 S43 and S44 of said Code and
| also Section 1851 of the said Code and
the Acts of the Legislature amendatory OF and
supplemental to the foregoing laws and which
are necessary and proper for carrying out the
laws of the state OF Mississippi pertaining to
corporations now in force are here referred to
and made part OF this charter the same
as though set out and incorporated herein.
| The corporation shall have power to issue any
part OF les capital stock as preferred stock and
TO fix the relative rights OF the holders of COM
mon and preferred stock and to issue such
bonds and obligations as it may from time tU
determine.
vi. The capital stock of said corporation
| shall be not more than one million dollars, di-
yided into ten thousand shares of the par value
of one hundred dollars EACH with power in the
stockholders to fix the capital stock at any
dIuouuG loss tldu Tie sum ABOVE named ana H.
crease or diminish the same at pleasure. Sub
| scriptions for stock may be paid in money or
| property at It's actual cash value.
The officers OF this corporation shall be a
President, Vice President, Secretary. Treasurer
| and a Board of Directors, consisting of such
| number as the Bylaws may provide. The
Board OF Directors may also select such other
| officers as the business of the corporation may
| require. The same person may hold any tw or
more If said offices combined If deemed neces-
| sary.
The period for which this corporation may
exist and have succession is fifty years.
TX. The first meeting of the stockholders for
organization under this charter shall be held at
the Office of the mercantile establishment of b.
| E. Brlster Il Company, i'll the village of Bogue
Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi, on the SUth
| day OF April, A. ID. .l904 or as soon thereafter
as possible, and further notice OF saidsmeeting
| is waived, the publication of this charter being
accepted by the stock holders as notice of SAID
meeting. But if for any reason the meeting
shall not be held as aforesaid, then it may be
called in the mann T provided by Section $50 of
the Annoted Code of Mississippi OF 1892.
\. This charter shall take effect and be in
force from and after the date of its approval by
the Governor.