The leader., 1904-04-09
THE CHARTER
OF Incorporation Of the 3. E. Brister
Saw Mill Company.


3. e. BRIsrER, +. E. BRIsTER, 1. VI.
BR!sTER, and ). A. BRIsTER, their as
BY created body potis and corporate r tse under
the laws of the State oil Mississippi for the prr.
poses acknowledgement.
ii, The name by which this corporation shall
be known is ,.D. 4. BRIsrEa S4wsMILL COM
fanny
III. The domicile and main Office of this cor
poration shall be at Bogue Chitto, Lincoln
County. Mississippi, but may establish such
branch offices as it may deem proper or Recess
sary to advance its business interests.
~. The purposes for Vhi h this corporation
Is formed are:
10 inaugurate 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 in o VIII CHI the
same is convertible and TO deal and trade Ia the
same.
the same, II deemed by the. stock holders 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, and hulls, and commercial Fertilizers, ii
thought to be advantageous TO the business of
the corporation in IFS manufacturing enter
10 carry on such mercantile establishments as
shall be deemed essential and proper to ad-
vance It's manufacturing enterprise.
To buy and sell and 10 deal and trade In land
and timber when ills thought the business OF
the corporation as manufacturing enterprise
may lVlu4tut uAN CSpcGidiy w uuJ anu OWu SUCH
land and timber as may be necessary to enable
it to carry on its business.
To own. build, equip, repair and maintain
buildings, saw-mills, planning mills, electric light
| and, water works, and such machinery, ways,
roads, tramways, or private railroads, and es-
| tablish such wholesale and retail lumber yards
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
essafy to adv nee and promote its interests as
1 a manufacturing eQtefnrtSO.a
| ", The powers to be exercised by this cor.
poratlon are those defined and specified by
issipp Of 1892, and especially those set out in
Sections ss6. s, $40, S4s and SD Of said Code and
also Section 1851 OF the said Code and
supplemental to the foregoing laws, aid which
are necessary and proper for carrying out the
purposes of this corporation: All the statute
/ laws of the state OF Mississippi pertaining to
corporations now in force are here referred to
/ and made a part OF this charter the same
| as though set out and incorporated herein.
1.-THE corporation shall have power to issue any
part OF its capital stock as preferred stock and
to fix the relative rights of the holders of COM
| mon and preferred stock ahd to issue such
bonds and obligations as 1t may from time to
VI. The capital stock of said corporation
shall be not more than one million dollars, di-
vaaea hto zen thousand shares Of the par value
Stockholders to fix the capital stock at any
amount less than the sum above named and in
CREASE OT uliilIllSn tn6 Same db pleasure. SUD
scriprions for stock may be paid ID money or
property at IFS ACTUAL Cash value;
The officers Of this corporation shall be a
President, Vice President Secretary. Treasurer
and . 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 OF 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 stock: holders for
organization under this chatter Shall be held at
the office of the mercantile establishment of B.
/ E. BfIster q Company, in the village OF Bogue
Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi, on the SOth
| day of April, A. d. .l904, or as soon thereafter
as possible, and further notice OF said meeting
is waived, the publication of this charter being
accepted by the stock oldefs as notice of said
meeting. buI if for any reason the meeting
shall pot be held as afUrt said, then il may be
called IN the mann provided by Section 856 of
the Annoted Code OF Mississippi OF 1893.
X. This charter shall take effect and be in
force from and after the date of its approval by
| the Governor.