Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-02-11
THE CHARTER
OF Incorporation Of the wilkins Mercantile
Company.

Article l. Be 1t knswn, that j. g. vii
kins, T. J. WilkiAs. Jr.. A. G. wilkins an,
their associates, are hereby created q bod,
corporate under the corporate name OF tn
wilkins Mercantile Company. and by tina
name may sue and be sued, plead and b.
impleaded, in all courts Of law and equity
contract and be contracted with, bv sal
corporate name, and may attesti It's contract
by cooperate seal to be adopted by said cor
peration, and altered or changed at will.
Article ?. The purposes Of said corpora
conduct ut the place Of Its domicile, a gen
sral mercantile business, owning. buyin,
and selling. wholesale or retail, goods
wares and merchandise Of every description
and kind Of merchantabls wares, also COT
ton. cotton seed, and all kinds OF countr,
produce may purchase and hold such rea
estate ~ NAV be needed for the location o
] store aud warehouse, and such real estat,
~ may be acquired In the collection o
debts, may take and hold by deeds Of trusts
mortgages or other instrument OF convey
ance, such securities ~ may DO deemed all
visatle. to secure debts contracted or to b,
contracted. for goods. supplies and money
advanced to customers or either real Of
personal property, or both, and generally
to make such contracts and take and nold
luuJn uGlGiVI ~ u uuuwI III III
cident to Its said business.
Article 8. The domicile Of said corpora.
ton shall be at Broeksville, N0xubee coun.
~, state Of Mississ' ppi, and said corpora.
ton shall have succession for the term oil
Is years. The capital stock Of said corpo.
ration shall be Ten Thousand $50, 0O0) dol.
lars. to be divided into one hundred shares
Of One Hundred ($100, COY, each. or such
fractional parts thereof AZ may be designa.
ted by it, bylaws, but the same may be In.
creased at the discretion Of bona fide stocL :
holders BY . majority vote of the entire paid
up capital stock, which shall not exceed
twelve thousand dollars.
Article 4. When s2.0O0.0 90 Of the ssid..csp
ital stock shall be fully subscribed and paid
for, said corporation shall be authorized to
commence business.
Article 8. All stock issued shall be signed
by the Secretary and counter. signed By tho
President or Vice President and authenti-
Gated by the seal OF said corporation, and
shall be entered on the stock book " be
kept for such purpose, and be transferable
thsresn IN the msnnsr prescribed BY the
statute In such cases.
Article 8. The business Of said corpora
ton shall be conducted and managed by
and under the directions Of 4 board ofthree
(3) Directors, who shall be elected annually
by the steckheldsrs ct such time aud plsce
as shall Be prescribed and fixed ~ bysisws,
who shall from their number elect . rrssi-
dent. vics-Prssident and SECRETARY ind
Treasurer, which two last-named oflces
may. II 80 directed By the bylaws, pe. held
by the sams persen. The duties abd sala-
RES Of all OF Officers - be prescribed by tho
bylaws and BY its bylaws said CORPORA.
ten may dstsrnins the time, manner and
place Of calling and conducting meetings Of
said directors, and Of Its s~tockholders, aH4.
Of the mode Of voting BY proxy. Fc4tefa.y
Art. 7. And said. .csrporjtion& NJ u.
empowered generally to 6xercf6e powers
incident to such corporations, ~ provided
by chapter Is of the Annotated Code OF
1897, OF the State OF Mississippi. A. Ia
debtsdness OF the said corporation shall be
80 made as to be payable In any Kind Of
Legal Tender money Of the United Stated
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