Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-05-24
First published IN Messenger May 8. 1901
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
or THE
EAST LAKE FISHING CLUB.

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ARTICLE 1. That DR.. d. y. Morgan,
Z. M. Elliott, II. L. Morrison, Walter
smith and other associates who may
become stock holders, and their suc-
cessors, be and are hereby created a
body incorporate and polite, By the
name and style Of the East Lake Fishing
Club, for the purpose of encouraging
outdoor sports and recreation.
ARTICLE 2. Ire capital stock Of said
incorporation shall be Five Hundred
Dollars (S5OO.OO) all Of which is paid,
consisting Of Twenty-Five shares OF
Twenty Dollars (S20.O0) each. which
amount may be increased at the
pleasure Of the stockholders by amend
ment as provided by law, and which
stock may be assessed as the Board OF
Directors may see proper and money TO
be used In preparing and improving the
property.
ARTICLE 8. That ssid stock holders
shall organize by meeting at an early
iate as practicable, called by a petition
bigned by at least q maj3,i'v Of the
stock-holders, and elect a Board Of
directors, which shall consist Of five
members of the Stockholders, a major
ity Of whom shall constitute a quorum,
and whose duty It shall be to elect the
officers Of said corporation, which
shall consist of q President, Secretary
and Treasurer.
ARTICLE A. That said Board Of
Directors shall have full and ample
power to make all rules, by laws and
regulations to govern and control said
corporation, and to regulate the time,
place and manner Of meeting Of them-
selves and Of the stock holders as well
as the time, place and manner Of
the election of all officers and
Of the Board of Directors, their
term Of office and otherwise exercise a
general control and supervision over
the business, and especially is said
Board Of Directors authorized to pro-
vide by by. laws; that a member or the
owner Of a certificate of stock in said
corporation, shall forfeit his stock and
right to enjoy the privileges Of a stock
holder of said corporation or anywise
participate in the same in the event
said member does not pay his dues as
provided by bylaws, or said member
is guilty Of any conduct unbecoming q
gentleman.
Provided further that such MEMBERS
~unbecoming conduct or delinquency is
proven to the satisfaction Of a majority
of the stockholders at irregular or called
meeting; that Is to say, said corporation
being organized for social purposes, II
shall have full and ample power to pro-
vide by bylaws how and for what
offense its members may be tried and
dismissed and how a stakeholder shall
forfeit his stock, and its judgement or
determination In this matter shall be
final.
ARTICLE 8. That said corporation
shall have authorityto buy enough land
on which to construct q lake, gymna-
stun, base. ball GROUND, football ground,
tennis court, and other places Of
amusement not to exceed Two Hundred
1000 acres.
Article 8. That in the election Of
said Board Of Directors, each stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote for
each share Of the capital stock that he
holds; no stock holder shall own or
hold more than one share, q majority of
votes to control. Absent stock holders
or Directors may be represented by
proxy in writing, No transfer of stock
to be made to any person who has not
heen duly elected to become q member
Of the same by nine .tenths of the votes
at q regular meeting after ten days
notice to each and every member that