Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-08
Charter of Incorporation OF
the Hillman Lumber Co.

BE il known that we the undersigned, all
being of full age and residents citizens of
Greene County. in the State of Mississ ppi
for the purpose OF forming Corporation I'M
der and by virtue of Chapter Twenty Five of
the Annotated Code of 1892 of Mississippi and
the Acts ammendatory thereof, do hereby GER
tify and set forth:
Article l. The name of said Corporation
shall he the Hillman Lumber Company, and in
that name shall exist for period Of fifty
years from the date of approval OF this Char
ter by the Governor,
Article .. The purpose for which this Cor
poration is formed are as follows:
LIST. To operate and do u general saw mill
business. and in connection herewith TO run
and operate dry kilns. planners, Logging railroads
and do a general mercantile business.
End. To sue and be sued, prosecute and be
prosecuted to JUDGMENT and satisfaction in any
court: contract and be contracted with within
the limits of the corporate powers have and
use Il corporate seal.
Bird To own use hold buy and SELL lease or
mortgage property real or personal, as may be
necessary or convenient in connection with
said business.
4th TO have full power to carry out the OBJ
jectS and purposes named herein. and in addi-
ton to hold and possess all the rights and pow
crS which corporations under the general laws
of the State of Mississippi are authorized to
exercise and possess,
Article B. The general ONCE of said Corpora
ton shall DE at or near Merrill. in Greene
County State of Mississippi.
Article 4. The amount of capital stock of
said Corporation shall be Seventy Five (sf5000.
0O Dollars. The number OF share composing
said capital stock shall be seven hundred fifty
(75D shares of the par value of One hundred
$500 Dollars each.
And the amount of capital with which said
Corporation is authorized to begin business is
Fifty thousand (S5o0o0.00) Dollars.
Each share of capital stock in said Corpora
ton shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote
AZ all Stockholders meetings either in person
or By proxy.
| Article 5. The number OF directors of said
Corporation shall be five. And the Board of
| Directors shall b. vested with the corporate
powers of said Corporation. The Board of
Directors shall be stockholders of the said
| Corporation.
| Article g. The officers OF said Corporation
shall be President. Vice-P President. Secretary
aud Treasurer. who shall be elected by the
| Board OF Directors annually. The Secreta ~
and Treasurer office may be held by the same
person.
| article Z. The first stockholders meeting of
said Corporation may be held within thirty
| DAYS from the approval Of this Charter ny the
! Governor. at a time and place 10 be agreed upon
| by the undersi sne1 Charter members. or upon
u call meeting OF any one OF the underS; gned
| with ten days written notice Of the place and
time of snch meeting to each stock holder
| therein. when they mag proceed to organize
the said Corporations,
IT. witness whereof, we lave made ard sign
cd this certiiieate at Merrill, Mississippi. this
the 30sh day vi May A. d. i9j6
w 81. ROSE
JAMES HILLaAN.
| L. q. HTLIMAN.
Il. ROSE