The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1906-03-02


Camden Canning Co. met in the
clerk and masters Office at the
court house in Camden on the 10Th
instant, and was called to order by
Chairman A. q. Mcdaniel.
The report of the committee on
rules and bylaws was submitted,
and after being considered by Sec
tons was adopted. The following
is the full text of said report;
Section This association shall be
known as the Camden Canning Co. To-
Gated at Camden, Tenn. It's business
shall be that Of canning and selling veg
etables, fruits, etc.
Sec. 2-The officers of this company
shall consist of seven directors, who
shall be elected annually, beginning on
the second Friday of February, 1906, by
the stockholders OF the company, who
shall serve until their successors are
elected and qualified. In elections each
stakeholder shall have one vote for each
share Of stock owned or controlled by
him.
Sec 3-The directors shall elect annu
ally president, vice president. general
manager, secretary and treasurer, and
such other officers as they may deem
necessary for the successful management
OF the company's business, and the bus
mess of The company shall be under the
control and supervision of the board of
directors or the officers designated by
the same
See. At shall be the duty of the pres
dent to preside over all meetings OF the
stockholders or directors, to examine
the affairs or business of the company,
or have it done, rs often as he may deem
it necessary or advisable.
Sec 5--Itshal be the duty of the board
OF directors, after they have elected such
officers as they may deem necessary, to
prescribe such rules and regulations to
govern the action of said officers or agents
as they may deem expedient.
Sec. The annual meeting of the
stockholders for the election of directors
shall be held in Camden at l O'Clock p.
m. on the second Friday in February Of
each year, and call meetings of the stock
holders maybe had at any time on writ
ten application made to the president by
four or more members of the board of
directors or by ten or more OF the stock
holders,
Sec. THE annual meeting Of the di-
rectors shall be held in Camden on same
date as above of each year. Special
meetings may be called by the president
or by four or more of the directors when
ever it is deemed advisable to do so.
Sec. S--Should vacancy occur in the
board of directors, it shall be the duty Of
the president to Immediately call meet
ing of the remaining members of said
board and fill the vacancy at once by
electing member of the company 10
said vacancy.
Sec. 9-The office of any or all OF the
directors may be declared vacant at any
time by majority vote of the stockhold-
ers expressed either at q regular or call
ed meeting.
Sec. 10.-These by laws may be chang
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stockholders at any called or regular
meeting.
The board of directors announc-
ed that the capacity of the canning
plant is 800 acres of tomatoes, be-
sides other vegetables, fruit, sweet
potatoes, ETC., and that they are
are now prepared to contract with
the farmers for the production and
delivery of said amount of acreage
of tomatoes at the price of % cents
per bushel, which, allow me to add,
is2 cents more that the Big Sandy
factory paid last year.
The board also announced that
the prices of other products will
be promulgated at an early date,
after which the meeting adjourned
sine die. A. G. MCDANIEL,
L. N. BRIDGES, Chairman.