The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-01-12
The Charter of Incorporation OF
the Aberdeen Furniture Manu-
featuring Company

Section / 4 w Young r. H Patterson and
their associates are hereby created a body cor
porate under and 10y the style and name of the
Aberdeen Furniture Manufacturing Company.
and shall have succession for fifty years
Section ?. The domiciie Of said corporation
shall Toe Aberdeen Mississippi. said corpora
tlon Is hereby authorized and empowered To have
and TO hold. to purchase and TO sell receive and
enjoy real and personal property necessary Tor
the transaction of wholesale and retail furni-
tuTe and mercantile business. and Tor a furniture
factory
Section ,. said corporation is hereby author
lied and empowered TO hold said real estate IN
fee simple and to sell. rent, lease or mortgage or
otherwise dispose OF OF cucumber said real t-s-
tate as its Board OF Directors may elect said
corporation shall have the right 10 issue BONDS
and secure the payment of same by mortgage on
the plant Of said corporation and its product
and give such other security tor the payment
of the same a. the Board Of Directors may elect
said corporation shall have the right to sue and
10 be sued contract and To be contracted with.
plead and be implicated, and to adopt a common
seal and bylaws 81 its pleasure
Section /. said corporation shall have the
right and Is hereby authorized and empowered
TO do a wholesale and retail furniture business
IN said citS anu elsewhere IN said State, and 10
buy and TO sell goods, wares and meSchandlse
OF every description IN such lots and quantities
and such terms and IN such manner a. mag
be determined 10y its Board of Directors
Section 5. said corporation lsiheTehy author
lied and empowered to erect maintain and ope-
rate furniture factory III or near said town OF
Aberdeen IN SAID county OF Monroe. and 10 DO
and be caused TO be done. any and every thing
which. ia the Judgment OF the Board OF Direct-
or OF said corporation may be necessary for the
successful operation of said plant
section o. The officers of SAID corporation shall
consist OF a Board Of Directors Of not less than
three members more than seven. which
number maS be agreed upon 10y the stock hold
ers al the organization OF said corporation. and
President. NIce-Prcsideut. Secretary Treasurer
and General Manager The Office OF Secretary
Treasurer and General Manager may DC filled BY
one person should the Board Of Directors so elect.
All officers shall be elected from the stOckhold-
eTs OF said corporation and hold their Office for
one year. and until their Successors elected
aud qualified said election Of officers shall Ia Ike
place OF such date and place may be agreed
upon by the stockholders at the organization If
said corporation said Directors are hereby
thorize,i aud empowered 10 TIL such vacancy IN
their number mas be caused by death resle
nation or otherwise. bs the election OF them Of
auN stockholtitg or stockholders. All salaries of
the officers Of SAID corporation shall be fixed 10y
the Board of Directors. the salaries Of the
employ ees Who are appointed by the General
Manager of said corporation. which General
Manager shall have the right 10 n the wages Of
the employees
Section = The capital stock OF said corpora
tion shall be fiftS Thousand ss0.D0zgo9i dollars.
divided into shares Of one hundred $1,000 dol
lars each said corporation may organize and be-
gin business when The OF twenty five thou
sand S35.ul0.aUi dollars shall have been sub
ScTIbesi and IL per cent Of SAID amount paid IN
section . said corporation shall. IN addition
All the powers and privileges herein conferred
have all the powers and privileges conferred by
Chapter - OF the annotated Code Of lssZ ana the
amendments thereto.
December -. Is-ls-3Hs-