The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-05
THf CHARTER or
incorporation of Minter Git,
Tile COMPANY.

1. The corporate title OF said com
pany is Minter City Tile Co.
2. The names of the incorporators
are:
Ben L. Jones, Postohice, H~ighlandale
Mississippi.
d. S. Jones, Postotice, Highlandale
Mississippi.
D. T. Mitchell, Postofice, ~Highlandale
Mississippi.
H. L. Walton, Postofice, sunnyside,
Mississippi.
F. r. Streater, Jr., Postofice, Minter
City, Mississippi.
Albert Cox, Postofice, Darlington, In.
diana.
8. The domicile is at Minter City, in
Leflore County, Mississippi.
4. Amount Of capital stock Eighteen
Thousand Dollars.
5. The par value Of shares is One
Hundred Dollars Each.
9. The period OF existence mot to ex-
coed fifty years. is Fifty years.
7. The purpose for which it is Great
ed is: To engage in the manufacture
and sale of brick, drainage and sewer
tile, conduits ard other clay products,
and it is authorized and empowered to
acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise,
and to erect, maintain and operate, one
or more plants for the manufacture Of
said products; to make and execute con
tracts for the construction or erection
of buildings, bitches, drains and struct-
ures of all kinds, or parts thereof, and
any and all repairs on buildings, bitches,
drains and structures Of any kind; to
conduct a commisary or mercantile bus
mess in connection with any and all of
its plants and factories.
The first meeting Of the subscribers
to the capital stock may be called by
notice in writing delivered or mailed to
each of the above named parties at their
postollce address not less than five day VS.
prior to the time fixed for such first
meeting, which said notice shall be
signed by one Or more Of the above
named parties.
The boaro Of directors shall consist Of
members who shall be stockholders Of
said corporation. They shall be elected
annually, but shall hold Office until their
successors are elected. The manage
ment and control of the business and at
fairs Of said corporation shall be vested
in the said board OF directors who may,
subject only to the bylaws of said cor.
poration, exercise any and all of the
powers conferred upon said corpora
ton, and except where otherwise pro-
vided by law, or by the bylaws Of said
corporation, exercise such powers AZ
fully and completely as might the
stockholders of said corporation.
The officers Of said corporation shall
be a president, a vice president, and a
secretary and a treasurer, but the last
two named offices may be held by the
same person. All officers shall be elect
hold Office at the will of the board Of di-
rectors.
In case of a vacancy in the board of
directors the same may be filed by the
board of directors.
8. The rights and powers that may
be exercised by this corporation are
those conferred by the provisions of
Chapter "a, Mississippi Code, 1905.
BEN. l.. JONES,
D. s. JONES,
H. l.. WALTON,
D. T. MITCHELL,
II. r. STREATER, JR.
ALBERT COX.
Inc~orporators.
State of Mississippi, a 81
County Of Leflore. >'+
City Of Greenwood.
This day personally appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, Ben. l..
Jones, d. s. Jones, D. T. Mitchell, II. L..
Walton, +. r. Streater, Jr, Albert Cox,
incorporators Of the corporation known
as the Minter City Tile Co., who ac-
knowledged that they signed and exc
cuted the above and foregoing articles
of incorporation as their act and deed,
on this the 18th day Of March, 1907.
Given under my hand and official seal
this the 18th day Of March, 1907.
]. L. BARNARD,
Notary Public in and for
rsu.,1 the City of Greenwood, in
l'hNl the County Of Leflore, State
Of Mississippi.