The Tupelo journal., 1910-09-16
Charter Of Incorporation Of
Shannon Gin Company.

IL ~ OAoSS VII 49, SONA
pany is shannon Gin Company"
2 The names of the incorporators
are: G. r. Houston, postoffice address,
New York, New York; P. Rand. no. T.
office address, New York. New York;
M. d Landau, ~postofice address, Vicks-
burg. Mississippi.
8 The domicile is in the Town of
Shannon. in the County of Lee, State
of Mississippi.
a The amount of capital stock is
Seventy-fve Hundred ($7, 500) Dollars.
5 The PAL value of shares is One
Hundred $500 COY Dollars each.
6 The period of existence is fifty
(50) years.
Z The purposes for which it is ere
ated are, and it is hereby authorized
and empowered. to rent, lease. ron
struct, own. operate and maintain such
mills, plants. factories or establish
ments as may be necessary, useful,
| proper or convenient for the manufac-
lure Of, to engage in the manufacture
of, and to buy, sell and deal in. for cash
or on credit, and to hold and store cotton
! seed oil, cotton seed cake. cotton seed
meal. and any product or article into
| which cotton seed or cotton, or the
product of either or both. may be man.
| ufactured; to buy, sell and deal ia. for
cash or on credit, and to hold and store
| cotton seed; to gin and clean cotton and
| cotton seed, TO compress aid bale hot
| cotton into bales or other shapes by
| mechanical processes, and for such nur-
| poses to own such real estate. and to
| rent, lease, construct, own, operate an
maintain such ginneries, presses aid
| congresses or other structures as may
be necessary or convenient; and to buy.
| sell and deal in and store cotton seed
bulls and lint cotton (baled and III
| baled) and, further, to do a acts nec-
| essary or convenient in the Judgment
of the officers and directors of said cor
| poration, for the welfare and business
of said company.
8 The rights and powers that may
may be exercised by this corporation
are those covered by the provisions of
Chapter "a of the Mississippi Code of
1906.
9 The first meeting of persons in
interest may be held in the City of
Vicksburg. Warren county. Mississippi,
and notice of said meeting is hereby
| dispensed with.
10 Any and all meetings of the stock
holders and directors of this company
NAV be held at the Gomicile of this
company or any other place in the state
| of Mississippi, or elsewhere. The place
| of holding such stockholders and cirec-
tors meetings may be fixed by such by
laws as may be adopted by said COM
pany, or by the holders of a majority
in amount of the stock of this company
but the place of holding the meetings
! of the directors may from time to time
also be fixed by said board Of directors.
IL The stockholders of this company
NAV elect from their number a
Board of Directors to consist of such a
number, not less than three, as NAV
from time to time be fixed by a vote
of the holders Of a majority of the cap
ital stock of said company.
Witness our signatures this the. ID
M. D. LANDAU,
p. RAND.
G. R. HOUSTON,
State of New York, Personally ap'
City of New York. peared before me,
the undersigned. q notary public in ant
for the City Of New York. and State Of
New York. the within named 6. r,
Houston and P. Rand, who acknowl
edged that they signed and executed
the foregoing instrument on the day
and year therein mentioned.
Given under my hand and official sea
this 18th day of August, 1910.
(seal1 William L. Lindsay,
Notary Public
State Of Mississippi. Personally ap
Warren County, peared befdra
City of yicksburg. me, the under
signed, . notary public in and for tn
City Of Vicksburg, county and stat
last aforesaid. the within named n. ID
Landau, who acknowledged that h,
signed and executed the foregoing in
strument on the day and year thereto
mentioned.
Given under my hand and official sea
this I'd day of August, 1910.
tseaD !. Il. Short.
21-4t Notary Public