The Port Gibson reveille., 1912-10-17
THE CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
Or
The Grand Gulf Land and Cattle
Company.

2 The names Of the incorporat.
ors are:
Frederick F. Myles, Post Office,
New Orleans, State of Louisiana
Benjamin G. Humphreys, Post
Office, Ingleside, Claiborne County
Mississippi.
James w. Person, Post Office,
Port Gibson. Claiborne County,
Miss.
I. McC. Martin, Post Office,
Port Gibson, Claiborne County.
Mississippi.
B. Z. Humphreys, Post Office.
Port Gibson, Claiborne County.
Miss.
Chas. D. Humphreys, Post Of
fee, Ingleside, Claiborne County.
Miss.
L. A. Smith, Post Office, Port
Gibson. Claiborne Co., Miss.
3. The domicile is at Port Glib
son, Claiborne County. State of
Mississippi.
a. Amount of capital stock is
$5oo,ooo. 90, of which amount
$500. 600 is 6 per cent annual divi-
dend Preferred cumulative stock;
and 5000. 10000 is Common stock
S. The par value of shares is
One Hundred (SIoo.oo) Dollars.
6. The period of existence is
Fifty Years.
7. The purposes for which 1t Is
created are; Ist. The acquisition
of land, in Mississippi, within linn
itations of laws now in force, for
establishment thereon of live stock
range or ranges. tiult orchards,
trucking farms. dairy, or dairies,
ice plant or plants, cold-storage
company or companies. and all
buildings. or structures necessary
to and incident to carrying out the
purposes herein named. 2nd. The
bnying, selling and herding of all
kinds of livestock, on said ranges,
as acquired, by purchase, or leases
made within limitations of laws
now in force, so as to make and
establish facilities for handling all
stock which neighborhoods, or
persons in said State, may wish to
sell, and which the general market
requirements may demand in
the section, or sections where
such range or ranges are iC-
Gated. 3rd. Establishment OF ice
plant or ice-plants necessary for
preservation of live stock, which
may be slaughtered, in cold storage.
so as to keep the same, and make
facilities for bringing into condi-
tion to meet market requirements
therefor. 4th. Establishment of
canning factory or factories. so as
to properly can and make market
able such vegetables and fruit as
may be grown on such truck farms.
orchards. or by persons engaged in
producing vegetables and fruits for
canning purposes. 5th Estab-
lishment of such cold-storage, or
cold storage companies. as may be
required for properly caring for
meats of every kind, which market
conditions may require or demand
9th. Establishment of and opera :
tion of any and all kinds Of trans
portation facilities. which may be
necessary In and about getting to
market output of dairies, orchards.
ranges, and cold-storage compa-
nies, whether slaughtered stock,
or live stock, and whether said
vegetables and frnit be shipped in
manufactured or canned state. 9TH.
To employ laborers. herders, cow
boys and help of every nature and
kind necessary to carry out all Of
the purposes hereof. 9Th. To erect
aud establish all necessary adjuncts
and agencies or appliances on such
range or ranges. as may be useful
and necessary to house, store, pre-
serve and put in proper shape food
for feeding all kinds of livestock
or poultry, whether such be oper-
ated by steam, or other motive
power. 9th. To utilize each and
every agricultural product, that can
be utilized for feeding or general
market purpose, in order to aid
and facilitate each and every pro-
ducer Of such to find ready mark
ct. from season to season. 10th.
To buy, sell, barter and exchange
livestock OF every kind. SO as tC
meet market conditions for such,
nth. To buy. sell and lease, with
| In legal limitations, under laws now
in force, all real estate of every
kind necessary for the purposes
hereof.
| s. The rights and powers tha
| may be exercised by this corpora
tion are those conferred by th'
provisions of Chapter "a, Missis-
| sippi Code, 1906. and all Acts o
the Legislature, now in force anC
effect, or mandatory of same.
FREDERICK F. MYLES,
B. 6. HUMPHREYS,
I. MCC. MARTIN.
IAMES w. PERSON,
B. Z. HUMPHREYS.
CHAS. d. HUMPHREYS.