may see proper, for the purposes of such corporation; erect machinery thereon, erect depots for sale of products, and buy and hold such personal property as may be necessary for the purposes and uses of the corporation, sell, convey, or mortgage, by trust deed or otherwise, any of such property; issue bonds and secure the same in any manner it may deem proper; and do all other things necessary and proper to carry out the objects, purposes, and interests of such corporation.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the form of a charter of such corporation for the purpose of doing a general canning and packing business of fruits, vegetables, corn, and meats, of all kinds, shall be as follows:

STATE OF TENNESSEE-CHARTER OF INCORPORATION.

Be it known, That [here insert the names of five or more persons, not under twenty-one years of age, applying for the charter], are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of [here insert name], for the purpose of manufacturing, canning, and packing all kinds of fruits, vegetables, corn, and meats, and other articles, and to sell and dispose of the same, and to purchase, rent, or lease real estate, and improve the same, sufficient in amount to answer all the purposes of such corporation, with power to convey, sell, or mortgage the same, or execute trust deed thereon, etc., and to manufacture cans or packages of tin or other material for the purposes of said corporation, and to do all the other things necessary to carry out the objects and purposes of said corporation. The powers of said corporation, in addition to the foregoing, shall be as follows: [Here insert the general powers as contained in Section 5 of said Acts of General Assembly of Tennessee, passed March 19th, 1875, and approved March 23d, 1875, being Chapter 142, of the Acts of 1875, on pages 236, 237, and 238, of said Acts, entitled "An Act to provide for the organization of corporations," and also the powers as carried into and contained in Milliken & Vertrees' Code of Tennessee, Sections 1704, 1705, 1706, 1707, 1708, 1709, and other sections of the Code.]

Form of charter.

powers.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That corporations created and organized under this Act, in addition to the Additional other powers, shall have power to purchase, erect, own, and convey all such machinery, materials, and other personal property, as may be pertinent, useful, and necessary, in carrying on a general packing and canning business of vegetables, fruits, corn, and meats of all kinds, and other articles, including the power or right to man

Manner of obtaining charter.

ufacture cans and other packages of tin, wood, or other material, necessary for such corporation.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the charter of corporations or companies provided for by this Act shall be obtained in the manner pointed out by Section 26 of said Acts of Tennessee, passed March 19th, 1875, and approved March 23d, 1875, providing for the organization of corporations, being Chapter 142 of said Act of 1875, and as carried into Milliken & Vertrees' Code of Tennessee.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it. Passed March 29th, 1887.

Z. W. EWING,

Speaker of the Senate.

W. L. CLAPP,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Approved March 29th, 1887.

ROBT. L. TAYLOR,

Governor.

May be incorporated.

Form of charter.

CHAPTER 122.

AN ACT to provide for the organization of corporations for raising and dealing in poultry and eggs, and to amend an Act passed March 19, 1875.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That any five or more persons over twenty-one years of age shall have the privilege of obtaining a charter of incorporation for the purpose of raising and dealing in poultry and eggs.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the form of a charter for a corporation under the provisions of this Act shall be as follows:

STATE OF TENNESSEE-CHARTER OF INCORPORATION.

Be it known that (here insert the names of five or more persons not under twenty-one years of age), are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name and style of (here insert the name of company). The general powers, etc., of said corporation are (here insert Sections 1704 and 1705 of the Code of Tennessee of 1884, compiled by Milliken & Vertrees).

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

AN ACT allowing any corporation created by the laws of Tennessee to increase the value of its shares.

Amendment,

1889.

Value of shares of

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That any corporation hereafter Ch. 102, Acts created, or hereafter to be created under the laws of the State of Tennessee, may make a share of stock one hundred dollars, or less, and issue certificate therefor. stock. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any such corporation which has heretofore issued shares of stock for May call in twenty-five dollars, may call in the same, and combine four such shares and issue a certificate for one hundred dollars in lieu.

and combine.

Principal office.

CHAPTER 120.

AN ACT to amend "An Act to provide for the organization of corporations," Chapter 76 of the Act of 1877, passed March 26, 1877.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That any turnpike corporations organized under said Act (Chapter 76, Acts of the General Assembly, 1877), may designate and establish any tollgate house on its road as its principal office, and any turnpike company organized under said Act, which may have fixed or established its main office at any other or different place, may secure the benefits of this Act, and change its principal office by amending its charter, so as to designate the particular toll house selected as its said office, and such amendment shall be applied for and obtained by any five of the Directors signing a memorandum in writing, and acknowledging, the same before the County Court of any county in which any part of its property may be situated, and having the same recorded in the Register's office in which the original charter is recorded, and filed and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State.

Act of 1875 amended.

Form of charter.

CHAPTER 123.

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the organization of corporations," passed March 19, 1875.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the organization of corporations," passed March 19, 1875, be so amended that any five or more persons may apply for and obtain a charter for a hospital or sanitarium.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the form of said charter shall be as follows:

STATE OF TENNESSEE-CHARTER OF INCORPORATION.

Be it known that (here insert the names of five or more persons not under twenty-one years of age) are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name and style (here insert the name of the corporation), for the purpose of organizing, equipping, and operating a hospital (or sanitarium). The general powers, provisions, and restrictions applicable to said corporation are (here set forth powers as set forth in Section 5). Said corporation shall have the power to contract or lease such buildings, and purchase or lease such real estate as may be suitable for its purposes.

The said corporation shall have the right to receive at its hospital or sanitarium for medical treatment and advice persons suffering from physical ailments or diseases, except contagious or infectious diseases, and may keep, board and lodge the same, for which they shall have the right to charge and exact reasonable compensation. The said corporation shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations for the administration of its hospital or sanitarium, as may be necessary for proper conduct of its affairs.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it. Passed March 19, 1889.

AN ACT for the benefit and regulation of corporations heretofore created for purposes of education and learning.

hold

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That corporations heretofore May receive created for purposes of education and learning under real estate. the provisions of the Acts of the General Assembly of Tennessee, passed prior to or subsequent to the adoption of the Constitution of 1870, shall have power to purchase and hold, or receive by gift, in addition to the personal property owned by said corporation, any real