The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-25
Notice Of Incorporation
OF THE
National Phosphate and Mining Company

NINOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS.
IN First. That we, W. A. Dunshee, Esq, E. i
Bell and James L. Devenny, all Of McKeespogf.
Pennsylvania, and T. A. COngdOn Of Monticello
Florida, hereby associate ourselves and become
body, corporate under the laws Of the state Of Fo
ida, providing for the creation Of corporations and
prescribing their general powers and liabilities
the Lawns Of the state Of Florida compiled b. Ssms
r. Mcclellan, and the Acts amendatory thereof
and the laws relating to the incorporation Of COR
pOrations general.
Second The name Of said corporation shah De-
the National Phosphate and Mining Company
The general, or homo ONCE, Of said company shah
which Office the general management Of the a6.i11
OF the company shall be conducted. The said Con-
Rpany shall have the Power, through its Board q
cee at such places as the said b ard shall deeW
necessary and convenient for the Transaction -
the said company's business.
Third. The object and business of said corpoFA-
ton shall be to acquire by purchase lease other
wise, and to sell and dispose Of lands in the county
Of Taylor, and such other counties in the state q
Florida it may at to acquire lands in, for the
purpose Of operating and deve'opinR, lnthe mining
and digging Of phosphate rock, phosphate depos!ss
and remove from the beds Of the navigable streams
and waters within the jurisdiction Of the state e
Florida the phosphate rocks and phosphate o.
posits therein, under the provisions Of chapeeE
1926 OF the laws OF Florida, approved June sth,
1887, to sell snch phosphate rocks, deposits. min
and carry on the business Of mining and diggfnG
for phosphate rock and other mineral and feftiHH
ing deposits, selling and manufacturing the same
into fertilizers in said county Of Taylor, as sid
company shall hereafter designate
Fourth. The capital stock Of said cofporzkSc8
authorized to be iseued Is 500 0n; which may Be
Of stock is OF the denomination Of SO, and IL
shall lot be issued until 1t il paid for In cash or IN
hereinafte, described The stock Of said corpcn-
ton Will be nOn-assessabie, and the property o. te
stockholders shall not be liable for any debts q
stock Of said 70" corpolssio Shall 5. signed Sy u
President duly attested by the secretary, and ehH
bear the corporate seal Of said corporation. " -
paid in lande worth $4,000. Said lands are d.
scribed as follows, to wit: Southeast quarter -
northwest quarter Of section No. 81, In loNnsk1p
2, south OF range g. east Southeast quarter 81 to
southwest quarter OF section No. - In township =
south OF range 9, east, containing In all etgheT
acres more or less.
Fifth. The corporate existence OF said corpoEar
t1on shall continue tor period Of ninety-M[De
years. from the date OF the filing Of these artie3Pas
W, Tisa the ssstaIy Of sase ana with the eiszk
Sixth. The amount OF Indebtedness of said eW
Grafton shall at no time exceed twenty-five CT
seventh A board OF Directors, composed a
seven stockholders Of said corporation, shall Mn-
age and control It's affairs and have supervision g
lite business interests; said board shall be eleCed
annually ct the time and in the manner provi6sd
by the bylaws Of said corporation. The Arst e3ee-
ton Of said board shall take place on the second
cOuccuoy III Su1tt a. " toSS, anu until NnA4zs
time the said board shall be composed Of W. =.
Dunshee, Esq, E. e. Dearborn, G. E. Nanby, II.
w. Hitzrot VIM. n. Bell and James L. Deyenny,
all OF McKeeeport, Pennsylvania, and 7. A. CO0e-
don, OF Monticello, Florida who shall continue IN
office until their successors are duly elected md
qualified.
Eighth The officers OF said corporation shan b.
President, Vice President, Secretary and TreAe-
nrer, who shall be elected annually by the Board
ABOVE 10 until
nual meeting, shall choose said officers to seFve
until the first annual election.
Ninth Said corporation shall adopt BYLAW.
consistent with the laws Of the state Of Flor
ida, and with these articles Of Incorporation for the
management Of its affairs. Those first adOpgkd
shall be adopted by vote Of majority Of ali The
shares Of stock then issued, they may BE- amended
or repealed In the manner provided by said bylaNs
In THeTMoNY WHEREOF, we have AIMED Gu
hands and seals this twenty-hr day of HAY
A. D. 1892