The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-11-23
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR
LETTERS PATENT.


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON
IN the goth day of November, A. D., 1894, the
undersigned persons whose names are affixed to
the following proposed Articles of Incorporation
will present same to the Hon. Henry /. Mitchell,
Governor of Florida, ct Tallahassee, the capital
OF said State for Letters Patent on the following
proposed charter:
ARTICLES OF INCoRPoRATIoN.
ARTICLE Ist.
NAME.
The name of this incorporation is the CITI-
zEN's GAS, HEAT ANE LIGHT COMPANY.
ARTICLE and.
PLACE OF BUSINESS.
The place of Business is oca1a, Marion County,
Florida.
ARTICLE sd.
GENERAL NATURE OF BUSINESS.
The general nature of the business to be trans
and sale barter, and exchange of gas
for lighting, illuminating heating, and all other
purposes for which. said gas may be useful or
beneficial; the purchasing of any and all material
beneficial or useful in the operation of said bust
ness; the purchasing, conveying, leasing, or in
in the operating of said business, and such other
and further matter as is usual in the conduct OF
such business
ARTICLE 9TH
The amount of authorized capital stock shall be
Ten Thousand Dollars, divided into one hundred
shares of the par. value of one hundred dollars
each. That said stock is to be paid for in
money of the United States of America, and be
fully paid for before issued.
ARTICLE sth.
TERM OF EXISTENCE.
The term for which this Incorporation shae
exist Is ninety nine years from the date of tn
$500 '''S ARTICLE 9th
OFFICERS.
The business of this incorporation shall be con-
Quoted by President, ce-President Secretary,
and Treasurer, whose duties shall be prescribed
by the bylaws of the incorporation. There shall
also be board of five directors, whose duties
shall be prescribed by the bylaws. The officers
and directors shall be elected annually on the
second Tuesday in April of each year; provided
however, that the present, officers and directors
shall hold their offices until the second Tuesday
IN April 1895, and until the election and qualif-
cation of their successors.
incorporation until the election and qualifca-
ton of their successors at the first election are:
T. W. Burke President, K. p. Manley, Vice
and the Board of Directors who are: ]. ".
Burke, X. p. Manley, w. S. Bullock, d. w.
Davis w. ]. McGrath.
ARTICLE 9TH.
INDEBTEDNESS
The highest amount of indebtedness to which
this company can at any time subject itself is
fifty per cent of capital stock
ARTICLE Sth-
NAMES AND RESIDENCE OF SUBSCRIBERS.
The names and places Of residence of the
SnDScr1bers TO tins incorporation are as ioloWS:
j. " BURKE, Ocala, Fla
ID. w. DAVIS, Ocala Fla.
w. j. McGRATH, Ocala, Fla.
w. S. BULLOCK, Ocala, Fla
X. p. IZLAR, Ocala, Fla.
d. A. MILLER, Ocala Fla.
F.. w. AGNEW, Ocala, Fla
JOHN w. PEARSON, Oca1a Fla.
ALEX MCINTYRE, Ocala Fla.
T. ID. CRAWFORD. Ocala, Fla.
r.. WATERMAN, Ocala, Fla
w. v. NEWSOM, Oca1a, Fla.
DUNCAN CAMPBELL, Ocala Fla.
R. P. MANLEY, Dalton, Ga.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
MARION COUNTY Personally came
F. w. Agnew, U. r. Waterman and Alex
Mcintyre who being parties whose names are
attached to the foregoing articles of incorpo
ration and tome personally known and each
acknowledged to me that he subscribed the said
articles ofincorporation for the purpose therein
mentioned.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and seal at OcaIa on this the 18TH day Of
october A d 1894
lsEALl D. A. MILLER.
Clerk Circuit Court.
Marion County, Florida.