The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-11-30
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 attixed to
the following proposed Articles of Incorporation
will present same to the Hon. Henry l.. Mitchell,
Governor of Florida, at 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 ocala, Marion County,
Florida.
ARTICLE sd.
GENERAL NATURE OF BUSINESS.
The general nature of the business to be trans
acted by this incorporation is the manufacture
and sale, barter, and exchange of gas
for lighting illuminating heating, and all other
beneficial; the purchasing Of any and all material
beneficial useful in the operation of said bust
| ness; the purchasing, conveying, leasing, or in
numbering such real estate as may be beneficial
in the operating of said business and such other
and further matter as is usual in the conduct OF
such bushes.
ARTICLE 4tf.
The amount of authorized capital stock shall be
Ten Thousand Dollars, divided into one hundred
Shares of the par value of 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 5th.
TERM OF EXISTENCE.
The term for which this incorporation shae
exist Is ninety-nine years from the date OF tn
ARTICLE 9th
OFFICERS.
The business of this incorporation shall be con-
Quoted by President, Vice President Secretary,
and Tsrnac nrPc
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 qualih-
cation of their successors.
The officers to conduct the the business of this
incorporation until the election and qualifica-
ton of their successors at the first election
]. v. Burke, President r. p. Manley, Vice
President, D. w Davis, Secretary and Treasurer;
and the Board of Directors who are: ]. v.
Burke, 4. p Maniey, w. S. Bullock, D. w.
Davis, W. J. McGrath.
ARTICLE 9TH.
INDEBTEDNESS.
The highest amount of Indebtedness to which
this company can at any time subject itself
fifty per cent of capital stock
ARTICLE Sth-
NAMES AND RESIDENCE OF SUBSCRIBERS
The names and places of residence of the
subscribers to this Incorporation as follows:
]. v. BURKE, Ocala. Fla.
ID. w. DAVIS, Oca1a, Fla.
w. J. McGRATH, Ocala, Fla.
w. S. BULLOCK, Ocala, Fla
X. p. IZI.AR. Oca1a, Fla,
d. A. MILLER, Ocala Fla.
4. w AGNEW, Ocala, Fla.
JOHN w. PEARSON, Ocala Fla
ALEX MCINTYRE, Ocala Fla
4. d. CRAWFORD. Ocala Fla
u. K. WATERMAN, Oca1a Fla
w. v. NEWSOM, Ocala, Fla.
DUNCAN CAMPBELL, Ocala, Fla.
K. p. MANLEY, Dalton, Ga.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
MARION COUNTY. Personally came
+. w. Agnew U. r. Waterman aud Alex
Mcintyre who being parties whose names are
attached to the foregoing articles of incorpo-
ration and to me personally known and each
acknowledged to me that he subscribed the said
articles of Incorporation for the purpose therein
mentioned.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set nv
hand and seal at Ocala on this the 10Th day Of
October 1894
ISEAL1 D.A. MILLER,
Clerk Circuit Court
Marion County, Florida.