The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-07-13
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION or THE ASSOCIATED
PHOSPHATE COMPANY.

ARTICLES or INCORPORATION OF THE ASSOCIATED
PHOSPHATE COMPANY.
The undersigned do hereby associate them
selves together as body corporate, under and
by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida
governing general corporations, and adopt ths
following articles of Incorporation
FIRST The name of the corporation IS the AS
SOCIATED PHOSPHATE COMPANY, ana is
principal place of business shall be at Ocala
Florida, with branchsofhces at such other places
and points as its requirements may demand
SECOND The general nature of the business to
be transacted by the company is to do general
trading, mining manufacturing and industrial
business, the nature of which IS to trade IN, buy
and sell phosphate rock, lumber and other valu-
able substances, dig. mine for and manufacture
the same and such other materials as the coinpa-
ny may purchase or acquire III any way, ana to
buy and sell, lease, mortgage, mine and deal Ill
phosphate and other lands i'll the state oil Flori-
d. and to do any and all things pertaining to
such business and to manufacture and sell tertii-
lZers and other products and to construct tram
ways, railroads and bridges, and all other work
incident to and connected with and germane to
the purposes hereinbefore mentioned.
THIRD. The capital stock authorized by the
corporation is one hundred thousand dollars, in
one thousand shares of one hundred dollars
each, ten per cent OF which IS to be PAD IN upon
the signing and filing OF these articles OF moor
poratioil, and the remainder of the sum due to
be paid i'll such sums and at such times as same
shall be called as provided in the bylaws of the
company. The capital stock of this company
can at any time be increased, as provided by the
laws of the state of Florida.
to be conducted by board of not less than three
more than nine directors, president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer.
FIFTH The term for which this corporation is
to exist shall be ninety nine years, comm encing
from the date of the issuance of its charter.
SIXTH. The first board of directors shall con-
sst of the following named persons, who are to
conduct the business until those elected at the
first election to be held provided by the by
laws OF this company shall be qualified Viii
liam 5. Trimbe, Edward Holder and James NJ.
Graham. All subsequent officers and boards of
directors shall be elected at regular meeting of
the stockholders at such time and place as may
be fixed by the bylaws.
The first board of directors shall elect presi-
dent and vice-preeident, from their number.
The officers OF this corporation shall hold their
offices for year or until their successors
elected and qualified
SEVENTH. The corporation shall at no time
incur debt or liability exceeding the amount of
its capital stock.
EIGHTH. The names and residences of the in
corPorators of this corporation are as follows
William $ Trimble, Hogausville Ca; James NJ.
Graham, Gainesville Fla, and Edward Holder,
Cincinnati, O.
NINTH The said corporation shall adopt by
laws not inconsistent with these articles of incor
poratiou, the laws of the State of Florida,
for the government of its affairs. The first ones
adopted shall be adopted by vote of the major
ity of all shares of stock then issued. They may
be ameudeded or repealed i'll the manner pro
vided i'll the said bylaws.
WILLIAM S TRIMBI4F
JAMES NJ. GRAHAM
EDWARD HOLDER