The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-12-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
CONSOLIDATED PHOSPHATE COM ANY.

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The undersigned do hereby assocstts
themselves together as body corporate
| under and by virtue of the laws Of the State Of
Florida governing general corporations, and
adopt the following articles Of Incorporation
The name OF the corporation is THE cONSOI.-
DATED PHOSPHATE COMPANY, aud its
principal place of business shall at ocala,
Florida, with branch offices at such other places
and points as its requirements may demand
The general nature of the Business to be. trans
acted by the company is to do a general trading
mining, manufacturing and Industrial business,
sthe nature Of which is to trade in, buy and sell
phosphate rock, lumber aud other valuable sub
stances, dig, mine for and manufacture the same
and such other materials as the company may
purchase or acquire in any way. and to buy and
sch, lease. mortgage, mine and deal in phos-
plate and other lands in the State of Florida
aid to do any and all things pertaining to such
business and to manufacture and sell fertilizers
and other products, and to construct trarnways,
railroads, and bridges, and all other work Incl
dent to and connected with and ger1nane to the
purposes hereinbetore mentioned.
The capital stock shall be one million 1--WE
hundred thousand dollass M seooeo1 IN sixty
lars each. Ten per cent 40 per cent? of
said amount is to be paid and issued upon execu-
ton and filing Of these articles Of Incorporation
sued, and the capital stock Of this company can
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laws Of the State Of Florida.
The business of this corporation is to be con-
Quoted by board Of not less than three Cal or
more than seven 90 directors, a president, vice
president secretary aud treasurer, selected year
" on the first Tuesday in December.
The term for which this corporation is to exist
shall be ninety-nine years, commencing from
the date Of the issuance Of its charter
The first board Of directors shall consist Of the
following named persons who are to conduct the
business until those elected at the first election
to be held as provided BY the bylaws Of this
company shall be qualified Gustave Thnillier.
schas. $. Clarke, w. S. Brown, Fred H. Clarke
and Robert L. Anderson.
The board of directors shall elect a president
and e-president from their own number. The
secretary aud treasurer shall be elected likewise
by the board Of directors, but not necessarily
from their own nusnbef
Allpfieers Of this corporation shall hold their
Offices until the annual election Of each year or
untiltpeir successors elected and qualified.
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The corporation shall at no time incur debt
q LIABILITY exceeding two hundred thousand
(saOo,ooo) dollars
VIII.
The naires and residences of the incorporators
Of this company are as follows: Gustave Thuil-
lier, Of ocah, Florida: chas. s. Clarke, of ocala
Florida; w Brown, Of ocala Florida; Fred H. i
Clarke, Of opia Florida and Roaert I. Ander-
son, Of ocala, Florida.
fIThe said corporation shall adopt bylaws not
inconsistent with these articles of incorporation
nor the laws OF ihe state Of Florida, for the gov
ernment Of its afairs. The irst ones adopted
shall be adopted BY vote Of the majority Of
al SHARES stock then issued They may be
amended or repealed n the n,Annef proVided IN
said bylaws
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