The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-07
Articles Of Incorporation
THE LIGHTNING HOE COMPANY.
Ocala, Florida.

THE LIGHTNING HOE COMPANY.
.<,~Notce Is hereby given that we. Edward IIol-
der, Charles Monroe Brown and Decatur W
Davis. of Ocala. State of Florida. do hereby
associate ourselves together for the purpose
of forming corporation under the genera
to. and will on
THE 22ND DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1s4s.
apply To the governor Of the state of Florida
for letters patent tn be issued for the incor-
porati"n OF the lightning Hoe Company and
propose the following as the charter thereof
ARTICLE |.
The name of said corporation shall he the
"Lightning Hoe Company. and the place of
business of said corporation shall be Ocala
Florida. and such branch offices in such states
as the said company may, from time TO time.
deem necessary.
ARTICLE H.
The general nature of the business to he
transacted by said corpora alton shall he the
manufacture and sale of hoes. farming nipple
ments. and general manufacturing business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corporation shall
be thirty thousand dollars 20 be divided into.
and represented by 300 shares. each of the pa r
value of 500. Said capital stock may be in
creased from time TO time To three hundred
Thousand dollars. All of said capitaI stock La :
been subscribed and paid in full The stock of
said corporation shall be worcestershire and
the property of the stock holders shall not b.
poration.
ARTICLE ".
The term of existence Of said corporation
shall be ninety-nine years
ARTICLE V.
The amount of the Indebtedness Of said cor
poration shall not ar any time exceed twenty
five per cent of the stock issued.
ARTICLE VI.
The business of said corporation shall be
conducted 10y IL president, yice-presi,Ient
secretary and treasurer and a board of dircc-
tors of not less than three nor more than five
who shall be stockholders. The officers who
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until the firSt election of officers by the share
holders shall be:
Edward Holder. Director and President.
Charles Monro" Brown. Director and Vice
Decatur W. Davis. Director. and Secretary
The Officers of said corporation shall be
elected on the second Monday OF March of
each and every year.
ARTICLE VII.
Said corporation shall adopt bylaws not in
consistent with these articles of incorpora-
ton nor of the laws of the State of Florida
for the government of its affairs. Those first
majority of all the shares of stock then issued.
They may he amended or repealed in the
manner provided in said bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII.
The names and residences Of the subscribers
Edward Holder. Ocala. Fla. Decatur W.
Davis. Ocala Fla. Charles NJ Brown Ocala
Fla.
STATE or FLORIDA.
MARION COUNTY.
Before the undersigned authority personally
came Edward Holder. Charles Monroe Brown
ana Decatur W. Davis. To me known TO be the
persons described in. and who subscribed to
the foregoing articles of Incorporation. being
by me nrSt duly sworn. S"V"rally acknOwl-
edged that they executed the same for the
uses and purposes expressed therein. =
sworn 10 and subscribed before me this nth
day OF January, y. d. 1SGs.
EDWARD HOLDER.
DECATUR W. DAVIS,
CHA>. VI. Blows.
II. Or EAGLEToN.
Notary Public State at Large.