The Florida star., 1901-03-08
Notice Of Intention to Apply
or Letters Patent.


Notice is hereby given that the Mcfarland
Fruit Protection company intend to apply to
his excellency William s. Jennings, governor
of Florida, upon the 18th day of March, A. ID.
1901. or as soon thereafter as practical for let
ters patent upon the proposed alteration and
amendment of its charter hereto attached:
Proposed Alteration and Amendment OF
the Charter OF the
Mcfarland Fruit Protection Company.
Article III of the charter of this corporation
| is hereby altered and amended SO as to read
rs follows:
| ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business to be
transacted will be the protection of fruit trees
and other plants from damage by cold or in
seets, and all business incidental thereto, in
Guiding the manufacture and sale, or leasing
Of devices for afording such protection, as
well as the buying and selling of crops of
fruit and the like, or the handling of such
crops upon commission, and to own hold, buy.
sell and lease real estate, to grow all kinds of
| fruits, 10 own and take mortgages or other
securities, to own and operate suitable cans
for the transportation of fruits, and to own
and operate vessels and steamers.
Second.-Section ] of article III Of said
charter is hereby amended and altered so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 1. The amount Of capital stock auth
orized at this time is $500 1000, consisting of
$50 600 common stock, first issue" already
issued and fully paid up. as stated in this sec
tiOn in the original charter, and $150,000 of
common stock to be hereafter issued, making
the total capital stock of this corporation
$500, ,OOO There shall be no preferred stock,
all of the same issued having been surrender
ed to this company The said S15O,OOO in
creased common stock shall be paid for in
property, labor and services as follows: $1O,-
600 of the preferred stock Of this corporation
issued and surrendered to this corporation
and cancelled, of the value of $4,000 and
labor and services already rendered, and
merchandise and machinery now owned by
this company. and devices, processes and in
ventiOns for the protection of trees and fruits
from cold. and right of United States patent
thereof for which patent has now been ap-
piled for, and secret processes for the preser-
vation of cloth, which process is now owned
and used by said company, and valuable, long
time contracts for protecting citrus fruits Oh
/ the basis of One-third or more of each crop of
said fruits protected each year, which con-
/ tracts are now owned by this corporation, all
of the value of 100000. Said Sl5O,OOO of in
creased stock being fully paid up in the above
described property.
Third.-Section of article III of said
charter is hereby altered and amended so as
to read as follows:
| Sec 2 The stock of this corporation shall
be divided into shares of 800 each.
FOurth.-Section of article III of said
charter shall be altered and amended so as TO
read as follows:
Sec 3. The capital stock of this corpora
| ton may be increased in the manner provided
by law.
Fifth.-Sections and of Article III of the
charter of this corporation are hereby repeal
ed, annulled and made void.
| Sixth.-SectiOn of article III of the char
ter of this corporation is hereby altered and
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 9. Certificates Of stock shall be num-
bered and bear the signature Of the president
and secretary of the company and the i'm
preston of its corporate seal.
| The Mcfarland Fruit Protection company,
by Robert Amory, its president, and w. IL.
Mcfarland, its secretary, does hereby certify
that the above alteration and amendments OF
charter of said corporation was adopted by
Ithree-fOurths OF It's stock at meeting OF SAID
corporation held at the office of the company
at TitusvilIe, Florida, on Feb. 9th, 1901, and
that four weeks notice was given Of the time,
place and object of said meeting prior TO Feb
9th, 1901, by publication in the East Coast
Advocate, a newspaper published in Brevard
county. Florida, and two weeks notice To
each and all of the stockholders of said cor
poratiOn served personally on, or mailed &c
holders at least two weeks prior TO said
meeting. =.
In witness whereof the Mcfarland Fruit
Protection company has hereto set its hand
and corporate seal this 9th day of Feb. 1901.
MCFARLAND FRUIT PRoTEcTIoN COMPANY
By ROBERT AMoRY, tesident,
and w. II. McFARLs ;, Secretary.
Corporate Seal ofthe McF ID
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