The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-12-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND
THE PROPOSED CHARTER OF
A. BROWN & BRO. INC,

THE UNDERSIGNED INTENDING AND
Il proposing 10 organize Corporation under
the general corporation laws of the state of
Florida, and the amendments thereof herebv
make and publish the following articles Of
association and proposed charter:
FIRsr-The name ofthe corporation shall be
A BROWN & BRO. ING.
and its principal place OF business at Ocala.
Marion county Florida
SECoSD-The general nature OF the business
to be transacted by said corporation
shall he the carrying On of a whole
sale mercantile business, and the corporation
shall have power TO buy. sell and pledge mer-
chandise real and personal property includ-
ing shares in other corporations, and deal gem
orally merchants. The corporation
shall have power to buy and otherwise acquire
construct, maintain and operate private lines of
railroad and other means of TRANSPORTATION
and construct. acquire, lease, maintain and op-
crate steamboats,, barges and other means of
transportation along and over the waters of Sill
yer Springs. Silver Springs Run, and the Ock.a-
waha and st. Johns rivers aud other navigable
waters lying within the state of Florida. The
corporation shall have the right to carry on
wholesale mercantile warehouse and trans
portation business, and all such other business
as is not Iucou siStent with the general purpose
and object Of the corporation.
THIRD-The amount OF capital stock author
lied and which will be issued by the company
IS seventy-hve thousand dollars, consisting of
seven hundred and fifty shares Of the par value
OF one hundred dollars each, one hundred per
cent OF which shall be paid in at the time of
the orga nization of said company, in cash and
when 30 paid said stock shall be then fully paid
and worcestershire.
FOURrH-The term for which the CORPORATION
shall exist is ninety nine years.
FIFTH-The officers who will conduct the
company . business until the first annual meet
ing. will be a president and secretary and
treasurer. The annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors tor the election of officers
will be held IN the city Of Ocala, Florida on the
Sc COnd Tuesday IN January in each year and
the officers who will conduct the business of
the company until those elected at the first cleo
ton shall be qualified are A. Brown president
and Jake Brown, secretary and treasurer.
SIxTH--The highest amount of Indebtedness
and liability TO which the corporation can at
any time subject itself Is fifty thousand dollars.
SEVENTH-The names and residences and
the number of shares 70 be taken by each of
the subscribers are as follows:
Number of Shares
Name. Residence. subscribed by
Each Subscriber.
Abe Brown. OCala, Florida. one hundred
and ninety
Jake Brown. One hundred
and ninety
l.. Anderson FiIty.
Clark Ray John
son Company Leroy " Fifty
Herbert Ford, Ocala Twenty five
Edward Hitler Twenty five
K. y. Hall twenty. five
Thomas {. Hall Twenty-Five
Z. ChambIss % TWENTY i've
Witness our hand and seals the 70 dav OF Nov
ember, 1903.
ABE BROWN, Isl
JAKE BROWN, Isl
n l. ANDERSON, fLS1
HERBERr.A FORD. Isl
EDWARD KILLER, TLSI
K. HALL. Isl
THOMAS c. HALL, lis
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