The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-02
Articles of Incorporation of the
PreStOn-Miller Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that
we. the undersigned subscribers here 10,
have associated ourselves together for the
purpose Of forming corr Urat' On, undCr and
by virtue of the provisions of the General
Corporation law Of the STATE of Florida, and
agree to tn" following Articles Of Tncorporl-
ton
The name Of this corporation shall be the
PRESTON MILLER COMPANY"
and the principal business and office Of said
Corporation shall be located at 6res ent CITY,
In Putnam County, Florida
2 The general nature of the business t. he
transacted, shall be the manufacture and sale
Of TANKS, TUBS, Gates, ac cages and general
ly, such other a tlclts as may hereafter decld-
ed, or acquired, t. manufacture: the buying,
selling, logging, cutting and milling Of tim
Der and such other business us may be found
necessary and eXpelient to probably conduct
the above business.
TWENTY THOU AND DOLLAR, 10 be Givid-
cd into TWO HUNDRED SHARES, each OF the
par value Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS The
terms and condition upon which 1t shall be
paid in are, twenty per centum of the stock
subscribed upon the completion Of Its urgani-
cation, of which, 10 the extent and value of
81 5000. machinery, tools, materials and other
property, at such Just value as may he deter
mined and fixed by the directors above at Il
meeting To bNCalled for such purpose. may be
received the balance, eighty per cCutum 10 be
paid in -uCh manner rs the Directors may de
termine to be for the best Interests OF said
Corporation.
The TERN for which it isto exist shall
be FIFTY YEARS.
rho business of said Corporation Shall be
managed and conducted by board Of THREE
DIRECTORS. one of whom shall he the Pres-
dent of this Corporation; there sha also be a
Treasurer and secretary, The Board Of Di-
recturs shall be elected by the stockholders at
the annual meeting to be held on the l irst
Wednesday in January of each year hereafter
The officers so elected shall h Id thor offices
for one year and until heir success o's are
std De-, ton 1sa1t.
MILLER andsDiniel GerOw, shall be the board
of directors; O II Preston, president, and John
W Miller treasurer and secretary; and shall
conduct the business of this Corp ration from
the commencement Of this corporation until
those ole ctrd al the first election shall be qua
lifted
6 The highest amount Of indebtedness or
liability to which tEis Corporation can at any
time subject itself, shall be as follows; 1t
may mortgage ITS prore"ty Ia the extent Of
slO,O0gN and incur other Indebtedness in and
10 the same extent and amount but shall III
no event ex eed the amount Of apiial Stock
The names and residences Of the subsrib-
els IRE as follows;
Q. Ii. Preston Co, A. shares by e. H. Preston,
President, Crescent ity, Fla.
John W Miller. 40 shares, Crescent City, Fla.
S. VI I.aBree, share Crescent lily, Fla.
O.H. Preston share, Gre cent City. Fla.
Daniel T. GerOw, share, JackSonville, Fla.
State Of Florida, County OF Putnam Per-
sonally appeared before me on this day, q. IL,
Preston, as President of Q. II. Preston CO., G.
II Preston, John W. Miller and S NJ. 1aBree,
who severally acknowl' dyed their signatures
to the foregoing articles Of incor Grafton, T
the purposes tn rein expressed.
Witness my hand and notarlal seal, on this
10th day of June, 1904.
A. B. ToRREY, Notary Public,
TNnrARIAL sENL1 State at Large.
state Of Florida, County Of Duval. Person.
ally appeared before nc on this day D. r. &C.
row, who acknowledged his signature to the
foregoing articles Of incorporation for the pur-
poses therein expressed
Witness my hand aud notarial seal on this
22nd day Of July, 1904.
STEPHEN Z. FOSTER
FNoTARIAI. SEAL Notary Public bir the
State Of Florida,