The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-19
Articles of Incorporation OF the
PreStOn-Miller Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that
we, the undersigned subscribers hereto,
! have associated ourselves together for the
purpose Of forming a corporation, under and
by virtue Of the provisions of the General
CORPORATION law Of the State of Florida, and
agree to the following Articles Of lncorpora'
tiOn:
l The name of this corporation shall be the
PRESTON MILLER COMPANY
and the principal business and office of said
| Corporation shall be located at Crescent Nlty,
| in Putnam COhnty, florida.
| 2 The general nature of the business to he
| transacted sh II be Inc manufacture and sale
| of Tanks, = ubs, G ates, aCkages, and general
| Iy, such other Articles as may hereafter decid-
| ed or acquired, to manufacture; the buying,
| selling, logging, cutting and milling OF TIM
brr and such other business as may be found
| necessary and eXpedient to probably conduct
! The amount Of the Capital Stock shall bc
| TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, to be Civid
Ell into TWO HUNDRED SHARES. each OF the
par value of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. The
| terms and condition upun which 1t shall b.
paid In are, twenty per centhm OF the stock
| subscribed upon the completion OF Its organl
| cation, of which, 10 the extent and value OF
| - 500 Dr. machinery, tools, materials and other
| prnperty, at such Just value rs may be deter
mined and fixed by the directors above at Il
meeting to be called fOr such purpose. may be
| received: the balance, eighty per centum To bt
| maid in .urh manner rs the Directors may de
| termine to he for the best Interests Of said
| Corporation.
| The TERM for which II Is to exist, shal
| be FIFTY YEARS.
! The business of said Corporation shall he
managed ami conducted by beard OF THREt
| DIRECTORS one of whom shall be the Prest
| dent of this Corporation; there sha also be I
! Treasurer and Secretary. The Board of Di
| rect0rs shall be elected by the Stockholders a
| the annual meeting to he held ON the Frs
! Wednesday in January of each year hereaI. or
| The ofIlce,s SO elected shall h I'D thoir office
| for one year and until their succes.o ar,
elected aud qualified g. II. Preston, John W
| Ftller and Daniel 4 Gcrow, shall be the boart
of directors: q. II Preston, Tres dent, and JONI
| W Miller, treasurer and secretary; and sinai
conduct the business of this Corp ration non
the commencement Of this orpOration unit
those elected at the first election shall be qua
lned ,.
| & The highest amount of btedness o
liability to which tits Corporation can at An!
time subject itself shall be As follows:
may mortgage ITS pro ty to the extent o
SlO,Ol -, and incur other Indebtedness In an'
to the same extent and amount, but shat II
no event ex eed the amount Of apiia stock
Z The names and residences Of the subsrih
els are as follows
O. II. Pr stOn Co, A. shares by I, II. Preston
President q escent tty, Fla.
John W. Miller 40 shares, Crescent city, Fla
$. VI IaBree, sLare, Cres 'ent city, Fla
GA. Preston share, Gre cent CITY. Fla,
Daniel T.. Gerow. l share, JHcksonvt lie, Fla.
state Of Flor da. County of Putnam Per
| sonally appeared before me on this day, &. h
Preston, as President of q, IL Preston Co,
| II Preston, John W, Miller and : NJ LaBret
who severally ackuowl' dyed their signature
to the foregoing articles Of lncor Grafton, 70
the purposes therein expressed.
Witness my hand and notarlal seal, on tn
10Th day OF June, 1904,
A. Il. TORREY, Notary Public,
fNoTAWIAL SFALl state az arr'
state of Fl rida, County Of Duval. Persoi
ally appeared before me on this day v. t. G'
, / row, who acknowledged his slgna'uie 10 IN
foregoing articles of incorporation for the pu
: poses therein expressed.
[ Witness my hand and uOtarial sealon III
22nd day otJuly, 1904
STEPHEN +. FOSTER,
g, TNoTARIAL sIALl Notary Public Tor d
State Of Florida,