The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-05
FIorahOme, Fla.
Articles Of Incorporation of the
PreStOn-Miller Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that
we, the undersigned subscribers here o.,
have associated ourselves together f,r the
purpose of forming 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 lncorporu-
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 Crescent City,
in Putnam County, florida,
The general nature of the business t. be
transacted. shrll be the manufacture and sale
OF Tanks, Tubs, GATES, Packages, and general
ly, such other articles As may hereafter decid-
ed, or acquired, to manufacture; the buying,
selling, logging, cutting and milling OF tim
Der and such other business as may be found
necessary and expedient to probably conduct
the above business
The amount Of the Capital Stock, shall be
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, to be diyid-
ed into TWO HUNDRED S ,IARES, each Of the
par value OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. The
Terms and condition upon which 1t shall be
paid in are, twenty per Gent"m OF the stock
subscribed upon the completion Of It's organi
Iation, of which, to the extent and value Of
4? 5OU o. machinery, tools, materials and other
property, at such just value as may be deter
mined and fixed by the directors above at a
meeting to be called for such purpose, may be
received: the balance, eighty per centum to be
paid In uch manner as the Directors may de
termine to be for the best Interests of said
Corporation.
4 The TERM for which it is to exist, shall
be FIFTY YEARS.
K The business of said Corporation shall be
managed ami conducted by board Of THREE
DIRECTORS one Of whom shall be the Presi-
dent of this Corporations; there sha also be a
Treasurer and secretary, The Board of Di-
rectors shall be elected by the stockholders at
the annual meeting to be held ON the First
Wednesday in January of each year hereafter
The officers so elected shall h I'D their Offices
for one year and until their successors are
elected and qualified. @. H. Preston, John W.
MILLER and Daniel GerOw, shall be the board
OF dirertors;O II Preston, pres dent. and John
W. Miller, treasurer and secretary; and shall
conduct the business OF this Corp ration from
the commencement OF this corporation uhul
those elected at the nfst electloh snail De qua-
lihed ,.,.,--
6 The highest amount Of indeb edness or
liability TO which is Corporation eau at any
time subject Itself, shall be as follows; II
may mortgage its prove ty 10 the extent OF
Sl0nntO, aud incur other Indebtedness In and
to the same extent and amount hut shal III
no event ex eed the amount Of apital stock
The names and residences oil Inc Supsrlp-
els are as follows:
C. II. pr ston Co /, a. shares by {. II. Preston,
President, O escent tty, Fla
John W Miller. 40 shares, Crescent city, Fla.
s. VI laBree, share, Ores ent tity, Fla.
o. H. Preston | share Ore-cent city. Fla.
Daniel T. Gerow, share, Jacksonville, RIA.
StateNof Florida County Of Putnam Per
soually appeared before me on this day, c. II.
Preston. a. President Of @ H Preston Co, G.
H Preston, Iohn W. Miller and 5. NJ. LaBree,
who seyerally ACKNOWLEDGED their signatures
to the foregoing articles Of tncor Grafton, fur
the purposes IN rein expressed.
Witness my hand and notarial seal, on this
both day OF June, 1874.
r. TORREY, Notary Public,
rNoTARIAl sFAII State at a. &c,
state of Florida, County Of nuval Person
ally appeared before me on this day D. T. Go
row, who acknowledged his signature To the
foregoing articles Of incorporation Tor the pur
poses therein expressed.
/ . Witness my hand aud notartal seal on this
| 22nd day OF July, 1894
STEPHEN E. FOSTER,
| fNorARIAL SEAL Notary Publ for he
State Of Florida.