The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-14

| ZIbh day OF september, 1SVo.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
on the 18th day of May, or as soon
thereafter. as practicable, application
will be made by A NJ. AVERY, o. M
! GORDON, T. A. JENNINGS, w. w
/ warm, C. w LAMAR and A. NJ.
AVERY, JR., to the Governor OF the
State of Florida, for letters patent in
| cooperating them and their associates
in accordance with the laws of the
State of Florida, Of which application
the following is a COPY:
We, A. M. AVERY, o. NJ. GORDON,
T. A. JENNINGS, C. w. LAMAR, A. NJ.
AVERY, JR., and w. w. warm, do
hereby make application for letters
patent Incorporating us and our asso-
Cates in accordance with the laws OF
I the State of Florida, under the follow
ing charter:
1. The name of the corporation is
AVERY HARDWARE & SUPPLY
COMPANY, and it's principal place Of
business is the City of Pensacola, IN
Escambia County, State of Florida.
2. The general nature of the busi-
ness to lbe transacted by said corpora
tion is the carrying on, at Pensacola
and elsewhere in the State Of Florida,
of the business of buying and selling
hardware, railroad and mill supplies
and any other kind Of goods, wares
and merchandise usually bought and
sold in the carrying on Of such bust
ness, and to own and operate saw mills
and turpentine stills, tram roads,
steamboats,, tugs, barges, schOoneTs
and other vessels, and to do all other
acts and things usual, customary or
convenient to the successful operation
of such business.
3. The amount of capital stock
authorized is One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars $3.50, 100000, to
be divided into fifteen hundred (1500)
shares of the par value of One Hun
dred Dollars ($10000) each; seven
hundred and fifty (750) of the said
shares to he paid for in property, to-
wit, goods, wares and merchandise;
the residue thereof in lawful money
of the United States.
4. The term for which said corpor-
alton shall exist is the period Of nine
ty-nine (99) years.
5. The business Of the corporation
is to be conducted by a President, a
Vice President and a Secretary and
Treasurer, and Board of five go
Directors, tO'be elected at the regular
annual meetings of the corporation,
to be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in December of each
year. Until the first election, the Off
GERS who are to conduct the business
of the corporation shall be A. NJ
Avery, President; A. NJ. Avery, Jr.,
Vice-President; and o. NJ Gordon,
Secretary and Treasurer; and the
Directors shall be A. M. Avery, o. NJ.
Gordon, T. A. jennings, G. w. Lamar
and A. M. Avery, Jr.
6. The highest amount of indebt-
edness or liability to which the cor
poration can at any time subject it.
self, is One Hundred and Fifty Thous-
and Dollars $150,00O00).
z. The names and residences of
the subscribers, and the amount of
stock subscribed for by each, are as
follows:
A. M. Avery, Pensacola, Florida, 45O
Shares.
o. NJ. Gordon, Andalusia, Alabama,
100 Shares.
T. A. jennings, Pensacola, Florida,
so Shares.
c, w. Lamar Pensacola, Florida,
80 Shares.
A. NJ. Avery. Jr., Pensacola, Florida,
so Shares.
w. w. Warn, Pensacola, Florida, so
Shares. -
A. NJ. AVERY,
o. NJ GORDON,
T. A. JENNINGS,
C. w. LAMAR,
A. NJ AVERY, JR.,
w. w. warm.
Personally before the undersigned
appeared A. NJ. Avery, w w. Warn, A.
NJ. Avery, Jr>, o. NJ. Gordon, c. W.
Lamar and T. A. Jennings, known to !
me to be the individuals described
and acknowledged the foregoing to be
their signatures, and that the forego-
ing is their act and deed for the uses
and purposes therein stated.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. 7 have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal, this 11th day Of April. A. /
D., 1906.
E. R. BURGoYNE,
NOTARY SeaI) Notary Public 4