The weekly true Democrat., 1906-11-16
CHARTER or TALLAHASSEE HARDWARE
COMPANY.
ARTICLE 1


ARTICLE l.
The name Of the corporation shall b.. Tallahas.
go Hardware Company; and lee principal place Of
bnsiness shall b ~ TallAhassSs. Leon county.
YloEIdai but The Beard Of DirestorS may establlsh
OtsrDlaees Of business for said corporation with
IN and without the state Of Florida.
ARTiCLB H.
The general nature of the busiDess to be trans
acted b. the company Il the buying, selling and
dealing In hardware. machinery. building materi-
aia, wood and coal, and the conducting OF Z gen
SrRl hardware store or stores, for the Sala either
At Wholesale Or retail or both, al all such goOda,
wares and msEchandlse - are usually kept for
and conducting Of . plumbing. building and gsn.
erAl contracting business; the buying selling and
dealing In any other goods, wares. merehAndise.
ware that may be deemed desirable either in con.
nsetiOB with the hardware business. or otherwise;
the manufactuEe q lumber, shinslos, brick stone,
iRG hOldinE. leasing. mortgaginR, selling and con-
yeyinG OF such real PrCparty ~ may be required
for the purposes Of the business.
ARTIcLR M.
The amount Of the capital stock shall be ten
thousand dollars, 70 be divided into two hundred
shares Of fifty dollars saeh % which sixty shares
must be subscribed and fully paid, before the com
lal stock shall DO iSsued and disposed Of a. The
Board Of Directors may determine The capital
stock may be increased, At any time, by two.
thirds vote Of the stOckholders TO twenty -fiVe
thousand dollars
ARTIcLH ~.
The said company shall exist for fifty years. un-
less sooner dissolved.
ARTIcLE v.
The business of the company shall be conducted
by the following offeere, via: A President. Sec.
retary, Treasurer, and Board Of Directors, and
such subordinate officers the Board OF Directors
may appoint The Offices of Secretary and Treas
urer may be Allied by the same person. The Board
elected by the stockholders from their number at
the annual meeting OF the stockhoders, which
shall be held, until otherwise hNed by the stock
holders. on the third wednesday Of July In each
year; but the Board Of Directors may be increased
BY votauf the stockholders 20 not exceeding seven
members. The Board % Directors shall elect the
other officers Of the company At their first meeting
after the annual meeting Of the atoc holders The
following persons shall be the officers TO conduct
the business Of the company ntll those elected 81
shall be qualified, via; Thomas II. Lloyd, Presi-
dent, Thomas n. Bond. Secretary and Treasurer
Thomas H. Lloyd Thomas H. Bond and A. H.
Blackburn, Directors.
ARTIcLB vi.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or liability
20 which the company can At any time subject it.
self shall be ten thousand dollars,
ARTIcLR VII.
The names and residences Of the subscribera
with the number Of shares subscribed by each OF
them, are as follows:
Thomas 4. Lloyd. Lloyd Florida, - ahArea
Thomas II. Bond. TAllahaaasa, Florida. % Aharea
A. D. Blackburn Talahaasos, Florida ahAres
In testimony whereof the said associates have
horeunto subscribed their names this 26th day Of
October, A. ID. 1906
Taos. u. LLoYp, % Shares.
THOs. n. BoND. ~ Shares.
A. n. BLACKBURN. Sharss.