Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-03

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charter }. A. Fflt Eli
/ Fl. l.. PHIFER.
w. r. PHIFER.
w. o. NORRIS.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE PHlFER AND NOR
RIS COMPANY.
The unders signed hereby associate
themselves together for the purpose
Of becoming Incorporated under tine
laws Of Florida for the transaction OF
business under the following charter:
Article THE name Of this corpora
tion shall be The Phi:er and Morris
Company. with its principal place OF
business in Gainesville. Alachua coun.
~. Florida. with branches OF other
wise as may be hereafter decided.
Article 1.-THE general nature OF
the business TO be transacted by said
corporation shall be that OF buying.
selling. trading and dealing. at either
wholesale or retail. In merchandise.
clothing. furnishings. dress goods.
shoes. hats. caps and all things usual
" kept In q hrst.class store.
AItlCte III nc auOuut VI Vdptdl
stock authorized to be issued by the
said corporation shall be Twenty
Thousand Dollars to be divided into
two hundred shares Of the par value
OF One Hundred Dollars each. The
capital stock may be payable In cash
or goods. . just valuation thereof to
be Axed BY the Board Of Directors at
any meeting OF said Board.
Article Iv-The existence OF this
corporation shall Be ninety-nine years.
Article V-The said business OF
said corporation shall be conducted
by . President. . vice-President. Sec
rotary, and Treasure. and . Board OF
three or moro Directors: the number
thereof may Be increased from three
1t any regular meeting. The once
of Secretary and Treasurer may be
held by one and the same person.
The Directors may be elected BY the
stockholders at each annual meeting.
All the officers Of this corporation
shall b elected annually by the d.
rectors. The Directors and ofhcers
shah be elected 1t the FIRST meeting
Of the stockholders TO be held on
second Tuesday in January. A. d.
1908. in Gainesville. Florida. and
thereafter ut the regular annual meet.
ings Of the corporation. q Aich shall
b held on the second Tuesday In
January Of each and every year. and
shall hold ONCE until their successors
are elected and qualified. The ON.
Gers Who are TO conduct the business
Of the corporation until those elected
at the first election shall qualify. are
]. L. Phifef, President: H. L. Phifer.
Vies- President: W. o. Morris. Score
tary and Treasurer: Directors. J. A.
Phiief, n. L. Phifer. W. B. Phifer and
W. O. Morris.
Article V-The highest amount Of
Indebtedness or liability to which
said corporation shall at any time
subject itself shall be Twenty Thous
and Dollars.
Article VlI-The names. residences
and amount OF subscription to the
stock OF said corporation by subscrib-
ing incorporators hereto are as fol-
lows:
J. A. Phifer. Gainesville. Florida,
20 shares.
II. L. Phifer. Gainesville. Florida,
W. B. Phifer. Gainesville. Florida
w. o. Morris. Gainesville. Florida,
% shares.
In witness whereof the above de-
scribed tncorporators have hereunto
set their hands and seal this 23rd
day OF July. A. ID. 1907.
J. A. PHIFER. (seaD
H. L. PHlFER. iSeaN
w. b. PHlFER. lSeaN
w. o. NORRIS. lSeaD
State Of Florida.
Alachua County.
Personally appeared before me this
day J. A. Phifer. H. l.. Phifer. W. h.
Phifer and W. O. Morris. who are
we'll known to me. and known to be
the incorporators and individuals
described in the foregoing proposed
charter. who did each of them &C.
knowledge before me that they sub.
scTibed and executed the proposed
charter and articles OF Incorporation
for the uses and purposes therein
contained and expressed.
In testimony whereof. have here.
unto set my hand and seal this 23rd
day Of July. A. D. 1907. at Gainesville,
Alachua county. Florida.
EVANS HALLE.
Notary Public State Of Florida at
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