Gainesville daily sun., 1909-07-03
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

''h'A Va AHt oNdte Ol iOflua. on tnt
orG uay al August. A. ID. 1899. for let.
ters patent 10 be- issued To Wilson
CCmi amy, CpoE the proposed charter
~ said company, a copy OF which l.
as follows:
e. A. COLCLOCGH.
J. u. STRlNGFELLJW,
". Il. THOMAS,
J. ID. GARDNER.
BESSIE L. KING.
Articles Of incorporation Of Wilson
Company.
We. the undersigned. hereby asso
ci2te ourselves together for the pur
pose Of forming and becoming a
OOdy corporate under the laws of the
State Of Florida. and do hereby make.
adopt, declare and subscribe the fol
lowing as the articles Ot our incor.
poration:
Article THE name OF this cor.
poratiOn shall be Wilson Com.
pany." and it's place OF business
shall be GainesViIIe Alachua county
Florida. but such branch offices anC
places Of business may be established
elsewhere as the Directors may from
time to time deternine.
article 1.-THE general nature OF
the business to be conducted by this
company shall be- To buy and sell any
and all kinds of merchandise. AT
wholesale or retail. To buy. sell. mort
gage or lease realty and personal
property, To do a general mercantile
and contracting business; and To eX.
rrcise such powers as shall be- neces.
sary for. and incident TO. the conduct
ing OF said business or businesses.
Article lIl-The capital stock of
the company shall be S5OOOO. ~. di
yided into fve hundred shares of
10000 each. 3O.OOO.OO to be paid up
In full In cash before commencing
business, and the remaining two
hundred shares To remain In the
treasury Of the company and sold By
said company at not less than $4,000
per share for cash as the by.la rs may
direct
Article IV-The corporation shall
continue and have full power To- eXeT.
else its corporate franchise for ninety.
nine t99D years after the commence
ment OF it's corporate existence.
Article N-The business of this cor
pOration shall be- conducted by "a
President. a NicP.presidcnt. a Secre
tary and Treasurer. a Manager. anG
four Directors.
The directors may be- increased bN
the bylaws To any number not eX.
Cecding six. The directors shall De
elected by the stockholders az th,
annual stockholders meeting held IT,
Gainesville. Florida, az the pTincipa
place of business of the corporation
on the first Tuesday In January OF
eech year. beginning In the year
1910 The other officers shall be
elected BY the directors immediately
after the stockholders meeting. TIL,
first annual meeting shall be held oi
the first Tuesday IN January. 1910
anu until the first election of directors
ana officers. the following shall De
the officers of the corporation: Prcsi
dent. &. A. COlclough; Nice-Presidcnt,
T. d. StTinGfellow. Secretary anC
Treasurer. w II. Thomas; Manager
J. d. Gardner: Directors. G. a. Col
clough. J. -. StrinRfellow. W. Il
Thomas aud J. d. Gardner.
Article With" highest amount al
Indebtedness or liability To which thh
/ oh pJ.y Ga NJ any tine subject II
self shall be Slj.O0o0O.
Article Nll-The names and resi-
4 denCes Of the incOrpOratOrs. and tn,
amount Ol capital stock subscribed by
zach. are a. follows:
G. A. Colclough. Gainesville, Florida
| 100 shares.
4 J. u. Siringf,llow Gainesville. Flor
ida 20 shares.
W. Il. Thomas. Gainesville. Florida
80 shares.
J. d. Gardner. Gainesville, Florida
30 shares.
| BESSIE l.. King, Gainesville. Florida
10 shares.
c. a. COLCLOUGH.
J. ID. STRINGFELLOW.
W. X. THOMAS.
J. d. GARDNER,
BESSIE l.. KING.
State OF Florida.D