The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-09-30

the purpose OF a common carrier.) for
the necessary carrying on of its busi
! ness. to buy. own. sell. lease or hire
| rolling stock, horses. mules or vehicles
! and all means necessary to promote
| the business Of transporting the goods
OF this corporations: to conduct a store
| chase and sale at Wholesale or retail.
| all dry goods. groceries. and all other
! articles usually handled by a general
store; to borrow or raise money by the
issue, pledge, mortgage sale or other
| disposition of any bonds. mortgaged
stock. script and obligations, and to
invest any money so raised in any such
investment or properties and to secure
any money borrowed by mortgages.
deeds bonds, notes. or other obligations
Of any real or personal property of this
corporation; to subscribe, purchase and
| receive. hold and own for investment
or otherwise sell dispose of and make
| advances upon stocks. bonds, shares.
securities. or obligations Of other cor
! poratiOns whatsoever. and while the
! bonds or obligations. to exercise all the
rights, powers and privileges OF own
ership thereof and to exercise any and
| all voting powers thereof. and gen
orally to carry on and conduct a cor
| p"ratinn for profit exercising any OF
the powers above enumerated.
ARTICLE Ill
The amount of capital stock Of this
dollars Cs20,000), divided into two hun
dred shares OF the par value of one
hundred dollars per per share $1,000. to
equivalent in real or personal property
| cat a just valuation thereof to be fixed
by the Board Of Directors at a meeting
! to be called for that purpose) shall
| have been paid in full. Ten per cent
of such capital stock shall be Subscrib-
ed for and paid in before the transac-
| tiOn OF any business by the corporation.
| ARTICLE ~
| The term for which this corporation
| shall exist shall be ninety-nine years.
! ARTICLE V.
! The business OF this corporation shall
be conducted by a president, treas
urer. a general manager, a secretary
and a board Of directors of not less
directors. The following officers shall
conduct the business Of the corporation
until the first annual meeting Of the
| stockholders to be held at the office
Of the company in the city OF Ocala.
| Florida, on the first Tuesday in March.
! 1911:
David S. Woodrow, president;
| George H. Ford, treasurer:
| ID. Mel Ferguson. secretary:
John G. ,ege. general manager;
| and they shall constitute its first
ARTICLE VI
| The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which this corporation shall at any
time subject itself shall be ten thOus-
ARTICLE VII.
1 The names and residences OF the sub
scribers to these articles and the
| amount of stock subscribed by them
seyerally are as follows:
| David $. Woodrow. 1917 shares. Ocala.
| Florida
George II. Ford. j share. OcaIa. Flor
| ida.
d. Mel Ferguson. share. Ocala.
Florida
| John G. Lege, share. Ocala, Florida.
! STATE OF FLORIDA,
| COUNTY OF MARION.
! ] hereby certify that before me per-
: sonaIly appeared David 5. Woodrow.
: George H Ford and ID. Mel Ferguson,
each of whom are to me well known as
the persons who subscribed to the fore
going articles Of Incorporation and
each of whom acknowledged that he
signed the said articles Of incorpora-
ton one OF the subscribing incor-
porators to said articles, and each Of
the said subscribing incorporators ac-
! knowledged for himself that he sub
scribed for the amount of CAP ital stock
| set opposite his name j further Ger
| tify that j am a duly commissioned
notary public in and for the State Of
| Florida and that my commission does
not expire until the 18th day of July.
| \. ID. 1913.
| In Witness Whereof. I have here
| unto set my hand and official seal On
| this the goth day of August, a ID. 1910
! Henry u. Stokes.
| Notary Public State OF
| tSeal) FLORIDA at Large