The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-09-26
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR LETTERS PATENT

APPLICAvION
FOR LETTERS PATENT
Notice is hereby given, that We. the
will apply to the Governor
of the State of Florida, at Tallahassee.
on the first day Of October.
~ D. 1910. for letters patent to be is
sued to the WOODMAR INVESTMENT
COMPANY under the following pro-
posed charter. the original of which Is
now on file in the office of the Secre-
tary of State Of the State of Florida:
David $ Woodrow,
George III. Ford,
d. Mel Ferguson,
John q. Lege.
Articles Of Incorporation
We. the undersisneo. co hereby asso-
ciate ourselves together for the pur-
the Laws of the State of Florida and
do adopt the following Articles OF In
corporation; ,Rr,c1E1
the WOODMAR INVESTMENT COM
PAN1, and the principal place OF busi-
ness shall be Ocala. Marion County.
Florida. and a such other places as the
Board of Directors may see fit TO estab-
liSh branch offices
ARTICLE II.
The general nature OF the business to
be transacted by the CORPORATION shall
be to deal in real estate and personal
property of all kinds. to deal in sand,
rock, cement. lime, gravel and all other
concrete material 10 manufacture con-
crete blocks, to mine lime, or other de-
posits in connection with such bust
ness. TO buy, sell and deal in tboth by
wholesale and retaiD goods. wares and
merchandise of every kind and descrip-
ton: to buy, sell. own and control
warehouses and other buildings neces-
sary Tor the purpose OF the business
herein authorized: to erect buildings
upon, and construct streets and roads
through its own property or that OF
others in accordance with law. and IT
n her ms inn hp
real estate: to own. buy, sell. lease, and
charter and operate, tugs, lighters, pile
drivers and steamboats,. tbut not for
the purpose OF common carrier,) for
the necessary carrying of its bust
ness. to buy. own, sell. lease or hire
rolling stock. horses. mules 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: 10 borrow or raise money by the
issue, pledge. mortgage sale 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
holder or owner Of any such stock.
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
poration for profit exercising any OF
the powers above enumerated
ARTICLE III.
The amount OF capital stock Of this
corporation shall he twenty thousand
dollars is20.000). divided into two hun
hundred dollars per share ts10O), to
Toe issued when the par value or its
equivalent in real or personal property
eat a just valuation thereof To he fixed
by the Board OF Directors at a meeting
To be called for that purposeD shall
have been paid in full. Ten per cent.
ell for and paid in before the trahsac-
ton of any business by the corporation.
ARTICLE w.
The term for which this corporation
shall exist shall be ninery-nine years
ARTICLE V
The business Of this corporation shall
be conducted by a president, a treas
urer. general manager, a secretary
than three and not more than seven
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 : Woodrow. president;
George IL Ford. treasurer;
T. Mel Ferguson. secretary:
John q. Leee. general manager:
and they shall constitute its first
board Of directors
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount OF Indebtedness
to which this corporation shall at any
time subject itself shall be ten thous-
ARTICLE VII.
The names and residences Of the sub
scribers I" these articles and the
amount Of stock subscribed by them
Severally are follows:
David :. Woodrow. 1s7 shares. Ocala.
Florida
u Mel Ferguson, l share. ocaIa.
Florida
John g Lege. / share. Ocala. Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA.
COUNTY OF MARION.
i hereby certify that before me per-
sonalIy appeared David : Woodrow,
George II. 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 As one of the subscribing incOf-
porators TO said articles. and each OF
the said subscribing incorporators ac-
knowledged for himself that he sub
scribed for the amount of capital stock
set opposite his. name. / further GER
tify that i 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.
\. u. 1918.
! In Witness Whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and official seal on
| this the goth day of August, A ID. 1919.
Henry ID. Stokes.
| Notary Public State OF
(SeaID Florida at Large.