The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-03-30
NOTICE
Of Application for Charter

Of Application for Charter
Notice is hereby given that thirty
days from the nrSt publication hereof
the undersigned subscribers will ap-
ply to the Hon. Albert w Gilchrist
governor OF the state of l lorida for
letters patent for a corporation TO be
known and called HALL LUMBER
COMPANY upon the articles OF incor-
poration hereby set forth.
Articles of Incorporation
We. the undersigned. together with
our associates. do hereby form q COR
pOration upon the following articles
of Incorporation:
FIRST
The name of said corporation
shall be HALL LUMBER COMPANY.
and its principal place of business
shall be the city OF Ocala, Florida.
with power to establish branch Of
fees at such places that its directors
may from time 10 time determine, in
the United States or elsewhere.
SECOND
The general nature of the business
Ia be transacted shall be as follows:
(a) To own. buy and Sell lands and
personal property:
/ OBJ To own. buy. sell and deal in
timber and timber rights:
Co To erect. construct, buy. own
and operate mills and all other plants
necessary for the manufacture Of
| lumber. and any Of its products; and
in connection with such mills and
manufacturers. to own. buy. construct
and operate rail and tram roads Incl
dent to the operation of said mills and
manufactures. and the marketing OF
the products thereof.
cd To buy. sell and deal in lum-
Der and the products thereof. building
material OF al kinds and natures.
,e) To engage in the general bust
ness OF contractors for the erection
and construction of all kinds and
characters of STRUCTURES whatever:
things incident ID the several bust
nesses hereinbeforE set out:
(gD To have. IT, and enjoy all the
righs and powers of a corporation un-
! der the general laws Of the state OF
Florida incident TO the businesses
| her"inbefore set out
THIRD
The amount Of the Capital stock Of said
| corporation shall be three hundred
/ thousand dollars. divided into three
! thousand shares Of the par value Of one
/ hundred dollars each: ten per cent OF
which said capital stock shall be paid
! in lawful money of the United States
! upon the granting Of the charter. and
! the balance az said capital stock shall
/ be paid in lawful money of the United
| states, or In property. labor or ser
vices at a just valuation 10 be fixed
! by the directors of said corporation al
! a meeting called for such purDoscS.
FOURTH
! The businesses OF said CORPORATION
! shall be conducted by a board of five
| directors. and a president and vice
! president. who shall each be one OF
| said board OF directors. and by Sec
Rotary ana treasurer. who need not De
one Of the directors.
/ Tn. board Of directors shall be
! elected annually for one year on the
| first Monday in january of each year
and no! dtheir Offices for one year.
| The officers who SHAH conduct the
! businesses of said corporation until
/ the first annual election shall be as
! follows:
! board Of directors:
Z. s Han.
J. r Williams
J. +. Cheyney.
/ J d. StringfeIlOw
! INOHdS DOWNING.
The president shall be L. : Hall:
! the vice president. ]. r Williams: the
secretary and treasurer. G. II. Brown
/ FIFTH
The highest amount 81 Indebtedness:
! or liability 70 which the corporation
can at any time subject itself shall b.
/ three hundred thousand dollars.
! SIXTH
! Abe names and residences Of the
! subscribers ana the number Of shares
( subscribed for shai be de follows:
/ Name Address No % Shares
! p :. Hall Ocala. Fla. ...... goo
! ]. p Williams. Citra. Fla. ....-. 200
/ Thomas Bowling. Live oak. Fla.
/ State OF Florida
! County of Hillsborough
/ I hereby certify on this sth day 81
March. A. D 1910. before me- personal.
/ l. came r. :. Hall. J. r. Williams and
! fn0na.s Bowling. the subscribers |,
! the articles VI Incorporation for-goine
! OF the HALL LUMBER COMPANY
and each severally acknowledged thai
! h executed TIE said articles Of incor-
/ poration.
( Witness my hand and official sea
N this sth day Of March. a. .. 1910
/ I.ucian c. Algee. CSeal)
! Notary Public
Ny commission expires Aug. %. 1911