The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-18
Notice of Intention to Apply for
Letters Patent.

Notice is hereby given that the subscribers
hereto, Will apply TO the Honorable Albert
W. Gichrist, Governor of the state of Flor
ida, at Tallahassee, Florida, on the 22d day
of December, A. D., 1910, for
LETTERS PATENT
as Fer PROPOSED CHARTER following
the same having been filed in the office OF
the secretary OF State, of said State of Flor
ida, NJ Tallahassee, Florida, on the day OF
November A. d., 1910.
PROPOSED CHARTER OF
"FLORIDA WOODENWARE COMPANY
1.-The name of this corporation shall be,
FLORIDA NOODENwARE COMPANY
and Its principle place of business shall be
at and near Palatka, in Putnam County,
State of Florida, but II may by resolution of
its Board of Directors change the same TO
any other place in said State;
2.-The general nature ofthe business to be
transacted by this corporation shall be to
manufacture, buy, and sell TANKS, TU BIS,
CRATES, BOXES, and such other articles
of woodenware, or combinations Herewith
as may hereafter be decided upon. or acqulr-
ed, for manufacture or sale; and incident
thereto, the buying, holding, use, sale and
disL osal OF lands, timber, woods, and ma
teriais for the same, and the carrying on of
such other business as may be decided to be
eNpcdient or necessary to properly carry on
said manufacturing business first above
mentioned; and these powers and privileg-
es may be extended elsewhere in the State
of Florida in the United states and For
eign Countries, and to do and perform such
acts ana things in the premises as may be
incident, eNpedient and necessary to prop
erly carry out the purposes stated;
3.-The amount OF the Capital Stock of
this corporation shall be FORTY THOU
SAND n0LLARs, divided into FOUR
HUNDRED SHARES, each of the par value
of ONE HUNDRED Dollars; This Capital
stock Shalt be NON ASSESSABLE, and
shall be paid in according to law, and there
after as called for by the Directors:
4.-ThiS corporation shall continue and
exist Tor the term OF FIFTY YEARS, unless
dissolved according to law;
0.-Ihe annual meeting of this corporation
shall be held in Palatka, Putnam County,
Florida, on the first WEDNESDAY, in the
month OF January of each year hereafter,
but the time and place of meeting may be
changed at any annual meeting of the stock
holders.
The officers of this corporation shall be
elected AT said annual meetings, and the
term of office of all officers shall be ONE
YEAR, and until their successors are elect
ed, said term to begin with the date of such
election;
6-All deeds of conveyance, leases. and in.
struments of writing necessary to be under
seal, shall be executed by the President or
Vice President, signing the corporate name
and attested by the Secretary, afiixing the
corporate seal thereto;
I'm case of inability from any cause, on
part of the President, the Vice President
shall succeed to and perform all acts and
Things required of that officer;
S.-The highest amount OF indebtedness
to which said corporation may subject IT.
self, shall De Forty Thousand Dollars:
9.-The officers of this corporation shall be
a Board of DIRECTORS. OF not less than
n "a REE; nor more than FIVE, one of whom
snail be President, another Vice President.
another secretary, andSanother Treasurer
Dut one OF the Directors may hold both of
the Offices of secretary and Treasurer, If
deemed eXpedient;
lO-Until the first election under this
Jharter, at an annual meeting, the business
d TINS corporation shall be conducted by n
board OF directors, consisting OF f. H. Will
son, who shall be President:
Y. ii. Preston, who shall be Vice. Pres lent
W. +. Merriam, who shall be Secretary.
Z. Il. Grimm, who shall be Treasurer:
ll,-By-lIws not inconsistent with this
Jharter, NAV be adopted, rescinded or
amended at Eany meeting Of said Directors
who shall have the authority to fix the com
lensation ofits officers, employees, servants
lnd agents, and to delegate such authority
% other persons when deemed eXpedient or
necessary and in all acts of said Directors a
majority OF them shall be sufficient:
l2.-The names. residences and respective
of the incorporators, are ms
ollows: "'N no
z. II. Wilson, Palatka, FIorida. 20 sbares
:; II; Preston, Crescent City, Fla, 10 shares
". T. Merriam, Palatka, Florida, 10 shares
;, g. Grimm, Palatka, Florida, 20 shares,
state OF Florida,
)ounty of Putnam
BEFORE me perfonally came f. H. Wilson.
J. H. Preston, w. p. Merriam and @, a.
irimm, who each for himself acknowletlped
ne foregoing to be his genuine signature 10
ne foregoing charter of the FLORIDA Wood
nWare Company" for the purposes therein
Witness my hand and official seal. at Pa
atka: on this November 18th, A. ID 1910
Seall II, 4. HASKI LII,
Notary Public, State of Florida at Large,
my commission expires January 18th, 1914.