The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-09-12

sued to the WOODMAR INVESTMENT
Sossd nd ,ne ans
now on file in the office OF the Secre-
tary of State Of the State Of Florida:
David S. Woodrow.
George II. Ford,
d. Mel Ferguson.
John G. Lege.
Articles Of Incorporation
We. the undersigned, 90 hereby asso-
ciate ourselves together for the pur-
pose of becoming incorporated under
the Laws of the State of Florida and
do adopt the following Articles of In
corporation: ARr1c1E1
the WOODMAR INVESTMENT COM
PANY, and the principal place Of bust
Florida. and at 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
rock, cement. lime. gravel and all other
concrete material. to manufacture con-
crete blocks, to mine lime. or other de-
posits in connection with such bust
ness: to buy, sell and deal in (bOth by
wholesale and retaiD goods. wares and
merchandise of every kind and descrip--
warehouses and other buildings neces-
sary for 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
may in any other manner improve the
real estate: to own. buy, sell, lease, and
charter and operate. tugs. lighters. pile
drivers and steamboats,, (but not for
the purpose OF a common carrier,) for
the necessary carrying on of it's bust
ness, to buy, own. sell, lease or hire
rolling stock. horses, mules or vehicles
and all means necessary to promote
of this corporations: to conduct a store
or stores or cOmmlSSary Tor the pur-
chase and sale at wholesale or retail,
all dry goods, groceries. and all other
articles usually handled by general
store; to borrow or raise money by the
issue, pledge, mortgage sale or other
disposition or any bonds. mortgaged
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
corporations: to subscribe, purchase and
receive. hold and own for investment
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 OWL
all voting powers thereof. and gen
orally to carry on and conduct cor
poration for profit exercising any OF
the powers above enumerated.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock of this
corporation shall be twenty thousand
dollars E20.O0O). divided into two hum
dred shares of the par value Of one
hundred dollars per share $1,000. to
be issued when the par value or it's
equivalent in real or personal property
by the Board of Directors at a meeting
to be called for that purpose) shall
have been paid in full. Ten per cent
ed for and paid in before the transac-
ton 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. a treas
urer, a general manager. a secretary
and a board of directors of not less
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
| 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 q. LeSe. general manager;
and they shall constitute its first
ARTICLE VI
| The highest amount OF indebt edness
10 which this corporation shall at any
time subject itself shall be ten thous-
and dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
The names and residences of the sub
scriberS 10 these articles and the
| amount OF stock subscribed by them
seyerally are as follows:
David s Woodrow, 49, shares, Ocala,
| Florida.
George II. Ford. share. Ocala, Flor
| ida.
u. Mel Ferguson. share. Ocala,
Florida.
John q. Lege. share. Ocala. Florida.
STATE, OF FLORIDA.
COUNTY OF MARION.
l hereby certify that before me per-
Sonally appeared David :. Woodrow,
George III. Ford and d. 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
ton 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 capital stock
Set opposite his name. l further GER
tify that l am a duly commissioned
notary public in and for the State of
Florida and that my commission does
not expire until the 10th day of July
\. l.. 1913.
In Witness Whereof. / have here
unto set my hand and official seal on
this the Goth day Of August, A. u. 1910
Henry u. Stokes
Notary Public State OF
tSeaL) Florida at Large.