The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-04-28
Proposed Charter of Putnam Handle
Manufacturing Company.

We, the undersigned, do hereby associate
ourselves together for the purpose OF be-
coming incorporated under the laws of the
state Of Florida, under the following char
ter:
ARTICLE l. The name of this corpora
ton shall be PUTNAM HANDLE MANU-
FEATURING COMPANY" and its princi-
pal place of business at Kenwood, Putnam
County, Florida.
ARTICLE 2. The general nature of the
business to be transacted by said corpora
ton shall be that of manufacturing, own
ing, buying, selling, trading and dealing, at
either wholesale or retail, In lumber OF all
kinds, shingles, laths, wooden handles, and
all kinds OF mill products, on commission or
otherwise, the owning, buying, selling, ieas-
ing renting using and operating saw mills,
plants, tram roads.machinery and supplies,
timber and lands of every description; TO
manufacture cement blocks and cement
walks; to drive wells ito maintain general
store and to conduct any mercantile bust
ness, and to maintain q SaSh,do ana bl1nu
factory; to acquire, mold, use, own, mort
gage, lease and convey all such property,
real or personal, in the State OF Florida,
and all states of the United states and for
eign countries; to purchase or otherwise ac-
uuire stocks and bonds, either or both, OF
any other corporation or company, as may
be necessary OF convenient in connection
with said businesses; to enter into, carry
out or otherwise turn to account, contracts
of every kind, to establish, operate, own and
maintain lumber yards, branches, onces
and agencies, within and without the State
of Florida and to do any and all things set
forth in this charter. to the same extent ana
as fully as natural persons might do in any
part OF the State of Florida and other states
OF the United States and foreign countries,
and to do all things in connection there,
with as may be permitted by the laws OF
Florida and be necessary and convenient
| in the conduct of the corporations business,
| ARTICLE 3. The amount of capital STOCK
authorized to be issued by the said corpora
ton shall be FIVE THOUSAND (S5GO0.OJl
DOLLARS, to be divided into five hundred
| 5000 shares of the par value OF Ten $lO.0OJ
| Dollars each. The capital stock may be
PAYABLE in cash, or may be issued or uSed
for the purchase of property, labor or ser;
vices at n lust valuation thereof, to be fixed
\ by the board of directors ut meeting to be
called for that purpose.
| ARTICLE 4. This corporation snail eNlsI
for the term of fifty years.
| ARTICLE 5. The business OF this corpor-
| alton shall be conducted by the following
| officers: President, Vice President, Sec
| retary and Treasurer, and q Board of four
| Directors. The offices of Secretary ana
Treasurer may be held by the same person;
| These officers are to be elected at the annual
meeting of the Stockholders TO be held az
| KenWood, Putnam County, Florida, on the
| first Tuesday in June of each year. the
| business shall be conducted until those
| elected Mt the first meeting shall be quail
fed, by Hal A. Irish, President, William H
| Woods, Vice President, Richard II. Bots.
| Secretary and Treasurer, and Board OF
| Directors consisting of Hal A. Irish, william
| III.
| Woods.
| ARTICLE 6. The highest amount OF in
| debtedness or liability to which said cor
poration shall, at any time, subject itself,
| shall he Ten Thousand (Sl0OWOO Dollars.
| ARTICLE The names, residences AND
amount of subscription to the stock of said
corporation, are as follows:
| Name Residence STOCK
Hal A. Irish, Interlachen, Fla. 81 Shares
VIM. Ii. Woods Interlachen, Fla. Share:
| Archie l.. W Woods, Interlachen, Fla, Share
Richard H. Bots, syracuse, N, Y, 200 Shares
Hal A. Irish,
William H. Woods,
Archie l.. Woods,
Richard II. Bots.
STATE OF FLORIDA
| County of Putnam
Before me personally came Hell A. Irish
| William H. Woods, Archie l.. Woods anC
Richard II. Bots, who, each for himself, nc
knowledged the foregoing to be his genuine
signature to the foregoing charter OF tn
"Putuam Handle Manufacturing Com
pany. /" for the purposes therein expressed.
| WITNESS my hand and official seal a.
Palatka, Florida, on this 18th day OF April
A. u. 1911. Henry Strunz,
Notary Public, Stat
Nv commission of Florida at Large
expires the 10th
day of February
A. D., lel5.