The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-20
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY
FOR LETTERS PATENT

IL may concern CnaC the undersigned
will on the oath day of November. A.
d., 1911, apply to the Honorable AL
bert w. Gilchrist, Governor of Flor
ida, for letters patent to Lake Weir
Sand Company, on the following pro-
posed articles of Incorporation:
r. H. PRATT.
n. F. PRATT.
H. ]. PRATT.
Proposed Articles of Incorporation of
Lake Weir Sand Company
The undersigned hereby associate
themselves together for the purpose
of becoming incorporated and form
ing a corporation under the laws OF
Florida:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall
be Lake Weir Sand Company" and
it's business shall be conducted and
carried on in the County of Marion
and State of Florida, and at such 9TH
er places as the Board of Directors
may select as suitable places there
for The principal office of the cor
poration shall be at Lake Weir, in the
County of Marion and State of Flor
ida, but the Board of Directors may
establish branch offices at any point
may, from time to time, deem advis-
able.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business
to be transacted by said corporation
shall be to mine, load, ship and sell
sand: to buy, sell, own, lease, use,
occupy and rent real estate and per-
sonal property; to give and receive
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estate and personal property; to buy,
build, and construct such buildings,
and buy and install therein, such ma
chinery as shall be necessary for the
carving on of the business of said
corporation; to manufacture, buy and
sell brick, building and paving blocks,
lime. mortar and plaster of all kinds
and descriptions; and generally to
have, exercise and enjoy all the
rights, powers and privileges of cor
porations for profit, organized and ex-
listing under the laws of the State of
Florida.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be Ten Thousand ($10,-
100000 Dollars, to be divided into one
hundred (100) shares of the par value
of One Hundred ($1O0.00) Dollars
each, to be paid for in cash, labor,
work or services.
ARTICLE w.
The time for which this corpora
ton shall exist shall be ninety-nine
(99) years from the date of the issu.
ance of Letters Patent herein.
ARTICLES V.
The business of said corporation
shall be conducted by the following
named officers: President, one Vice
President, a Secretary and Treasurer,
and Board of Directors, of not less
than three (3), and each of the Off
GERS herein named shall be member
of said board.
Any two of the above offices may
be held by one and the same person.
The stockholders, on the first We'd
nesday in March of each and every
year shall elect such Directors, and
said Directors, Immediately thereaft-
er, shall elect the officers as provided
by the Bylaws of the corporation to
be adopted, and such officers and Di-
rectors shall have and exercise such
powers and authority, and perform
such duties as may be expressed, per-
mitted and prescribed in said By
Laws.
The date of the first annual meet
ing of the stockholders shall be on
the first Wednesday in March, A. D.,
1912, and the business of the corpora
ton shall be conducted by the follow
ing named persons as such officers:
R. H. Pratt, President; H. ]. Pratt,
Vice President; n. F. Pratt, Secre-
tary and Treasurer, and a Board of
Directors shall be composed of the
officers last above named.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of indebted
ness to which the said corporation
may, at any time, subject itself shall
not exceed the par value of the cap
ital stock.
ARTICLE VII
The names and residences of the
subscribers to the capital stock of
said corporation, together with the
number of shares subscribed for by
each, are as follows:
R. H. Pratt. ........32 Shares
n. F. Pratt. go. -. -. .32 Shares
II. j. PTdlL. $500. snare
All of whom are residents of Null
berry, Polk County, Florida.
r. H. PRATT (Seal)
N H. PRATT. (Seal)
II T PRATT (Coa1