The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-27

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
err 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
within the State of Florida as they
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
mortgages and other security on real
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 ana
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 or 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 (S1O.-
OOO. OO) Dollars, to be divided into one
hundred (1O0) shares of the par value
of One Hundred ($10000) Dollars
edCQ, 10 DS pdlu LOA III \oSA' AA'
work or services.
ARTICLE w.
The time for which this corpora
ton shall exist shall be ninety-nine
1897 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 81, and each of the Off |
GERS herein named shall be a 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 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 i
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. $3.50. -. .....32 Shares
n. j. PrdlL. L OHdTe
All of whom are residents of Null
berry, Polk County, Florida.
r. H. PRATT (Seal)
N H. PRATT. (Seal)
H. J. PRATT (Seal)