The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-04-21
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 .. 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, leas-
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 n sash, door and blind
factory; to acquire, hold, 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-
quire stocks and bonds, either or both, OF
any other corporation or company, as may
he necessary Or 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, offices
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 and
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 ($5,000.00l
DOLLARS, to be divided into five hundred
| 5000 shares of the par value of Ten ($lCOO
| 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 Just valuation thereof, to be liked
| by the board of directors at a meeting to be
called for that purpose.
| ARTICLE t. This corporation shall exist
| for the term of fifty years.
| ARTICLE D. The business of this corpor-
| alton shall be conducted by the following
officers: President, Vice President, Sec
rotary and Treasurer, and II Board of four
Directors. The offices of Secretary and
Treasurer may be held by the same person;
| These officers are to be elected at the annual
| meeting of the stockholders TO be held at
| kenwood, Putnam County, Florida, on the
| first Tuesday in June of each year. The
business shall be conducted until those
| elected at the first meeting shall be quail
| fled, 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
| l..
| Woods.
| ARTICLE 9. The highest amount of in
debtcdness or liability to which said cor
| puration shall, at any time, subject itself,
| shall be Ten Thousand (SlO,OOO COZ 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. IS shares
/ Vim. II. Woods Interlaehen, Fla. Share;
! Archie l.. Woods, InterlAchen, Fla, Share
Richard II. 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 Hal A. Irish
! William H. Woods, Archie l.. Woods AND
Richard Ii. Bots, who, each for himself, &c
tknowledged the foregoing to be his genuine
signature to the foregoing charter of th'
"Putnam Handle Manufacturing Com
pany $ for the purposes therein expressed.
/ WITNESS my hand and official seal al
Palatka, Florida, on this l2th day of April
A. ID. lqli HENRY StrunE,
Notary Public, STAT,
My commission of Florida at Large
expires the 18th
day of February
A. D., 1915.