The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-04-14
Proposed Charter of Putnam Handle
Manufacturing ComnanY

We, the unde rslgned, 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 !. 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
lion shall be that of manufacturing, own
ing, buying, selling, trading and dealing, at
either Wholesale or retail, in lumberOf 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 descriptions; to
manufacture cement blocks and cement
walks; to drive wellS;to maintain general
store and to conduct any mercantile bust
ness, and to maintain Il 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
Cign 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 ns 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 49, OD
Ia n divided Inn
800 shares of the par value of Ten $1,000
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 II just valuation thereof, to be fixed
by the board of directors at meeting to be
called for that purpose.
ARTICLE A. This corporation shall exist
for the term of fifty years.
ARTICLE .. The business of this corpor-
alton shall be conducted by the following
officers: A President, Vice President, Sec
rotary and Treasurer, and 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 Mt
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
fled, by Hal A. Irish, President, William II.
Woods, Vice President, Richard H. Bots,
Secretary and Treasurer, and n Board of
Directors consisting of Hal A. Irish, William
II. Woods, Richard II. Bots and Archie l..
Woods.
ARTICLE 6. The highest amount of 4n-
debtedness or liability to which said cor
Eoration shall, at any time, subject ITSELF
shall be Zen Thousand $4,000 OO) 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. gS shares:
VIM. II Woods InteTluChen, Fla. share;
Archie l.. Woods, lnterlaChen, Fla, l Share;
Richard H. Bots, Syracuse, n. y. zoo Shares.
Hal A. Irish,
William II. 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, ac-
knowledged the foregoing to be his genuine
signature to the foregoing charter of the
Putnam Handle Manufacturing Com
pany. " for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNEs my hand and official seal at
Florida, on this 18th day of April,
A. ID. 1911. Henry Strunz,
Notary Public. State |
My commission OF Florida at Large
expires the 18th
day of February
A. D., 1915.