The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-05
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
ARTICLE l. The name of this corpora
tiOn shall be PUTNAM HANDLE MANU-
FEATURING COMPANY" and its princt-
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, ana
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;to maintain general
store and to conduct any mercantile Dusl-
ness and to maintain sash,door ana bl1nd
| factory; to acquire, hold, use, own mort
gage. lease and convey all sucn property,
| real or personal, in the State OF Florida,
| and all states of the United States and for
eign countries to purchase or otherwise acr
| quire stocks and bonds, either OF poth, Oh
| any other corporation or company as may
| be 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 ana
| maintain lumber yards, branches, offices
| and agencies, within and without the STATE
| of Florida and to do any and all Things Sc
| forth in this charter, to the same extent ana
| as fully as natural persons might do in any
mart 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
| FiorIdn 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
| tion shall be FIVE THOUSAND ($5,UOOOJl
| DOLLARS, to be divided into 1--WE hundred
| $500 shares of the par value of Ten tSl0OO)
Dollars each. The capital stock may ne
| payable In cash, or may be issued OF use s
| for the purchase of property, labor or ser,
| vices, at n Just valuation thereon TO ne llXeu
| by the board of directors at meeting to be
| called for that purpose.
| ARTICLE 4. This corporation snail exist
for the term of fifty years.
| ARTICLE 5. The business OF this eorpof-
| alton shall be conducted by the following
otficers A President, Vice PRESIDENT sec,
| rotary and Treasurer, and Board OF foui
| directors. The offices OF Secretary ano
Treasurer may be held by the same person
These officers are to be elected at the annuh
meeting of the stockholders 10 ne held ~
| Kenwood, Putnam County, Florida, on the
| first Tuesday in June of each year. Iht
business shall be conducted until thos'
elected at the first meeting shalI pc quaIi
fed by Hal A. Irish, President, William II
Woods, Vice President, Richard II. Bots
secretary and Treasurer, ana board o
Directors consisting of Hal A. irish Willlan
| II, W OOuS, IOlCnbTNi II. IDpbo am @AiNiiiN -
| Woods.
ARTICLE 6. The highest amount OF in
debtedness or liability to which said cor
poration shall, at any time, subject 1tselt
Shall be Ten Thousand $4,000 Ol Dollars,
| ARTICLE Z The names, residences am
amount of subscription to the stock oil san
corporation, are as follows:
Name Residence Stoch
Hal A, Irish, Interlachen, Fla, vs. SHARES
W'm ii Woods Interlachen, Fla. Sharei
Archie +. Woods, Interlachen, Fla, snare
, Richard H. Bots syracuse, n, \ 20 Shares
Hal A. Irish,
william II. Woods,
Archie l.. Woods,
! Richard Fl. Bots.
STATE OF FLORIDA
County of Putnam
( Before me personally came Hal A, lrlsi
Z. William II. Woods, Archie L. Woods an
: Richard II. Bots, who, each for himself, aC
knowledged the foregoing to be hts genuin
( signature to the foregoing charter OF I'll
: "PutuHm Handle Manufacturing Con
/ many" Tor the purposes therein expressed
WITNESS my hand ani official seal {
!, P.,latlSa, Florldu, on this 18th day of Apri
A. il. IQli Henry StTuuz,
4 Notary Public, STAT
NV commission OF Florida at Larg
expires the 18th
!, day OF February