The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-02
A. c. Blowers.
II. Cramer.
Geo, A. Blowers

A. c. Blowers.
II. Cramer.
Geo. A. Blowers.
CHARTER OF THE BLOWERS LINE
AND PHOSPHATE COMPANY
The undersigned. A c. Blowers,
George e !; Blowers and Hiram Cramer,
gether for the purpose of becoming
Incorporated and transacting divers
under the laws of the state of Florida:
and do hereby adopt the following as
the charter of such corporation:
ARTICLE l.
ne The Rans Of this eSFpepTaantiSP shall
COMPANY, and its place of business
| shall be at the city of ST. Petersburg,
in Pinellas county. Florida, and ocala.
| branch offices or places of business at
such other points as may, from time
10 time, become necessary or conven-
| lent, 10 be fixed in the bylaws of the
ARTICLE II.
This corporation proposes, and is
empowered, TO transact the following
l. To acquire, by lease or pur-
chase. lime and phosphate lands, TO
| thereof. as we'll as the lands or lease
| holds so acquired.
cement. commercial fertilizer and
kindred products; TO acquire, own and
operate all necessary machinery for
such purposes; and to sell said pro-
ducts, as well as said machinery.
3. To engage generally in the man
ufacture, buying and selling of the
concrete blocks for building, paving or
other other purposes and all by-products
4. To deal in any and all kinds of
real estate. by purchasing, holding, inn
| proving, letting to rent, developing
| from. dninO CS
| incident to such business.
5. To deal in any and all kinds of
letting to hire. and selling same, in
GLIDING live stock, farm implements,
machinery. vehicles, automobiles, BIZ
cycles, motorcycles and other per-
6. TO lay, out, equip. conduct, and
control, on lands it may own or lease
ure resorts, with power to sell and
grant concessions thereon for refresh
ment stands, lunch-rocms and other
| accessories to such places.
Z. To do. general lumber business,
owning and operating lumber mills
buying and selling any and ali kinds
of lumber and building material pro-
duced therefrom.
electric plants and gas plants, manu-
trieity for lighting, heating. power
lines, pipes and conduits for the trans
mission thereof: and selling all by
g. To own and operate boat lines,
steamboats,, steamships. sailing vessels
and, all kinds of water craft, and the
shipyards connected Herewith.
40 10. TO conduct general merchandise
selling, by wholesale and retail, i'm:
porting and exporting, all kinds of
goods, wares, merchandise, groceries.
Implements fertilizers, and all other
merchantable commodities
stocks, promissory notes, bills of ex-
lchange, bonds and mortgages or other
securities; and to loan money on real
estate mortgage, chattel mortgage or
other security.
u. To acquire, conduct and con-
troll, or rent out hotels. restaurants,
houses. apartment houses. store houses,
garages, livery and feed stables.
farms truck q gaTdens n and ne citrus fruit
groves. and to sell or otherwise dis
pose of the products thereof. and the
property SO acquired.
"A. To conduct a general real estate
land rental agency, acting as the agent
for broker of others in buying or sell
and all kinds of real property; in col
lecting purchase money or rentals on
such real property; in procuring ten
managing generally all such proper
ties-with power on the part Of the
corporation to guarantee the
Is. TO conduct a general loan
Iagency, acting as the agent or borrow
er or lender in procuring and placing
loans on real estate, chattel or other
| security. with power to guarantee the
title and suffciency of the security Of
fered.
16. To conduct a general insurance
set1ngg as agent tba OF any conf
@rtng any of the fo H sh Classes
of insurance, to-wit: fire, life, ACCT
dent, health tornado, automobile,
| II. TO conduct a general advertis-
ing agency, acting as agent for any
one in contracting for advertising
space in newspapers, magazines, pc
riodicals, pamphlets and catalogues;
: and in preparing such advertising
Usher. and in experimenting the pub
LEGATION thereof
any one seeking employment or seek
ing to employ help or labor.
:. 19. To own. conduct and sell dairies
and dairy products, Of any and all
kinds.
!, and sell coal and wood for fuel and
other purposes:
p. To develop and operate and sell
the output thereof in the crude or
manufactured state.
%. To own and operate, by steam
or other power. any and all kinds Of
mills for the grinding of wheat, corn.
lsugar-cane, stone or other thing, on
behalf Of the corporation, or others
for compensation.
And to exercise any and all powers
incident to the powers above enumer-
ated. and all other powers given to
corporations in general by the laws Of
Il the state of Florida
And. in addition to the foregoing
powers, the corporation shall have the
power TO lease, purchase, hold, sell and
convey, any and all property necessary
or convenient to the transaction of any
Of said businesses, or which the pur-
poses of the corporation may require,
or which it shall and may acquire in
| satisfaction or partial satisfaction of
debts due the corporation, under sales,
judgments or mortgages, or in settle
ment or partial settlement of debts
due the corporation by any OF its deb
tors
:, But this charter does not grant, and
| shall not be construed as granting. to
the said corporation anv powers that
or public service or other corporations
under any Of the laws Of the state Of
ARTICLE III.
| The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be fifty thousand (s56.OOO)
dollars, divided into five hundred C500)
shares OF the par value Of one hundred
| $1,000 dollars each, ten per cent of
; which capital stock shall be paid in as
soon as letters patent are issued, and
the balance as called for by the board
OF directors, upon thirty days notice
! Of such call, and not more than TWEEN
twenty-five t25) per cent shall be call
ed for at any one time. Property, la
or paid for with capital stock al a
just valuation Of such nroperty, labor