The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-18
PROPOSED CHARTER OF THE CARN-
THOMAS COMPANY

The undersigned, Baxter earn, Char
| lie f. Thomas and A. G. Cuthil1, dc
hereby associate themselves together
| porated, and transacting divers bust
ness as a corporation for profit, under
| the laws Of the state of Florida, under
| the following proposed charter
| ARTICLE T.
The name of this corporation shall
be earn THOMAS COMPANY, and its
principal place of business shall be al
the city of Ocala, Florida, in Marion
county, with branch offices or places
| of business at such other points as may
venient, to be fixed in the bylaws fol-
the corporation.
ARTICLE II.
| The general nature of the business
this corporation proposed to be engag-
| ed in or transacted by it is as follows
L. To conduct general merchan-
disc and commissary stores buying and
porting and exporting all kinds OF
goods, wares, merchandise, groceries
drugs, chemicals, foods, feed stuffs
/ implements, fertilizers, and all other
merchantable commodities.
2. To own and operate boat lines
steamboats,, freight boats, steam ships
sailing vessels, and all kinds of water
craft, and the docks, harbors, wharves
piers and shipyards connected there
with.
3. To deal in any and all kinds OF
personal property by buying, holding
letting to hire, and selling same, in
| GLIDING livestock, farm implements,
machinery, vehicles, automobiles, bicy-
cles, motorcycles, and other personal
property.
real estate by purchasing, holding, i'm
proving, letting to rent, developing
and selling the same, or products
and all things incident to such bust
ness and to exercise any and all pow
| ers incident to the powers above
enumerated, and all other powers CIV
en- corporations in general by the laws
| of the state of Florida; and, in addi-
| ton to the foregoing powers, the cor
poration shall have the power to lease,
purchase, hold, sell and convey any
and all property necessary or conyen-
| lent to the transaction of any of said
purposes, or which the business of the
corporation may require, or which it
| shan or may acquire in satisfaction, or
partial satisfaction, or debts due the
| corporation, under sales, judgments or
settlement, of debts due the corpora
ton by any of its debtors.
| ARTICLE III.
| The capital stock of this corporation
| shall be fifty thousand dollars, divided
| into two thousand shares of the par
value of twenty-five dollars each; ten
| 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 twenty-five per cent shall
/ be called for at any one time. Prop
| erty, labor or services may also be pur-
at just valuation Of such property,
labor or services, to be fixed by the
directors of the corporation at meet
| ing called for such purpose.
| ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall exist for
| period of ninety-nine years from the
| date of it's letters patent.
| ARTICLE V.
The business of this corporation
Ishau be managed and conducted by a
president, secretary. treasurer and
| ficers and agents as the corporation
may authorize, by its bylaws hereaft-
| ing of the stockholders shall be held
on the first Tuesday in February, 1913,
and annually thereafter, at which time
| said officers shall be elected IN such
manner as shall be prescribed by the
| said bylaws, and in conformity to the
| laws of Florida. That either the pres
| ident or the treasurer may be elected
secretary. That the board of directors
shall consist of not less than three. nor
more than seven; and until the ofhcers
elected at the first annual election
| the corporation shall be conducted and
| carried on by the following named Of
hcers: Baxter earn, president; Charlie
and Baxter earn. Charlie E. Thomas
and A. c. Cuthin as a board OF dIrec-
| tors
The highest amount OF Indebtedness,
| or liability, to which this corporation
| can subject itself shall be the sum Of
| fifty thousand dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
The names and residences Of the
81 describing incorporators Of this cor
p0ration, and the amount OF capital
Estock subscribed for by each, are as
Baxter earn. ocala, Marion county,
Fla, 200 shares.
Charlie E. Thomas, Ocala, Marion
| county, Fla, 100 shares.
4. c. Cuthill, Martel, Marion county,
| Fla, forty shares
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the SAID
| incorporates have nereunto set their
hands and affixed their seals this the
| 10th day Of December, A. ID. 1917:
Baxter earn. lseaD-
Charlie E. Thomas, 1SeaD.
A c. Cuthfn fSea).
By Baxter earn. Atty, in fact
Signed and sealed in our presence:
". K. Zewadski
Mamie E. Fox.
State Of Florida,
Marion County.
I, the undersigned. a notary public,
do hereby certify that Baxter earn,
Charlie f Thomas. and A. G. Cuthill,
by Baxter earn, his attorney in fact,