The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-07
CHARTER OF THE BLOWERS LIME
ND PHOSPH ATE COMPANY

incorporated and transacting divers
businesses as a corporation for profit,
under the laws OF the state Of Florida
and do hereby adopt the following as
the charter Of sT Tf59r corporation:
The name Of this corporation shall
be BLOWERS LIME AND PHOSPHATE
COMPANY, and its place OF business
shall be at the city OF 81. Petersburg,
in Pinellas county, Florida, and Ocala,
in Marion county, Florida, with
branch offices or places of business at
70 time. become necessary or conven-
lent 70 be fixed in the bylaws Of the
ARTICLE III.
This corporation proposes, and is
empowered, TO transact the following
businesses:
i. To acquire, by lease or pur-
chase. lime and phosphate lands, 10
develop same, and TO sell the products
thereof, well the lands or lease
holds so acquired.
?. To manufacture brick. lime and
cement. commercial fertilizer and
kindred products; to acquire, own and
operate all necessary machinery for
such purposes; and 10 sell said pro-
3. To engage generally in the man
utacture, buying and selling Of the
a3oHe fo PrGgd1gq;Gts' inelnding
other purposes and all by-products
4 To deal in any and all kinds of
proving, letting to rent, deveioping
ana selling same, or products there
ron roid ana by doing any and all things
5. To deal in any and all kinds of
personal property, by buying, holding,
GLIDING live stock, farm implements,
ma chinery, vehicles, automobiles, bi :
cycles, motorcycles and other per-
s. TO lay out. equip, conduct and
| control, on lands ii may own or lease
for the purpose. amusement and pleas
grant concessions thereon for refresh
ment stands, lunch rooms and other
| accessories to such places.
| q. To do a general lumber business,
owning and operating lumber mills
| and lumber yards, manufacturing,
| buying and selling any and all kinds
OF lumber and building material pro-
electric plants and gas plants. manu-
trieity for lighting, heating, power
/ and other purposes, and constructing
lines: pipes and conduits for the trans
products Of such plants.
| .. To own and operate boat lines,
steamb ;, steamships. sailing vessels
docks. harbors. wharves. piers and
shipyards connected Herewith.
10. To conduct general merchandise
selling. by wholesale and retail, inn
porting and exporting, all kinds of
dq9s TaTg f6ass feed groefTs
fruits, vegetables. farm products, farm
implements, fertilizers, and all other
merchantable commodities
Il; To purchase, invest in and sell
istocks, promissory notes, bills Of eX-
change. bonds and mortgages or other
securities; and to loan money on real
estate mortgage. chattel mortgage or
| other security.
-. To acquire. conduct and con
I ~ II
cafes, boarding houses, rooming
houses, apartment houses. store houses.
garages; livery and feed stables.
/ farms. truck gardens and citrus fruit
groves. and TO sell or otherwise dis
pose of the products thereof, and the
property so acquired.
/ II. To conduct a general real estate
and rental agency, acting as the agent
or broker OF others in buying or sell
ing, renting. or letting to rent, any
and all kinds Of real property; in coll
lecting purchase money or rentals on
such real property: in procuring ten
managing generally all such proper
! ties-w!th power on the part Of the
corporation to guarantee the income
or rents Of the said property for any
Is. To conduct a general loan
agency. acting as the agent or borrow
| loans on real estate, chattei or other
| security. with power to guarantee the
title and sufficiency of the security Of
1s To conduct a general insurance
agency, acting as agent of any COM
RaHH sng of the of nsn eiass
| Of insurance, to-wit: fire, life, acct
dent health, tornado, automobile,
| burglary and plate glass.
| II. To conduct general advertis-
/ ing agency, acting as agent for any
one in contracting for advertising
| riodicals, pamphlets and catalogues:
and in preparing such advertising
matter, furnishing same to the pub
| LEGATION thereof.
IS. To conduct a general employ
| ment agency, acting the agent Of
any one seeking employment or seek
ing to employ help or labor.
! ~. To own, conduct and sell dairies
and dairy products, of any and all
20. To own and operate coal mines,
coal yards and wood yards; and 10 buy
and sell coal and wood for fuel and
II. TO develop and operate and sell
oil wells and salt wells: and to sell
manufactured state.
p. To own and operate, by steam
or other power. any and all kinds OF
| Sugar-cane, stone or other thing, on
! behalf of the corporation, or others
| for a compensation.
| incident to the powers above enumer-
ated and all other powers given to
corporations N general by the laws Of
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
| % 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 mort cages, 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
| belong exclusively TO trust companies
OF public service or other corporations
under any Of the laws Of the state Of
ARTICLE III.
/ The capital stock OF this corpora
tion shall be fifty thousand CS56,000)
| dollars divided into FIVE hundred 5000
| shares Of the par value of one hundred
! $1,000 dollars each. ten per cent of
soon a. letters patent are issued, and
| the balance a. called for by the board
| Of direSOrs, upon thirty days notice
/ Of such call. and not more than TWEEN
twenty-five C25) per cent shall be call
/ ed for at any one time. Property, la
/ Dor or services may also DE purchased
or paid for with capital stock at a
/ just valuation Of such property, labor
! Or services. TO be fixed by the directors
/ Of the corporation at meeting called
for suen purRso53gTSff CrE ~
/ This corporation shall exist for the
period Of ninety-nine years from the
/ date Of its letters patent.
ARTICLE V.
shall be managed and Conducted BY a
| president, board Of directors, a