The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-23
OF THE BLOWERS LIME
AND PHOSPHATE COMPANY

Geo. \. Blowers.
CHARTER OF THE BLOWERS LIME
AND PHOSPHATE COMPANY
! The undersigned, \. C. Blowers,
George A. Blowers and Hiram Cramer,
do hereby associate themselves TO-
| 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
| ARTICLE l.
J. The name of this corporation shall
I be BLOWERS LIME AND PHOSPHATE
J COMPANY, and its place OF business
shall be at the city Of 81. Petersburg,
in Pinellas county, Florida, and Ocala.
! branch Offices or places of business at
TO time. become necessary or conven-
/ lent, to be fixed in the bylaws of the
ARTICLE II.
! This corporation proposes. and is
! empowered, to transact the following
7 businesses:
/ l. To acquire, by lease or pur-
G5aase, lime ana 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 10 sell said pro-
ducts, as we'll as said machinery.
! .. To engage generally in the man
ufacture, buying and selling of the
concrete blocks for building. paving or
other purposes, and all by-products
/. To deal in any and all kinds of
real estate, by purchasing, holding, i'm
proving letting to rent, developing
and selling same, or products there
from, and by doing any and all things
incident 20 such business 49,,
,. To deal in any and all kinds of
personal property, by buying. holding.
! letting to hire, and selling same, in
Guiding live stock, farm implements,
cycles, motorcycles and other per-
/ 6. 10 lay out, equip, conduct and
/ control, on lands it may own or lease
for the purpose. amusement and pleas
ure resorts, with power to sell and
grant concessions thereon for refresh
ment stands. lunch-rocms and other
access cries 10 such places.
:. To do a general lumber business.
and lumber yards, manufacturing.
| buying and selling any and all kinds
of lumber and building material pro-
5 To acquire. own and operate
electric plants and gas plants. manu-
tTicitv for ' iig6tin tim! 5satinG anu nSwer
and other purposes. and constructing
lines: pipes and condnits for the trans
mission thereof; and selling all by
,. To own and operate boat lines,
Steam boats, SteamS hips, sailing vessels
and all kinds Of water craft. and the
shipyards connected herewith.
10. To conduct general merchandise
and comissary stores. buying and
selling, by wholesale and retail i'm
porting and exporting, all kinds of
drugs, Chemicals, foods, feed stuffs,
fruits, vegetables; farm products. farm
merchantable commodities " '
! II: To purchase, invest in and sell
stocks, promissory notes, bills Of ex-
securities; and to loan money on real
estate mortgage, chattel mortgage or
other security.
troll, or rent out, hotels, restaurants,
cafes, boarding houses, rooming
ans fses tsFe
10. To acquire, own and cultivate
farms. truck gardens and citrus fruit
groves, and to sell or otherwise dis
property so ACQUIRED.
| IA. To conduct a general real estate
or broker of others in buying or SELL
and ali kinds of real property; in col
such real property; in procuring ten
ants for any such property: and in
on al the psn, Of the
sd pSeser 1ss for sns
Is. TO conduct a general loan
agency, acting as the agent or borrow
er or lender in procuring and placing
loans on real estate, chattel or other
title and sufhciency of the security Of
1s. To conduct a general insurance
agency, acting as agent Of any com,
Of insurance: to-wi,: are, life: acct
dent, health, tornado, automobile.
burglary and plate glass
one in contracting for advertising
Tiosicais ps smpRSS and eataiosu es
and in preparing such advertising
matter. furnishing same to the pub
IS. To conduct a general employ
any one seeking employment or seek
ing to employ help or labor.
| ~ To own, conduct and sell diaries
and dairy products, of any and all
20. To own and operate coal mines,
coal yards and wood yards: and to buy
and sell coal and wood for fuel and
q. TO develop and operate and sell
oil wells and salt wells; and to 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.
sugar-cane. stone or other thing, on
behalf Of the corporation, or others
for a compensation
And TO exercise any and all powers
incident to the powers above enumer-
/ ated. and all other powers given 10
corporations in general by the laws Of
the state of Florida.
/ And. in addition 10 the foregoing
powers. the corporation shall have the
power 70 lease. purchase. hold. sell and
convey. any and all property necessary
or convenient 10 the transaction Of any
/ Of said businesses. or which the pur-
poses Of the corporation may require.
or which ii 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 granting. TO
the said corporation anv powers that
i belong exclusively TO trust companies
or public service or other corporations
under any of the laws of the state of