The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-07
Notice of Intention to Apply
For Letters Patent.


rs its proposed Charter:
q A. DUPONT
HOWELL A. DAVIS,
f. j, II Won ENGELKEN,
4 X BYRD.
PROPOSED OHARrER OF THE PALAT-
KA-HASTlGNS INTU U RRBAN RAIL
ROAD COMPANY?
The undersigned incorpornlors hereby as
sociate themselNes together for the purpose
of forming n corporation under he laws OF
the state of Florida, aud adopt the follow
ing ARTICLES OF INOORPORATiON:
Article |.
Sec The name OF this corporation
shalt lie tie "PALATK A-HASTIN GS IN
TERURBAN RAILROAD COMPANY, and
its principal place OF business shall be In
the CITY of Paatka. Florida, with power to
establish branch offices and places of busi-
ness at such other points in the State of
| Florida and such other states and countries
ms may be deemed necessary or advisable.
| Article ii.
| The general nature of the business to he
| transacted by said corporation shall be to
acquire. lease, own, construct and operate
in the State of ida,-Railroads, street
Gar Lines and 1nterurban Car Lines to be
operated and propelled by steam, elcctrici-
" or other motive power; the main line of
said Railroad, street Oar Line or Interur-
| ban Car Line to be between the Cities of
Paatka in Putnam County, and Hastings
in st. Johns County, and through and
| along the Streets of said Cities OF Palatka
in Putnam County and Hastings in ST.
Johns County rs aforesaid. Il total distance
| of twenty (31l Miles more or less; to manu-
| fncture for its own use and Tor selling to
Others, electricity, gas OF other ilumtnants
| for light or power as mny he deemed adNi-
| sable, and to maintain, operate, use and
own the machinery aud all appliances incl
dent to any OF the aforesaid undertakings
or business; to own such real.cState as IL
may be deemed advisable by the Directors
of said Company, to own, operate and i'm
prove: to sell, own, mortgage ana lease
| lands; to act as agents or brokers i'll deal
ing In any and all OF the commodities or OPP
! erations as aforesaid 10 subscribe for, pur-
chase, issue. receive aud hold for invest
nent or otherwise sell or dispose of and
make advances upon stocks, bonds and Sc
! curlties or obligations of other corpora
| lions, firms or individuals, wherever loca-
| ted OF organized, engaging in or pursuing
any one or more OF the businesses, purposes
objects or operations mentioned above, or
| owning or holding any property OF the KINDS
| mentioned above. or any corporation mold
| ing stock or any Obligations OF such corpo-
rations. and while the owner of any such
| stocks, bonds, notes or other obligations 10
exercise all the rights, powers and privi-
| leges of ownership thereof, and to exercise
! all or any voting powers thereof: to sell,
mortgage, sublct, pledge, hire, lease or con-
| vey the property of said corporation or any
part thereof at will, and to invest the pro-
ceeds thereof mt the pleasure OF and IN such
manner as may he determined by the di-
| rectOrs; to conduct any part OF It's business
| and to have offices ana agencies anu t0em-
! plOy officers or agents in any place.
| In this state and in such other states
land foreign countries rs may he requisite
| and necessary iOr the carrying on OF Such
| business and for the needs OF said corpora
| tion,-such necessity to he determined
| solely in the discretion Cf its Board OF l)i-
rectOrS to borrow money ana to secure the
same by notes, deeds or trust, mortgages
| bonds or any other obligations whatsoever.
and to receive payment of the capital stock
subscribed for i'll such manner or III any
services. property or money NJ Il Just Naiu-
at ion, as the Judgment OF the BOard of lli-
rcctOrs shall direct and to exercise gener-
ally such powers as may be incident to or
convenient to the purposes or business OF
said CORPORATION and to have, exercise ana
enjoy all the rights powers, and privileges
incident to corporations for profit, organ
lied and existing under and by virtue OF the
laws of the state of Florida.
Article Ill.
Sec. |. The capital stock OF TINS corpora
tlOn shall b9 Fifty thousand dollars ESQ.,
600, divided into Five hundred shares OF par
value of one Hundred Dollars tSlN.Wl
each, which shall be paid for in lawful
money of the Uuited States of America or
in property, or in labor or in services, iran,
chises, charters, etc, to be appraised ana
the value determined solely by the Board
of Directors at any regular or called meet
ing.
Sec. /. The term for which this corpora
ton shall exist shall be ninety-nine t9Jl
| Years.
Sec /. The business of this corporation
| shall be conducted by Board of not less
| than three nor more than seven DIRECTORS.
of which said board, the President, Vice
| President and secretary shall be members
| The Board of Directors snail be elected an
nuully by the stockholders at an annual
meeting of tie stockholders to be held on
| the third Tuesday after the lrst Monday IN
| January OF each and every year, ana the
| President, C-PrcSident ana secretary
Snail be annually elected by the directors
| and such officers shall be stockholders OF
| the corporation, Treasurer shall he
elected annually by the directors: PRONl-
| DED. however, TINT the offices OF secretary
and II easurcr may be held by one ana tn"
| same person.
sec. , The time, place and manner of
calling meetings of the stockholders ANA
Directors shall be fixed by the Bylaws OF
| said corporation, and the election OF
| Board OF directors shall be called by ballot,
each stock holder to bcentitled to one vote
fOreach share of sock owned by him.
Sec. 3. The Board of Directors shall pro-
vide for the election and appointment ana
| fixing the duties of such otner onncefs or
agents as they may deem necessary or au-
ViSable and make such rules and take Such
action not inconsistent with the Charter
and Bylaws of the corporation as they may
deem advisable to operate and carry on the
business of the corporation.
Article vi.
Sec. |. The names and officers who snail
conduct the business of the corporation un-
ut the first annual meeting of the stock
holders, are as follows:
O. A, DUPONT. President
HOWELL A. DAVIS, Vice President.
f. j. H. Won ENGELKEN, Secretary,
r. X. BYRD, Treasurer.
Article VII.
See. |. The highest amount OF indebted
ness to which said corporation shui AT amy
time subject itself, shall be Two hundred
and fifty thousand Dollars $25@~O)
Article VIII.
Sec, |. Tie corporate Seal OF the corpora.
ton shall lie an impress stamp bearing the
words: "PALATKA-lIASTING S INTER-
URBAN RAILROAD COMPANY SEAL.
1913"
Sec. |. The stockholders Of the corpora
>tiOn shall adopt bylaws not inconsistent
! with the Charter of this corporation and
the laws of the state of Florida, for the
government of its officers and those ltrSt
adopted shall be adopted by vote OF the
majority of the capital stock OF the corpo-
ration and may he amended in the manner
i provided Tor in said Bylaws
Article X.
I Sec. l. The names and residences of the
subscribers and the amount OF stock sub
scribed for by urch are aS follows:
c. A. Dupont, a. tngs, Florida, II shares,
, Howell A. dawn, PLlntka, Fla. u shares.
- IS - East PaintEu, Florida, y shares
j r. r. Byrd, Hastings, Florida, u shares.
1 STATE OF FL lRIDA. GO
/ COUNTY OF PUTNAM 49,
Personally appeared heore me this day
= Q. A. Dupont, Howell A. Davis, f. j. II. Won
Engelkcn and u. r. Byrd, who being first
duly sworn depose and say that they are the
persons described in ard who subscribed
lOt the Sioux bl lIlt litlll XII llbNllNSN Inter-
urban Railroad Company, in their respec-
tive shares rs set forth above, and acknOwl-
edged before IN" that they subscribed Tor
the same in the amounts mentioned, and
g that they intend In good 1uith TO maintain
and operate said RnilrUud.
G. A. DUPONT,
HOWELL \. DAVIS.
FL. II. Won ENGELKEN,
Il. II. BYRD.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
Tth day of January A. d. 1913
GSpHI1 A. =. WILLARD.
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