The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-07-24
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

of the State of Florida at ldlldhdSSee
Tlorida on the goth day of July, A. D.
1918. for letters patent, Incorporating
The Tampa, Charlotte Harbor ano
East Coast Railroad company, under
the following proposed charter, the
original of which is now on file In the
office of the secretary OF state Oh the
State of Florida.
This notice is given in pursuance OF
section 2649 of the general statutes
of the State of Florida.
w. J. EPPERSON,
w. J. BOILING,
T. C. McEACHIN.
PROPOSED CHARTER OF THE
TAMPA. CHARLOTTES HARBOR
AND EAST COAST RAILROAD
COMPANY.
The undersigned, William J. Epper-
son of Bronson, Levy county, FLORIDA:
w. J, Boiling of st. Louis, State OF
Missouri and Thomas G. McEachln
of Meredith, in Levy county, FLORIDA,
and their associates, successors and
assigns, hereby associate themselves
together for the purpose OF pecom-
ing incorporated and forming a cor
noration and making themselves a
body politic under and by virtue OF
the laws of the State of Florida, with
and under the following charter:
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The name of this corporation shall
ba tbe Tampa, Charlotte Harbor and
Fast Coast Railroad company, and
its business shall be carried on IN the
State of Florida, and such other states
and foreign countries as snail DC ue-
manded or expedlent. -.-e
The principal place OF business Oh
said corporation shall be IN the town
of Bronson, in Levy county, florlua'
until otherwise ordered by the prop
er officers of this corporation.
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The general nature OF the business
TO be carried on and transacted ny
the said undersigned, their associates
successors and assigns, shall De 10
build. construct, maintain, manage
and operate and equip one main Inc
of railroad, as follows, to-Wlt: be-
ginning at or near the City OF tampa
in Hillsborough county, Florida, ana
extending from thence through the
County of Polk or Manatee, ana
through the counties OF De-
soto and Lee and through the County
of Palm Beach or st. Lucie In the
State of Florida, to some point on the
East Coast of Florida, between Indian
River inlet and Lake Worth, dis
lance of approximately 100 miles ana
a certain branch line from some point
ON the main line of said the tampa,
Charlotte Harbor and East coast
Railroad company, via Charlotte Har-
Dor in DeSoto County, Florida TO
Venice in Manatee county, Florlda'
and such other branch line or lines
as may be determined upon by the Of
ficers and board Of directors or SAID
.corporation from time to time, ex-
tending from some point on the main
line of said The Tampa, Charlotte
Harbor and East Coast Railroad COM
pany through the counties OF Mana
fee, DeSoto and Lee, in the State OF
Florida, and the said corporation
shall have the right to construct ana
maintain such side tracks, spurs, OF
fees, shops, stations, warehouses
wharves, bridges and buildings as may
be needed for the operation OF the
said main line of railroad and It's
branches. That the guage of said
railroad and it's branches shall be
standard.
That the said incorporators and
their associates, successors and as
signs may by such name sue and be
sued, plead and be implicated, and be
authorized to adopt and use a cor
porate seal, and change the same at
its pleasure to purchase, receive, re-
tain and enjoy lands and tenements,
goods, chattels and ef-
fects. chooses in action and posses
sion: to purchase the stock in other
and hold and control the
same and to do all other things neces-
sary for the full exercise of the
rights and privileges herein granted;
and to sell, alien, convey, mortgage
and dispose of the same; to adopt and
to establish such bylaws as may be
necessary for the government of said
and generally to do and
TO perform all acts and things neces-
sary to carry into effect fully the OBJ
iects of this incorporation.
That the said corporation shall
have the right of way and privilege to
construct and complete railroad for
the transportation of passengers and
all kinds of freight, together with a
telegraph or telephone line, or both
such telegraph or telephone line or
lines along the line of said railroad
and it's branches and to this end shall
have the right to enter upon any {
lands along the line of it's said rail-
road or it's branches and appropriate
the same for it's right of way to the !
extent of two hundred feet in width
Or less, and to construct it's said line {
Of railroad and it's branches there |
upon; and for the purpose of cutting '
and embankments and for obtaining s
gravel and other material, and for the s
purpose of building depots, warehous- q
IS, wharves and switches, to take as q
much land as may be necessary for q
he proper construction, operation d
md security of the said railroad and t