The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-07-17
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

Notice is hereby given that we, the
undersigned, intend to apply to the
Honorable Park Trammell, governor
of the State of Florida at Tallahassee,
Florida, on the Both day OF July, A. W.
1913, for letters patent, incorporating
The Tampa, Charlotte Harbor ana
East Coast Railroad company uhuer
the following proposed charter, tne
original of which is now on ME IN Tue
Office of the secretary OF state OF inc
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 Ian
TAMPA. CHARLOTTES HARBoh
AND EAST COAST RAlLhoAD
COMPANY.
The undersigned, William ]. Epper-
son Of Bronson, Levy county, FLORIDA,
w. ]. Boiling of St. Louis, state OF
Missouri. and Thomas G. McEacain
of Meredith. In Levy county, FIorlda,
and their associates, successors aho
assigns. hereby associate themselves
together for the purpose OF Decoh-
ING INCORPORATED and forming COT
noration and making themselves a
hodv politic under and by virtue Oh
the laws of the state of Florida, Win
and under the following charter:
The name of this corporation snaii
he the Tampa, Charlotte Harpor anS
East Coast Railroad company. anu
;ts business shall be carried on IN the
state of Florida, and such otner STATES
and foreign countries as shall pc de-
manded or expedlent' ,s .,
The principal place OF business Oh
cold cornoration shall be In the town
of Bronson, in Levy COUNT, go
until otherwise ordered Dy ING piof
er officers of this corporation
(2)
The general nature OF the pusine hS
To be carried on and transac.eu y.
the said undersigned, their associa'o !.
successors and assigns, snall 70 ~
bnild. construct, maintain, mahase
and operate and equip one Hail my
81 railroad. as follows, to-wit: be-
<Jinning at or near the City OF Iamps
IN HilIsborough county, Florida, ano
extending from thence through tne
Conntv of Polk or Manatee, ano
throueh the counties OF De
Soto and Lee and through the County
~ palm Beach or st. Lucie IN tht
state of Florida, to some point on tne
Tost Coast of Florida, between lhoial
River inlet and Lake Worth, als,
lance of approximately 100 miles anI
an nortain branch line from some point
On the main line of said the ramps
ChorIotte Harbor and East Coas
Railroad company, via Charlotte Har'
hor in DeSoto County, Florlda 10
Venice in Manatee county, Florloa
and such other branch line or hnes
&C NAV he determined upon by the Oh
fcars and board of directors OF SAT-
.cornoration from time to time, ex
Tending from some point on the man
line of said The Tampa, Charlott'
Harbor and East Coast Railroad com
pany through the counties OF Man q
tee, DeSoto and Lee, IN tne oCaee a., ~
Florida, and the said corpola.ioi
shall have the right to CONSTRUCT an,
maintain such side tracks, spurs, VI
fees, shops, stations, warehouses .
wharves, bridges and buildings az n Ia
he needed for the operation OF tn'
said main line OF railroad anu ~
branches. That the guage OF sal'
railroad and its branches snail y =,
standard. -
THAT the said incorporators ant
+beir associates, successors and as
Sions NAV by such name sue and o
.Sned Mead and be implicated, and D
authorized to adopt and use COZ
norate seal, and change the same a
it's Measure; to purchase, receive re
tain and enjoy lands and tenement
hereditaments, goods, chattels ana Ell
facts chooses in action and posses
sion. to purchase the stock IN otne
CORPORATIONS and hold and control III
same and to do all other things neces
sarv for the full exercise OF IN
rights and privileges herein granted
and to sell, alien, convey, mortgae
and dispose of the same' 10 aoop. az =
to establish such bylaws as may
necessary for the government OIL sai
corporation, and generally 10 40 an
to perform all acts and Things heces
.sarv to carry into effect fully the ON
iects of this Incorporation.
That the said corporation snal
have the right of way and privilege
construct and complete a railroad 10
tbe transportation of passengers an
oil kinds of freight, together Win
telegraph or telephone line, or Dot
such telegraph or telephone line
lines along the line of said rallroa
and its branches and to this emo shai
have the right to enter upon an
lands along the line of its said raj
road mr. its branches and appropriat
+6a same for it's right of way to tn
oxtanf of two hundred feet in widt
or less. and to construct its said lin
If railroad and it's branches there
mon. and for the purpose of cuttin
ND commandments and for obtainin
Gravel and other material, and for tn
orrnose of building depots, warehous
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