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

)e approved by two-thirds of all the
| stockholders of said corporation at
any regular or called meeting But
| he total amount of the capital STOCK
! If said CORPORATION shall at no time
exceed i've millions of dollars ESQ.,
| OCO 100000. Ten per cent tlOTo) OF
suck capital stock shall be paid IN IN
cash and fully paid up certincates OF
stock be issued therefor before the
transaction of any business by tnls
corporation. The remainder OF the
said capital stock may be payaDie IN,
or issued or used for the purchase Oh
property. labor or services at Just
valuation thereof to be fixed by the IN
corporators herein, or by the Doaro
of directors of this corporation, at
meeting called for such purposes, as
the best interests of this corporation
may require.
The term for which said corpora
ton shall exist shall be ninety-nlne
(99) years.
The business of said corporation
shall be conducted by the following
officers: A president, vice presl-
dent. a secretary and treasurer. and
hoard of three (3) directors. The Of
fee of secretary and treasurer may
be held by the same person. Inc NUM-
Der of directors may be cnangea &C
cording to the bylaws, but at no
time shall there be less than three toj
nor more than seven % directors.
The directors shall be elected by
the stockholders at each annual meet
ling. and the directors of this corpor-
alton shall be authorized to call spe-
cial meetings of the stockholders upon
such notice and at such times as tney
NAV deem fit, for the transaction OF
any business. All other officers OF
this corporation shall be elected an
nually by the directors. r..
The annual meetings of the stock
holders and directors OF this corpora
ton shall be held at 10 o'clock, a. M,
ON the second Tuesday Of February
of each year. The date and time OF
the annual meetings may be changed
by the bylaws.
The board of directors shall have
the power to fill vacancies IN the
board caused by death, resignation OF
otherwise, and to fill vacancies IN the
Offices of said corporation, caused Dy
death, resignation or otherwise.
That no stakeholder in said corpor-
alton shall be liable for the debts and
obligations of the corporation to any
greater extent, than the amount due
upon any unpaid subscriptions to the
capital stock of said corporation,
The incorporators of this corpora
] ton shall meet at Bronson, Levy
: county. Florida at the office or VIII
| liam J. Epperson, at 10 o'clock a. m.
August 6, A. D.. 1918, for the purpose
of accepting the charter, of adopting
by-laws and otherwise completing the
organization of this corporation, AND
. for the transaction of such other bust
ness as may properly come pelore
: them at said meeting. a.
Until the officers to be elected a.
: the first annual meeting shall bt
elected and qualified, the business o.
this corporation shall be conducted
: by the following officers:
William J. Epperson, Bronson, Flor
ida, as president; w. ]. Boiling, st
: Louis, Missouri, as vice president
Thomas G. McEachin of Meredith
Florida, secretary and treasurer ant
| William J. Epperson, w. ]. Bolint
, and Thomas C. McEachin as directors
81 co.
| The highest amount of indebtedness
= or liability to which this corporation
) can at any time subject itself shall
) be three million dollars $4,000, 100000
Cd
t The names and residences OF tn
= subscribing incorporators of SAT-
n corporation together with the amour
9 of capital stock subscribed for b,
each of them are as follows;
2 William J. Epperson, Bronson, Fla
!, $50 shares. w. j. Boiling, st. Louis
Mo-, $50 shares. Thomas G. McEachil
: Meredith, Fla, $50 shares.
!, In witness whereof the above nam
e ed incorporators of the said The Tam
= pa, Charlotte Harbor and East Coas
Railroad company, have hereunto Sc
e their hands and seals this the lat
r day of June, A. D.. 1913.
Y w. J. EPPERSON, (Seal.
w. J. BOILING, (Seal.
T. c. McEACHIN, (Seal.
State of Florida,
\ Levy County,
|. / hereby certify that on this da
: before me, notary public in and TO
r the State of Florida, at large, dull,
: qualified and acting and an office
|. duly authorized to administer oath
and take acknowledgements, person
d ally appeared William ]. Epperson
4 w. J. Boiling and Thomas c. Nc
( Eachin, all to me we'll known, an,
a severally acknowledged before m
]. that they executed the foregoing pro
!, posed charter of The Tampa, Chariot
!. te Harbor and East Coast Railroa,
: company, for the uses and purpose
v therein expressed.
h / further certify that the person
i making these acknowledgements ar
e all to me we'll known to be the per
Il sons described in and who executes