The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-02

Patent to the Governor OF the state OF
Florida. on the 9th day of January, A. d.
1918, Incorporating the Florida Export
Company, and to submit in connection
with saidr application. and as part
thereof, the following proposed Charter
of said corporation.
II. s. MERWIN.
J. f. DOLBEAR.
G.. W. OWEN.
The undersigned hereby apply for Let
tiers Patent Incorporating the Florida
Export Company, and propose the follow
ing Charter for the said intended incor-
poration:
shall be THE Florida Export Company"
and its place of business shall be Pensa-
cola. Florida, and at such other places as
it may from time to time designate as
?. The general nature of the business
to be transacted by said Corporation shall
be the exporting and importing of timber
and lumber and other merchandise OF
every description. and the making of all
contracts and obligations incident 10 the
general business of dealing in merchan-
disc in transit to and from foreign coun-
tries and with the several States of the
United States.
To acquire the good will, rights and
property, and to undertake the whole or
any part of the assets and liabilities. of
any person, firm. association or corpora
ton. and TO pay for the same in cash,
stocks or bonds of this corporation or
otherwise.
To enter into. make, perform and carry
out contracts of every kind, for any law
full purpose. with any person, firm, asso-
citation or corporation.
To draw, make, accept, endorse, dis
count execute and issue promissory notes,
bills of exchange. warrants and other ne
gotiable or transferable instruments:
To issue bonds. debentures or obliga-
tions of this Corporation from time to
time. for any of the objects or purposes
of this corporation, and to secure the
same by mortgage pledge, deed of trust,
or otherwise.
To purchase, hold and reissue the
shares of it's capital stock.
To have one or more offices, to carry
on all or any of its operations and bust
ness and without restriction or limit as
to amount, TO purchase or otherwise ac-
quire, to hold. own, or mortgage. sell.
convey, or otherwise dispose Of real and
personal property of every class and de-
sCription in any of the States, Districts,
Territories or Colonies Of the United
States, and in any and all foreign coun-
tries, subject to the laws of such State.
District Territory. Colony Country.
g. The amount of the capital stock
shall be Ten Thousand (S10,000.00) Dol
lars, divided into One Hundred GOOD
Shares, of the par value of One Hundred
| (s10o.00) Dollars each. and the said
shares shall be paid for by the subscrib-
ers in cash
T. The term for which the said Cor
| poration shall exist shall be perpetual
s. The business of the said Corpora
| ton shall be conducted by a President, a
| Secretary and a Treasurer. who shall be
elected by the stockholders at an annual
meeting to be held on the first Monday in
| January in each and every year, and the
| following officers shall conduct the bust
ness of said Corpora ton until the annual
meeting of the stockholders on the first
| Monday in January. 1914. or until those
elected at said meeting shall qualify: II.
| s. Merwin as President, J. Z. Dolbear as
Secretary, and G. W. Owen as Treasurer.
6. The highest amount of Indebtedness
| or liability to which the Corporation can
at any time. subject itself shall be Seven
| ty-fye Thousand ISIS, 000.00) Dollars.
Z. The names and residences of the
subscribers to the stock Of said Corpora
| ton are:
H s. Merwin. Pensacola. Florida. Is
j. f. DoIbear. Pensacola. Florida, 20
6. W. owen. Pensacola, Florida. Is
H s MERwIN.
]. Z. DOLBEAR.
/ c. w OWEN.
State OF Florida, County of Esca mbia--ss.
This day personally appeared before the
| undersigned II. s. Merwin, J. E. DOlbear
/ and G. w Owen. to me personally
/ known, who acknowledged that they sub
| scribed and executed the foregoing pro-
posed Charter for the uses and purposes
/ therein expressed.
Given under my hand and official seal,
1 this 18th day of December. A. D. 1912.
EMANUEL ]. JOHNSON,
/ (Seai) Notary Public, State Of Florida.
My commission expires April 10, 1914.
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