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

| ~ pIGENllEG, III dNNSIudutC Win u
| avs Of the State Of Florida, and
| ge approved by two-thirds of all thu
stockholders of said corporation a.
any regular or called meeting. Bul
the total amount of the capital stock
If said corporation shall at no time
| exceed i've millions of dollars ($5,-
| C0,00O.00). Ten per cent Q0R) OF
/, such capital stock shall be paid in in
cash and fully paid up certificates of
stock be Issued therefor before the
| transaction of any business by this
| corporation. The remainder of the
said capital stock may be payable in,
or issued or used for the purchase of
property, labor or services at just
valuation thereof to be fixed by the in
corporators herein, or by the board
of directors of this corporation, at a
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-nine
(99) years.
The business of said corporation
shall be conducted by the following
officers: A president, a vice presi
dent, secretary and treasurer, and
board of three 90 directors. The Of
fee of secretary and treasurer may
be held by the same person. The num-
Der of directors may be changed ac-
cording to the bylaws, but at no
time shall there be less than three (3)
nor more than seven CD directors.
The directors shall be elected by
the stockholders at each annual meet
ing; 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 they
may deem fit, for the transaction of
this corporation shall be elected an
nually by the directors.
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
board caused by death, resignation or
and to fill vacancies in the
offices of said corporation, caused by
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 of Will
liam J. Epperson, at 10 o'clock a. m,
August 6, A. D., 1913, for the purpose
Of accepting the charter, of adopting
bylaws and otherwise completing the
of this corporation, and
for the transaction of such other bust
ness as may properly come before
them at said meeting.
Until the officers to be elected at
The first annual meeting shall be
elected and qualified, the business of
his corporation shall be conducted
by the following officers:
William J. Epperson, Bronson, Flor
da, as president; w. j. Boiling, st.
Louis, Missouri, as vice president;
Thomas G. McEachin of Meredith,
florida, secretary and treasurer and
William J. Epperson, w. j. Boiling
md Thomas G. McEachin as directors
co.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
n liability to which this corporation
IAN at any time subject itself shall
re three million dollars $4,000, 000.00)
CD
The names and residences of the
incorporators of said
together with the amount
f capital stock subscribed for by
ach of them are as follows:
William J. Epperson, Bronson, Fla,
so shares. w. J. Boiling, st. Louis,
TO-, $50 shares. Thomas C. McEachin
Ieredith, Fla, $50 shares.
In witness whereof the above NAM
d incorporators Of the said The Tam
a, Charlotte Harbor and East Coast
,ailroad company, have hereunto set
heir hands and seals this the 14th
ay of June, A. D.. 1913. {
w. J. EPPERSON, (Seal.)
w. J. BOILING, (Seal.)
T. G. McEACHIN, (Seal) n
tate of Florida,
evy County,
l hereby certify that on this day
efore me, a notary public in and for
ne State of Florida, at large, duly
ualified and acting and an officer
uly authorized to administer oaths
nd take acknowledgements, person
lily appeared William J. Epperson,
7. ]. Boiling and Thomas G. Nc
achin, all to me well known, and
everally acknowledged before me
lat they executed the foregoing pro-
osed charter of The Tampa, Chariot
, Harbor and East Coast Railroad
for the uses and purposes
lerein expressed.
I further certify that the persons
aking these acknowledgements are
Il to me we'll known RI ha tho nor