The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-18


under the following proposed charter.
L. H. PILLANs.
SMITH GROCERY COMPANY
We, the undersigned, hereby asso-
ciate ourselves together for the pur-
the laws of the state of Florida APP
plicable to corporations for profit.
Article i.
The name Of this corporation shall al
county, Florida, and such other places
Florida as the board of directors may
from time to time designate and APP
point, and to have and maintain other
offices of said company at other places
both. within and without the state of
Florida.
Article III.
The general nature of the business
to be transacted by the company shall
be, the carrying on of general whole
sale and retail grocery and jobbing
bs rS o dea ln a knds at Of roe
cries, grain, hay, feed, feed stuffs and
also in all articles of merchandise, that
! retail merchants and shall also have
the right to engage IN the general
| market business.
| The company shall also have the
| right to buy and sell all kinds of pro-
| duce, canned goods and other articles
find from time to time necessary and
proper to be bought and sold in the
| conduct of it's business.
| The company shall also have the
! right to own, control and operate
boats and other conveyances such as
the company in the conduct of it's bus
| mess. ~.
right to engage generally in the real
estate business as a real estate agent
| or broker and buy and sell lands and
property on commission; the company
orally in stocks, bonds and mortgages.
borrow money, negotiate loans Tor
others, own stock in other corpora
tons and engage in the farming and
live stock business.
The company shall also have the
right to carry on such other business
as is incident to the purposes of this
charter and not inconsistent with the
laws of the state of Florida.
Article iii.
The amount of the capital stock OF
this corporation shall be TEN THOU
SAND ($10,0O0) DOLLARS. which shall
be divided into ONE HUNDRED shares
of the par value of ONE HUNDRED
sd0Oo DOLLARS each b. which Md,6 to said il
lawful money of the United States Oh
by the conveyance of any property, la
Dor or services, at such just valuation
thereof as may be fixed by the board OF
directors at any meeting called fol
such purpose.
Article Nv.
The term for which this corporation
shall exist shall be NINETY-NINE
(99) YEARS.
Article ".
| The business of this corporation
shall be conducted by a president, vic'
PRECEDENT, secretary, treasurer and ;
board of directors of not less thar
, three members nor more than hv'
members, but the offices of secretar!
} and treasurer may be held by one ant
fcers shall be elected at the annua
meeting of the stockholders to be hell
on the second Tuesday in July OF eacl
year. The following named person
shall conduct the business OF the cor
poration until the officers elected
: the first annual meeting shall be dull.
qualified:
President, J. L. Smith.
Vice President, Cora Il. Smith.
Secretary and Treasurer, l. H. Phi
Board of Directors, ]. L. Smith, Cori
T. Smith and l. II. Pillans
, Article VI.
The highest amount of indebtednes
, time subject itself shall be THIRI.
!. THOUSAND (s30.000) DOLLARS.
r ArucIe VII.
, The names and places Of residenc
of the subscribers, together with IN
5 amount of capital stock subscribed 10
, ]. L. Smith, Ocala, Florida, 13 share:
4 Cora Il. Smith, Ocala. Fla, snare.
l. H PiIlans, Ocala, Fla, IL shares.
: WITNESS the hands and seals OF IN
T lincorpora tors, this the 24th day o
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