The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-30

COPY OF PROPOSED CHARTER OF
THE GEORGE GILES COMPANY
| We, the undersigned, hereby asso
cate ourselves together for the pur
pose OF becoming incorporated unde1
the laws of the state of Florida apple
able TO corporations for profit.
ARTICLE 1.
Name
The name of this corporation shall
Ibe the George Giles Company and it.
principal plaoe of business snail be II
the city OF Ocala, Marion county, Flor.
Ida, but 1t may establish offices anC
branches in such other place or place:
in the state of Florida or outside o,
said state as it shall deem desirable
ia the conduct Of it's business.
ARTICLE IL.
Business
The general nature of the business
or businesses to be transacted by this
corporation is:
(a) To own and operate mill OF
cotton factory for the purpose of man
ufacturing yarns. threads and all kinds
OBJ To own and operate patents
bleaching 1e and dyeing all kinds iiRes of it, It's
manufactured products;
(c) To buy, sell and gin cotton and
TO deal in cotton seed and manufacture
therefrom products and by-products;
I'D To mar dfacture and deal in all
kinds of fed products;
(e( To engage in general mercan-
(f) To buy, lease, own and control
all kinds of real and personal prop
erty;
(g) To borrow and lend money
giving and receiving therefor such evil
dence of Indebtedness or security as
may be required or deemed necessary;
(h) To do any and all things neces-
sary for carrying on the above specified
ARTICLE III.
Capital Stock
The amount of capital stock of this
corporation shall be One Hundred
Thousand (S10O,000) Dollars, divided
value of Twenty-Five ($25) Dollars
each, to be paid for in cash or in SER
vices or property. at just valuation
fixed therefor by the board of direc-
ARTICLE ".
Term
The term for which this corporation
shall exist is ninety-nine years.
ARTIVLE V.
Officers
The business of this corporation is
to be conducted by a. president a vice
president, a secretary, a treasurer, any
two of which said offices except the Of
fees of president and vice-president
may be held by one and the same stock
holder, which said officers shall De
elected by the board of directors
at the annual meeting of said
board; and by a board of directors con-
sisting or not less than three nor more
than nine members to be elected by the
stockholders at their annual meetings.
The following officers are to conduct
the business of this corporation until
those elected at the first annual meet
ing shall be qualified: President,
George Giles; vice president, Frank p.
Gadson; secretary and treasurer, J. p.
Giles, and II. f. Booth, superintendent:
and George Giles, J. p. Giles, F. p. Cad
son, J. A. Butterield and A. st. Geo.
Richardson directors. The annual
held on the third Tuesday in January,
1917. and annually thereafter on the
third Tuesday in January.
ARTICLE VI.
Indebtedness
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
can al any time subject itself, is One
Thousand ($100,000) Dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
Subscribers
The names and residence Of the sub
5cribers are: NUMBER
George Giles. Ocala, F'la-.........- 500
lose P. Giles. OcaIa, Fla. 100
f. p Gadson, Ocala, 100
las. A. Butterfield,
ST. Georges, Bermuda. 20
A. St. Geo. Richardson
OcaIa, Fla ......--..-.--. 70
STATE. or FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF MARION.
On this day personally came before
ne George Giles. ]. P. Giles, z. p. Cad
son j.. A. Butterdeld and A. st. Geo.
richardson, each TO me well known,
md each acknowledged to me that he
subscribed the foregoing proposed
sharter of The George Giles Company
md for the number of shares set OPP
losite his respective name. and that he
signed the same for the uses and pur-
poses therein set forth and expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, / have
lereunto set my hand and official seal
IN this the 18th day of November, A. |
.SeaD PEARL i. ANDERSON.
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires February q. |