The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-16
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
APPLY FOR LETTERS PATENT


Notice is hereby given that on the 9Th
day OF January, A. ID. 1917, the under
signed viii apply 10 the governor Of
the state of Florida, at Tallahassee
FLORIDA, Tor letters patent 70 issue IN
der the following proposed charter.
GEORGE GILES.
JOSE 2. GILES.
F. =. GADSON.
JAS. A BUTTERFIELD.
A. ST. GEO. RICHARDSON.
COPY OF PROPOSED CHARTER OF
THE GEORGE GILES COMPANY
We. the undersigned. hereby assoc
ciate ourselves together for the pur-
the laws OF the state OF Florida apple
able TO corporations for profit
ARTICLE L
Name
The name of this corporation shall
be the George Giles Company and its
principal place OF business snail be IN
the city or Ocala, Marion county, Flor
IDA, but it may establish offices and
in the state Of Florida or outside OF
said state it shall deem desirable
in the conduct of its business.
ARTICLE II.
Business
The general nature of the business
or businesses TO be transacted by this
ca To own and operate mill or
cotton factory for the purpose of man
ufacturing yarns, threads and all kinds
of cotton goods;
OBJ To own and operate patents
and processes for the, purpose. OF
bleaching and dyeing all kinds of it's
| manufactured products;
| +, (c) To buy, sell and gin cotton ana
| to deal in cotton seed and manufacture
| therefrom products and by-products;
(d) To manufacture and deal in all
kinds of feed products;
(el To engage in general mercan-
CD To buy, lease. own and control
| all kinds of real and personal prop
erty;
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 (s100,000) Dollars, divided
into four thousand shares of the par
value of Twenty-Five ($25) Dollars
vices or property. at a just valuation
| fixed therefor by the board of direc-
ARTICLE ".
The term for. which this corporation
| shall exist is nfnety-nine years.
ARTIvLE v.
Officers
The business of this corporation is
| to be conducted by president, vice.
two of which said offices except the Of
| fees of president and e-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
| ing shall be qualified: President,
George Giles; vice president, Frank p.
Giles, and H. F. Booth, superintendent;
and George Giles, ]. p Giles, F. p. Cad
son, ]. A. Butterfield and A. st. Geo;
| Richardson, directors. The annual
meetings of this corporation shall ne
| 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 at any time subject itself, is One
Hundred Thousand ($100.000) Dollars
| ARTICLE VII.
Subscribers
| me names anu ISsloehCS VI thS SHo-
scribers are: Number
Name Residence of Shares
| George Giles, Ocala, Fla. 500
Jose P. Giles, Ocala, Fla. ........... 100
/ +. p. Gadson, Ocala, Fla. 100
Jas A. Butterfield,
st. Georges, Bermuda. 20
| A st. Geo. Richardson
/ Ocala, Fla. ............... 20
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF MARION.
! On this day personally came before
me George Giles, J. p. Giles, f. p. Cad
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