The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-02

udy Oh January, \. L. 1917, the under
signed will apply TO the governor of
the state of Florida, at Tallahassee.
Florida, for letters patent to issue un-
der the following proposed charter.
GEORGE GILES.
JOSE p. GILES.
f. 2. GADSON.
JAS. A. BUTTERFIELD.
a. ST. GEO. RICHARDSON.
COPY OF PROPOSED CHARTER OF
THE GEORGE GILES COMPANY
We, the undersigned, hereby asso-
clate ourselves together for the pur-
pose of becoming incorporated under
the laws OF the state of Florida applic-
able to corporations for profit.
ARTICLE /
Name
The name of this corporation shall
be the George Giles Company and its
principal place of business snail be III
the city OF Ocala, Marion county, Flor
IDA, but it may establish offices and
branches in such other place or places
in the state of Florida or outside OF
said state as it shall deem desirable
in the conduct of it's business.
ARTICLE II.
Business
The general nature of the business
or businesses to be transacted by this
corporation is:
(a) To own and operate a mill or
cotton factory for the purpose of man
ufacturing yarns, threads and all Kinds
OF cotton goods;
CD To own and operate patents
bleaching and dyeing, all kinds of its
manufactured products;
Co To buy, sch and gin cotton ana
to deal in cotton seed and manufacture
therefrom products and by-products;
I'D TO manufacture and deal in all
kinds of feed products;
,te1 To engage in a general mercan-
90 TO buy. lease, own and control
all kinds of real and personal prop
erty;
(g) To borrow ana 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
purposes.
ARTICLE III.
Capital Stock
The amount of capital stock of this
Thousand ($100,OOO) Dollars, divided
into four thousand shares of the par
value of Twenty-Five $3.50 Dollars
each, to be paid for in cash or in ser
vices or property. at a just valuation
fixed therefor by the board of direc-
tors.
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 president, a vice
president, secretary, a treasurer, any
TWO of which said offices except the Of
noes or 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
board; and by board of directors con-
slsIng. 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 untr |
those ELECTED at the first annual meet /
George Giles; vice president. Frank p. /
Iadson; secretary and treasurer, J. 2. !
Giles, and H. F. Booth, superintendent: /
and George Giles, J. P. Giles F ?. Cad
son, j. A. Butterfeld and \. st. Geo
richardson, directors. The annual
meetings of this corporation shall De
aeld on the third Tuesday in January.
1917. and annually thereafter on the
.hird Tuesday in January
ARTICLE VI
Indebtedness
The highest amount Of Indebtedness
n liability to which this corporation
AN at any. time subject itself, is One
Hundred Thousand (S100, 000) Dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
Subscribers
criberS are: Number
Name Residence of shares
ieorge Giles, OcaIa, Fla. s........ 500 /
.ose P. Giles, Ocala, 100
:. +. Gadson, OcaIa. Fla. 100
as. 4. ButterfieT1.
st. Georges, Bermuda ...... 20
St. Geo. Richardson
Ocala, Fla ............ 20
TATE OF FLORIDA.
'OUNTY OF MARION.
On this day personally came before
ne George Giles, J. P Giles, T. 2. Cad
on ]. A. ButterfeId and A St Geo.
richardson, each 70 me web known,
nd each acknowledged TO me that he
ubscribed the foregoing proposed
harter Of The George Giles Company
nd for the number Of shares set OPP
oSlte his respective name. and that he
lgned the same for the uses and puF-
oses therein set forth and expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have I
ereuntO set my hand and official seal \
y this the 29th day of November. A
SeaD PEARL z. ANDERSON
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires February .2f, r