The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-09-06

under the following proposed charter, the |
original of which is now on file in the |
office of the Secretary of State of the |
State of Florida:
(Signed)
JAS. B. PERKINS,
w. III. HERRIDER,
r. M. CARY,
p. L. ROLLO,
j. H. COLLINS,
w. L. CARBINE,
HARRY w. THOMPSON,
CHARLES H. SIMPSON,
p. TOMASELLO,
D. R. READ.
Proposed Charter of the Escamba Santa
Rosa Bridge Corporation.
The undersigned hereby associate
themselves together for the purpose OF
becoming incorporated and forming a
corporation under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of Florida, with and
under the following proposed charter:
l, The name of the corporation shall
be the Escambia Santa Rosa Bridge Cor
poration, and it's business shall be con-
Quoted in the State of Florida, and in
other. states of the United States of
America, and in foreign countries when
ever necessary or convenient.
The principal office of this corporation
shall be in the City of Pensacola County
of Bscambia, State of Florida.
2. The general nature of the business
to be transacted by said corporation shall
be: To build and operate toll bridges
over and across the rivers, waters and
streams in the State of Florida, and any
manufacture, generate and supply cleo
trical power in the handling and operat-
ing draw bridges connected with
bridges over the rivers, streams and wa
tiers in the State of Florida, and any
other state or territory, and to supply
electric lighting to the approaches and
upon said bridges over the rivers, streams
and waters in the State OF Florida, or
any other state or territory, and to build.
operate, and control ferries across the
rivers, streams and waters of the State
of Florida, or in any other state or ter
ritory; to buy, sell, mortgage, take OPP
lions upon and to lease lands and other
real estate, so far as necessary to carry
on said business, and to issue, sell, buy.
pledge, and dispose of bonds, and evil
denCes of debt and security in connection
with said business, and to act as agents
in the conduct OF said business as afore-
said; to borrow money, and to secure the
same by the giving of notes, bonds,
naortga ges, deeds or other obligations
therefor: to buy. sell or hold stock and
bonds OF other companies or corporations;
to receive payment for capital stock sub
scrtbed for in money of in property at a
just valuation, such valuation to be de-
termined by the Board of Directors;
and generally exercise such powers as
may be incident or convenient to the
proper conduct of the business of the
said corporation; and TO have, exercise
and enjoy all the rights, powers, and
privileges incident to corporations Tecog-
nized and existing under and by virtue
of the laws of the state of Florida.
8. The amount of the capital stock of
the corporation shall be Isl 900 00) One
Thousand Dollars, to be divided into
(100) one hundred shares of $4,000 Ten
Dollars each, fully paid up, and non-as-
sessable- Ten per cent of said capital
stock shall be subscribed and paid for be
fore said corporation shall transact any
business. All or any part of said capital
stock of said corporation may be payable
in or issued for the purchase of property,
at a just valuation thereof to be fixed
by the Board of Directors at any annual
meeting, or meetings to be called for that
purpose.
f. The term for which the corporation
shall exist, shall be for ninety nine years.
Regular annual meetings of the stock
holders OF the said corporation shall be
held upon the second Tuesday in January
of each year. The date for the annual
meeting may be changed by the bylaws.
Until the officers elected at the first cleo
ton shall be qualified, the business of
this corporation shall be conducted by
the following officers:
Peter Tomasello, President.
James B. Perkins, First Vice President.
Charles Simpson. Second Vice-Presi-
dent.
w. NJ. Herrider. Secretary.
e. r. Malone, Treasurer.
And the following directors:
Max l. Bear,
T. A. Jennings,
p. L. RolIo,
w. NJ. Herrider,
James B. Perkins,
r. NJ. Cary,
Peter Tomassello,
John H. Collins,
D. r. Read,
ChaS. Simpson,
Peter Rosasco,
w. w. Clark,
James g. Pace.
8. The highest amount of Indebtedness
TO which this corporation shall at any
time subject itself shall be Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200 GOOD.
Z The names and places of residence
of the subscribing incorporators, together
with the amount of capital stock sub
scribed for by each, are as follows:
Jas. B. Perkins, Pensacola, Fla, one
share.
w NJ Herrider. Pensacola, Fla, one
share
NJ Cary, Pensacola, Fla, one share.
p. L. Rollo, Pensacola, Fla, one share
W. L. Carbine, Pensacola, Fla, one
J H. Collins, Milton, Fla, one share
Harry w. Thompson, Milton, Fla. one
share.
chas. H. simpson. Milton, Fla. one
share.
p. Tomasello, Milton, Fla, one share.
D. r. Read, Milton, Fla, one share.
s. The business of this corporation
shall be conducted by the following Off
/ GERS: A president, a first vice president,
a second vice-president, a secretary,
| treasurer, and q board OF thirteen direc-
/ tors. The number of directors may be
! changed from time to time by the by
/ laws, but at no time shall be less than
| three nor more than thirteen. The board
/ of directors may appoint oIher agents OF
| this corporation having such powers,
duties and duration Of employment may
/ be prescribed by the bylaws. The direc-
/ tors shall be elected by the stockholders
/ at each regular meeting OF the stockhold-
4! ers. All other officers OF this corpora
! ton shall be elected annually by the
/ directors Immediately after the regular
annual meeting of the stockholders, and
/ in the same way the president and the
vice. presidents shall be chosen by the
/ directors from their own number, but any
stockholder may by the directors be
elected to the Office of secretary or treas
urer or both.
Before the subscriber personally came
Jas. B. Perkins, w. NJ. Herrider. r. NJ
Cary, p L. RoIio and w. L. Carbine
| to me well known and known to