The evening leader., 1916-11-18
lNOTICE OF INTENTION TO AP-
PLY FOR LETTERS PATENT

in the Office of the Secretary of the
said State of Florida.
Dated this the 18th day of Novem-
ber, A. d. 1916.
Alexander Linn.
Ernest Meres.
G. A. Louden.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE LINN DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY.
Article One.
Name.
The name of this corporation shall
be The Linn Development Company,
and it's principal place of business
shall be in the City of Tarpon Springs,
Pinellas County, Florida, but it shall
have power to establish and maintain
branch offices at such other place or
places as the Board of Directors may
deem necessary.
Article Two.
Nature of Business.
The said corporation is formed for
the purpose of purchasing, acquiring,
holding, sub-dividing, leasing, i'm
proving, mortgaging, hypothecatine
and selling real estate and personal
property; to acquire, hold, own, bar
gain, sell, hypothecate, convey and
dispose of as may be necessary for the
purpose of the corporation, mortgages
or other securities; to own, construct
lease, equip and operate, inter- urban
and street railroads, boats, electric
lights, gas and water works; to dc
any and all the things herein set forth
to the same extent as natural persons
might or could do as principals
agents, contractors, trustees or to
otherwise, either alone or in company
with others.
Article Third.
Capital Stock.
The amount of capital stock of this
corporation shall be Fifty Thousand
($5O, ,000.00) Dollars, divided into Five
Hundred shares of One Hundred Dol
lars per share. When issued it shall
be fully paid and worcestershire. Any
portion of said stock may be issued
for lands, property, labor or services
at just valuation to be fixed by the
Board of Directors.
Article Four.
Term.
The term of this corporation shall be
ninety-nine years.
Article Five.
Officers.
The business of the corporation shall
be conducted by President, Vice.
president, Secretary and Treasurer
and a Board of Directors to be COM
posed of three or five stockholders
the number to be determined at any
annual meeting of the corporation
but such number of Directors shall be
three until otherwise provided; any
two offices may be held by the same
person.
The Board of Directors shall be
elected by the stockholders at theil
annual meeting, to be held on the sec.
ond Monday in May in each year. The
persons who are to conduct the bus.
mess of the corporation as it's tempo
rary officers, until officers are elected
by the stockholders at the first elec,
tion, as above provided, shall be as
follows:
President, Alexander Linn.
Vice-President, Ernest Meres.
Secretary and Treasurer, G. A
Louden.
Article Six.
Liability.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
can at any time subject itself is Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).
Article Seven.
Names, Residences, and Subscriptions
of IncOrDOratOrS
The names and residences of the in
corporators and the amount of stock
subscribed by each, are as follows:
Alexander Linn, Tarpon Springs,
Fla, 120 Shares.
Ernest Meres, Tarpon Springs, Fla,
10 Shares. .
G. A. Louden, Tarpon Springs, Fla,
10 Shares.
Article Eight.
Seal.
The seal of the corporation shall be
a circular impression, bearing in the
center the words, incorporated 1916,
and around the circumference the
words, "The Linn Development Com
pany, Florida"
Alexander Linn.
Ernest Meres.
G. A. Louden.
State of Florida,
County of Pinellas, SIS.
Before me an officer duly authorized
to take acknowledgements of deeds,
etc, this day personally appeared,
Linn, Ernest Meres and G..
A. Louden and severally acknowledge
ed the foregoing to be their genuine
to the Charter of The Linn
Development Company.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
this, the 18th day of November, A. D..
1916.
T. G. MIXSON,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
My commission expires 24th day of
November, 1919.
Nov. 1925; Dec. 2-9.