The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29

( We. the undersigned, do hereby as
sOciate ourselves together for the pur-
/ pose OF forming a corporation for
profit under the laws OF the state OF
/ Florida and to that end do adopt the
following:
The name of the corporation shall
be the Florida Live Stock and Farms
Company. It's principal place of bust
ness shall be Ocala. Marion county.
Florida 1t may also conduct its bus
/ mess in other states and foreign
countries.
The general nature OF the business
to DE transacted by said corporation
shall be to grow and produce fruits.
! vegetables and all products OF the
soil. pack, market, buy and sell the
! same, to raise and produce chickens,
cattle, hogs. sheep, horses and live
stock OF all kinds. to buy, maintain.
market and sell the same and con
duet and carry on the business of
/ farming and live stock raising in all
! its branches, and TO act as brokers
! or agents for others in doing the
same: TO buy. own. sell. mortgage,
Op improve and deal in lands and real
estate and to raise thereon and sell.
distribute and dispose of all the pro
ducts thereof and to act as broker or
agent for others in doing the same:
TO install own and operate irrigation,
water light and power plants, ana
to let and sub-let, sell or lease water.
light and power for any and all pur-
poses; to buy and sell personal prop
erty and rights of all kinds. and 10
act as broker or agent in the buying
and selling Of the same: to build and
construct buy and sell, maintain and
/ operate warehouses. factories, stores,
wharves docks, elevators, storage IA
cilities. slaughter houses. cattle yards.
packing houses and buildings of every
kind and description; to manufacture,
sell and market all manner of things
which maM be produced or derived
from the products of the soil or from
live stock of every description; and
generally to exercise all such pow
ers as may be necessary or cOnVen-
lent for the purpose of the business
of this corporation: and to have, ex-
ercise and enjoy all the rights, powers
and privileges incident to corpora
tions for profit organized and existing
under and by the laws of the state of
Florida
The amount of capital stock of this
corporation shall be Ninety Thousand
/ $50. 100000 Dollars. to be divided into
nine hundred 1900 shares of the par
value of One Hundred ($100.00) bod
lars each All or any part OF the cap
ital stock may be payable in or issued
for cash or for the purchase OF prop.
erty, labor or services of any kind at
a Just valuation thereof to be fixed by
the board of directors at a meeting
called for that purpose The company
may have the right from time to time
! 10 purchase its own stock and reissue
the same, and shall have the option
of purchasing the shares of any share
holder desiring to sell stock at the
price for which such shareholder is
willing TO sell before the stock shall
be sold to any other person
The time for which this corporation
shall exist shall be perpetual
The officers by whom the business
of the corporation shall be conducted
shall be a president, vice president.
/ secretary and treasurer and a board
/ of eleven I'D directors. The office
of president and treasurer may be
held by the same person, and the
number of directors may be changed
by action OF the stockholders as pro
vided by law The officers shall be
chosen annually by the stockholders
at their annual meeting to be held on
the second Thursday of January in
each and every year, and, until the
election to be held on the tenth day
of January. 1913. c. P. Anderson shall
be president, and H. P. McCurdy shall
be vice president G. A. Wallace sec
rotary, c. P. Anderson treasurer. and
! c. p. Anderson, r. L. Thompson.
Frank B. Sheaffer, G. A. Wallace. A.
( Y. Anderson. s. p Durrance, Harvey
! l. Thompson. H. P. McCurdy, VIM. d.
Thompson, Charles NJ tombstone and
l.. P. Weinman shall be the board of
directors.
The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability to which the corpora
/ tion can al any time subject itself
shall be One Hundred Thousand
tSloo.ooo00l Dollars
The names and residences OF the
subscribers and the amount Of capital
stock subscribed for by each are:
No Of
; Name Residence shares
/ c. p. Anderson, Ben Avon
Pennsy lvania .......... 80
R. L. Thompson Ben Avon.
Pennsylvania ~ ~ 100
! Frank B. Sheafer Munhall.
Pennsylvania 49, ... 100
10. A Wallace. Bellevue
Pennsylvania. ..... 80
/ \. Y. Anderson. Eagle Lake.
! Florida. ... .. rs
/ S. P. Durrance, Avon Park
Florida. . 49, ....
Harvey l. Thompson Ben
Avon. Pennsylvania . l
/ H. P McCurdy Ben Avon,
1 Pennsylvania -. -. . 80
VIM. D. Thompson. Pitts