The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-13

see, on the Z3rQ day OF July, A. u,
1917, for letters patent. incorporating
the Florida Live Stock and Farms
Company, under the following propos-
ed charter, the original of which is
now on file in the office of the secre-
tary of state of the state of Florida.
Witness our names this seventh
day of June, A. D., 1917.
A. V. ANDERSON.
C. P. ANDERSON.
r. l.. THOMPSON.
Charter of the Florida Live Stock and
Farms Company
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. Its principal place of bust
ness shall be Ocala, Marion county,
Florida. 1t may also conduct its bNs-
mess in other states and foreign
countries.
The general nature of the business
to be 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-
duct and carry on the business of
farming and live stock raising in all
it's branches, and to act as brokers
or agents for others in doing the
same; to buy, own, sell. mortgage,
convey, lease, sub-let, control, devel-
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;
10 install, own and operate irrigation,
water light and power plants, and
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 to
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 may 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
nV.
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
t$90.000.00) Dollars, to be divided into
nine hundred 5000 shares of the par
value of One Hundred (S100.00) 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
TO 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 amy other person.
T.
The time for which this corporation
shall exist shall be perpetual
5.
The officers by whom the business
of the corporation shall be conducted
shall be president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer and a board
OF eleven (11) 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, 1918, 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. Thomson
Frank B. Sheaffer, G. A. Wallace, A
v. 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.
6.
The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability TO which the corpora
ton can at any time subject itself
shall be One Hundred Thousand
tSloo.000.00) Dollars.
Z.
The names and residences of the
subscribers and the amount of capital
stock subscribed for by each are:
No OF
Name Residence Shares
L. p. Anderson. Ben Avon,
Pennsylvania 15O
X. 4. ThnnnSnn Don