The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-06
A. " ANDERSON.
&. p. ANDERSON.
H. l.. THOMPSON.
Charter Of tie Florida Live Stock an
Farms Company

X. l.. THOMPSON.
Charter Of tie Florida Live Stock and
Farms Company
We. the undersigned do hereby as
sOCiate ourselves together for the pur-
pose OF forming "a corporation for
proat under the laws of the state OF
Florida and 20 that end do adopt the
follow ing
The name of the corporation shall
be- the Florida Live Stock and Farms
Company rs principal place Of bust
ness hall be- Ocala, Marion county.
Florida. II may also conduct IT'S bus
mess IN other states ana foreign
countries
The general nat,Ee q the business
TO be transacted by said corporation
shall be - grow and produce fruits.
vegetables and ali products OF the
soil pack. market buy and sell the
same. 10 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
its branches. and to act as brokers
or agents for others in doing the
same: 70 buy, own. sell, mortgage.
convey lease sub-let control, deVel-
Op improve and deal in lands ami 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.
80 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: 10 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
~ this corporations and to have. eX-
ercise and enjoy all the rights. powers
and privileges incident to corpora
tlOns for prOht organized and existing
lder and by the laws of the state OF
Florida
Tie amount OF capital stock OF this
corporation shall be Ninety Thousand
'S'.ouo.0W Dollars. TO be divided into
nine hundred t900) shares OF the par
trft1a Of Ono a-a4 ca. ~
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
lust valuation thereof 70 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
De sold to any other person
t.
The time for which this corporation
shall exist shall be perpetual
OF the corporation shall be conducted
shall be president. vice president.
secretary and treasurer and a board
OF eleven ulD 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
az their annual meeting to be held on
the second Thursday Of January in
each and every year. and. until the
election TO he held on the tenth day
ot January. 1918. {. p. Anderson shall
be president. and II. p McCurdy shall
be vice president. G.. a Wallace see
rotary, {. =. Anderson treasurer. and
G. T. Anderson. K. l.. Thompson.
Frank b. Sheaffer c. A. Wallace. A.
Anderson. ;. p. Durrance. Harvey
Thompson. II. Z. McCurdy. VIM d.
Thompson, Charles VI. tombstone and
l. p Weinman shall be the board of
directors.
The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability 10 which the corpora
tlOn can al Any time subject itself
SHAH be one Hundred Thousand
r. o1npn.0W Dollars
The names and residences Of the
subscribers and the amount OF capital
stock subscribed for by each are:
No. OF
Name Residence Shares
&. p Anderson, Ben Avon,
Pennsylvania. ..... $50
H. l. Thompson. Ben Avon
Pennsylvania. ~. .. loo
Frank b. Sheaffer, NTunhau
Pennsylvania. ... . 100
q. \ Wallace, Bellevue
Pennsylvania ... .... 80
\ V Anderson. Eagle Lake,
FLORIDA $50. .... 24S
; T. Durrance. Avon Park
Harvey l. Thompson. Ben
Avon. Pennsylvania. 800. 1
ii T. McCurdY. Ben Avon