The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-01
LEGAL NOTICE.
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

| Notice is hereby given that on the 30th
| day of September. A d. 1918, appllca-
| ton will be made to Governor of the
State of Florida. at Tallahassee, the cap
/ ital of the said state, for letters patent
upon the following charter Of the corpora
ton to be named the Carter Cotton Com
pany. We, E. G. Carter, E. II. Carter
| and L. p. Carter do hereby make appli-
cation for letters patent Incorporating us
and our associates into corporation in
accordance with the laws of the state of
Florida. under the following charter:
/. The name of the corporation shall
be, The Carter Cotton Company, and its
principal place of business shall be at
Pensacola, Florida, with the right by its
proper officers TO establish other places
of business in the State of Florida and
other states and countries.
3 The general nature of the business
to be transacted shall be to buy and sell
cotton, cotton products, cotton 1inters,
cotton seed and cotton seed products as
dealers, and to act as brokers in buying
and selling cotton, cotton linteTs. cotton
products cotton seed and cotton seed
products commission; and to act as
agents for others to secure insurance,
storage and to do all other things which
are necessary to care for cotton, cotton
products cotton linters, cotton seed and
cotton seed products, in buying, selling,
insuring, storing, COMPRISING, shipping
or otherwise, caring for or handling the
same: and to do all other things which
are necessary or convenient in carrying
on the business of buying and selling cot
ton, cotton products. cotton hnters, cot
behalf of said corporation, or in handling
the same as brokers or agents for others.
8. The amount of capital stock shall
be $40 600. co. divided into one hundred
shares of $1000 90 each and shall be pay
able in lawful money of the United
States. at such times and in such amounts
as the directors may require.
t. The said corporation shah exist for
a period of 90 years from the date of the
granting of the letters patent to 1T.
s. The business of the said corporation
shall be conducted by President, a Vice
President, Secretary and a Treasurer
and a Board of Directors, consisting Of
not less than three nor more than five
in numbers, the number to be fixed by
the bylaws of the corporation. Until the
first election the Board of Directors shall
consist of three members; The positions
of Secretary and Treasurer may be held
by the same person. If SO directed by the
Board of Directors. The Directors shall
stockholders to be held on the second
Monday in August of each year; and the
Directors so elected shall eject at the
same time, or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticabIe a President q Vice President.
Secretary and Treasurer. Until the first
election E. G. Carter shall be president,
L. p Carter, Vice President, and the said
E. G. Carter, E. H. Carter and L. p.
Carter ahall constitute the Board of Di-
g. The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability which the corporation may at
any time suhjec, itself is 500. oo0.oo- The
and the amount of stock subscribed for
each are as follows. and the subscribers
hereto do hereby subscribe to the follow
ing shares and amounts, to-Wit:
Name Residence No. Shares Amount
e. G. Carter. Pensacola. Fla. $4,000
e. H. Carter, Tupelo, Miss. 10000
L. p. Carter, Pensacola, Fla. 1 100. 90
In witness whereof the before mentioned
subscribers have hereunto signed their
names.
| E. G. CARTER
E. H. CARTER
L. P. CARTER
State of F'Iorida)
County of Esca nbia) SIS.
Before the subscriber. a Notary Public
in and for said State and County. person.
ally appeared, E. G.. Carter, E. H. Carter