The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-15

day of September. ~ 1871
ton will be made to Govern
State of Florida. at Tallahassee
ital of the said state, for lett
upon the following charter Of tn
ton to be named the Carter Co.
pany. We. f. G. Carter, E.
and L. p Carter do hereby ma
cation for letters patent incorpoI
and our associates into corpo-
accordance with the laws CT the
Florida under the following cha
l. The name of the corporal.
be- The Carter Cotton Company,
principal place of business shall
Pensacola, Florida, with the right by
proper officers to establish other plac
of business in the State OF fiorlda an
other otates and countries.
2 The general nature of the business
70 be transacted shall be to buy and sci!
cotton, cotton products. cotton hnters,
Gotten seed and cotton seed products as
dealers, and to act as brokers In buyine
and selling cotton, cotton hnters, cotton
products, cotton seed and COTTON seed
products on commission; and to act as
agents for others to secure insurance,
storage and to do all other things whlch
! products. cotton linters, cotton seed ana
cotton seed products, in buying, seli1ng,
insuring, storing, COMPRISING, shipping
Or otherwise, caring Tor or nandnng i in,e
| are necessary convenient in carrying
| on the business of buying and selling cot
| ton. cotton products. cotton Inters. cot
| ton seed and cotton seed products, on
behalf of said corporation, or in handling
! the same as brokers or agents for others;
/ g. The amount of capital stock shall
| be $40. 600 90, divided into one hundred
| shares of $4,000 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
| 4. The said corporation shall exist for
| period of 80 years from the date of the
/ granting of the letters patent to IT.
8. The business of the said corporation
shall be conducted by a President, a Vice
| President, Secretary and Treasurer
nrI nf
! not less than three nor more than 1--WE
in numbers, the number to be hxed by
| the bylaws of the corporation Untii 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
!, be elected annually at a meeting OF the
/ stockholders to be held the second
| Monday in August of each year; and the
Directors elected shall elect at the
same time, as soon thereafter as prac-
| ticable. a President Vice President,
| Secretary and Treasurer. Until the first
election E. G.. Carter shall be president,
e. H. Carter. Secretary and Treasurer and
L. P. Carter, Vice President, and the said
| E. G. Carter, r. H. Carter and l.. r.
Carter shall constitute the Board of Di-
rectors.
g. The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability which the corporation may at
any time subject itself is 100000. The
names and residences of the subscribers
and the amount of stock subscribed for
hereto do hereby subscribe to the follow
ing shares and amounts, towit:
| Name Residence No. Shares Amount
E. G. Carter, Pensacola, Fla. $4,000
e. II. Carter, Tupelo, Miss. 10000
L. p. Carter, Pensacola, Fla. 90
/ In witness whereof the before mentioned
subscribers have hereunto signed their
names.
E. G. CARTER
| e. H. CARTER
L. P. CARTER
State of Florida1
County of Escambia) SIS.
Before the subscriber. a Notary Public
| in and for said State and County, person
ally appeared, f. G.. Carter, e. H. Carter
and l.. p. Carter. known to me to be the
individuals described by said names, and
acknowledged that they executed the
foregoing instrument for the uses and
purposes therein set forth.
Given under my hand and official SEAL
this the Goth day of August, 1918.
t(SeaD LEROY V. HOLSBERRY,
Notary Public of state of Florida, at
| Large.
My commission expires March 5, 1919.
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