The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-12
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

Florida, on the Is day of January, 1919
for Letters Patent Incorporating Bah
CARRIER, FLORIDA COMPANY
as a Corporation under the Laws OF the
State of Florida, under following propos-
ed Charter, the provisions of which are
hereby accepted and the original Char
ter is on file in the Office of the Secretary
State at Tallahassee, Florida.
Article I.
The name Of this Corporation shall be
BABCOCK- CARRIER, FLORIDA COM
PANY and the place of business of said
Corporation shall be Punta Gorda of the
County of DeSoto in the State of Flori
Ia, and such other places in said State
and elsewhere as may be necessary and
incident to the Corporate business.
Article 2.
The purpose for which this Corpora
lion is formed are to purchase or other
wise acquire all or any part of the BUSH
ness, good will rights, property and as
sets of all kind, and assume all or any
nart of the liabilities of any Corporation,
association, Partnership or person en-
Gagged in any business in the State of
Florida or elsewhere; to manufacture,
purchase or otherwise acquire, and to
sell and deal in all kinds of material,
goods, wares and merchandise which
may be required for any of the purposes
Of the Company's business or which may
seem capable of being proftably used or
dealt in in connection with such bust
ness; to purchase and acquire personal
property and Real Estate, lease holds or
any interest therein, and to own hold or
improve, sell and deal in the same; to
make. accept, indorse, execute and is
sue promssory notes, bills of exchange,
bonds, debentureS and other obligations
from time to time for the purchase of
property or otherwise, or for any pur-
pose in or about the business of the
Company, and to secure the payment of
any such obligations by mortgage, pledge,
deed or trust or otherwise; to acquire by
purchase or otherwise, own, buy, sell
and deal in timber and timber lands and
to buy, cut, haul, dry, and sell timber
logs, and to saw and otherwise work the
same, and to buy, manufacture or sell
lumber, bark, wood pulp and all pro-
ducts made therefrom; to produce, man
ufacture and sell turpentine, resin and
all other naval stores of every descrip-
ton; to grow, manufacture refine, pur-
chase, sell and deal in sugar, molasses
glucose, syrup, starch, feed and such
other products and by-products as are
incidental thereto. and to cultivate and
grow sugar cane, sugar beets, cotton,
tobacco, rice, wheat, rye, oats corn,
oranges grapefruit. alligator pears, pine
apples and any other products of the
earth indiginuous to the locality, and to
manufacture and prepare the same for
market, and to buy, sell, deal in and
transport the same; to carry on the bus
mess of raising and slaughtering cattle
and other animals, and dealing in, and
contracting for the purchase and sale of
all kinds of meat products, hides, oil
fat and other by-products arising out of
the Strengthening of animals for food
purposes or otherwise, or in connection
herewith, and to manufacture, buy, sell,
exchange and deal in the above speci-
fled products and all other materials
used in the manufacturing of food pro-
ducts, fertilizer, or any of the matters a.
foresaid, as well as to carry on as prin-
cipals, Agents, Commission Merchants,
or Consignees the business of buying and
selling all kinds of live stock, and the
tallows, glue, bones or any of the ma
terials used in the manufacturing of the
products therefrom; to purchase take
lease or otherwise acquire any mines
mining rights, and any interest therein
and to explore, work, exercise, develope
and turn to account the same; to buy OF
otherwise acquire, manufacture, market
prepare for market, sell, deal in and
deal with, import and export food and
products of every class and description
resh, canned or preserved or otherwise
and all food and other preparation; to
catch, cure, can, purchase, sell or other
wise acquire, or dispose Of and deal in
fish and Sea food of all kind; to own
manage, lease, charter or operate vessels
and boats of any description; to carry or
anu CONDUCT the business OF storage
cold storage, refrigeration, freezing anC
ice making, and dealing in plants foi
such purposes; to carry on the business
OF Hotel and Inn-keepers; to acquire
whether by purchase. development OF
otherwise, and to construct reservoirs
or water towers, erect pumping ma
| chinery, laying of water mains and ac-
cessories, and furnishing and selling
water to Corporations and individuals;
u do all and everything necessary, suit
able and proper for the accomplishment
of any of the purposes or the attainment
OF any OF the objects, or the further
ance Of any of the powers hereinbefore
set forth, either alone or in an Associa-
ton with other Corporations. Firms or
! individuals, and to do any other act or
| acts, thing or things, incidental or per-
| tinent to- or growing out Of or connect
ed with the aforesaid business or pow
ers, or any part or parts thereof, provid-
| ing the same be not Inconsistent with
the Laws Of Florida under which this
! Corporation is organized.
Article 9.
The amount of the capital stock of
this Corporation is $2.500,OO0, all of which
| shall be common stock, divided into
twenty five thousand shares. (25, 000) of
the par value of one hundred 10O) dol
! lars each
stock shall be issued either for cash or
for property reasonably and fairly worth
the par value of each share of stock is
! sued in exchange therefor
Article 4.
| The term of the existence of said Cor
| poration shall be perpetual.
| Article 8.
| The principal office of said Corpora
ton is to be located at Punta Gorda in
| DeSoto County, Florida.
! Article 6.
The Officers through which the BUSH
ness Of said Corporation is to be con-
! Quoted shall be a President, Vice Presi :
dent, Secretary and Treasurer and a
| Board Of ten Directors, and the time at
which they will be annually elected shall
be the third Tuesday in February of
each and every year, and that the names
| Of the Officers who shall conduct the
business of said Corporation until. those
to be elected at the first Annual meeting
are as follows: c. M Carrier, President;
E. V. Babcock, Vice. President and Maui
rice E. Preisch, Secretary and Treasurer
And c. M Carrier, Maurice E. Preisch
and John H. Hancock shall constitute
| the Board of Directors for the transac-
y