The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-19
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

on the 10 day OF January, 1918 |
for Letters Patent Incorporating Bah
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 |
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- |
da, 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 |
tion hS Formed are to purchase or other |
wise acquire all or any part of the bust
ness, good WILL rights, property and as
sets of all kind and assume all or any
part 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 profitably used or
dealt in in connection with such BUSH
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 promissory 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,
dand or frilcf or ptharUi n aPuIIirp nv
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
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 indigenous 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
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-
fed 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-
l.. .nt@ 10. ahayzf Go
or Consignees the business of buying and
selling all kinds of live stock, and the
business of manufacturing oils, fats and
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 or
otherwise acquire, manufacture, market,
prepare for market, sell, deal In and
deal with, import and export food and
products of every class and description,
| f, esh, canned or preserved or otherwise,
and all food and other preparations to
| catch, cure, can, purchase, sell or other
wise acquire, or dispose of, and deal In
| fish land Sea food of all kind to own,
manage. lease, charter or operate vessels
and boats of any description; to carry on
and conduct the business of storage.
cold storage, refrigeration, freezing and
ice making, and dealing in plants for
| such purposes; to carry on the business
of Hotel and Inn-keepers; to acquire
whether by purchase, development or
| otherwise, and to construct reservoirs,
or water towers. erect pumping ma
| chinery, laying of water mains and &c
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 3.
The amount of the capital stock of
| this Corporation is s2,500,000, all of which
shall be common stock, divided into
4 twenty five thousand shares, (25, 000) of
the par value of one hundred Q00) dol
lars each,
That all of the said common capital
| 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 5.
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 bust
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. NJ Carrier. President;
E. v. Babcock. Vice-President and Maui
rice E. Preisch, Secretary and Treasurer.
And c. M. Carrier Maurice E. Preisch
and John III. Hancock shall constitute
| the Board of Directors for the transac-