The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-02
NOTICE OF incorporation

for Letters Patent Incorporating Bah
COCK CARRIER. FLORIDA COMPANY
as a Corporation under the Laws Of th'
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 1.
| The name of this Corporation shall be
IBABCOCK-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-
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
ton 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
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 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 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.
deed or trust or otherwise; to acquire by
purchase or otherwise, own, buy. sell
ana deal in timber and timber lands and
70 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 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 Strengthening cattle
ana 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 slaughteering 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
foresa1d, as well as to carry on az prin-
cipals, Agents. Commission Merchants,
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,
ana 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.
II eSh, canned or preserved or otherwise
and all food and other preparations; to
eaten, 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 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
or 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 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- |
tlnent TO, or growing out of, or connect
ed with the aforesaid business or DOW |
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 8.
The amount of the capital stock of
this Corporation is s2,500OOO, all Of which
shall be common stock, divided into
twenty-five thousand shares, (25,OOO) of
the par value of one hundred (100) dol
lars each.
That all of the said common capital
stock shall be issued either for cash or
Tor property reasonably and fairly worth
the par value OF each share of stock is
sued in exchange therefor
Article &.
The term of the existence of said Cor
poration shall be perpetual
Article 5.
The principal Office of said Corpora
tlon 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-
1ucted shall be a President, Vice Presi-
lent, Secretary and Treasurer, and a
Board of ten Directors and the time at
which they will be annually elected shall
pc the third Tuesday in February of
each and every year, and that the names
IF the officers who shall conduct the
business Of said Corporation until those
20 be elected at the first Annual meeting
ire as follows: c. M. Carrier, President;
,. V. Babcock, Vice. President and Eau
ice e. Preisch, Secretary and Treasurer.
And c. M Carrier, Maurice E. Preisch
md John II, Hancock shall constitute
he Board Of Directors for the transac-
Ion of all Corporate business, until the