The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-10-09
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LET
TIERS PATENT.

Notice is hereby given that the under
Isigned will make application to the Cover
nor of the State of Florida, on the ~
day of November, A. D. 1919, for Letters
patent to issue to The Koon Cattle Com
pany, upon the following Articles OF In
corporation. W. l.. kOON'
c. M. CARRIER,
H. r. LYKES.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE KOON CATTLE COMPANY
We, w L. Koon, c. M Carrier, and ii.
It. Lykes. do hereby associate ourselves
together as a body corporate under the
constitution and laws of the State of Flor
ida, and agree, to-wit:
l. The name of the corporation shah
be The Eoon Cattle Company, its prin-
cipal place of business shall be in Punta
Gorda, DeSoto County, Florida. and shall
have such branch offices at other places
either in the State of Florida. or else
where within the United States. as the
Directors; may provide and designate
II. The general nature of the business
to be transacted by said corporation Is
that of breeding, rearing and buving. and
dealing in cattle, and live stock OF all
kinds and character
| Said corporation shall, as an incident
TO it's general purpose. have the following
powers and authority:
4. To deal in, buy, sell and slaughter
cattle. calves, hogs. sheep and live stock
EenCTnllY. ana To PuN, ofhl iii' siN S'h
at wholesale or at retail meats, milk,
dairy products. eggs and poultry.
r. To purchase, lease, or otherwise
acquire. deal in cultivate and develop
farms, farm lands. grazing lands, and
stock farms and an other kinds or real
property; to cultivate, produce. buy and
deal in food and farm products.
c. To purchase, lease. contract or
otherwise acquire. maintain and operate.
lice PLANTS, cold storage buildings. and
plants earning factories, and packing
houses, and plants for its own use or that
Of others.
D. To acquire. hold, maintain and
operate. drainage or irrigation bitches,
boats trucks, cars, and other conyen-
fences or methods OF conveyance for use
in and incident to carrying on the object
of this corporation.
E. To purchase, lease or otherwise
acquire deal in. or dispose Of, personal
property of anv and all kinds and char
acter In like manner as Individuals; to
ACQUIRE bonds, and other evidence OF in
debtedness. shares of capital stock of
other corporations, with the right and
authority to vote the same; to sell, mort
gage, lease. or otherwise dispose Of it's
property. and franchises, or any part
thereof.
F. Said corporation shall, in addition
to the speciG1 authority and powers here
in conferred. have and be vested with all
c0rnoration by the Statutes of the State
Of Florida and the laws applicable to COR
porations for profits.
III The capital stock Of said corpor
alton shall be One Hundred Thousand
Dollars $500, nn0.0O). common stock at the
par vnlue of One Hundred Dollars
(s1nG. 00) per share. Said stock NAV be
paid for in money, or property, or labor
or services either one or several; If in
property. labor, or services the value
thereof shall be fixed as provided BY law.
Property. labor. or services NAV also be
purchased, End paid for in capital stock
at 2 valuation fixed by Directors nj q
meeting called for that purpose. Al in
creased canitai shall first be offered to
the different stockholders.
". This corporation shall! have per-
petual existence.
V The business of this corporation
shall he conducted by a President, one or
more presidents. and n general man |
ager: q Secretary and Trea surer. and not |
ectors to he elected annually. Any two |
of said officers NAV be held by the same |
person at the option of the Directors |
Said CORPORATION shall have its annual |
meeting for the election Of its Directors |
and the transa elton of it's general bust |
ness on the 1st Tuesday. in February in |
each year.
The following officers and Directors, are
designated TO conduct the business Of |
said corporation until it's first annual |
meeting in 1920
w. L. Koon, President and General |
Manager; II. r. Lykes. President;
C. ". Carrier, Secretary and Treasurer !