The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-30
NOTICE OF lNcoRPoRArloNs

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
day of November. <. 3. 1919. application
win be made q the Governor of the
state OF Florida, at Tallahassee, the
upon the following charter of the COR
poration to be named Pensacola Com
press & Warehouse Company. We. John
Thornton, E. G. Carter. Hunter Brown.
r. T. Mitchell and Leroy V. Holsberry,
do hereby make application for letters
patent incorporating us and our assoc
ciates into a corporation in accordance
with the laws of the State of Florida,
under the following charter:
l. The name OF the corporation shall
he, Pensacola Compress & Warehouse
Company. and it's principal place of
business shall be at Pensacola, Florida,
with the right by it's proper officers to
establish other places of business in
the state of Florida. and other states
and countries.
2. The general nature of the business
to be transacted shall be the compress
ing. and otherwise caring for and hand
ing cotton. and cotton linters. and other
cotton products. to likewise buy: sell
and handle cotton, cotton seed and cot
ton seed products, and to act as agents
Tor others to secure insurance store and
do all other things which are necessary
or convenient to care for cotton, cotton
hpters, cotton products cotton seed, and
cotton seed products. and to do all things
which are necessary and convenient I'm
carrying on the business of COMPRISING,
storing, buying. selling and exporting
cotton, cotton linters. cotton products.
ducts and act as agents on behalf
OF said corporation, and in handling
and TO store. insure. for and handle
other products and to all things which
are necessary or convenient for carry
ing on general storage and warehouse
business, which shall include the buying
and selling OF all products, also hand
ling the same as brokers.
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be 800, 100000. divided into one hun
dred shares of $4,000 each. and shall
ted States at such times and in such
amounts as the directors may require,
and also in property or service at their
A. The said corporation shall exist
Tor period of 80 years from the date
OF the granting of the letters patent
5. The business of the said corpor-
elton shall be conducted by a Presi-
| Treasurer and a Board of Directors,
consisting OF not less than five nor more
| than seven in numbers. the number to
] poration. Until the first election the
Board of Directors shall consist of seven
! members The positions of secretary
and treasurer may be held by the same
person II so directed by the Board of
Directors. The directors shall be elected
annually at meeting of the stock
holders to be held on the third Tuesday
In january of each year, and the Dlrec-
l
time. or as soon thel carter as practic-
! able, President. Vice President. Sec
rotary and Treasurer. Until the first
election John A. Merritt shall be presi-
| dent: II. III. Thornton. secretary and
| treasurer. and George w. Howe shall
be vice president and the said John a.
Merritt, Fl. III. Thornton, George w.
Howe. Hunter Brown, r. f. Mitchell
+. G. Carter and Leroy V. Holsberry
shall constitute the Board of Directors
6 The highest amount of indebtedness
tor Habiiity which the corporation may
at any time subject itself is Sl50.o00. 90.
The names and residences of the sub
| scribers and the amount or stock sub
;scribed for each are as Follows. and the
to the following shares and amounts. to-
wit:
John \. Merritt, Pensacola, Fla. so
H. H Thornton. Peracola. Fla. 10
George W ". Howe. Pensacola. Fla, 20
e G.. Carter. Pensacola. Fla. so
Hunter Brown. Pensacola. Fla. 10
r. F. Mitchell. Pensacola. Fla, 10
shares. 100000.
lshares. $500 90.
i In witness whereof the before mem
toned SUBSCRIBERS have hereunto signed
JOHN A. MERRITT.
GEO. w. HOWE.
II. II. THORNTON,
". G. CARTER.
/ HUNTER BROWN,
| r.. F. MITCHELL.
LEROY ". HOLSBERRY.
State OF Florida. County of Escambia. SIS:
j Before the subscriber. Notary Pub
llic, in and for said State and County,
personally appeared John A. Merritt.
George w. Howe, VI. Fl. Thornton,
Hunter Brown. f.. @. Carter, r. r.
Mitchell and Leroy V. Holsberry. 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 2ist day of October. 1919.
s. r. MALLORY.
| Notary Public.
My commission expires Sept. 8, 1920.
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