The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-01
NOTICE

State OF Florida.
DeSoto County.
Notice is hereby given, In conformity
with Section 2649, Revised Statutes Of
Florida, that we the undersigned, intend
to apply to His Excellency Sidney J.
Cats. Governor Of the State of Florida,
at Tallahassee, Florida. on the fifth day
of January A. d. 1920, or as soon there
after as we can be heard, for Letters
Patent to be issued to Punta Gorda Pub
fishing Company of which corporation
PAUL K. GARRETT.
ADRIAN c. JORDAN,
ADRIAN p. JORDAN,
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
PUNTA GORDA PUBLISHING
COMPANY
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
Punta Goria Publishing Company.
Nature OF Business
The general nature of the business or
businesses to be transacted by this cor
porauon shall be as follows: To print,
publish, buy and vend newspapers mag
azines. books and pamphlets, and to con-
duct a general commercial and art print
ing, publishing, engraving, lithographing,
bookbinding and stationery business, to
deal in general merchandise, to buy, own,
md possess real estate, and to sell,
mortgage, transfer, real estate, and to
lold. possess, and transfer the legal and
equitable title to real estate, and to
operate and deal in real estate.
The principal place of business of this
corporation shall be Punta Gorda, Flor I
da-
ARTICLE III. {
Capital Stock
The amount of the capital stock of this Il
corporation shall be Ten Thousand g
collars. which shall be divided into Two H
hundred shares, at par value OF fifty IL
1Ig.R1 Oh. I
tions upon which the capital stock 9,
1all be paid in shall be as follows: The f.
lpital stock shall be paid In lawful s
oney of the United States of America. ID
rvices. rendered. the value Of which Il
oard of directors. r
ARTICLE ". bc
Term sa
The term for which this Corporation is c
exist Is ninety nine years ~
The business of this Corporation shall | 4.
conducted by the following officers, II
wit: President and Manager. Vice -
'esident Secretary and a Treasurer
ut the same person shall be eligible to
I'D the two latter oflces), a board OF IN
rectors consisting Of not less than three
n more than five members, a secretary
and such other officers and In
'ents as the corporation may authorize.
ARTICLE V. te
Officers. D,
The officers of this CORPORATION shall
I'D office for the period or term of one he
ar from the date Of their election, and an
all be elected at an election to be held ~
ION the Second Friday in January. A. D. M
20, and upon the Second Friday in jan ~
ry each year thereafter. The persons sIt
no are to conduct the business of this I"
'rporation as its temporary officers, I'M
the officers are elected at the first wy
gular election and qualified. are: A,
PAUL X GARRETT, President and M
lndger,
A ADRIAN p. JORDAN. Vice President. -
c. JORDAN. Secretary Treas I'M
err u,
ARTICLE VI.
Liability. w
The highest amount of indebtedness or
bility to which this Corporation can at W
y time subject itself is ten thousand Nc
,llars, but in no event shall this corpor- lie
ion subject itself to indebtedness in ex- Nc
IS of $500 90 without majority vote Ma
its board of directors WI
ARTICLE VII Jol
Names, Residences and Subscription of All
cOrporators. nu
bscriber: Residence: Amount of Ielt
Stock Subscribed: bu
ul X. Garrett, Punta Gorda, Seventy n
Florida Shares G 6e
rian c. Jordan, Punta GOrda, Sixty Du
Florida nine Shares pm
rlan +. Jordan, Punta Gorda, One d de-,
Florida Share ues
ARTICLE VIII.
Seal. ~
he seal of this Corporation shall be a the
I una IMPRESSION stamp. bearing in the ert!
ter the words, Seal 1920" and around T
circumference the words, +on ~
lnta Gorda Publishing Company, Pun fot
Gorda, Florida.
PAUL X. GARRETT. e n
ADRIAN c. JORDAN of I
ADRIAN p JORDAN land
te Of Florida, tow
soto County. Soto
ofore me- an officer duly authorized to Of
Acknowledgement of deeds personal the
anne Paul X. Garrett, Adrian c. Jor- and
and Adrian p Jordan and each ac- IknoN
wledged the foregoing to he his genu- devi
signature to the charter of Punta othe
la Publishing Company ants
itncSS NV hand and official ea,I tbje est
day Of November, A. D. 1919 rene
WALLACE CHAnMAN hhoV
ALI Notary Public 1t
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