The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-29

The undersigned, members of the
Mount Aforiah Baptist church Of Ocala,
Florida, desiring to incorporate their
said church and to organize the same
into body polite for the best interest
OF its members, hereby associate them
selves together under the name and
style of the Mount Moriah Baptist
Church of Ocala, the same to be organ
lied under the following proposed
charter:
l. The name of the corporation shall
be Mount Morsah Baptist Church OF
Ocala, and the corporation shall be
located at Ocala. Florida
2. The general nature of the object
of the organization is to organize a
church for public worship to the end
that its members may be formed into
a body polite; public worship. the dis
of missionaries TO foreign fields, and
such other things as are usually done
and performed by churches Of Ike
character and denomination being the
objects TO be attained by this corpora
tion.
3. Any person Of sound mind over
the age of eight years shall be eligible
TO membership, and they shall be au-
mitted upon a vote of the majority
. present at any meeting. provided thai
no person under the age Of twelve
years shall be entitled TO vote upon the
admission of members.
4. This corporation shall exist for =
term of fifty years.
5. The names and residences Of the
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d. ". West, Ocala, Florida
+. L Anderson. Ocalas Florida
L A. Saunders. Ocala. Florida
5. ]. Johnson, Ocalas Florida
NJ ]. stephens, ocaIa, Florida
6. The affairs Of the corporation are
TO be managed by president, vice.
president, secretary and treasurer
and a board of ten trustees These Of
ficers snail be elected at the first meet
Ing Of the subscribers and members Of
the church aforesaid after the charter
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shall be held annually thereafter on the
second Tuesday in July.
Z. Until the first meeting of the sub
seribers and members OF this church,
the following persons viii manage all
of the affairs, to-wtt:
D. w. West, president
T. L Anderson. yiee-president-
l. A. Saunders, secretary.
$. J. Johnson, treasurer
No board of trustees viii be elected
until at the first meeting, as no duties
are 10 be performed by them before the
organization meeting.
s. The bylaws Of the corporation
shall be adopted, altered or rescinded
by majority vote OF the members
purpose, provided that no member un-
der the age of twenty -one years shall
have the privilege Of voting upon the
adoption Of an amendment TO the by
laws.
;. The highest amount OF indebted
ness or Inability 70 which the corpora
ton may at any time SUBJECT ilsedI -
S40, 900, provided that such amount IS
not greater than two-thfrus OF the
value of the property OF the corpora
ton
10. The corporation may hold real
estate subject 10 the approval OF the
circuit Judge OF Marion county, up 10
the amount Of 100000
In witness whereof the incorporators
have hereunto set their hands and al
fixed their seals this the 6th day Of
July, 1921
D. ". WEST. (SeaD.
z l. ANDERSON. 0SeaI).
L A SAUNDERS. fSeal)
s J. JOHNSON. 6SeaI1.
II. ]. STEPHENS. fSeaI1-
STATE OF FLORIDA.
COUNTY OF MARION.
Personally appeared D ". West, 10
me known to be one Of the subscribers
to the foregoing proposed charter. and
who. being duly sworn BY me. acknowl-
edges and says that & IS ~intended in
good faith 10 carry out the purposes Of
the foregoing charter as set forth
therein
Sworn 10 and Acknowledged before
me this the 6th day Of July, 1871.
fSeal1 E R SXI1FES1kfhs
FRI 7-le-sf- Notary FzaDtAe