The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-04

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Florida. on the 18th day of October. A
D 1921 for letters patent to be issued
10 U-SERNE SYSTEM. under the fol-
lowing articles OF incorporation, orig
inal Of which viii be on file in the Office
of the secretary Of state of Florida ar
Tallahassee. during the period reQuir-
ed for the publication of this notice.
HARVEY CLARK
w. E SMITH
HOWARD CLARK
E c. BENNETT
Proposed Charter and Articles OF IneOr-
poration of U-Serve system
We. the undersigned. hereby asSo-
ciate ourselves together for the pur-
pose OF beeoming Incorporated under
the laws Of the state of Florida apple
able to corporations for profit, and do
hereby adopt the following articles Of
Incorporation:
ARTICLE L
Name
The name of this corporation shall
be U-SERVE SYSTEM. and its princi-
pal place Of business shall be at Ocala-
Marion county. Florida: provided. how
ever. the board of directors may eStab-
liSh other branch places Of business or
offices at such other points within the
state of Florida. or elSew here. as they
proper for the conduct OF the business
OF said corporation
ARTICLE II
business
The general nature Of the business or
businesses to be transacted by tnrs
corporation shall be as follows:
l. To own, operate and engage in
the U-Serve System Of retail grocery
business CA seh-serve grocery sys-
tem).
? To acquire store sites and other
operate a system of U-Serve stores
throughout the United States.
3. To establish retail stores for re-
sale, and sell and distribute the rights
a i III
TEN, and the territory in which said
rights are sold; to own and sell trade
marks and trade names.
4 To manufacture, prepare. buy ana
sell and generally deal in syrups, can
ned fruits. vegetables and other food
products, under the trade mark u
STRIVE SYSTEM
). To own. operate and engage in
all kinds of wholesale, retail and gen
eral merchandise business.
6. To own, buy, sell and deal in all
kinds of personal and real property.
Z. To contract and be contracted
with for the purpose of carrying out
any and all of the legitimate purposes
for which this corporation is created.
8. To borrow and lend money, TAX
ing and giving such notes or other
obligations. bonds or deeds of trust or
other security as may be required or
demanded.
9. To apply for. acquire. buy. sell.
assign, lease, pledge, mortga or
otherwise dispose of letters patent OF
the United States or of any foreign
country. and all or any rights terri
/ torial or otherwise. Hereunder. To APP
i ply for, acquire, hold. sell, assign,
| lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose
| of patent rights, copyrights. licenses.
| privileges. inventions. trade marks,
| trade names, copyrights owned or con-
| trolled by the company, and TO eXpend
money in experimenting upon and test
ing the validity or value of any patenr
| rights, trade marks, trade names, copy
( rights the company may acquire or
proposes to acquire.
/ 10 Generally. TO do any and all
things necessary and legal TO carry on
the business of this corporation and
authorized by law.
ARTICLE III.
Capital stock
1 The amount of capital stock autho-
| rized is Forty Thousand Dollars
] (S40. 000) TO be divided into four hun
dred shares each of the par value OF
One Hundred Dollars payable in cash
/ just valuation thereof to be fixed by
the board of directors. All stock to be
lpaid for in full before delivery, and to
be worcestershire.
ARTIVLE "
/ Term
| The term for which this corporation
shall exist is ninety-nine years
ARTICLE V.
1 Officers
| The business Of this corporation shall
be conducted by the following officers
a secretary and a treasurer, and boa I'd
of directors of not less than three OF
more than seven members; the same
lperson shall be eligible to hold the Of
fee of secretary and treasurer. The
board of directors shall be elected by
the stockholders at each annual meet
ing. and all Of the other officers of the
1 corporation shall be elected annually
by the board of directors The anpua'
meeting of this corporation shall bt
held on the first Tuesday in January
of each year unless said date or time
of meetings shall be changed by the
iby-laws. The following named officers
are to conduct the business of this cor
annual meeting: Harvey Clark. presi-
dent: W. f. Smith. vice president
1 Howard Clark treasurer: r. G. Ben
nett, secretary; Harvey Clark, Howard
Clark, w E. Smith and E. G. Bennett
ARTICLE VI
Indebtedness
/ The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability for which this corporation
at any time may subject itself is
Twenty Thousand Dollars
ARTICLE VII
4 Subscribers
The names and residences of the
subscribing incorporators and the
amount of stock subscribed for by each
i Name Address share,
Harvey Clark, 0cala Fla. 1885
NV. f. Smith. Ocala. Fla.
Howard Clark, Ocala, Fla. -..-.-
E. c. Bennett, Ocala, Fla. .....-..-- 1
STATE OF FLORIDA.
ICOUNTY OF MARION.
Before me the undersigned authority
personally appeared Harvey Clark. w
E Smith and Howard Clark and +. g
IBennett. each of whom being duly
lid zach SeveraIly deuOSp anf