The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-08

ters Patent to be issued to The George
Washington BoOk\ Company, under the
following proposed Charter, the orr
Einal of which is on Tile in. the Office
AZ the Secretary Of State Of the State
OF Florida at Tallahassee. Florida.
DAVID s. WOODROW,
JOHN J. GERIG,
A. BLAIR WOODROW.
CHARLES B. WOODROW.
Proposed Charter and Articles Of In
corporation OF The George WASH
Inaton Book Company
We, the undersigned, do hereby as
sOciate ourselves together for the pur-
pose Of becoming incorporated under
the Laws Of the State of Florida for
&ransacting business, and do hereby
adopt the following proposed, Charter
and Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE
Name and Place Of Business
The name of this Corporation shall
be The George washington Book Com
pany, and its principal place of bust
ness shall be in Ocala, Marion County,
Florida, and it's businesses shall be con-
Quoted In other places in the State
OF Florida and elsewhere as the Board
of Directors may see tit.
ARTICLE IL
Businesses
The general nature of the business
or businesses TO be transacted and en-
gagged in by this Corporation is:
Cal To own, lease, and conduct a
generals publishing and printing busi-
ness.
(b) To publish books, papers, and
magazines.
(c) To sell all kinds of books, mag
azines and papers, either at whole
sale or retail.
Cd To own, operate, lease or other
wise use, and control, all kinds OF
printing presses, printing plants,
lithographing plants, and engraving
plants.
eel To own, manage, register, and
dispose Of trade marks, copyrights and
patents, and to grant licenses there
under and to sell and dispose OF ar
ticles and products covered by the
same and any rights growing out OF
the same, either on royalty basis sor
otherwise.
ca To make and enter into con-
tracts of any and every kind whatso-
ever for the carrying on OF the bust
ness or businesses to be undertaken
by this Corporation.
(g) To borrow money, issue bonds.
notes or other obligations. and to
secure the same by mortgages, deeds,
pledges. or other instruments, and to
lend money, taking as security there
for, mortgages, deeds, pledges, or other
Instruments
CHI To buy, own, sell, lease, or
otherwise deal in all kinds of real
and personal property including stocks
and bonds of other corporations.
Cd Generally, to exercise all such
powers as may be necessary or con-
veient to the purpose or purposes of
the business or businesses of this
Corporation, and to have, exercise and
enjoy all the rights, powers, and
privileges incident to Corporations,
organized, chartered and existing
under and by virtue of the Laws of
the State of Florida.
ARTICLE Ill
Capital Stock
The amount of the Capital Stock
shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars
5O.00OOO) divided into five hundred
shares Of the Par Value of One Hum
dred Dollars ($100.00). The Capital
Stock may be payable either wholly
or in part in cash, or may be issued
or used wholly or in part for the pur-
cbase.of property, patents, copyrights,
contracts. labor or services, at just
valuation thereof to be fixed by the
Board of Directors at a meeting to be
called for that purpose.
ARTICLE Nv
Term
The term for which this Corpora
ton is to exist is ninety-nine years.
ARTICLE "
Officers
The business of this Corporation
shall be managed by a President. a
Viee-President. Secretary and Treas.
urer. and Board OF Directors consist
ing of not less than three nor more
than seven members. Any two OF the
offices OF this Corporation may be held
by one and the same person except
the offices of President and Vice-Pres-
ident The annual meeting for the
election of Directors by the Stock
holders of the Company shall be held
ON the first Tuesday in February OF
each year. Immediately after the an.
nual meeting of the stockholders the
Board of Directors shall convene and
elect officers of the Corporation for
ensuing year.
Until the officers elected at the first
election shall be qualified, the bust
nesses of this Corporation shall be
conducted by the following named
Officers: David S. Woodrow. presi-
dent; John ]. Gerig, vice-president
and treasurer: A. Blair Woodrow, sec.
rotary, and David S. Woodrow, John
,. Gerig, A. Blair Woodrow and Char.
les B. Woodrow Directors.
ARTICLE vi
Indebtedness
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability TO which the Corporation
may ait any time subject itself shall
be Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars,
s($25. 100000.
ARTICLE VII
Subscribers
The names and residences OF the