The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-22

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Hardee, governor of the state of Flor
ida. at Tallahassee. on the 5th day of
August, A D. 1921. for letters patent.
Incorporating the Florida Building
ing articles Of incorporation
H. n HAMPTON
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J. p. BAXTER
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
FLORIDA BUILDING MATERIAL
/ CORPORATION
The undersigned fncorporators here
by associate ourselves together for the
purpose of becoming incorporated and
forming a corporation under and by
virtue of the laws of the state of Flor
ida, with and under the following pro-
posed charter:
ARTICLE l.
The name of said corporation shall be
the FLORIDA BUILDING MATERIAL
place OF business shall be in the CITY
of Ocala- in the county of Marion. and
state OF Florida, but IL may establish
hold meetings of stockholders and di-
rectors within the United States and
elsewhere as the bylaws of the COM
pany may. provide
ARTICLE IL
The general nature of the business
to be transacted 10y said corporation is:
1. To manufacture, buy, sell, trade
and deal in all and every kind of ma
terial, product. manufactured or un-
m Manufactured, iron, steel, wood. brich,
% Ienr. granite, stone and other pro-
dl cts and materials, including the
u. trTytng of stone; to buy, acquire,
he ID, use, employ, mortgage, convey.
lease and dispose of patent rights, let
tiers patent, processes, devices, inven-
lions, trademarks, formulas good
WI and other rights; to take, acquire,
velop. sell, convey, lease. mortgage,
exchange, improve and otherwise deal
in and dispose of real estate and real
pr operty or any interest or rights
therein without limit as to the amount:
to lend money on bonds secured by
mortgage and real property and to
make advances from time to time on
bonds secured by mortgage for future
advance on real estate, but nothing
herein set forth shall give or be con-
strued to give said corpora ton any
ba mixing powers.
2. To conduct and carry ON the bus
mess of builders and contractors for
the purpose of building, erecting, alter
ing, repairing or doing any other work
in connection with any and all classes
Of building and Improvements of any
kind and nature whatsoever, including
the building, rebuilding, alterati on,
repairing or imprOV ement of houses,
factories, buildings, works or erections
Of every kind and description whatso-
ever, including the locating, laying out
and constructing of roads, avenues,
docks, slips. sewers, bridges, wells,
walls, canals railroads or street rail-
ways, power plants, and generally in
all classes of buildings creations and
works, both public and private, or in
tegral parts thereof and TO perform
engineering and architectural work in
Guiding the preparation of plans and
SpecIncat1onS in expert work, as acting
and consulting and superintendent en-
gtneers and architects, and generally to
do and perform any and all works as
DuTlders and contractors, and with that
end in view to solicit, obtain, make
perform and carry out contracts cover
ing the building and contracting bust
ness and the work connected there
with.
8. To purchase, acquire hold and
dispose Of stocks, bonds, and other OBJ
legations including judgments. inter-
ests, accounts or debts of any corpora
| ton, domestic or foreign Except mon
eyed or transportation or banking, or
insurance corporations), owning or
controlling any articles which are or
might be or become useful in the bust
ness of this company, and to purchase,
acquire, hold and dispose of stocks,
bonds or other obligations, including
judgments, interests, accounts or
debts of any corporation, domestic or
foreign Except money or tranSporta-
ton or banking or insurance corpora
tions), engaged in a business similar
to that of this company, or engaged in
the manufacture, use or sale of proper
ty, or in the construction or operation
or works necessary or useful in the
business of this company, or in which,
or in connection with which, the manu-
featured articles, product or property
OF this company may be used, or of
any corporation with which this cor
poration is or may be authorized to
consolidate according to law. and this
company may issue in exchange there
for the stock, bonds or other obliga-
lions of this company.
4. TO purchase, take and lease, or
in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire
any real or personal property, rights
| or privileges suitable or convenient for
any OF the purposes of this business,
and to purchase, acquire, erect and
construct, make Improvement of build
| ings or machinery, stores or works, in
so far as the same may be appurte-
nant to or useful for the conduct of
only to the extent to which the COM
pany may be authorized by the sta tutes
under which it is organized.
5. To acquire and carry on all or
| any part of the business or property of
any company engaged in a business
similar to that authorized to be con-
conducted by this company, or with
| which this company is authorized un-
date, or whose stock the company un-
/ der the laws of this state and the pro-
visions OF this certificate is authorized
| to purchase and to undertake in con-
| junction Herewith, any liabilities of
| any person, firm, association or COM
pany described as aforesaid, possessing
/ of property suitable for any of the
| purposes of this company, or for car
rying ON any business which this COM
pdny is authorized TO conduct, and as
| for the consideration for the same to
pay cash or to issue shares. stocks or
! obligations of this company.
| 6. Subject to the limitations herein
prescribed and the statutes of this
state, to purchase, subscribe for or
| otherwise acquire and to hold the,
shares, stocks or obligations Of any
/ company organized under the laws of
| this state or of any other state, or Of
| any territory of the United States, OF
/ of any foreign country, and to sell or
| exchange the same, or upon the dis
i trfbution of assets or divisions of pro-
/ fits, to distribute any such shares,
/ stocks, or obligations or proceeds
| thereof among the stockholders of this
| company
| Z. Subject to the limitations herein
prescribed and the requirements of the
1 statutes of this state. to borrow or
raise money for any purposes Of the
| company, and to secure the same and
| interest or for any other purpose, to