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Incorporation Book No 1
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and objects for which this corporation is organized and the buying
selling and manufacturing of ice, the purchase and sale of goods
wares and merchandise and of real and personal property of whatsoever
character and generally to do all things necessary and proper for carrying
on said business and to protect and advance the interests of said business and
for these purposes to have and possess all the rights, benefits, privileges
and immunities incident to and given under the laws of this state to a
corporation of such character.
Third:  The amount of the capital stock of said corporation shall be
Sixty Thousand ($60,000) dollars, to be divided into six Hundred (600) shares
at par value of one Hundred ($100) dollars each payable in lawful money of
the United States, except when the subscriber desires to pay for
the same in property labor or services, and in such event the same
shall be at a just valuation to be fixed by the board of directors
at a meeting call for such purpose provided said board then
agrees to accept such payment.
Fourth:  This corporation shall exist for a period of Ninety nine years
and its corporate existence shall commence on the date of the issuance of
Letters Patent.
Fifth:  The business of this corporation is to be conducted by a
President, Vice President Secretary and Treasurer, and a board of not less
than three, nor more than five directors, of which board of directors
the president, vice president secretary and treasurer shall be
members and stockholders and all officers of said corporation shall
be chosen by the stockholders.  The Offices of Secretary and Treasurer
may be held by one and the same person.  The Officers and directors
shall be elected annually at the annual Stockholders meeting the
first of which shall be in the company's general office in Gainesville
Florida, at ten o'clock A.M. on the first Tuesday in January  1905
and annually thereafter, and until such first election the names of the
officers who are to conduct the business of the corporation until those
at the first election shall be qualified are as follows:
T.B. Stringfellow President, R.L. Stringfellow and R.B. Livingston until
their successors shall be elected.
Sixth:  The highest amount of indebtedness of liability to which said
corporation can at any time subject itself is One Hundred Thousand
dollars.
Seventh:  The names and residences of the subscribers are
     T.B. Stringfellow     Jacksonville   Florida
     R.L. Stringfellow     Jacksonville   Florida
     R.B. Livingston       Gainesville    Florida
Eighth:  The Subscribing incorporators to wit T.B. Stringfellow
R.L. Stringfellow and R.B. Livingston have subscribed for the
following amount of Stock opposite their names respectively
     T.B. Stringfellow     140 shares
     R.L. Stringfellow     140 shares
     R.B. Livingston       140 shares
The amount of the stock so subscribed exceeds ten percent of the Capital
stock authorized under this Charter.
Ninth:  The above and foregoing Charter is subscribed to by the 
Transcribed by Sharon Wheeler 24 September 2010
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