persons their associates and successors into a body corporate
in deed and in law by and under the said name of Alachua Ice
and Water Company and grants unto them full authority to
exercise the powers and privileges of a Corporation for the purpose
above stated in accordance with their said Charter and the Laws
of this State.
In Witness Whereof These presents have been attested with the
Great Seal and signed and Countersigned by the Governor and
Secretary of State of the State of Florida at Tallahassee the
fourteenth day of April  A.D.  1905
                                         N.B. Broward
          (Seal)                              Governor
                                         H. Clay Crawford
                                              Secretary of State

      Notice of Application for Letters Patent
  Notice is hereby given that on the 14th day of April A.D. 1905 the
undersigned will apply to his Excellency Napoleon B. Broward
Governor of the State of Florida for Letters Patent on the Charter
proposed accompanying this notice.
                                         T.B. Stringfellow
                                         R.L. Stringfellow
                                         R.B. Livingston
Under and pursuant to the requirements of the Statutes of
the State of Florida, we the undersigned T.B. Stringfellow, R.L.
Stringfellow and R.B. Livingston desiring for ourselves our
associates and successors to form and be incorporated as
a corporation do hereby give notice that we shall apply to
the Governor of the State of Florida for Letters Patent.
The Proposed Charter is as follows:

First.  The Corporate name of said corporation shall be
Alachua Ice and Water Company located and having its
principal office and place of business at Alachua Florida.

Second.  The general nature of the business to be transacted and the
purposes and objects for which this corporation is organized are
the buying selling and manufacturing of ice; the construction
equipment and operation of a water plant in connection therewith
and the furnishing of water for any and all purposes; the construction
and operation of an electric, gas or other lighting plant; 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 to protect and
advance the interests thereof 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
twenty five thousand ($25,000) dollars to be divided into two hundred
fifty (250) shares at a par value of one Hundred ($100) dollars
each payable in lawful money of the United States, except where-