Alachua County Abstract Company

     Letters Patent  State of Florida
    To all whom these presents shall come Greeting
Whereas Perry M. Colson  B.R. Colson  and Jno W. Blanding on
the tenth day of March A.D. 1905 filed in the office of the Secretary
of State a proposed Charter of a Corporation to be Known as
     Alachua County Abstract Company
with a Capital of Ten Thousand (10,000.00) Dollars for the purpose
of making abstracts and examination of title to and the charges or
liens upon real property and to compile the same into convenient
form for the purpose of facilitating the making of such
abstracts and the quality and condition of the title shown
thereby and to guarantee to purchasers and lenders of money or
credit upon the security of real property the character and condition
of the same.  To take and hold the title to and possission of both
real and personal property as trustees for others, and as such to
manage and control lease, sell or mortgage the same.
To act as agent for others in returning and paying taxes, for the
purchase lease or sale of lands or other property or any interest therein
to lend or hire the money, property or credit of itself or others
with or without security and to receive and pay interest thereon and
to take the title of both real and personal property as mortgagee
or trustee to secure the same; to buy, hold, sell or exchange
real and personal property and real estate securities in its
own right to buy and to sell for itself and for others on
commission real and personal property, stock of other
corporations, bonds and securities on personal property and
to acquire by purchase for cash or its equivalent in Capital
Stock, any title or abstract plant or plants or other facilities
for the conduct of its business and to enjoy all the powers
privileges and franchises granted to like corporations under the
laws of the State of Florida, and otherwise to do and perform all
such acts and things and exercise such powers as it may in
the conduct of its said business and have published due notice
thereof and have otherwise complied with the Statute in such
case made and provided.
     Therefore the State of Florida hereby Incorporates the above
named persons their associates and successors into a body
politic and corporate in deed and at law by and under
the said name of Alachua County Abstract 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
(Seal)    Secretary of State of the State of Florida at Tallahassee the Capital
          this the fifteenth day of April A.D. 1905
                   N.B. Broward     Governor
                   H. Clay Crawford
                        Secretary of State