IV. The term for which this corporation shall exist shall be Ninety
nine years from the date of its corporate existence.
V. The business of said corporation shall be conducted by a president
vice president secretary and treasurer and a board of directors to
consist of three numbers and such other officers as may be
created and appointed by the board of directors of said corporation
provided the offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be vested in
and the duties thereof exercised by one person. The business of said
corporation shall be conducted by Perry M. Colson President J.W. Blanding
Vice President, and B.R. Colson secretary and Treasurer until
there shall have been an election of officers held by the
Stockholders of said corporation. The first annual meeting
of the Stockholders for the election of officers adopting
bylaws and transacting generally all busines of the corporation
shall be held on the 15th day of June A.D. 1905.
There shall be an annual meeting of the stockholders on
the first Tuesday in January of each and every Year
thereafter during the Continuance of this Charter.
VI. The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which
this corporation can at any time subject itself shall be twice
the amount of its Capital Stock paid in.
VII. The names and residences of the subscribers to this Charter
are
Perry M. Colson Gainesville Fla 30 shares
B.R. Colson Gainesville Fla 60 shares
J.W. Blanding Gaines Fla 10 shares
Perry M. Colson (seal)
B.R. Colson (seal)
Jno W. Blanding (seal)
State of Florida }ss
County of Alachua } This is to certify that on the 7th day of March 1905
personally appeared before me Perry M. Colson B.R. Colson and J.W.
Blanding to me well Known and Known to be the subscribers
respectively to the foregoing articles of incorporation and
Charter of Alachua County Abstract Company and severally
acknowledged before me that they did so subscribe the same for
the purpose of obtaining Letters Patent thereon from the State
of Florida incorporating themselves, and their associates and sucessors
as a body corporate under the laws of the State of Florida, and the
further and other purposes therein expressed and set forth
Witness my hand and official seal the day and date aforesaid
(seal) T.B. Ellis Jr.
Notary Public State at Large
my commission expires Nov 10 1907
State of Florida }ss
Office Secretary of State }
I H. Clay Crawford Secretary of State of the State of
Florida do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the charter of the Alachua County Abstract Company
as of file and recorded in this office. |