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The name of the Corporation shall be Maddox Foundry
and Machine Company and its principal place of
business shall be in Archer Alachua County Florida
and it may establish offices works and agencies at
other places within the State of Florida.
     ----------     Article 2     ----------
The general nature of the business or businesses to be
engaged in and transacted by said company shall be
the manufacturing buying and selling of machinery
and appliances operate foundries buying and selliing all
Kinds or iron brass steel and other metals act as agents
or representative of any person or corporation in the
purchase and sale of machinery and appliances and
this corporation shall have power generally to do
perform have hold acquire and enjoy all other
property powers and things as shall be incident
necessary or expedient for the conducting the
operation of the business and generally to be
Vested with and have all the powers granted or
which may be hereafter granted to Corporations under
the Laws of the State of Florida.
     ----------     Article 3     ----------
The amount of the Capital stock of said Company
shall be Twenty five Thousand Dollars divided into
Two hundred and Fifty Shares each of the par Value
of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars to be paid in as
follows:  Twelve Thousand Dollars in property of a
just valuation to be fixed by the directors of said
Company at a Meeting to be called for that purpose
Five Hundred Dollars in cash and the balance to
remain in the Treasury to be disposed of in such
manner as the directors may determine.
     ----------     Article 4     ----------
The term for which this corporation is to exist is ninety
nine years.
     ----------     Article 5     ----------
The business of this corporation shall be conducted by
a President a Vice President, a Secretary a Treasurer and a
board of three directors the office of Secretary and Treasurer
may be held by the same person.  The Board of directors
shall elect by the Stockholders at a meeting to be
held on the first Monday in September  1907  and
annually thereafter.
The board of directors Shall elect the officers of the
Company the president and Vice President shll be
elected from among the board of directors
until the first election and until their successors shall
be qualified the following officers and directors
shall conduct the business of the Company

[written ACROSS the margin of the above document:  ]
The word "fifty" in Article 3 has
been erased by me the said word
having been erroneously written therein
     H. Clay Crawford
          Sec State
Transcribed by Sharon Wheeler 19 November 2010
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