proposed charter.
                      J.A. Phifer,
                      H.L. Phifer,
                      W.B. Phifer,
                      W.O. Morris,
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Articles of Incorporation of the Phifer and Morris Com-
pany.
     The undersigned hereby associate themselves together
for the purpose of becoming incorporated under the laws
of Florida for the transaction of business under the follow-
ing charter:
                      Article 1.
The name of this corporation shall be The Phifer and
Morris Company, with its principal place of business in
Gainesville Alachua County Florida with branches, or other-
wise, as may be here after decided.
                      Article 2.
     The general nature of the business to be transacted by
said corporation shall be that of buying, selling, tra-
ding and dealing at either wholesale or retail, in mer-
chandise, clothing, furnishings, dress goods, shoes
hats caps, and all things usually kept in a first
class store.
                      Article 3.
The amount of capital stock authorized to be issued
by the said corporation shall be Twenty Thousand
Dollars, to be divided into two hundred shares of the par
value of One Hundred Dollars, each.  The capital stock
may be payable in cash or goods, a just valuation
thereof to be fixed by the board of directors at any
meeting of said board.
                     Article 4.
The existence of this corporation shall be ninety-nine
years.
                     Article 5.
The said business of said corporations shall be con-
ducted by a president a vice-president, a secretary
and treasurer, and a board of three or more directors.
the number thereof may be increased from three at
any regular meeting.  The office of secretary and treasu-
rer may be held by one and the same person.
The director may be elected by the stockholders at
each annual meeting.  All the officers of this cor-
poration shall be elected annually by the directors.
The directors and officers shall be elected at the
first meeting of the stockholders to be held on second
Tuesday in January  A.D.  1908, in Gainesville, Florida
and thereafter at the regular annual meeting of the