4th.
The term for which this corporation shall exist shall be ninety-nine years from
the date of Letters Patent bringing it into exercise.
5th.
the business of this corporation shall be conducted by a president, vice-president and
general manaqger, secretary and treasurer and a board of directors to consist of not less
than three members and such other officiers as may be created and appointed by the
board of said corporation, provided that the offices of vice-president and general mana-
ger may be vested in, and the duties thereof exercised by one person, and provided further
that the offices of secretary and treasurer may be vested in and the duties thereof exer-
cised by one person. The business of the corporation shall ne conducted by Perry M. Colson,
President; Willis W. Colson, Vice-President and General Manqager; and Barney R. Colson
Secretary and Traesurer until there shall have been an election of officers held by the
stockholders of said corporation the furst annual meeting for the election of offices
adopting by laws and transacting generally all business of the corporation by the
stockholders, shall be held fifteenth day of January, A. D. 1908. There shall be an
and every
anual meeting of the stock holders on the second $$$$ Tuesday in January of each^year
thereafter during the continuance of this charter.
6th.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which this corporation can
at any time subject itself shall be Ten Thousand
7th.
The names and residences of the subscribers to this charter are:
Perry M. Colson, Gainesville, Florida, 80 shares;
Willis W. Colson, Gainesville, Florida, 10 shares;
Barney R. Colson, Gainesville, Florida. 10 shares.
Perry M. Colson, (SEAL)
Willis W. Colson (SEAL)
Barney R. Colson. (SEAL)
STATE OF FLORIDA )
:
COUNTY OF ALACHUA ) On this day personally appeared before me Perry M. Colson,
Willis W. Colson and Barney R. Colson to me well known and known to be the subscribers
respectively to the foregoing Articles of Incorporation and charter of COLSON FARMING
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, and the further
and other purposes therein set forth and expressed.
Witness my hand and official seal on this the fifteenth day of November A.D. 1907.
(SEAL) W.E. Baker, Notary Public State of Flo
rida My commision expires Feb. 25th 191.
STATE OF FLORIDA )
OFFICE SECRETARY STATE ) S S
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 Colson Farming Company, as filed and recorded in this office in Book 15,
Articles of Incorporation, on pages 38 to 41.
Given under my hand andSEAe Great Seal of the State of Florida, at Tallahassee
the Capital, this the first day of January, A D 1908.
(SEAL) H. Clay Crawford, Secretary of State.
State of Florida )
:
Alachua County ) BEFORE ME PERSONALLY APPEARED Barney R. Colson who being first
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