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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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dinate officers of this corporation, including assistant secreta-
ries and treasurer, and all other officers, having such powers,
duties and terms of office as may be prescribed by the by-laws
or by their appointment.  The directors shall be elected by the
stockholders at each annual meeting.  All other officers of this
corporation shall be elected annually, by the directors.  The 
annual meeting of this corporation shall be held on the first
Monday in January of each year, but the date of the annual
meeting may be changed by the by-laws.  The stockholders shall
meet on Tuesday the first day of December  A.D.  1908, at
the offices of this corporation, in the City of Gainesville, Florida
at Ten o'clock A.M. for the purpose of adopting by-laws,
holding the first election of officers, and completing the or-
ganization of this corporation.  Until the officers elected at the
first election shall be qualified the business of the corporation
shall be conducted by the following named officers:  J.B. 
Padgett, President; T.W. Shands, Vice-President; and J.H.
Hodges, Secretary and Treasurer; and J.B. Padgett, T.W.
Shands, J.H. Hodges, C.C. Pedrick and T.F. Thomas, Di-
rectors.
                    -6-
The highest amount of indebtedness to which this corpora-
tion shall at any time subject itself shall be Twenty Thousand
Dollars.
                    -7-
The names and residences of the subscribing incorporators
of said corporation, together with the amount of the capital
stock subscribed for by each, are as follows:
     J.H. Hodges,          100 shares,     Gainesville,  Fla.
     J.B. Padgett,          50 shares,     Gainesville,  Fla.
     W.R. Thomas,           50 shares,     Gainesville,  Fla.
     Phillip Miller,        50 shares,     Gainesville,  Fla.
     T.W. Shands,           50 shares,     Gainesville,  Fla.
     C.C. Pedrick,          50 shares,     Gainesville,  Fla.
     E.K. Fagan,            50 shares,     Gainesville,  Fla.
     A.M. Cushman,          50 shares,     Gainesville,  Fla.
     T.F. Thomas,           50 shares,     Gainesville,  Fla.

State of Florida     }
County of Alachua    }     Before me, a Notary Public, in
and for said County and State, personally appeared J.H.
Hodges, J.B. Padgett, W.R. Thomas, R.D. Medlin, T.W.
Shands, C.C. Pedrick, E.K. Fagan, A.M. Cushman, Philip
Miller, T.F. Thomas, personally known to me to be the
persons described in and who executed the foregoing
proposed articles of incorporation, and they acknowl-
edged before me that they executed the same for all
of the purposes therein mentioned.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my hand
and seal this 9th day of October,  A.D.  1908.
                    Chris Matheson.
     (seal)         Notary Public, State of Florida at Large
                    My Commission expires Dec. 30,  1911
Transcribed by Sharon Wheeler 7 December 2010
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