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Incorporation Book No 1
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Notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of June A.D. 1911, the
undersigned will apply to the Hon. Albert W. Gilchrist Governor
of the State of Florida, for Letters Patent on the charter proposed herewith.
                    F.B. Godfrey,
                    J.M. Powell
                    W.F. Smith
                    W.R. McGregor
under and pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Florida we, the
undersigned F.B. Godfrey, J.M. Powell, W.F. Smith and W.R. McGregor
desiring for ourselves, our associates and successors to form and
be incorporated as a corporation do hereby give notice that we
shall apply to the Governor of the State of Florida for Letters Patent.
The proposed charter is as follows:
Article I.  The corporate name shall be "Alachua Live Stock and Vehicle
Company," located and having its principal place of business at
Alachua, Alachua County Florida, and branches, elsewhere.
Article 2.  The General nature of the business of the above named
corporation shall be the buying, selling, leasing and renting
of live stock of all kinds vehicles of all kinds, including
automobiles of all kinds, automobile accessories and supplies
the buying and selling, renting and leasing, of real and personal
property of any and all kinds, the acting as agents for others in any
of the above named businesses, the operating and conducting of a
livery sale and feed stable, of automobile garages, mercantile
business of any and all kinds, and to do any and all things
necessary for the conducting and carrying on of said business
or to protect and advance the interests thereof, and to have and
possess all the rights benefits, privileges and immunities incident
to and given under the laws of the State of Florida.
Article 3 -  The amount of the capital stock of said corporation
shall be sixteen thousand dollars - ($16,000.00) to be divided into
one hundred sixty shares of the par value of One hundred dollars each
payable in money or property to be valued by the board of directors.
Article 4.  This corporation shall exist for a period of ninety nine
years from the date of issuance of Letters Patent.
Article 5.  The business of this corporation shall be conducted by a
board of not less than three nor more than six directors and a President
Vice President a Secretary and Treasurer, which Office of Secretary
and Treasurer may be held by the same party, said Officers to be
elected from and by the Board of directors.  The said board of directors
shall be elected annually at the Stockholders meeting, the first
meeting of which shall be held in the Company's principal Office
at Alachua Florida Monday June 26 - 1911, and annually there-
after and the board of directors as soon as elected shall thereupon
meet and elect the proper officers.  The names of the Officers who
are to conduct the business of the corporation until the first election
are as follows:
     F.B. Godfrey          President
     J.M. Powell           Vice-President
     W.F. Smith            Secretary and Treasurer.
Transcribed by Sharon Wheeler 4 January 2011
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