The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-03
ARTICLES OF Incorporation OF
PERRY.THARP.BERRY MUSIC
COMPANY.


undersigned will make application to
Hon. Albert w. Gilchrist, Governor
OF the State of Florida, at Tallahas-
see. the Capital, on the Sd day OF
February, A. d. 1912. for letters pat
emit, to the above-styled Corporation.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
The undersigned do hereby asso- |
ciate themselves together and agree
to become body corporate under the
laws of Florida, and do hereby adopt |
the following Articles of IncOrpOra-
ton.
Section |. The name OF this cor.
poration shall be Perry-Tharp-Berry
Music Company, with its principal
Office at Lakeland, Florida, and such
other branch Offices as may be deemed
necessary.
Section 2. The general nature OF
the business of said Corporation shall
be the buying and selling of all kinds
of musical instruments. musical
sundries, appliance, attachments and
appurtenances, goods, wares, and
merchandise, whether on commission
or otherwise To own, lease or rent,
acquire, sell and exchange the same.
TO establish manage and Operat'
stores, agencies and offices for the
purpose OF carrying on the business
for which this Corporation is organ
lied. To employ agents and sales
men in the operation of said business
To purchase and acquire real estate
and to hold the same and sell, lease
or otherwise dispose OF the same. To
have a seal. to sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded, and to have ana
exercise such other rights. powers
and privileges os are granted to Cor
lorations under the laws of Florida.
Section >. The amount of Capital
Stock authorized to said Corporation
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand DOL
lars ($23, O.OO) divided into two
hundred and fifty (25OD Shares OF
the par value of One Hundred Dol
lars ($1O0.0OD per share. Such
shares may be paid for in cash. prop
crty or services in the discretion Of
the Board of Directors of said Cor
pOratiOn which shall be fixed and
agreed upon by said Board.
Section L. The term for which
said Corporation shall exist and the
charter granted shall be ninety-nn2
years.
Section !. The business OF said
Corporation shall be conducted by a
President. Vice-Prcsident. Secretary,
and a Treasurer, and also Board OF
Directors consisting Of not more than
four members and not less than three
members. Said officers shall be elec-
ted annually on the second Tuesday In
February by the stockholders Of said
Corporation and until the first reg
ular meeting of said stockholders on
the second Tuesday in February
1912, the said Offices shall be con-
Quoted by the members: President
10. l.. Tharp; vice-President, J. l.
Tharp; Secretary. S. J. Perry; Treas.
urer, T. p. Berry. Board Of Direc'
tors. o. L. Tharp. J. l.. Tharp, S. J
Perry and T. P. Berry.
Section 6. The highest amount t
which said Corporation may at an!
time subject itself to Indebtedness
shall be the amount of its authorized
capitalization.
Section Z. The names and ad
dresses of the original subscribers u
the stock of said corporation. ant
amount subscribed BY each are as fol
lows:
O. l.. Tharp. Lakeland. Fla. 81
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80 shares; s. ]. Perry. Lakeland. Fla.
80 shares: T. P. Berry, Lakeland
Fla, 30 shares.
In witness whereof We have eacl
hereunto subscribed our names an<
anixed our seals this the LIST day o
January. A. ID. 1912.
O. L. THARP (Seal)
J. L. THARP (SeaD
s. J. PERRY (SeaD
T.P. BERRY (SeaD
l hereby certify that beofe me
Notary Public personally came O. L
Tharp, J. L. Tharp, S. J. Perry an,
T. P. Berry, who being each dull.
sworn acknowledged the execution o
the foregoing Articles Of incopora
ton as their freee act and deed an,