The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-02
ARTICLES OF Incorporation OF
PERRY.THARP.BERRY MUSIC
COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that the
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
ent, 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 =. The general nature OF
the business of said Corporation snail
be the buying and selling OF all kinds
of musical instruments, musical
sundries, appliances, attachments and
appurtenances, goods. wares. amt
merchandise, whether on commission
or otherwise To own, lease or rent.
acquire, sell and exchange the same.
TO establish manage and operate
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 q seal, to sue and be sued. plead
and be implicated. and to have and
exercise such other rights, powers
and privileges os are granted to Cor
porations under the laws of Florida.
Section 2. The amount of Capital
Stock authorized to said Corporation
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand DOL
lars 1895, 100000 divided into two
hundred and fifty (25O) Shares OF
the par value of One Hundred Dol
lars ($100.0O) per share. Such
shares may be paid for in cash. prop
erty 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 I. The term for which
said Corporation shall exist and the
charter granted shall be ninety-ninl
years.
Section ,. The business OF said
Corporation shall be conducted by a
President. Nice-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 cleo
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,
o. L. Tharp; vice-President. J. l.,
Tharp; Secretary. S. J. Perry: Treas
urer, r. p. Berry. Board of Direc.
tors. O. l.. Tharp. j. l.. Tharp. s. J.
Perry and T. =. Berry
Section 8. The highest amount tC
which said Corporation may at any
time subject itself to Indebtedness
shall be the amount of its authorized
capitalization.
section 4. Inc names ana al
dresses of the original subscribers Il
the stock of said corporation, and
amount subscribed by each are as fol-
lows:
o. l.. Tharp. Lakeland. Fla. 80
shares; j. l.. Tharp. Lakeland, Fla.
80 shares: s. J. Perry, Lakeland, Fla.
30 shares; 7. p Berry. Lakeland
Fla, 30 shares
! In witness whereof we have each
bereunto subscribed our names and
| affixed our seals this the LIST day OF
January. A. ID. 1912.
o. l.. THARP (SeaD
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