The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-25
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY
FOR LETTERS PATENT FOR
THE LAKELAND H0SPIT.
AL COMPANY

Letters Patent on the proposed Char
err of the Lakeland Hospital Com
pany hereto attached.
This 18th day of July, 1912.
II. B. CARTER
l.. NJ. FUTCH
W. d. McRAE
+. B. HAYNES
T. B. HENDRIX.
Charter Of the Lakeland Hospital
Company.
The undersigned persons being de-
sir0us of uniting themselves into
q Corporation for profit for the pur-
posc of conducting . Hospital in he
o:ty of Lakeland and elsewhere If
desired. hereby unite themselves into
the Lakeland Hospital Company and
adopt the following charter for the
government of said Corporation:
Article One
NAME AND LOCATION.-The
name of the Corporation shall be the
LAKELAND HOSPITAL COM
PANY" and the principle place Of
business shall be at Lakeland In the
County Of Polk and State Of Florida,
with the right to establish other
places Of business in the State OF
Florida or In other States of tn.
United States or in foreign countries.
Article Two.
GENERAL NATURE OF THE
BUSlNESS.--The general nature o:
the business of this Corporation shall
be to own and operate hospitals and
sa natoriums; to conduct hospital
treatment for medical and surgical!
cases; to supply hoard and lodging,
nurses and attendants, for persons
in need of same for hire; to own.
control and operate operating rooms:
to own and operate ambulances for
hire or charitable purposes; to M
ploy nurses, physicians, surgeons, at
PENDANTS and any and all other per-
sons necessary to properly conduct a
hospital; to buy, lease or otherwise
obtain real estate and personal prop
erty. to own, cucumber, to sell or
otherwise dispose Of real estate and
personal property. to construct all
buildings and other fixtures neces-
sary for the conducting of a hospital
or sanatorium purposes; and to dc
any and all things necessary for the
proper conducting of a general hos
pital and sanatorium business.
Article Three
TIE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL
STOCK.-The amount of capita
stock of said Corporation shall b
Fifteen Thousand Dollars, tsl3,Ooo..
rO). divided into three hundred
5000 shares of the par value 81
Fifty Dollars, ls5O.O0O per share
Of said capital stock Ten Thousan'
Dollars, ($l0.000. shall he sub
scribed and sold to said subscribers
Five Thousand Dollars. tSa. 1000 go
worth of said capital stock Shall re-
rlain in the treasury of said Cornc
ration as Treasury stock To be- sol,
for he benefit of said Corporation
Y hen necessary. that said can't
seek shall he subscribed and pai.
in cash or in property, a just valua
ton of which property shall be ma
IT meeting of the stakeholder
allied for that purpose. except ina
1.-THE Five Thousand Dollars. tS5 .0o0.
00D. Treasury stock shall be sold on
for cash. Said Ten Thousand Do!
lars. $50. OOO.O0) worth of stocI
which shall be first sold, shall be pai
in upon demand by the proper officia
for the collection of same.
! Article Four
TERN OF EX1STENCE .-Thi
Corporation shall continue for tn
term of ninety-nine (9a1 yc2r
unless sooner dissolved according t
law.
Article Five
. OFFICERS AND ELECTION Tt
business of this corporation shall h
lIonducted by President, 4 Vice
President. Secretary and a Treas
lurcr. and a Board Of Directors, cor
sisting of five directors. three L
whom shall constitute a quorum TIL
officers of said Corporation may o
ray not be members of the Board 0
Directors as the stockholders ma
choose at their regular NJ =. OK
I cept that the president of : Cor