The Lakeland evening telegram., 1912-07-06

a body corporate under the Constitu
ton and Laws OF the State of F.ot
ida, and DO hereby adopt the fOlla"
ling as their articles of incorporate
ltO-wit:
|. The name or the corporation
shall be NICHOLS MERCANTILE 4
COMPANY, and its principal place q.
business shall he in the town ol
Nichols. County of Polk. and Stat,
Iol Florida but branch stores, Office
and agencies may be established and
maintained at any other place or
places in the State of Florida. or in
ANY other States, or foreign coun-
tri"S that the board of directors II
said company may designate.
The general nature Of the bus
mess or businesses 10 be transacted
by the company shall be to conduct
! maintain and operate wholcsal"
and retail grocery, drug store, and
general merchandise business: q
buy, sell and deal in all manner and
kinds Of personal property whatSo-
ever; to buy, lease or otherwise =,
Quirc real estate and to lease or cth-
crM Isl cucumber same, to sell. mort
gage, lease or otherwise dispose Of
real estate: TO purchase. construct or
otherwise ACQUIRE, maintain. i'm
prove and operate factories,
store houses, warehouses, or other
Works or convenicnccs; 10 act as
agents. brokers or factors in the pur-
chase or sale Of groceries. drugs, gen
cral merchandise. personal property
oi ali kinds, and real estate
II is the intention that the objects
Land rurposcs specified in this second
elause shall b. in nuwisc limited or
restricted by reference to or infer
lruce from the terms of any clause
iof rhi, charter, and shall be con-
tstrUel ae independent objects and as
in tGrthcrancc and not in limitation
Io( the general pnWo. Conferred by
'hc laMs ot flaltla on 4 corporations
this charayfer
~, auaoete iaa 4ultll to,h
ol this company ha'l hr lii,eea
Thousand nolI9@ rSi.ooo.oo' di
idrd into onn I9ulrd and li!lN
tlaoN shares Of tn par value ii
lone hundred dollar lSloo0ol caah
THO nitro capital stool, Of The cem-
Euy shall be- fully paid NJ in cah.
and hc stock Of HE con my, Whoa
issued, shall hc worcestershire, The
capital stock of the company may b
increased hereafter to any amount
that may be desired.
/ The time Of the commencement
of this company shall be the date Of
the issuance of letters patent, and
il shall continue in operation for \
term of nincty-ninc coo? years.
:. The business or businesses of the
company shall be conducted by a
president, vice president. secretary,
manager. and treasurer, and such
ether officers as the board of direc-
tGrS may designate, and a board Of
consisting of not less than
three, nor more than five, stockholl
crs, who shall he elected annually.
7 he annual meeting shall occur on
the first Tuesday in January of each
and every year.
The officers Of the company fer the
FIRST year. or until their successors
are elected and qualified shall be Is
follow: T. II Fuller, president
Lyle .. Pierce, vice president and
manager. and Oliver L. Mitchell
secretary and treasurer; and the |
foregoing named persons shall con
,titutc the board OF directors of said
Any one person may hold
one or more Offices
G. The highest amount oI indcb:-
9dncss or liability to which this com
pany can al any time subject itself
shall not exceed fifteen thousand
dollars t$l5,0O0o0).
Z. The names and residences of
the subscribers and the amount of
stock subscribed by each, are as fol-
lows:
p. II Fuller, Nichols. Florida. fifty
shares.
Lyle o. Pierce Nichols, Florida.
fifty shares.
oliver Il. Mitraell Nichols. Flor
ida, fifty slIar's
IN WITNEst WHEREOF We
eaye hcrcunto II a9r hands. this
:ath day r. A}cl. ID le12
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LYLE u .tt,Hr1.
OLIVIER .#TriH.lL
;+ate Of Florida.
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