The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-03
PROPOSED CHARTER OF THE
WARING MERCANTILE co.

sociate themselves together 70: the
urpose OF becoming a body polite
and corporate under :le avs OF the
State OF Florida. liz provisions o.
which ar hereby accepted The fo.-
loving arti IS s:.a.. Constitute and
become lis ehacte. apon lie ISSUANCE
OF letters-pat-nt according 10 .aw.
/. The name Q. This corporation
shall be: W'ar.ng Mercantile COM
pany Is principal Office and place
OF business will be az Lakeland Flor
ida Such branches Of its business
may be established 1T other places as
may be designated By the board OF
directors.
,. The general nature Of the bust
ness 10 be transacted by this corpora
ton shall be: Engaging in a gen.
eral merchandise business; buying,
manufacturing selling. or otherwise
dealing in any and all articles usual
~ included in the general merchan-
disc business, buying, selling, leasing,
NOR gagng and renting real estate;
buying, constructing. leasing, mort
gazing and renting houses; buying
or otherwise acquiring tracts Of land
and subdividing the same into par
cells of any size. blocks. lots, streets
and alleys; constructing railroads
and tramrOads and operating thereon
locomotives or other modes of convey
ance for transporting logs, lumber
and any and all materials necessary
Or useful for the purpose of this cor
pOration. and any and all articles
used, manufactured. bought or sold
In conducting the business of this
corporation; owning and operating
saw mills and novelty works and
manufacturing or buying and selling
furniture, building materials, fixtures
and equipments; contracting for lay
ing sidewalks, street paving, plumb
ing, building houses and other struc-
lures of any kind, and manufacture
ing, buying, selling and deal
ing in any and all kinds of ma
terials suitable therefor; borrowing
and loaning money; and acting as
agent broker or factor for any and
all articles and materials necessary
and suitable to the businesses and
purposes of this corporation.
). The amount of capital stock OF
this corporation shall be twcnty-fiv.
thousand dollars $4,000 O), divid
ed into two hundred fifty shares OF
the par value of one hundred dol
lars tSlO0.0Ol each; and such stock
including that subscribed for by tn,
subscribing incorporators, may b,
paid for in currency. or in labor an,
services at just valuation to he tixe,
Ivy the board of directors, and shall
he issued and paid for at such time
and upon such terms as the board o
directors may determine.
I. This corporation shall cAis
perpetually. or until dissolved ae
cording to law.
.. The business of this corpora
tion. until otherwise provided hy n
board of directors. shall be condncta
10y president. vice president. a see
rotary and treasurer and board q
Q three directors. The office of score
| tary and treasurer may be held hv IN
e same person. The membership Of III
: board of directors may be increase
: or diminished by the bylaws ~ /
g adopted by this corporation from tin,
IS 10 time. but AT no time shall t. L.,
e than three. nor more than five Tn
h board of directors may appoint sue
: other officers. or agents. pres rihin
their powers and duties. as NAV i
d their discretion be necessary.
&c The annual meeting of this eo
1t poration shall be on the second The
day of July of each year al 10 loo
a m. at which time all the office,
ne herein provided for shall be elect,
by the board of directors. The /,
Id corporators shall meet at l.akelan
Florida. on the second Tuesday
July. \. II. 1912. at 10 O'Clock n
le. for the purpose of adopting hv-la,
and transaeting any other husina
ne which may come before he Tnae,in
Until the officers TO be elected AZ n
n annual meeting of the var 10
81 shall he qualified. the lli>i-,,S of 4
a corporation shall be coul.l. ID 1y +
IT following officers.
on II. H. Waring. president
on J. II. woodall. ,i,e NJ IA M
-ee T l. Warinr. Seersrars ana 10.
n urer.
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