The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-22
PROPOSED CHARTER OF PicKARD BROTH
Frs COMPANY.

The undersigned incOrpOratOrs hereby as
| sociate themselves together for the purpose
Of becoming Incorporated under the laws of
| the State OF Florida with the following pro-
posed Charter.
Article l. The name Of said corporation
| shall be Pickard Brothers Company, and
its principal place Of business shall be To-
| Gated i'm Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, but
, it may establish branch Offices anywhere in
the United States Of America.
Article 2. The general nature Of the bus
mess to be transacted by said corporation
shall be to conduct general real estate
develop, and otherwise deal in and mortgage,
sell. convey. and otherwise dispose Of real
estate and personal property Of any and all
kinds whatsoever; to erect houses and build
ings and sell and dispose Of same; to own
and cultivate orange and citrus fruit groves
and manage same, either for themselves or
others; 10 buy sell and deal in all kinds
Of citrus fruit and farm products; to own
and operate stock farms; to act as general
commission merchants; TO manufacture into
the finished product any and all kinds Of
raw material; to own, operare and conduct
hotels, packing houses and warehouses; to
borrow and loan money; to own and operate
wholesale and retail stores for the purpose
OF disposing of any and all kinds Of per-
sOnal property; and to do any and all such
acts legitimate and not prohibited by
the laws of the State Of Florida and this
Charter
Article 8. The amount Of capital stock Of
the said corporation shall be twenty five
thousand dollars ($25,oOO.OO), to be divided
into two hundred and fifty t25O) shares of
the par value of one hundred dollars
($l0O.0O) each. to be paid for in cash or
in labor and services at just and fair
valuation to be fixed by the Board OF Direcr
tors at any regular or special meeting.
Article T. The term for which this corpo-
ration shall exist shall be ninety mine (99)
years
Article .. The business of this corpora
tlon shall be conducted by the following
officers: President a Vice President;
Secretary and Treasurer. and Board Of
Directors, composed of not less than three
(3) nor more than seven "a members; and
such other officers as may from time to
time be deemed necessary by the Board of
Directors The officers Of said corporation
shall be elected annually. to serve FOR
term OF one ID year, by the stockholders OF
the corporation, at al election TO be held
the last Monday in December Of each year.
OF this corporation and conduct the business
thereof until those elected at the first annual
meeting OF the stockholders shall be elected
and qualified: c. s. Cox, President; G. E.
rotary Treasurer; Directors: c. $. Cox; G.
Pickard A. F. Pickard; A. +. Pickard,
and j. F. Pickard.
Article g. The highest amount Of indebted
ness liability to which this corporation
can at any timc' subject itself shall be one
hundred thousand dollars t$lOO.OOO.OO)
Article Z. The names and residences OF
the subscribing incorporators and the amount
OF capital stock subscribed for by each are
as follows
Name Residence Shares
c $. Cox Park Rapids. MINI. Fifty t5O)
G. F. Pickard Portland Maine Fifty (50)
A. +. Pickard. Lakeland, Fla. Fifty COY
A. f. Pickard Cokato. MINI. Fifty t5O)
j. +. Pickard. Lakeland, Fla, Fifty (5O)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said incor
porators have hereunto set their hands and
10 Iaxy ~
A. +. PICKARD,
c. s. cox.
A. f. PICKARD.
G. f. PICKARD.
STATE OF FLORIDA.
POLK COUNTY.
Before me. the undersigned authority, per-
sOnalfy appeared A. F. Pickard. j. f. Pickard
and c. s. Cox, to me well known to be the
pany, and acknowledged to me that they ex-
persons described In and who executed the
proposed Charter Of Pickard Brothers Com
ecuted the same for the uses and purposes
therein set forth and expressed
(Seal) DAVID o. ROGERS.
Notary Public
My commission expires May l6, 1916.
STATE ON MINNESOTA.
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
Before. me the undersigned authority. per-
sonaly appeared A. E. Pickard. TO me well
known to be the person described In and
who executed the proposed Charter Of Pick
ard Brothers Company, and acknowledged to
me that he executed the same for the uses
and purposes therein set forth and ex-
pressed
(Seal) c. r. PETERSON
Notary Public, Wright Co. MINI.
My commission expires May l, 1919.
STATE OF MAINE
COUNTY Of CUMBERLAND.
Before, me the undersigned authority, per-
sonally appeared G. +. Pickard, to me well
known to be the person described in and
who executed the proposed Charter Of Pick
ard Brothers Company. and acknowledged to
me that he executed the same for the uses
and purposes therein set forth and ex-
pressed
(SeaD THOMAS A, SANDERS.
Notary Public
My commission expires April IS. 1919.