The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10
ppopnSrD ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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PROPOSED ARIlCLtS ut IhGuh. unA 'ioN
OF The LAKELAND Cu"r HNI
! The undersigned mrofpoTat"rS HEREBY as.
SociaCe themselves together FOR me purpose u
| forming corporation under ana ~ virtue "i
/ the laws ot the state o fl'ind' "lNi "iN
under the following proposed eAditel
ARTl' LIZ r,,r
The name OF me corporation Shdh &c II
LAKELAND COMPANY, ana MS pf4elPai
place Of business shalI pt IocdItu III L'ht
land, Polk county, Florida, hllt lhe Hald cot-
poration shall have the rlsht ana power Io
establish branch offices at any OtLer place
in the state Of Florida or ollleF HtdttS'
ARTICLE IL
The general nature Of the business to pc
tr,ns,r'rd Inv the said corporation shall be
IA buy sell gnd otherwise dispose Of I'll kinds
n fruit and vegetables and all kinds Of other
TlorIa nroIu,t,. 10 gather. pack ship mar
Ent oIl kind, IF vegetables and
orhar product, ana to erect the
necessary packing houses and buildings
far same ID do i general commission busi-
nes, handling ON commission all kind, Of per
snnnl nrorcr,y Including all kinds If frut
ana vegetables; 10 establish box ana crate
farrorjr, and ,aw mills ice plants pre-cool-
n- plant, ana all other kinds Of mmutar-
turin. plautS: 10 establish canning factories
far rim, purpoSt uf canning any and all
kinds Of fruit ana vegetables; 10 buy, sell
inorrflar and otherwise. dispose Of all kinds
~ nnrsnpaI prourrty, to establish Wholesale
and rpt,iI ,tarps and markets to dispose Of
vii kinds of friIit, and vegetables and other
articles of merchandise. 10 buy, own sell
and convey and lease rtaI-tstale to mort
...,a ar rrdae same or otherwise make dis
un,ition II rraI-estatc: to own and operate
groves. orchard, and farms for the purpose
of rultiyatinu and raising any and all kinds
"f nrodnrts to Inv and ,rlI live stock and
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NJ have all Of the rights ana privileges given
Indrr thn General laws Of the state Of Flor
ida IN roruoratious and to do any and all
Iayful things necessary or eXpedient for the
purpose Of carving out the uses and pur-
poses of this corporations
ARTICLE III
The amount of the capital stock Of this
cornoratiUn shah be Sli,00000 divided into
three hundred C&Ool shares Of the ptr value
of hfty dollars ($l00oJ per share The said
stock shall be paid for in cash or in labor or
property, at Just price and valuation 70 be
tXed by the board of directors
ARTICLE "
The term for which this corporation shall
exist shall be ninety nine l99j years
ARTICLE V
The business Of TINS corporation SlaIl De
conducted by a president, a wee presdent'
secretary, treasurer ana board ol dlrec-
tors composed Of not less thail three nor more
than seven members aud such other officers
as the board Of directors may from time 10
time determine the said officers Of the said
corporation Shall he elected annually AZ me
annual meeting Of the IF'rhh9iagr' ,,i,i n,I Of the ne
corporation, winch "hludl lhtclu- sh1Il pt
held on ihg iirst N9nday N October q tach
year at Lakeland, fIorlda' or at Such other
place or time as the board of directors may
determine IN
lhe business Oh iHiS corporation sildll pe