The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-27

SState OF Florlda. On Inursoay. tne
Sth DAY OF May, 1s14 fS r letters
t tS bevelo Ienta Comp any under the
following proposed charter and arti-
cles of incorporation
GEO. G. ShA bAARRGFSSN.
HUGH kARRM0N.
H HUMP HEiYAT BARTON.
Proposed Charter of the Polk County
Development Company
The undersigned hereby associate
themselves together for the purpose
of becoming incorporated under the
laws of the State of Florida for the
transaction of business under the
following charter:
Article
The name of this corporation shall
be The Polk County Development
Company. and it's principle Office and
place Of business shall be in the City
it its Business shall be Conducted there
and in such other places in the
State of Florida and elsewhere,
through branches, agencies. agents
and otherwise. as NAV be necessary
and convenient.
Article 2
The general nature of the business
to be conducted and transacted by
said corporation shall be to buy;
own. sell. rent, lease. improve and
otherwise deal in real estate: to give
and take conveyances and MORTGAGES
upon real estate. and to DO all thin"
to issue corporate bonds and to sell
and dispose of the same: to own and
deal in personal property. securities
and chooses in action: to build, and
own railroads. tramWayS. autOmo-
biles and other modes Of transporta-
tion and conveyance IN connection anef N
and be contracted with: to sue and
be sued. and to have and use cor
porate seal.
Article 8
The amount of the. capital stock OF
this corporati9n saall De eo fh Ge hdn n1
lars. to be divided into shareess 81 q d 5ne
dollars each. and said stock shall be
personal property. or in labor or
services. and when paid for in real
or personal property. or labor or
services. the same shall be at Just
valuation to be fixed by the incor-
porators or. by the directors, at a
meeting called for such purpose.
Article 4
The term for which this CORPORA
ton shall exist shall be thirty years.
Article 5
The business of. said corporatioln
shall be conducted by a president:
vice president. secretary. ASSISTANT
secretary and treasurer. and DX a
board of directors of not less than
SIX nor more than Ia fghd
T f ae efficers Who will have charge Of
the business Of the corporation un-
til those first. elected shall 1uSlifv..
shall be: C. M. CLAYTON. president:
". T.. sammon. treasurer an pdos as
sistant secretary; u z. P R0fan.
vice president. ana y other 10 6 offIcers
as NAV be chosen BY the stockhold-
fIs taomc .'M N. CLAYTON. G. g. Bar
ton. W. T. Sammon. Hugh Harmon
and G. C. Rogan,. shall constitute
the first board Of diIectors Inc or Dr.
vice president bv one and. the same
perSon. The annual meeting OF, the
Stockholders and directors snail pc
held on the second Tuesday in Janu-
ary of each and every year.
ARTICLE 6
The corporation shall adopt an an
propriate seal and shall ADOPT by-
Laws for the government of. its al
fairs not inconsistent with it's artiee
Giles of incorporation and the laws OF
me State Of E9r i'd rewUa Which as may
be provided in said bylaws.
Article z
The highest amount ct indiept tea
ness or liability to which TINS COZ
poration can at. any time snD!SSGe
itself shall be not exceeding a0uDie
the the Ga "a a e stHsk Shall tn The
ness, (including. any bonded lnaepto
edness) exceed the par value OF the
capital stock and the fair vaiue oi
the real and personal property anu
chooses in action owned by the cor
Do''''0 ARTICLE
The names and residences OF the
;ncornoratnrs Of the said corporation
and Of the subscribers of stock there's
of. with the number OF shares OF
stock subscribed for by each. are aS
lo' Florida Lakeland Homes Co; q J.
S. Minneapolis, MIMI. l'4-o
Sna Geo. C. Barton e.. S., Minneap-
o'i W +. Sammon (L. 81. Lake
Humphrey Barton a.. 81 ST.
Paul. Mimi. 2 shares. ,o,,,d
c. NJ. Clayton IL. 81. Lakeland
T Hugh Tarmcp e.. 81, Bowling
Green C. e. hyRa o5an n"1 Il. 81. Lakeland
STATE OF FLORIDA
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this,
the 4th dav of April. 1914. personal
" appeared before. me, C. n. LAY nr,
ton, Geo. c. Barton, w; ;,, I,1 G Rar-
mon, G., c. Rogap. HI Hu IN RI me- sa as
ton and HT Wbo aaTmSh Ie me be
fore me that they subscribed thelIl
names to the foregoing Droposeu
charter and notice of intention 10
applv for letters patent for the uses
and purposes therein set forth anu
eS2 %Sp FURTHER CERTIFY R, If t that at
Geo. c; Barton Tx kn RIorid Hs mG * nd
Homes Company. corporation, per
sonany appeared before me at the
same time and place and he a &C,
knowledged to and before me that
he ~ Subscribed for. as such president,
on behalf of the Florida La Lake, ~
Homes Company. the NUMBER Oh
shares set opposite its name IN tne
foregoing proposed charter Tt fos ah laatt ap
tice of intention to apply 1or iv nosas
tSerein set set forth and expressed.
In witness whereof, ! have here erei
INTO set nv hand and affixed nv seal
the day and date aforesaid
nv DAVID o. RODGERS;
Notary Public.
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