The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-20

| - ,,bc.elopHeul Company unQer the
following proposed charter and arti.
cles of incorporation.
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W. r. SAMMON.
HUGH HARMON.
fl HtIM 81 RR3GAN MARION
Proposed Charter Of the Polk County
Development Company
The undersigned hereby associate
themselves together for the purpose
| or becoming incorporated under the
laws of the State of Florida for the
transaction, of business under the
following charter:
Article l
The name. Of this corporation shall
be The Polk County DEVELOPMENT
Company. and its principle office and
place of business shall be in the City
Of Lakeland, Florida, Polk county
its business, shall be conducted there
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
10. 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 mort cages
upon real estate. and to do all thincc
necessary to real estate business:
and dispose of the same: to own and
deal IN personal property. securities
and chooses in action: to build and
own railroads.. tramwayS. autOmO
blles and other modes of transpOrta-
tlon and conveyance in connection
with their said business to contract
and be, contracted with: to sue and
be sued, and to have and use a cor
porate seal.
Article 3
The amount of the capital stock of
TINS corporation shall be three hun
tred thousand ($3G0. 600. 900 dol
par value of one hundred (Sl0O.00)
dollars each. and said stock shall be
paid for either in money, or real or
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 a Just
valuation to be fixed by the incor-
DOrators or by the directors, at
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 CORPORATION
shall be conducted bv a president.
vice president. secretary. assistant
secretary and treasurer. and by
board of directors of not less than
hn dot arm mod Inv tho stock hOIHnrS
The officers who will have charge of
the business of the corporation I'M
til those first elected shall ollolifv.
shall be-, G.. NJ. CLAYTON. president:
" T. Sammon, treaasurer and as
v visr 6res s%GTS{arS and G. B NSfon
secretary. and BY such other officers
as NAV be chosen by the stockhold-
ers from, time to time. Humphrey
Barton, G.. NJ. CLAYTON, G, c. Bar
ton, ". T. Sammon. Hugh larmon
the first board of directors. The Of
fec of president and treasurer. or
vice president BY one and the same
person. The annual meeting Of the
and directors shall be
held on the second Tuesday in Janu-
ary of each and every year.
ARTICLE
The corporation shall adopt an an
DrODriato seal and shall adopt by
laws for the government OF It's al
fairs not inconsistent with its articc
the State of Florida. which, bylaws
nav be amended or repealed as may
be provided in said hv-laws.
Article Z
ness or liability to which this cor
can at any time subject
itself shall be not exceeding double
he capital stock of the company.
and in no. event shall the Indebted
ness. (including any bonded indeht-
adness) exceed the par value Of the
capital stock and the fair value OF
hoses in action owned by the cor
)OratiOn.
The names and residences of the |
of the said corporation |
md of the subscribers of stock there
If. with the number of shares or
took subscribed for by each, are as
OllOws:
Florida Lakeland Homes Co; q.
!, j, Minneapolis, Mimi. Laps
Geo G. Parton e.. 81, Minneap-
Ills. Mimi, . shares,
W. r. Sammon IL. 81. Lake
and Florida. 2 shares, 20
Humphrey Barton CL. 81. 81.
c. NJ. CLAYTON IL. 81, Lakeland,
Fla. 2 shares. n,,,
ireen. KY, shares.
G. G. Rogan CL. 81. Lakeland
TATE OF FLORIDA
III I HifEiREBY CERTIFY that on this,
he Attn dav of April, 1914. personal
' appeared before, me. G n Lay
1on G. G. C Rogan. Humphrey Bar
on and Hugh Larmon. to me as
,ell known. who acknowledged pc
ore me that they subscribed their
ames to the FOREGOING Droposed
harter and notice of lntentlon 10
DDlv for letters patent for the uses
nd purposes therein set forth anu
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that
go. e. Barton. known by me to be
resident of the Florida Lakeland
ZONES Company. a corporation. per
1nallv appeared before me at the
to and before me. that
g subscribed for. as such president.
n behalf of the Florida Lakelanu
'omes Company. the number OF
1ares set opposite its name in the
lregoing proposed charter and no
&c of intention to apply, for letters
atent, for the use and purposes
lerein set forth and expressed.
In witness whereof. ! have here
nto set my hand and affixed my seal
le day and date aforesaid
DAVID o. RODGERS.
Notary Public.
Y commission expires May Is. 9lG.