The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-22
ARTICLES OF Incorporation AND Pr

ANTILLES OF INCORPORATION AND PRO.
POSED CHARTER OF COLE AND HULL.
We, the undersigned hereby and By thess
articles Of Incorporation associate ourselves
together for the purpose Of becoming q body
polite and corporate under the laws Of the
state Of Florida providing for the formation
management, liabilities. and immunities Of
corporations, the provisions OF which law are
hereby accepted. and we hereby declare that
the following articles Of incorporation shall
| constitute and be the charter Of said cor
poration upon the issuance Of letters patent
according to law.
ARTICLE !. The name Of this corporation
shall be COLE AND HULL.
ARTICLE g. The general office and prin-
cipal place Of business Of this corporation
shall be in the city Of Lakeland. county Of
Polk. state Of Florida. The board Of directors
may establish branch offices at other places
from time to time as may be desired.
ARTICLE 8. The period Of existence Of this
corporation shall be ninety-nin years.
ARTICLE 4. The general nature Of the
business Of this corporation shall be: To
pair. deal in and deal with goods. wares and
merchandise Of every class and description,
and in particular watches and parts thereof,
| including both movements and cases, canes.
umbrellas, opera glasses. jewelry, gold and
| silver and glass and leather ware, and nov
elites Of all kinds and other articles that may
be conveniently dealt In In connection there
with; to buy, sell manufacture. export, i'm
port and generally deal in jewelry, watches
and diamonds; to buy, lease or otherwise &C.
qure, maintain and operate jewelry stores; to
carry the business Of wholesale and re-
tail dealers, watch manufacturers and dia-
mond merchants.
ARTICLE s. The amount Of the capital
stock Of this corporation shall be twenty five
thousand dollars $25.0Oc) divided into two
hundred and fifty shares Of the par value Of
one hundred dollars ($l00.00) each. Any or
all Of the said capital stock may be paid for
in property. labor or services at q just
valuation 10 be fixed by the incorporators at
meeting called for that purpose.
ARTICLE 8. The business Of this corpora
ton shall be conducted by q board Of drec-
tors Of not less than three nor more than
seven members.
ARTICLE Z. The annual meeting Of the
stockholders shall be held at the principal Of
flee Of this corporation on the second Mon
day in January Of each year, or as soon there-
after as practicable, at which meeting there
shall be elected by and from the stockhold
ers q board Of directors for the ensuing year.
The board Of directors SO elected shall meet
annual meeting Of the stockholden, and shall
organize BY eiecting from their own number
a president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer.
ARTICLE 8. The stockholders Of this cor.
poration shall at the first annual meeting. or
a. soon thereafter a. practicable. adopt the
necessary bylaws for the government Of this
corporation.
ARTICLE Q. The highest amount Of in
debtedness or liability to which this corpora
ton shall at any time be subject shall be
the sum Of twenty five thousand dollars.
ARTICLES 10. Until tho first election Of