The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
C. A. COLE.
L. c. HULL.
II. H. COLE.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND PRt

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND PRO-
POSED CHARTER OF COLE AND HULL.
We, the undersigned. hereby and by these
articles OF incorporation associate ourselves
together for the purpose Of becoming a body
polite and corporate under the laws Of the
state Of Florida providing for the formation.
| management, liabilities. and immunites 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 >. The general office and prin-
cipal place of business Of this corporation
shall be in the city OF Lakeland, county VI
Polk, state Of Florida. The board Of directors
may establish branch offices at other places
from time to time as may be desired.
ARTICLE 3. The period Of existence OF this
corporation shall be ninety mine years.
ARTICLE 4. The general nature Of the
business OF this corporation shall be: To
manufacture, buy, sell, import and export re-
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 ac-
quire, maintain and operate jewelry stores; to
carry on 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 s25.O0O) divided into two
hundred and fifty shares Of the par value Of
one hundred dollars t$l0OOO) each. Any or
all Of the said capital stock may be paid for
in property. labor or services at just
valuation to be fixed by the incorporators at
a meeting called for that purpose.
ARTICLE .. The business OF this corpora
ton shall be conducted by 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 a board Of directors for the ensuing year.
The board Of directors SO elected shall meet
Immediately following the adjournment OF such
annual meeting OF the stockholders, and shall
organize by electing from their own number
president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer.
ARTICLE 8. The stockholders Of this cor
poration shall at the first annual meeting. or
soon thereafter as practicable. adopt the
necessary bylaws for the government OF this
corporation.
ARTICLE 0. 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 the first election OF
officers the business Of this corporation shall
be conducted by the following named per-
sons: c. A. Cole. president: II. II. Cole, vice
president; l.. Z. Hull. secretary and treasurer.
The said officers shall adopt temporary by
laws until the first annual meeting of the
stockholders.
ARTICLE IL. The names and residences Of
the subscribers to these articles OF ncorpor
alton. together with the number Of shares OF
The capital stock subscribed by each, set OPP
posite his name are as follows:
Number Of
Name Residence. Shares
C. A. Cole. Lakeland. Florida ----------- 81
II, II. Cole, Lakeland Florida ---------- l
l.. G. Hull, Lakeland Florida 4S
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have here
unto set our hands this 23rd day Of January.
A. d. 1915.
c. A. COLE.
L. c. HULL.
II. II. COLE.
STATE OF FLORIDA.
COUNTY OF POLK IS.
Before the undersigned. notary public In
and for the state Of Florida at large, per-
sonally appeared c. A. COLE and l.. c. HULL.
Who after being duly sworn each for himself.
deposes and says that he Is one Of the per-
sons described In and who signed the fore
going articles Of Incorporation as an incor
porator therein: that he has read said articles
of incorporation and knows the contents there