The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-29


LETTERS PATENT.
Notice u hereby given that the undersigned
will on the LIST day u June. A. D. 1915, APP
ply to Park NJ. Trsmmell, Governor Of Flor
ida. at Tallahassee, FLORIDA. Tor letters pstI
= Ia Of Florida into body eorpoFste under
the name Of Italian-American Development
Company, under The following proposed char.
JOIN MALCOLMsON tseaD.
H. b. SMITH tSeaD
W. H. HARRISON tseal)
Proposed Charter Of ItaltaH. American Develop
msnt Company.
The undersigned do hereby associate them
selves together for the purpose OF becoming
a body corporate under the laws Of the State
of Florida, under the name Of Italian-Amer-
following p.oposed charter.
Article 1. The name Of this corporation
shall be Italian American Development Com
pany and its principal place Of business shall
be In Polk county, Florida. with its PRINCIPAL
ONCE In the city Of Lakeland. Florida, but It
may establish oher offices at any point that
Art 2. The general nature Of the business
to be transacted by the said Corporation shall
be to secure. iate. purchase. own, Ouy, no'o
dispose OF lands and buildings In Polk coun-
", Florida, or a. any other point In the
United s'ate5; 70 own and operate any and
| wholesale AID retail: to. own and operate any
and all kinds Of manufacturing establish
ments and plants; to own and operate cleo
trc light plants. water plants, and gas plants !:
to hold and acquire franchises OF any and all
kinds; to osO and operate street railways: to
deal In any and all kinds Of personal prop.
, erty; to own and operate lumber yards and
ming factories and any and all kinds Of
other factories: to manufacture any and all
| kinds Of raw products into the finished ma
terial; to own and operate farms. groves, or
| all kinds Of citrus fruit and other fruit; to
own and operate boarding houses to carry
on and conduct general real estate and
things necessary or proper for such business !;
| to carry on general insurance business; 10
| carry on general commission business; to
ACQUIRE and develop tracts Of land In THIS or
| on time, and to do any and all other things
as may be proper and necessary for cor
porate body under the laws OF this State to
carry out the general purpose Of its business !:
4! to own. hold, buy and mortgage stocks in
/ other corporations, bonds, mortgages notes.
! chooses in action. and real and personal prop
Art. 8. The amount Of capital stock Of
said corporation shall be Thirty Thousand
Dollars 1880 100000. which shall be divided
into three hundred 5000 shares Of the par
F, value OF One Hundred Dollars ($l00.00) per
share. and the said stock shall be paid for
4 in lawful money Of the United States or in
| pr0perty or services at Just valuation to
be fixed by the Board Of Directors.
I Art. L. This corporation shall exist per-
, petually.
| Art s. The business Of this corporation
/ to wit President, Vice President Secre-
F., towlt: President, a Vice. president. a Score
tary. and Treasurer. and Board OF not
! less than three nor more than seven Directors.
The office Of the Secretary and Treasurer
Of Directors shall be elected by the stock
h, holders at their annual meeting to be held
on the second Monday In June OF each and
year. and the Sce5s Of said corporation .I.,r
rual meeting to be held immediately after
! the annual stockholders meeting. All other
officers and agents shall be chosen BY the
Board Of Directors The name Of the ofacers
and directors who are to conduct the bust
j.. ness Of the said corporation until those elect
ed at the first annual election herein provid-
ed for shall be qualified are as follows;
son. Vice President; II. B. Smith, Secretary
and Treasurer. Directors John MalcOlmson.
II. b. Smith. and W. n: Harrison.
! or liasf1ity to which this corporation can At
any tim& subject itself shall be Three Hundred
Thousarh DollSs tt3o0. ooo.00l.
Art. +: The names and places OF residence
poRatI6n and the amount OF stock subscribed
for by each are IS follows: ~. :, s....
Name Nam AoSssss ,,, No' q q . Snarsa
II. B. Smith, Lakeland. Florida. 50 shares
W. n. Harrison. Lakeland. Florida, share.
have hereunto set their hands and seals this
ss'h day q soi AsF'l xA Il g hsas ts..p
v. !: a1isisSN as..p
COUNTY OF POLK
Before mo. me underaikned authority. per-
sonally appeared John Aalcolmsan. II. b
Smith and ". n. Harrison. who a.e well
and Who executed the foregoing Articles q
Incorporstion, sod each for himself acknowl-