The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-01
c. A. COLE. :
Il. G. HULL.
ii, III COLE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND PRO
pQSEQ III ARTER or !,

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND PRO-
POSED CHARTER OF COLE AND HULL
We. the undersigned. hereby and by these
| articles OF incorporation associate ourselves
topether 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 immtinites 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
| poratlon upon the issuance of letters patent
according to law
ARTICLE J. The name of this CORPORATION
shall be COLE AND HULL.
ARTICLE 2 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 3. The period Of existence of this
corporation shall be ninety nine 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 NAV
| be conveniently dealt In In connection there
win; 10 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. IN
carry on the business of wholesale and re.
tall dealers, watch manufacturers and dia
| mOnd merchants
ARTICLE 8. The amount Of the capital
STOCK OF inns corporation shall be twenty five
thousand dollars S25.00O) divided into two
hundred and fifty shares of the par value of
rah svAIIn ma
All OF the said capital stock may be paid for
IN property, labor or services at Just
valuation TO be fixed by the incorporators nj
meeting called for that purpose,
ARTICLE o. The business Of this corpora
ZION shall be conducted by board Of direc-
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
lice OF this corporation on the second Mon
uay IN January or each year. or as soon there
after as practicable, at which meeting there
shaall be elected by and from the stockhold-
ers board OF directors for the ensuing year
fhe 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 g. The stockholders Of this cor
poration shall at the first annual meeting, or
10 Sooh uiere"ter as practcaDte, adopt the
necessary bylaws for the government Of this
corporation
ARTICLE 9. 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: {. A. Cole, president; IL. II. Cole vice
president; l.. c. 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 incorpor-
alton, together with the number Of shares Of
the capital stock subscribed by each set on
poSite his name, are as follows: