The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LerreRs
PATENT


! PATENT
! Notice is hereby given that on the Gath da,
OF December, A. d. 1915. the undersigned
| Will apply to the Honorable Park M Tram
NELL. Governor Of the State Of Florida. at bi
oHlce. at the capital, at Tallahassee for Let
| ters patent upon the following proposed ar
| tcles OF incorporation.
NJ. L. MAYES,
r. L. MAYES,
T. H. VAN SICKLER.
Proposed articles of iucorporation of III,
Mayes Grocery Company
Ihe undersigned do hereby associate them
| selves together for the purpose of becomin,
Incorporated under the laws of the State OF
FLORIDA Tor the purposes herein set forth ant
10 that end do hereby adopt the following ar.
ticles OF Incorporation
ARTICLE
The name OF this corporation shall be The
| Mayes Grocery Company. Its principal place
OF business shall be at Lakeland. Polk coun.
W, Florida, with the right to establish branch
OFFICES or places Of business at any other place
or places in the State of Florida or else
where as may be deemed advisable or TO the
best interest Of the said corporation.
ARTICLE 2.
The general nature of the business or bust
hesses to be transacted by the said corpora
tion shall be TO conduct general Wholesale
and retail mercantile business or either. to
SELL lease, hire, or otherwise dispose Of for
profit or otherwise all kinds of goods wares
and merchandise, to conduct a general broker
age business, to buy, hire, lease. rent or
otherwise to acquire and to dispose of either
by commission, consignment or otherwise all
kinds Of fruits and vegetables and all kinds
OF goods, wares and merchandise including
automobiles, automobile parts and fixtures
and other vehicles and all other kinds Of per-
sonal property.
TO buy, rent, lease or otherwise acquire all
kinds OF real estate, to sell, mortgage lease
rent or otherwise dispose of or incumber the
same, for profit or otherwise, to conduct
general real estate agency brokerage bust
ness in real estate or securities.
To engage in the business of farming fruit
growing and horticulture. and to manufacture
and sell or otherwise dispose of all farm prO-
ducts or fruits or other vegetation.
TO conduct, manage and operate or to
lease. rent or otherwise control packing
house for all kinds of fruits and vegetables
as well as to engage in the business of manu-
featuring any product or products from the
said fruits and vegetables. not prohibited by
law, and canning and preserving same. and
to do and perform any and all acts that may
be necessary or proper to the carrying into
full effects the business businesses afore-
said.
ARTICLE 8.
The amount of the capital stock Of the said
n,, 49, " iiouo"u '@i"'uoo!
,baras 80 ~ ~ -. ~ one INJURED
lars each: said stock to be paid for in cash
' ''e .n'aeu STATES or III
.aa, "s,,.a 49, ~ piaoha' property or
49,, ~ ~, ~ ,.. 'ruIeol |" ne
,tool -, ~ nia au.s.., o"pi'"i
creased from time to time provided by law
~
The term Tor which said eorporation is tn
,s '' 'haii pe unlimited and perpetual unless
''''eu "ecoruhe 10 law
M, AnIiCIe
me business OF the corporation shall be
nuuc'eu pS president, one or more vice
= es,aeS' secretary ana treasurer the said
anu he"surer 10 De one and the
ion OF the board of directors. there shall also
,e eeherai manager. who shall be one and
ne N''.e person as the president or sep
'a.e o"icer at 'he option OF the board Of di |
s''ols 'iso u board OF directors to consist |
= n'' 'esS thai three nor more than seven |
.I'"cin me STOCKHOLDERS snail meet at the |
all Of the president for the purpose of adopt |
's ps'aws, ana untii ,he hrst annual meet |
'E 81 'ne STOCKHOLDERS the business or bust |
eSN.S :" me corporation shall be conducted |
y the following named officers. to-wit: r. |
= Mayes' president and general manager; NJ
'cre'ary ana treasurer; and the following
'ia.i compose me board OF directors. towit
" t. MaNes' w. IT, Mayes. II VanSickler.
'"e u''ec'o's sh'ii DE elected ny the stock
At each annual meetihg which shall
heiu oh me Hrst MONDAY or July OF each
nj every year. the said directors to be chosen
rom among the stockholders.
All "her ohicefs snail be elected annually
.ie noaru Oh directors at regular annual
eetihg OF the SAID board OF directors to be
etd OH the same date and Immediately fol-
wing the meeting OF the stockholders. ex-
'pt when vacancy may occur In any office
nd IN such event the board of directors may
u such vacancy or vacancies by eecting an
nrer or ofhcers to MI the same at any M
'eclai meeting called for that purpose pro- |
ded not less than three members Of the said
'ard or directors are present at such meet
g. +,
ARTICLE I
me hiSheN amount or Indebtedness or | $
'oiily 10 when the said corporation can '
any time subject itself shall he an amount I
1t to exceed the total amount of the capital III
III surplus OF the said corporation at said .
ne
ARTICLE
The names and residences of the subscribers c
reto are as follows, towit: 9
J. b. Mayes, Bainbridge, Georgia. ten 7
are. c
NJ. l.. Mayes. cambridge, Georgia, ten
ares.
G. R. Mayes. Bainbridge, Georgia, ten rs
N vnn s lakeland Florida ten shares