The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-20
JOHN MALCOLMS0N tSeal)
H. B. SMITH tSean

II. b. SMITH (Seal
W. H. HARRISON tSeal)
Proposed Charter of Italian American Develop
ment Company.
The undersigned do hereby associate them
sefes together for the purpose OF becoming
body corporate under the laws OF the State
Of Florida. under the name OF Italian Amer
lean Development Company, by and with the
following proposed 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
Office in the city of Lakeland. Florida. but it
may establish other offices at any point that
the Board OF Directors Of the said company
may determine.
Art. 2. The general nature Of the business
to be transacted by the said corporation shall
be to secure, take. purchase. own buy. hold
sell, lease, mortgage, otherwise acquire or
dispose Of lands and buildings In Polk coun-
~, Florida. or at any other point IN t ne
all kinds Of mercantile establishments. both
| wholesale and retail; 10 own and operate any
and all kinds OF manufacturing establish
ments and plants; to own and operate cleo
Sric light plants. water plants, and gas plants
| to hold and acquire franchises of any and all
kinds: to own and operate street railways: to
deal in any and all kinds Of personal prop,
erty; TO own and operate lumber yards and
| sawmill plants TO own and operate can
| ming factories and any and all kinds OF
| other factories; TO manufacture any and all
| kinds of raw products into the finished ma
| teria: to own and operate farms. groves, OF
| all kinds OF citrus fruit and other fruit to
own and operate boarding houses: TO carry
| on and conduct a general real estate and
| collection business and TO do any and all
| things necessary or proper for such business
to carry on general Insurance business; tt
carry on general commission business Il
| acquire and develop tracts OF land In this Oh
other States and dispose Of same for cash OF
| 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 Il
| general of IFS business
to own, hold. buy and mortgage stocks II
| other corporations, bonds mortgages notes
| chooses in action. and real and personal prop
| erty Of all kinds whatsoever.
Art 3. The amount OF capital stock O.
said corporation shall be Thirty Thousanc
Dollars t$S0.OO000), which shall be divided
value of One Hundred Dollars tS100.00) pc
share. and the said stock shall be paid TO
/ in lawful money Of the United States or il
xss by Sy tSe Board a. Of Ss
Art This corporation shall exist per
lpetually.
Art 5. The business Of this corporation
shall be conducted by the following officers
to-wit: President, a Vice President. a Secre
lfary and Treasurer. and Board Of no
less than three nor more than seven Directors
The Office OF the Secretary and Treasure
may he filed by the same person. The Boar
Of Directors shall be elected by the stock
holders at their annual meeting TO be he'll
on the second Monday in June OF each an
every year, ana tne OnceTS OF Saiu coTpordtip
shall be elected by the Directors at their an
nual meeting to be held Immediately afte
the annual stockholders meeting. All othe
officers and agents shall be chosen by tn
Board OF Directors. The name of the officer
and directors who are to conduct the bust
ness Of the said corporation until those elect
ed at the first annual election herein provid
ed for shall he qualified are as follows:
| John MalcOlmsOn, President: W. II. Harri
son, Vice President; II. b. Smith, Secretar
and Treasurer Directors: John Malcolmsof
H. b. Smith, and W. II. Harrison.
Art. 6. The highest amount Of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation can 4
any time subject itself shall be Three Hundre
J Thousand Dollars $4,000. 100000
Art 7. The names and places Of resideno
poration and the amount Of stock subscribe
for by each are as follows:
Name Address No. Of Share
John Malcolmson Lakeland, Florida. 80 share
H. r. Smith. Lakeland, Florida. so share
lW. H Harrison, Lakeland, Florida, I shar
have hereuntO set their hands and seals tn
26th day Of April. A. D. 1915
JOHN MALCOLMsON tSeaD
II. B. SMITH (SeaD
w H. HARRISON tSeal)
; STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK.
Before me, the undersigned authority, pc
sonally appeared John Malcolmson, II.
Smith and W. II. Harrion. who are we
known to me to be the persons described
incorporation, and each for himself acknOw
edges to me the same to be his free act al
, deed for the uses and purposes therein $
forth and expressed.
witness my hand and Official seal at Lals
land, Florida, this 26th day Of April, A.
, NJ G. wARING, Notary Publ
My commission expires June Is, 1916 Al