The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-06
JoHN MALCOLMs0N fSea
II II SMITH tSeal
o.....d Charter Of Italian American Develop
ment Company.

ment NO"po"S'
Thu undersigned do hereby associate 'Iein
- t,~sihrr for The purpose 81 bteoinil-
a hody eorporate under the laws ul inc So
+ nrlua under The name oil itai'dh . - ~,
lean Development COMPANY pE anu VIZ"
following PROPOSED charter r,or,tio,,
Article / The name u this cufpeid iloi'
sb,II Inc Italian American Development 'vni
pany and lis principal place OF business SUI
be in Polk county, Florida WIN " - m IL
Office in the city Of Lakeland fioiiuH ~
may establish other Offices at any point 'ila'
the Board Of Directors OF me Saiu coiir""'
may determine. tfns.
Art >, The general nature Of the business ~
10 be transacted by the SAID cofpofatIoh III
be to secure, take purchase own guy - ar
saII lease mortgage, or otherwise acquire or
dispose of lands and buildings IN foik co,ih
w. Florida. or at any DINER point ~ md
United States; 10 own anu operate "h' II
all kinds OF mercantile es.dp, ,S anars,. any
wholesale aud retail; to own ana opeisH az
and all kinds Of manufacturing eStamish
ments and plants; TO own anu plei'.
tric light plants, water plants ana Ids plan''
10 hold aud acquire franchises Vi ani anu 70
kinds to own and operate street fdllWIAs
deal in any and all kinds oil personal pi"p,
erty TO own and operate luihber d'ua "i
sawmiil plants 10 own ana Operate '"
ming factories and any and All hiiius ",
other factories; to manufacture any ana an
kinds of raw products into the finished ma
.eriaI 10 own and operate farms si"es ~
all kinds Of citrus frut ana utlei iiu't
own and operate boarding houses 70 cdiIS
ON and conduct a general real estate anu
, collection business. and 10 do any ana all
things necessary or proper for such business
TO carry on general insurance buHlhesS'
carry on a general commission nhsiheSs "
acquire and develop tracts 81 land IN this "r
nther States and dispose Of same for cash or
on time and TO do any and all othef thlhEN
as may be proper and necessary Tor Il cor
porate body under the laws OF ms state |"
carry out the general purpose Of ITS business
h..lH lIX
other corporations. bonds, mortgages, h"'cS'
chooses in action. and real and personal prop
eriy Of all kinds whatsoever
Art 3. The amount OF capllai n"eA VI
said corporation shall be Thirty Thousand
Dollars ts3O. 900 0O) which shall be divided
into three hundred t3O0i shares of the par
value Of One Hundred Dollars (Sloooul ger
share and the said stock shall he pad inf
in lawful money Of the United states or ~
property or services az llSt valuation 10
he fixed by the Board Of Directors
Art This corporation shall exist per
petualy
Art : The business ~ this corporation
Ia wit President Vice President Secre-
towit: a President a Nicc-PreSdent, Serre-
tary. and a Treasurer, and Board ot hot
less than three nor more than seven nlfeeloiN'
The office If the Secretary aud treasurer
may he filled by the same person The Board
nf Directors shall he elected by the stock,
holders AZ their annual meeting 70 be held
on the second Monday in June OF each ana
every wear and the officers Of said corporation
shall be elected by the Directors ut their an
nual meeting to be held immediately after
the annual stockholders meeting All other
officers and agents shall he chosen ny me
Board Of Directors, The name Of the officers
and directors who are to conduct the huS
ness of the said corporation until those elect
ed nj the first annual election herein proyd
ed for shall he qualified are as follows:
John Malcolmson rTeSident w harr,
son. Vice President u. smith Secretary
1nl
II y Smith. and W II Harrison
Art G The highest amount Of Indebtedness
or liability TO which this corporation can at
any time subject itself shall he Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars 1890, O00.O0l.
Art. Z The names and places OF residence
u the subscribers TO these Articles OF Incor-
poration and the amount Of stock subscribed
for by each are as follows
Name Address No, Of Shares
John Maicomson Lakeland Florida 30 shares.
H. b. Smith. Lakeland, Florida. 80 shares,
W IT, Harrison. Lakeland. Florida. | share,
In witness whereof the said incorporators
have hereunto SET their hands and seals this
26th day Of April. A. y. 1915.
JOHN MALCOLMSON tsean
II: r. SMITH tSea)
W. II HARRISON tSeal
COUNTY OF POLK
COLNTY OF POLK
Before me- the undersigned authority. per
sonally appeared John Malcolmson. II h.
Smith and W. H. Harrison. who are well
known to me to he the persons described in
and who executed the foregoing Articles Of
Incorporation, and each for himself acknowl-
edges to me the same to he his free act and
deed for the uses and purposes therein SET
forth and expressed.
witness my hand and official seal at Lake.
land Florida this 26th day OF April. A n
1915
NJ. G.. WEARING Notary Public
Nv commission expires June 49, 1916 4lO6