The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-08
W. H. HARRISON,
E. II. GARLAND,
l. L CnRDERN.
PROPOSED CHARTER OF LAKELAND lUM-
RER & SUPPLY COMPANY

| The undersigned hereby agree TO become
| associated together, and do hereby associate
| themselves together for the purpose OF be-
coming a body polite and corporate under
! the laws Of the State OF Florida, the provi-
| sions Of which are hereby accepted. The fol-
lowing articles shall constitute and become its
| charter upon the issuance OF Letters Patent ac-
cording to law.
| shall be Lakeland Lumber d Supply Com
pany, and its principal Office and place OF
business shall be at Lakeland. Florida. Branch
offices may be established at such DINER
I places as its business may require.
| Article II. The general nature OF the bust
ness to be transacted by this corporation shall
| be to conduct general novelty and veneering
works. and TO manufacture any and all KINDS
Of lumber; to engage in and do general
| saw milling business; to buy and sell at
wholesale and retail all kinds Of lumber and
articles manufactured from lumber and to own
conduct warehouse for general storage, and
| and maintain a lumber yard 10 own ana
| also TO buy, own acquire, cultivate, develop,
sell, convey or otherwise deal in and dispose
| Of real estate and personal property OF any
| and all kinds whatsoever; to buy, sell or
| otherwise deal in building material OF all
kinds; to erect houses and buildings and to
| sell and dispose Of the same to buy. sell. ex-
change and discount all kinds OF commercial
] paper and bonds. and to do any and all other
| things Of any kind in the exercise OF such
| powers as may be vested in incident TO the
| OF the State OF Florida.
| Article ILL., The amount Of capital stock Of
| this corporation shall be Ten Thousand Dol
| lars, divided into One Hundred Q0O) shares
Of the par value of One Hundred Dollars each ;
, and all such stock, including the stock sub
| scribed for by the subscribing incorporators
| may be payable in property, necessary for
! the purpose of this corporation. or in labor or
| services at a just valuation.
Article ". This corporation shall exist
perpetually, unless sooner dissolved according
| to law.
Article V. The business Of this corpora
| tion until otherwise provided by the Board
| Of Directors, shall be conducted by Presi
| dent, Vice President. Secretary and Treas
urer. and Board Of three Directors. The
Office OF Secretary and Treasurer may be held
by the same person The number of Board
| Of Directors may be increased by the by laws,
but at no time shall be more than five The
| Board OF Directors may appoint such other
| Officers, or agents, having such powers and
duties as may in their discretion be neces-
sary. The annual meeting Of the stockholders
shall be on the second Tuesday in December
| Of each year at ten O'Clock a. m, at which
| time they shall elect the above named officers,
including Board Of Directors. The incor-
porat0rs shall meet at the Office Of the cor
porati0n in Lakeland. Florida. on the LIST day
Of July. A. d. 1915. at ten o'clock a. m, for
the purpose OF adopting bylaws and trans
| acting any other business which may come
before the meeting. Until the officers elected
at the first meeting Of the stockholders shall
be qualified the business Of the corporation
shall be conducted by the following officers
W. H. Harrison. President; Z. II. Garland.
Vice President; E. L. Cordery, Secretary and
Treasurer: W. II. Harrison, L. H. Garland
and +. l.. Cordery. Directors
| Article VI The highest amount Of in
debtedness which this corporation may at any
time subject itself shall not exceed Ten
Thousand Dollars
| Article VII The names and places Of resi-
dence OF the subscribing incorpOrators, to-
gether with the amount Of capital stock sub
scrlbed by each. are as follows:
| w. H. Harrison. Lakeland. Fla, 50 shares,
E. l.. Cordery. Lakeland. Fla. 40 shares,
| f. H. Garland, Lakeland, Fla, 1 share
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF POLK
I Hereby Certify, that on this, 2lst day Of
May. A. d. 1915, before me- an officer duly