The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16

L v. HYSAN.
J. 1. sAULs.
2. w. THOMSON.
ARTICLES or IhcoRP0hAI ivn "
INVESTMENT CuhrohH
The undersigned and their associA'eo SaSv
nv associate themselves together as : ooey
.ornorste under and in virtue OF the laws v
the state OF Florida governing genera e
norations. and do adopt the following al
ticles Of incorporation:
ARTICLE !
The name Of the corporation Is fhNiNS ~
7 Ar INVESTMENT CORPORATION, ano is
prineipal place Of business shall DC u e
City Of Lakeland. Florida, and Il snah nav
Offices in in such other places as me pus,.
ness Of the corporation shall requirs.
determined by act Of the board u .s.o,d
and thereafter appropriately mace Oh iesO'D'
ARTICLE II
Tbe general nature Of the business or pusi.
uesses OF the corporation shall be, ano
shaIl have the powers following, to-wit;
To deal in, import, export. purchase, manu-
facture. acquire, sell, mine, quarry, concen-
trate. smelt, reduce distill, treat exuacs,
ane. prepare or produce in any manner WHAT
soeyer by any process Whatever any SUI
stance whatever, simple, complex. COMPOUND
Ehether mineral, animal, vegetable, metaiiie'
wooden. chemical, or In any physical eOnui-
dion. solid, liquid or gaseous;
To acquire, own, plant and operate. nuls-
cries for the propagation and saie Oh 49,
plants and shrubs; TO acquire o"h' mA,nsa.
and operate groves orchards, farms ana gar
sens for the growing and sale Of agricultural
horticultural and floral products; to manuiac-
ture. buy and sell. lumber, lathes' snlhgies'
barrels. boxes and crates, and Darrei' DoA.
crate and building material, fertilizer anu
fertilizer materials; TO manufacture anu uae0
in iuIces and extracts and other food proo-
nets from fruits and vegetables; 70 manu-
facture buy, sell, erect and construct ma
chimes and machinery; to ACQUIRE cohsHues
maintain and operate, electric light ana power
plants, gas plants, water-works' ice plan 1N
cold storage plants and refrigerator plants ior
public and private use; 70 acquire, construct
maintain and operate irffgating plants, neat
ling plants, rice mills, oil mills, sugar mills,
flber factories, fruit and vegetable canneries
and factories, and deal in the products there-
NJ. TO dig, mine, quarry, dredge ana remove
nhosnhate rock. soft phosphate or pebble phos-
nhate. earths, clays, marls, rock, gravel MN
eral oils. and other clay. fertilizer, paint, OIL
or mineral bearing substances, and 10 uaue
therein, and to manufacture and trace IN
products therefrom; and to trade In general
merchandise. :.
any other manner Of transaction, and to mann
tain and operatA. tramway or tramways'
railway or railways, vessels or other means
Of navigation, and any other manner Oh
Transportation necessary or convenient ior me
efrectuation Of the purposes OF TINS corpora
ton. but not for public use.
10 establish. maintain and operate, In any
state or country, q plant or plants Tor Inc
Transformation Of inaoluble phosphate INTO
soluble phosphate, and the union OF pnos-
rphate with any other element or elements, OF
Of elements, where admission
NAV properly be had under the laws OF sucn
state or country.
m acquire by purchase, concession, ex-
change. lease or otherwise, and to construct
erect. operate, hold, maintain and manage AL
offices. warehouses, elevators, factories stores
shops. mills, machine shops, power plants, Ne
nots. wharyes, boats, vessels. rolling stock
hotels lodging houses, houses Ct amusement
eommissaries, and any other structures ano
erections necessary or convenient for the car
rying on Of its business. and ell otner prop
erty, real or personal. necessary or useiul lol
the carrying on Of any Of the purposes OF inc
corporation, and to lease sell OF osie'"i'>
dispose Of the same
/, M acquire or undertake the whole or any
part Of the business, property, liabiiues o.
assets OF any Individual, partnership or cor
porstion carrying on any business Which th'
company is authorized TO carry on, and 4
issue Maid up shares or bonds or both for tn
payment Of the purchase price thereof; ant
10 subscribe TO, buy and in any manner &C
Eouire, or hold and own, TO trade, transfer
sell and in any manner dispose OF, STOCK
lother corporations, bonds, mortgages, or othe
manner OF securities.
To receive and hold franchises for any pur
pose. $1,000.
real or personal property held in any mar
mar: 10 cover assets or any operation OF IN
CORPORATION by a mortgage, anc issue BOND
against the same Of character and denomi
nation TO be determined by the board OF di
lrectors
To sell. improve, manage. develop, exchange
laease, dispose Of. turn to account, or other
lvvise deal with all or any part OF the propert
and rights OF the corporation
To sell, improve, manage, develop, ex
change. lease, dispose Of. turn TO account, 0
otherwise deal with real and personal prop
lerty for others as agent.
To invest or hold as trustee, or otherwise
money.
To do all or any Of the above things a
urincipal. agent, contractor or otherwise, an
either alone or In conjunction with others
Notwithstanding the foregoing and withot
limiting or effecting the scope thereof, to
iall matters and things and carry on all bus
Iness which may In any way how from u
Iobjecm for which Incorporated Is sought,
(which may be necessary. convenient or &C
yantaReous To do or perform with view
learryfng on or enlarging the scope and In
ltentions Of the company.
4 ARTICLE III
The authorized capital Of this corporate
lshaI be two million dollars, divided nj
twenty thousand shares Of the par value I
one hundred dollars each;
The capital stock shall be paid IN CA
Iuroperty. labor or services, or by either
any. Al a lust valuation to be nxed by the i
lcorporators or by the board OF directors at
meeting called for such purposes. Propert
labor or services may be also PAID for vii
lcapital stock at . Just valuation Of sue
property, labor or services, to be hssd by q
hoard OF directors at q meeting called Il
such purposes.
The capital stock Of this corporation ms
at any time hereafter be increased or d
creased as provided by the laws Of the Sta
Of Florida.
ARTIoLE ~
The period OF corporate existence shall
perpetual and unlimited.
ARTICLE v
|. The business OF the corporation Is to
/. conducted by a beard Of not less than i've