The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-30

HIGHWAY GARAGE COMPANY, un-
der the following charter and articles
lof incorporation, the original of which
lis now on file in the Office of the Sec
rotary of State, of the State of Florida,
lat Tallahassee, Florida.
E. z. JONES
J. H. STANLEY
EDWIN SPENCER, Jr.
PROPOSED CHARTER OF THE
HIGHWAY GARAGE COMPANY
The undersigned hereby agree to be-
come associated together, and do here
by associate themselves together for
the purpose of becoming body polite
and corporate under the laws of the
State of Florida, the provisions of
which are hereby accepted. The fol-
lowing articles shall constitute and
become it's charter upon the issuance
of letters-patent according to law:
| The name of this corporation shall
be: HIGHWAY GARAGE COMPANY.
It's principal Office and place of bust
ness shall be at Lakeland, Polk Coun-
| ty, Florida. Other offices may be es-
tablished at other places as it's bust
ness may require.
II.
The object and general purposes of
this corporation are as follows:
| LIST. To own, operate, lease, buy,
sell, mortgage, and in other ways dis
pose of garages within and without
the State of Florida, and to do any
and all things necessary or incidental
to such business.
End. To establish a chain of ga
Srages in the State of Florida, and to
sell and purchase gasolene and other
fuel comparatively for the stockhold-
ers of this corporation, selling to said
stockholders such fuel at actual cost.
3rd. To own and operate, manage
and control any and all kinds of ma
Ichine shops, and all kinds of manufac-
tories including automobile manufac-
tories, and automobile implement man.
lufactories.
4th. To handle both wholesale and
retail all kinds of automobiles and all
kinds of vehicles, and to become
agents for and represent other auto
mobile companies with and without
the State of Florida, or in any other
part of the world.
! 9Th. To manufacture, purchase or
otherwise acquire, to hold, own, mort
gage. pledge, SELL assign and transfer,
or otherwise dispose of, to invest, deal
IN and deal with goods, wares and
merchandise, and real and personal
property of every class and descrip-
ton; and in particular lands. build
lngs, business concerns and undertake
lngs, mortgages, shares, stocks, de-
bentures. securities, concessions, pro-
duce, policies, book debts and claims,
and any interest in real or personal
property, and any claims against such
, property, or against any person or
company. and to carry on any bust
ness, concern or undertaking so ac.
quired.
9th. To acquire the good will,
rights and property, and to undertake
the whole or any part of the assets
and liabilities, of any person, firm, as
''sociation or corporation, and to pay
for the same in cash, stock or bonds
Iof this corporation or otherwise.
18th. To acquire, hold, use, sell, as
sign, lease, grant licenses in respect
of, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of
letters patent of the United States or
any foreign country, patents, patent
rights, licenses and privileges, inven-
ions. improvements and processes,
trademarks and trade names, relating
to or useful in connection with any
business of this corporation.
Sth. To enter into, make, perform
and carry out contracts of every kind.
for any lawful purpose, without limit
as to amount with any person, firm,
association or corporation.
;. 9th. To draw, make accept. en-.
: dorse, discount, execute and issue
promissory notes, bills of exchange
warrants and other negotiable or
transferable instruments.
10th. To issue bonds, debentures
or obligations Of this corporation from
: time to time, for any of the objects
or purposes of the corporation, and to
secure the same by mortgage, pledge
decd of trust or otherwise.
18th. To purchase, hold and re-is
sue the shares of it's capital stock.
, 18th. To have one or more offices
; to carry on all or any of it's opera
tions and business and without re
striction or limit as to amount to
i purchase or otherwise acquire, to hold
| own, to mortgage, sell, convey OF
| otherwise dispose of real and personal
property of every class and descrip
ton in any of the States, Districts
TERRITORIES or Colonies of the United
States. and in any and all foreign
countries, subject to the laws of such
State. District, Territory, Colony oil
J Country.
The amount of capital stock of this
| corporation shall be Fifty Thousand
| Dollars (s5O,OOOO0) and divided into
| five thousand shares (50O0) of the pal
| value of Ten Dollars $4,000 each, tt
be paid for in services, property, cash
| or installments as the Board of Di
| rectors may determine.
| w.
| The term for which said corporation
shall exist shall be perpetual.
".
The business of said corporation
shall he conducted nv the followinf