The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28

or the Secretary of State.
C. NJ. WEEKS
]. r. WEEKS
L. B. WEEKS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
We the undersigned hereby agree 20
associate ourselves together and be |
come body polite and corporate un.
der the General Corporation laws of
the State of Florida and adopt the fol |
lowing ARTICLES OF INCORPORA-
TION.
| The name of this Corporation shall
be The Weeks Mercantile Company.
Its principle places of business shall
be at Lakeland and Winter Haven,
Florida and elsewhere as may be de-
termined by the Board of Directors,
with its principle offices at Lakeland.
Florida
The general nature Of business to be
transacted by said Corporation shall
be: To own and operate stores of
general merchandise within and with.
out the State of Florida and do any
and all things necessary or expedient
in the management of said business.
To establish and operate stores ur.
der separate management or as
branches of other stores for the sale
of general merchandise goods, wares,
commissary supplies, drugs, hardware,
drygoods, clothing, millinery, fertiliz-
ers, produce and meats, either whole
sale or retail at such places as may
thereafter be determined
Third
To establish, buy, own. operate and
control any garage, livery and sales
stables, hotel or restaurant, laundry,
moving picture shows or any other
amusement or entertainment shows, or
any other legitimate business of any
and all natures whatsoever.
Fourth
To acquire, own rent lease, and
control property both real, personal
, and mixed, and to mortgage, pledge or
dispose of the same according to law
To take over, purchase or acquire the
:, stock bonds, charter, patent rights
letters patent, property and good viii
. of any other person, firm or corpora
ton, or OF this corporation.
To make and enter into and per
form contracts for any lawful purpose
q for unlimited amounts To make ant
i execute, issue, endorse, discount ant
r hypothecate promissory notes, bills o
7. exchange, negotiable or TRANSFERABLE
g instruments or evidence of indebted
), ness.
The amount of Capital stock author
lied shall be Fifteen Thousand Dollar
+ divided into One Hundred and FIT
y Shares of the par value of One HUI
d ldred Dollars each. Said stock may b
If issued, purchased and paid for wit
10 money, labor or other services G
= property to be hereafter determines
agreed or accepted by the Board
r Directors.
III The term for which this Corporate
le shall exist shall be perpetual and III
* limited.
Or Seventh
Or The business of this Corporate
e. shall be conducted by President, or
I'd person, Secretary, one person, an
Treasurer, one person, and a Boar
of Directors, to be composed or m
On less than three stockholders. The
n shall all be elected annually at Il
annual meeting of the Shareholde
which annual meeting shall be held {
on the Second Tuesday in December
ne each and every year.
nd Until the first annual meeting OF Il
I'd said Shareholders in December, 10
ot the business of said Corporation sha
ey be conducted by the following stoc
he holders who shall hold the said offic
re until their successors are elected 81
on qualified: C. NJ Weeks, President,
of in. Weeks, Secretary, l.. B. Week
Treasurer. The Board Of Directo
re- shall be composed of c. M. Weeks,
of r. Weeks and L. b. Weeks.
by Eighth
all The highest amount Of indebtedne
It'll to which this Corporation shall at al
al- time subject itself shall be Thir
r. Thousand Dollars.
as Ninth.
be The names and residences OF t
r. subscribing incorporators and I
amount of stock subscribed for
each is as follows:
ess C. NJ. Weeks, residence Lakelar
my Florida, 100 shares.
fly ]. r. Weeks, residence Lakelar
Florida, 25 shares.
l.. B. Weeks, residence Lakelai
the Florida, % shares.
the IN WITNESS HEREOF We ma
Inv lhereunto subscribed our names and
fixed our seals this the 25th day OF
md tober A. d. 1916
C. NJ. WEEKS (Se'
J. r. WEEKS (Sei
ma L. b. WEEKS (Set
STATE OF FLORIDA
md, POLK COUNTY
| hereby certify that before me
ave Notary Public, personally appear
Of. lC. NJ. Weeks, J. r. Weeks and l..
Oc. Weeks, who each acknowledged
execution of the foregoing ARTlCL
aon OF INCORPORATION for the Vi
COLI and purposes therein expressed.
coli WITNESS MY HAND and ofilc
seal at Lakeland. Florida, this
25th day of October A. d. 1916.
EPPES TUCKER, Jr. Use
- - Official Seal notary fuOile
'reu NV Commission Expires Novem