The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-28

| Nouce Is hereby given that on and after
! the 23rd day of October A. d. 1915. the nm
dersigned will apply to the Hon. Park Tram
NELL, Governor Of the State of Florida, for
letters patent upon the following articles of
| incorporation ana association.
! This the 23rd day of October 1916
c. E. wORRELL
! HENRY TAYLOR
| b. X. PANCOAST
! ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
| The following articles Of incorporation and
association of the Profit Sharing Laundry
are hereby entered into on the 23rd day of Oc-
tober A. d. 1916, by and between c. Z.
Worrell, Henry Taylor. b. X. Pancoast and
selves together as body polite and corpo-
rate under the Laws of the State of Florida.
with the right and capacity Of perpetual sue
cession.
The name of this corporation shall be Prof
1t Sharing Laundry with its principal office
ana place OF business at Lakeland, in Polk
County, State Of Florida, with rights, pow
| ers and privileges of establishing branch
offices in such other cities and towns in the
State OF Florida, the United States or Foreign
countries, as the said corporation may from
time to time determine.
ARTICLE II.
The nature of the business and the objects
and purposes proposed to be transacted, pro-
NOTED and carried on, are to DO any ana
all of the things herein mentioned as fully
and to the same extent as natural persons
world, viz:
To purchase, lease, hire or otherwise ac-
quire real and personal property, improved
and unimproved, of any kind and description
and to sell, dispose Of, lease, convey and
mortgage said property, or any part there
Of to acquire. hold. lease, manage, operate
develop, control, build, to own and operate
Steam Laundry for the benefit of said COM
pany, construct, reconstruct or purchase
either directly or through ownership of stock
in any corporation, any land, buildings, Of
fees. stores, warehouses, plants, machinery
franchises and licenses, and all other things
which may at any time be necessary or con-
venient in the judgment Of the Board of Di-
rectors for the purpose Of the Company. To
sell, lease, hire or otherwise dispose Of the
lands, buildings or other property of the
Company, or any part thereof.
To engage in the purpose Of a Steam Laun-
dry for the purpose of washing, ironing, clean
ing, pressing dyeng of all kinds of linens,
woods other fabrics or such other clean
ing, dyeing pressing as may be necessary or
convenient for the business of this corpora
ton.
To take, own, hold, deal in mortgage or
otherwise loan ana to lease, sell, exchange,
transfer or in any manner whatsoever, dis
pose of real property, within or without the
State of Florida, wherever situated.
To manufacture, purchase or acquire in
any lawful manner, and to hold, own, mort
gage, pledge, sell, transfer, or in any manner
dispose of, and to deal and trade in goods,
wares merchandise, and property of any kind
ana every class and description and in any
part Of the world
To enter into. make and perform contracts
of every kind, with any person. firm, associa-
ton or corporation, municipality, body polite
and without limit as to amounts to draw,
make, accept endorse, discount, execute and
issue promissory notes, crafts, bills OF ex-
change, warrants. bonds. debentures and
other negotiable or transferable Instruments
and evidence Of Indebtedness. whether secured
nv mortgage or otherwise, so far as may be
permitted by the law Of the State OF Florida.
To have offices, conduct its business and
promote its object within and without the
State of Florida, in other States and terri
cries, or in foreign countries, without restric-
lions as to place amount.
To purchase, hold cancel and Reissue the
shares Of its capital stock to do any and
all things set forth to the same extent as
part of the world. in general to carry on any
other business in connection Herewith,
whether manufacturing or otherwise, not con-
trary to the laws Of the State Of Florida,
and with all the powers conferred upon the
corporation by the laws Of the State Of Flor
ida.
ARTICLES III.
The amount Of the total authorized capital
stock of this Corporation Is Twenty-Five
Thousand ($25,O00) Dollars, divided In $500
shares Of Ten $4,000 Dollars each. called
Common Stock.
for in lawful money Of the United States Of
America, or in property labor or service or
promisory notes at a just valuation thereof, to
be fixed by the Board Of Directors, at
meeting called for o.I such : purpose 'T
The time Of the commencement Of this cor
poration shall be the date Of the issuance Of
the letters patent therto, and 1t shall con-