The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-08
A. y. ERICKSON,
]. c. WILLIAMS.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
INVESTMENTS, INC.

|
INVESTMENTS. INC
The undersigned and their associates hereby
associate themselves together a body cor
pOrate under and in virtue Of the laws Of
the State OF Florida governing general corpor-
ations, and do adopt the following articles
| Of incorporation.
Article l.
The name Of the corporation is Investments
Inc, and its principal place of business shall
! be in the City Of Lakeland, Florida and il
shall have offices in such other places as the
business Of the corporation shall require to be
| determined by act Of the board Of directors and
thereafter appropriately made of record
Article u.
Inc general nature of the business or bust
| nesses OF the corporation shall be- and il
shail have the powers following to-wit:
10 deal IN, import. export, purchase. MANN
iacture, acquire, sell, mine, quarry, concen-
traie, smelt, reduce. distill treat. extract re-
me- prepare or produce in any manner what-
! soe'er, by any process whatsoever any sinh
stance whatever. simple, complex command
"hether mineral, animal, vegetable metallic
WOODEN chemical, or in any physical condi
ton. solid. liquid or gaseous
10 operate any business or enterprise.
~ incorporate or rehabilitate businesses or
| enterprises whether incorporated or not
To receive and hold franchises for anv
purpose;
10 acquire or undertake the whole or any
part oi the business, property, liabilities or
assets OF any individual, partnership or com
p'hs carrying on any business which the com
! pany Is authorized to carry on, and ia ssue
pau up shares or bonds or both for the pay
hient OF the purchase price thereof:
10 acquire by purchase concession. ex
chahse, lease or otherwise, and to construct
erect, operate, hold, maintain and manage ali
oinces, warehouses; factories, stores shODs de-
pots' machine shops and other structures and
eiectohs necessary or convenient for the
carrying on of its business, and all other
property. real or personal, necessary or usefuI
Tor the carrying of any Of the purposes ~
the company, and to lease sell or. otherwise
dispose Of the same;
TO buy and sell in other proper way So
cure and dispose of real and personal prop
erty; W.
10 invest. pledge, cucumber or MORTGAGE
real or personal property held in any manner
10 cover assets or any operation of the com
pahy by mortgage, and issue bonds apainst
me same OF character and denomination ia
be determined by the board of directors
10 sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange
tease, dispose Of, turn to account or otherwise
| oca' win all or any part of the property and
rights OF the company;
10 sell Improve. manage, deveop exchange
u',p"nc ~ TURN 10 account or otherwise
zeal WIN real and personal property for
others as agent
To invest or hold as trustee or otherwise.
money
TO subscribe to. buy and in any manner A.
4"IIe. 10 hoid ana own, to trade, transfer sell
ana in any manner dispose Of stock in any
other corporaion bonds, mortgages or other
manner of securities.
To do all or any Of the above things as
mr. 9TH,
elmer alone or in conjunction with others.
MISUNDERSTANDING the foregoing and without
! uniting or ehectng the scope thereof to do all
hdttcrS ana things and carry all business
Whch may in any way flow from the objects
Tor which Incorporation is sought or which
may be necessary. convenient or advantageous
10 40 or perform with a view to CARRYING on
or onlarging the scope and intentions of the
company
Article H.
me authorized capital Of this corporation
shall be five thousand dollars, divided into
my shares OF the par value of one hundred
dollars each
property. labor or services. or by either or
any at a Just valuation to be fixed by the in
corporators or by the directors at n meeting
caiIeu Tor such purposes. Property labor or
| services, may be also paid for with capi,oI
stock at just valuation of such propcrty
iaoor or services, to be fixed by the directors
OF the corporation at IA meeting called for sucb
purposes.
The capital stock of this corporation may nj
any time hereafter be increased or decreased
as provided by the laws of the state Of
Florida
Article ~.
The period Of corporate existence shall he
perpetual and unlimited.
Article v.
The business of the cnrnnratinn H. 4, lao 80,
Quoted by a board of not less than three or
more thah five directors. president a vice
president, treasurer and a secretary
Ihe following persons shall consulate the
hoard " directors, to-wit A. y Erickson l. C.
Williams and = W. Thomson and the Officers
shall be:
j. {, Williams. president
y. w Thomson Vice president and treasurer
A y, Erickson, secretary
fendinE or until the regular annual election
of directors and officers by the Stockholders
which said regular annual election SHAH lie
hrld ON the first Tuesday after the second
Monday IN January of each and every year
Article VI.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or liza
biiitN which this corporation can at any time
a'see5 ltSelf TO. shall he one million dollars
Article VII.
The names and addresses Of subscribers and
me number of shares subscribed. is as follows
j, e. Williams. Lakeland Florida > shnrrs
r. W Thomson, Lakeland. Florida shares
WITNESS the hands and seals of the re
specttNe Incorporating subscribers this sixth
day of April. A. u. 1916
A, Y. ERICKSON (SeaD |
j, G. WILLIAMS tScgD |
+. W, THOMSON (SraD !
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK-SS
Personally appeared before me thc under
signed authority, \. y, Erickson J. G. vii !
liams and L. W Thompson TO me well and |
personally known, who being first duly sworn |
acknowledged that they signed the foregoing =
articles of Incorporation for the uses and pur
poses therein set forth
In witness whereof, | have heneuto set nv
hand and affixed my official seal this 9TH day
II April A. u 1916
SeaO UOI wnPTuY
Notary Public
My commission expires Aug II. 1916.
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