The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-23
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LETTERS PATENT

NOIlCo is neTeDy given ludI On lNo-
3Oth, 1916. the undersigned
will apply to Hon. P. M. Trammell,
Governor of Florida, at Tallahassee,
the Capital, for Letters Patent incor-
porating US, our associates and sue
cessors into a body polite and cor.
under the following ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION the original
hereof being now on file in the office
of the Secretary Of State.
c. M. WEEKS
]. R. WEEKS
L. B. WEEKS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
We the undersigned hereby agree to
associate ourselves together and be-
come body polite and corporate I'M
der the General Corporation laws OF
the State of Florida and adopt the fol-
lowing ARTICLES OF INCORPORA-
TON.
The name of this Corporation shall
be PLANT CITY MERCANTILE COM
PANY.. Its principle places Of bust
ness shall in Plant City and also in
Lakeland. Florida and elsewhere as
may be determined by the Board OF
Directors, and it's principle offices
shall be in the City of Lakeland, Flor
ida.
Second.
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 I'M
der separate management or as
branches of other stores for the sale
of general merchandise goods, wares,
Icommissary supplies, drugs, hardware,
Idrygoods, clothing, millinery, fertiliz-
ers. produce and meats, either whole.
sale or retail at such places as may
hereafter 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 will
of any other person, urn or corpora
ton, or of this corporation.
To make and enter into and per-
form contracts for any lawful purpose
for unlimited amounts. To make and
execute issue. endorse. discount and
Ihypothecate promissory notes, bills of
exchange. negotiable or transferable
instruments or evidence of indebted.
ness.
Fifth
The amount of Capital stock author
lied shall be twenty-five Thousand
Dollars divided into Two Hundred and
fifty shares of the par value of One
Hundred Dollars each. Said stock
may be issued. purchased and paid for
with money, labor or other services OF
property to be hereafter accepted, de
termined or contracted by the Board
of Directors.
| Sixth
| The term for which this Corporation
shall exist shall be perpetual and un
limited.
| Seventh
| The business Of this Corporation
shall be conducted by a. President, one
person, Secretary, one person, and
Treasurer, one person. and a Board
of Directors, to be composed of not
less than three stockholders. They
shall all be elected annually at the
annual meeting of the Shareholders
which annual meeting shall be held on
the second Tuesday in January OF
each and every year.
W Until the first annual meeting here
of in January, 1917, the business OF
said Corporation shall be conducted by
the following stockholders, who shall
hold the offices respectively until
their successors are elected and quail.
lifted: c. NJ Weeks, President, j. R.
Weeks. Secretary, l.. B. Weeks, Treas.
urer. The Board of Directors shall be
composed Of c. NJ Weeks, j. R.
Weeks and l.. B. Weeks.
Eighth
The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which this Corporation may at any
time subject itself shall the Fifty
Thousand Dollars.
Ninth.
The names and residences of the
subscribing incorporates and the
amount of stock subscribed for by
each is as follows:
C. NJ Weeks, residence Lakeland
Florida, $50 shares.
j. R. Weeks, residence Lakeland
Florida, 80 shares.
L. B. Weeks, residence Lakeland
Florida, so shares.
IN WITNESS HEREOF We have
lhereunto subscribed our names and af
fixed our seals this the 25th day Of DC
Itober A. d. 1916.
C. NJ. WEEKS (Seal
]. R. WEEKS (Seal
L. B. WEEKS (Seal
Estate OF FLORIDA
POLK COUNTY
l hereby certify that before me, |
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