The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
UNDERSIGNED WILL APPLY TO THE HON.
0RABLE PARK " TRAMMELL. GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ON THE
EIGHTH DAY or JUNE, A. d. 1915, FOR
LETTERS PATENT OF ADJUSTMENTS, INC.
o. C. HARRIS,
R. DE KOVEN,
A. Y. ERICKSON
J. G. WILLIAMS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION or
ADJUSTMENTS. Inc.
The undersigned and their associates hereby
| associate themselves together as a body cor
porate under and in virtue Of the laws OF the
State Of florida governing general corporations
and do adopt the following articles Of incor-
poration:
The name OF the corporation is AMUSE-
MENTS, INC, and its principal place OF bust
ness shall be in the City Of Lakeland, Flor
ida, and II 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 II.
The general nature Of the business or busi-
nesses Of the corporation shall be, and IL shall
have the powers following, towit
To operate and conduct places OF amuse-
ment OF any kind and character for profit;
To enter Into any arrangement with any
authority. municipalities, local or otherwise
which may seem conducive TO the corpora
tion's objects; and to obtain from any such
authority any rights, privileges or conces-
able TO obtain; and to carry out, exercise and
comply with any such arrangements, rights
privileges and concessions;
To acquire or undertake the whole or any
part OF the business. property, liabilities or
assets OF any individual, partnership or COM
pany. carrying on any business which the cor
poration is authorized TO carry on, and 10 is
sue paid up shares or bonds or both for the
payment of the purchase price thereof;
To acquire by purchase, concession, ex-
change, lease or otherwise and TO construct
erect, operate, hold, maintain and manage all
offices, warehouses stores, shops, theaters,
, amusement parks, boat houses skating Kinks,
dance halls and any other structures and
| erections necessary or convenient for the car
rylng on Of its business and all other Prop
erty, real or personal necessary or useful for
the carrying on any Of the purposes OF
the corporation, and TO lease, sell, or other
wise dispose Of same;
! To invest, pledge cucumber or mortgage
real or personal property held in any manner;
To sell, improve, manage, develop. exchange.
lease, dispose of turn to account or otherwise
deal with all or any part Of the property and
rights OF the company;
| To subscribe to- buy and in any manner &C.
| quire. TO hold and own, to trade, transfer.
sell and In any manner dispose OF, stock in
any other corporation, bonds, mortgages, or
other manner Of securities;
To do all or any Of the above things as
principal, agent, contractor or otherwise, and
either alone in conjunction with others
Notwithstanding the foregoing and without
| limiting or effectng the scope thereof, to do
all matters and things and carry on all bust
ness which may In any way flow from the
objects for which incorporation is sought or
which may be necessary, convenient or ad-
vantageous to do perform with a view to
carrying on or enlarglng the scope and in
tentions Of the corporation.
ARTICLE III
The authorized capital OF this corporation
shall be fifty thousand dollars, divided into five
thousand shares Of the par value Of ten dol
lars each.
The capital stock shall be paid in cash,
property, labor or services, or by either or
any, at just valuation to be fixed by the
lincorporators or by the directors at meeting
called for such purposes Property, labor or
services. may be also paid for with capital
| stock at just valuation Of such property,
labor or services, to be fixed by the directors
Of the corporation at a meeting called for that
purpose
at any time hereafter be increased or de-
creased as provided by the laws Of the State
OF Florida
ARTICLE Nv
The period Of corporate existence shall be
ninety five years
ARTICLE v
The business Of the corporation is to be
conducted by Board OF not less than three
or more than five directors; a president, a
vice president, a business manager, secre-
tary and a treasurer.
The following persons shall constitute the
Board Of Directors to-wit: o. c. Harris, A.
x. Erickson and J. c. Williams; and the off,
GERS shall be- -
president--0, G. Harris
Vice President and Secretary-A. X. Erick-
son;
Treasurer C. Williams;
Business Manager. DeKoven;
pending or until the regular annual election
Of directors and officers by the stockholders.
which said regular annual election shall be
held on the third Monday in each and every
year
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or liza
subject itself to, shall be five hundred thou
'>'''N ~ ARTICLES VII
The names and addresses Of subscribers and
the number Of shares subscribed, is as fol
, lows:
10, c. Harris Lakeland, Florlda----475 share:
A. Y. Erickson, Lakeland, Florida---l0 shares
4 ]. C. Williams, Lakeland, Florlda----lo shares
5 WITNESS the hands and seals Of the re
n spectfke Incorporating subscribers this frs
s O.. c. HARRIS (seaD.
A. X ERICKSON (SeaD.
]. C. WILLIAMS (SeaD.
i STATE OF FLORIDA,
ICOUNTY OF POLK, IS:
Personally appeared before me, the under
1 signed authority, o. c. Harris. A. X. Erick
son, ]. c. Williams, and R. DeKoven, to m
well and personally known, who being frs
duly sworn, acknowledged that they signed tn
, foregoing Articles Of Incorporation for the use
2 and purposes therein set forth
: In Witness Whereof, have hereunto set m
II hand and affixed my official seal this eight
q day OF May A. D. 1916.
(Seal)
g f. w THOMSON. Notary Public.
!, My commission expires February 8. 1919.
R. DeK0VEN (SeaD.