The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-25
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LETTERS PATENT

| y. M. WEEKS
j. r. WEEKS
L. B. WEEKS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
we the undersigned hereby agree to
associate ourselves together and he.
come body polite and corporate un.
uer the General Corporation laws OF
the state OF Florida and adopt the fol.
loving ARTICLES OF INCORPORA.
TON,
/ First.
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 un.
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
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 Latures 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, firm 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
hypothecate promissory notes, bills OF
exchange, negotiable or transferable
instruments or evidence of indebted.
ness.
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 or
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
shall be conducted by President, one
person, Secretary, one person. and
a Treasurer, one person, and 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.
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.
flied: c. M. Weeks, President, j. R.
Weeks, Secretary. L. B. Weeks. Treas.
urer. The Board of Directors shall be
composed of, c. M. 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 incorporators and the
amount of stock subscribed for by
each is as follows:
C. NJ Weeks, residence Lakeland,
Florida, $50 shares.
]. r. Weeks, residence Lakeland,
Florida, so shares.
L. B. Weeks, residence Lakeland,
Florida, so shares.
IN WITNESS HEREOF We have
hereunto subscribed our names and af-
fixed our seals this the 25th day of DC
tober A. ID. 1916.
C. NJ. WEEKS (SeaD
]. r. WEEKS (SeaD
L. b. WEEKS (Seal)
STATE OF FLORIDA
POLK COUNTY
/ hereby certify that before me, a
Notary Public, personally appeared
C. NJ. Weeks. ]. r. Weeks and l.. B.
Weeks, who each acknowledged the
execution of the foregoing ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION for the uses
and purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS MY HAND and official