The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-03
C. M. WEEKS
J. r. WEEKS
T, 3. WEEKS

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
We the undersigned hereby agree 20
associate ourselves together and be
come a body polite and corporate I'M
der the General Corporation laws OF
the State of Florida and adopt the fol
lowing ARTICLES OF INCORPORA-
TION.
First.
The name of this Corporation shall
be The Weeks Mercantile Company.
It's principle places of business shall
be at Lakeland and Winter Haven,
Florida and elsewhere as may be de-
termined by the Board Of Directors,
with it's principle Offices at Lakeland,
Florida
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,
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 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.
ITO 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.
Fifth
The amount of Capital stock author
lied shall be Fifteen Thousand Dollars
divided into One Hundred and Fifty
Shares of the par value of One Hun
,dred Dollars each Said stock may be
issued, purchased and paid for with
money, labor or other services OF
property to be hereafter determined
agreed or accepted by the Board oil
Directors
The term for which this Corporation
shall exist shall be perpetual and un
limited.
The business of this Corporation
shall be conducted by President, one
person, a Secretary, oAe person, ant
a Treasurer, one person. and BoarG
Z of Directors. to be composed OF no.
less than three stockholders. They
shall all be elected annually at the
annual meeting of the Shareholders
, which annual meeting shall be held OF
the Second Tuesday in December o.
each and every year.
Until the first annual meeting of the
said Shareholders in December. 1917
the business of said Corporation shall
be conducted by the following stock
holders who shall hold the said offices
until their successors are elected anC
Qualified: c. NJ. Weeks. President ]
II. Weeks, Secretary, l.. B. Weeks
, Treasurer The Board of Directors
lshall be composed of c. NJ. Weeks. J
r. Weeks and L. B. Weeks
Eighth
t The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which this Corporation shall at an,