The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-18

N0tlce Is uoFNDg given ludh uAuOtotb1c1 /
will apply 70 the Honorable Park M. Trammeh, |
Governor Of the State Of Florida. on the 18th 4
day Of June, A. ID. 1916. for Letters Patent Of |
the Lakeland Golf Association"
BERT Z. BELTS.
G. E. S0UTHARD,
C. b. ANTISDEL.
C. NJ. CLAYTON,
A. B. KIBLER,
NJ AGRESS.
c. c. MARTIN,
w. SCHMIDTMANN,
w. +. HALLAM,
l. DALE WILLIAMS,
A. Y. ERICKSON.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
!. LAKELAND GOLF ASSOCIATION
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 cor
poratiOns, and do adopt the following articles
% Incorporation:
Article ..
The name Of the corporation is Lakeland
Golf Association. and its principal place Of
business shall be in the City Of Lakeland and
1t shall have offices in such other places as
the business of the corporation shall require,
TO be determined by act Of the Board Of d.
Tectors
/ Article n.
| The general nature Of the business or bust
nesses Of the corporation shall be, and II
shall have the powers following, towit: To
buy and sell real and personal property, TO
bargain for and in any proper way secure real
and personal property, and to pay for the same
In any proper manner; by note, mortgage or
other thing of value; to establish, maintain
and operate in the County Of Polk GOLF
Course and such appurtenances thereto as
may be deemed necessary; to establish In
conjunction with said Golf Course, suitable
huildinqs for country cluh and such Other
appurtenances thereto as may be deemed
necessary
Article ~.
The authorized capital Of this corporation
shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, divided
into two hundred and fifty shares Of the par
value Of one hundred dollars each. The capital
stock shall be paid in cash, property, labor or
services or either or any at just valua-
ton 10 be fixed by the incorporators or by
the directors. Property, labor or services,
may be also paid for with capital stock at a
just valuation Of such property, labor or ser
vices, to be fixed by the directors OF the cor,
poration
The capital stock Of this corporation may al
any time hereafter be increased or decreased
as provided by the laws Of the State OF Flor
, ida
Article ~.
The period of corporate existence shall be
unlimited and perpetual.
Article "
/ The business Of the corporation Is to bt
r conducted by a Board Of not less than three
or more than thirteen directors; a president
! a vIcepresident a secretary and a treasurer
7 any two OF which offices may be held by on
person, save that the president shall not b
: vice president, or the secretary the treasurer
o on vice-yersa The following persons shall
constitute the Board Of Directors, towit: Der
d f. Belts George Z. Southland, c. B. Antisdel
= In fua
Martin, W. Schmidtmann, w. f. Hallam,
J, Dale Williams and A. X Erickson; and TN
; following persons shall be officers, towit:
President, Bert Z. Belts,
yice-presdent, George +. Southland,
d Secretary, c. B. Antisdel,
Treasurer C. NJ. Clayton.
Pending or until the regular annual electio
@ of directors by the stockholders which sal
!, regular annual election shall be held on tn
u last Saturday Of January in each and ever
It year.
Article VI.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or lii
n biity which this corporation can at any tim
, subject itself to. shall be twenty five thousan
- dollars.
It Article VII.
:. The names and residence of the subscriber
y and the number Of shares subscribed are q
= follows towit:
:, A. b. Kibler, Lakeland, 5 shares.
G. W. Deem, Lakeland, shares.
Zelie =. Emerson, Lakeland, shares.
C. b. Antisdel Lakeland Highlands
shares
L. L. Knudsen, Lakeland Highlands, share
w f. Haiam, Lakeland Highlands,
shares. 80
" H. ]. Drane, Lakeland, l share.
w william Salway, Cincinnati, Ohio share
A. H. DeVane Lakeland, shares.
J. NJ f. Hetherington, Lakeland, share.
d G. NJ. Clayton, Lakeland, l share
-, G. f.. Southard. Lakeland, share.
i W. W. Chase Lakeland, l share.