The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-27

poratlng us, our associates and sue
cessors into body polite and cor
porate under the following ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION the original
hereof being now on file in the Office
of the Secretary of State.
i c. M. WEEKS
]. R. WEEKS
L. B. WEEKS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
We the undersigned hereby agree 20
associate ourselves together and be
come a body polite and corporate un.
der the General Corporation laws of
the State of Florida and adopt the fol.
lowing ARTICLES OF INCORPORA-
TION.
The name of this Corporation shall
be The Weeks Mercantile Company.
Its 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 its 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
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.
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
l dred Dollars each. Said stock may b.
I issued, purchased and paid for will
. money, labor or other services Of
property to be hereafter determin ed
agreed or accepted by the Board O
;. Directors.
Sixth
i The term for which this Corporation
Q shall exist shall be perpetual and I'm
K limited.
r Seventh
r The business of this Corporation
J. shall be conducted by President, ont
d person, a Secretary. one person, ant
a Treasurer, one person, and Boart
of Directors, to be composed of no
he. 3D. lib rhny
l. shall all be elected annually at tn,
annual meeting Of the Shareholder
which annual meeting shall be held oil
q the Second Tuesday in December o
Q each and every year.
d Until the first annual meeting Of tn,
q said Shareholders in December, 191,
t the business of said Corporation shall
y be conducted by the following stock
g holders who shall hold the said office
G until their successors are elected ant
n qualified: c. M. Weeks, President,
Il II. Weeks, Secretary, L. b. Weeks
Treasurer. The Board Of Director
J. shall be composed of C. M. Weeks.
4 r. Weeks and l.. B. Weeks.
y Eighth
II The highest amount OF indebtedness
u to which this Corporation shall at an.
l. time subject itself shall be Thirt,
!. Thousand Dollars.
J. Ninth.
Q The names and residences of tn
!. subscribing incorporators and tn
amount of stock subscribed for b.
each is as follows
IS C. NJ. Weeks, residence Lakeland
y Florida, 100 shares
y J. r. Weeks, residence Lakeland
Florida, % shares.
l.. B. Weeks. residence Lakeland
e Florida, 20 shares.
@ IN WITNESS HEREOF We hay
" hereunto subscribed our names and al
fixed our seals this the 25th day OF OC
/. tober A. ID. 1916.
c. NJ WEEKS (Seal
J. II. WEEKS (Seal
= l.. b. WEEKS (Seal
STATE OF FLORIDA
j, POLK COUNTY
hereby certify that before me,
e Notary Public, personally appeare,
{. c. VI. Weeks, ]. r. Weeks and l.. i
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