The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-10

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
will apply to the Honorable Park NJ Trammell,
Governor OF the State Of Florida. on the fifth
day Of June. A. D. 1916. for letters patent Of
the The Corporation of Florida"
b. G. PORTER.
J. c. WILLIAMS.
A. X ERICKSON
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
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 corpora
tions, and do adopt the following articles OF in
corporation:
Article /.
The name OF the corporation is The Cor
poratlon OF Florida, and Its principal place OF
business shall be in the town of Winter Haven,
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 Directors and thereafter appropriately made
Of record.
The general nature Of the business or busi-
nesses OF the corporation shall be and 1t shall
have the powers following. towit:
To deal in, import, export, purchase, manu-
factune, acquire, sell. mine, quarry, concen-
! trate smelt reduce distill, treat, extract re-
soeyer. by any process whatever. any sub
stance whatever simple, complex compound,
whether mineral, animal, vegetable, metallic,
wooden, chemical. or In any physical condl-
| ton, solid liquid gaseous
| To deal In or TO deal with, Import, export,
| purchase, manufacture, acquire or sell ma
chinery, tools, appliances, apparatus, iinple-
ments, materials. products packages, recepta-
cles, containers, which may be utilized or re-
uuired for the preparation manufacture, dis
posal. sale, transportation. distribution OF any
articles Of manufacture or substances manu-
featured, produced. sold, purchased, acquired.
required or dealt in by the company;
To carry on any other business whether
manufacturing otherwise) which may seem
| to the company capable Of being conveniently
carried on in connection with Its business or
calculated directly or indirectly, to enhance
the value Of or render profitable any of the
company,s property. rights or products;
| To acquire or undertake the whole or any
part OF the business, property and liabilities
or assets Of any individual. partnership or
company carrying on any business which the
| company Is authorized TO carry on. or pos
sessed OF property suitable for the purposes
OF the company. and to issue paid up shares
or bonds or both for the payment Of the pur-
chase price thereof;
To acquire by purchase. concession, exchange.
lease or otherwise and TO construct, erect,
warehouses, factories, stores, shops, depots.
machine shops and other structures and cree
tlons necessary or convenient for the carrying
on OF Its business. and all other property,
real or personal. necessary or useful for the
carrying on OF any Of the purposes Of the CON-
pany and to lease, sell or otherwise dispose
of the same;
To buy and sell or In other proper way Sc
cure and dispose Of real and personal prop
erty;
To lend money or credit to and to aid in any
manner any corporation whose shares, bonds or
other obligations are held or are in any way
guaranteed by the company, and while the
| owner Of any such shares. stock. bonds or
other obligations Of ownership thereof to exer
else any and all voting power thereon;
To subscribe for take up otherwise ac-
duire and hold shares Of stock in any other
company, and to exercise any and all voting
power thereon
To receive and hold franchises for any pur-
pose;
To invest, pledge cucumber or mortgage
real or personal property held in any man
ner;
/ To cover assets or any operation of the cor
poration by a mortgage, and issue bonds
against the same of character and denomina-
ton to be determined by the board Of direc-
tors;
4 To sell or dispose of the undertakings Of the
company or any part thereof for such eonsid-
Grafton as the company may think fit. and in
particular for shares, debentures, or securities
Of any other company having objects alto.
gether or in part similar to those of the com
pAny:
! To sell, improve manage develop, exchange
4 lease, dispose Of. turn to account or other.
wise deal with all or any part Of the property
/ and rights Of the company;
To subscribe TO a majority Of the common
stock OF any banking, railroad or other cor
l porstion. promoted or Incorporated by this cor,
poration, promoted otherwise;
To do all or any Of the above things a.
principals. agents. contractors or otherwise
and either alone or in conjunction with others