The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-08
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LETTERS PATENT

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LETTERS PATENT
Notice is hereby given that on No
vember Both, 1916, the undersigned
will apply to Hon. p. NJ. Trammell,
Governor of Florida, at Tallahassee,
the Capital, for Letters Patent incor-
porating 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.
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-
TON.
First.
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.
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.
lder separate management or as
branches of other stores for the sale
|of general merchandise goods, wares,
|commissary supplies, drugs, hardware,
Idrygoods, clothing, millinery, fertiliz-
|ers, produce and meats, either whole
sale or retail at such places as may
thereafter be determined.
Third
To establish buy, own, operate and
control any garage, livery and sales
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.
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 or
property to be hereafter determined,
agreed or accepted by the Board of
Directors.
| Sixth
The term for which this Corporation
shall exist shall be perpetual and un-
limited.
Seventh
The business of this Corporation
shall be conducted by President, one
person. a Secretary, one person, and
a Treasurer, one person, and a 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 December of
each and every year.
Until the first annual meeting of the
said Shareholders in December, 1916
the business of said Corporation shall
be conducted by the following stock
holders who shall hold the said offices
until their successors, are elected and
qualified: c. M. Weeks, President, ].
r. Weeks, Secretary L. B. Weeks,
Treasurer. The Board of Directors
shall be composed of c. M. Weeks, ].
r. Weeks and l.. B. Weeks.
Eighth
The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which this Corporation shall at any