The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-28
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LETTERS PATENT

Z. M. WEEKS
j. R. WEEKS
l.. B. WEEKS
| ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
We the undersigned hereby agree to
associate ourselves together and be-
come body polite and corporate I'M
der the General Corporation laws of
the State of Florida and adopt the fol-
lowing ARTICLES OF INCORPORA-
lTION.
| First.
! The name of this Corporation shall
be PLANT CITY MERCANTILE COM
PANY.. Its principle places of bust
ness shall in Plant City and also in
Lakeland, Florida and elsewhere as
may be determined by the Board Of
Directors, and it's principle offices
shall be in the City Of Lakeland, Flor
Ida.
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
tout 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.
der separate management or as
branches of other stores for the sale
of general merchandise goods, wares
commissary supplies, drugs, hardware
ldrygoods, clothing, millinery, fertile
: ers, produce and meats, either whole
sale or retail at such places as may
hereafter be determined.
Third
To establish, buy, own, operate anC
control any garage, livery and sale:
stables, hotel or restaurant, laundry
moving picture shows or any othe
amusement or entertainment shows, o.
any other legitimate business Of an!
and all Latures whatsoever.
Fourth
To acquire, own, rent, lease, ant
control property both real, persona
and mixed, and to mortgage, pledge o
dispose of the same according to law
: To take over purchase or acquire tn
stock, bonds, charter, patent rights
letters patent, property and good vii
. of any other person, firm or corpora
|tion, or of this corporation.
To make and enter into and pei
: form contracts for any lawful purpos
flor unlimited amounts. To make an
execute, issue, endorse, discount an
ilhypothecate promissory notes, bills {
Exchange, negotiable or transferabl
instruments or evidence of indebte,
ness.
The amount of Capital stock autho
lied shall be Twenty-Five Thousan
Dollars divided into Two Hundred ar
fifty shares of the par value Of Or
Hundred Dollars each. Said stoe
may be issued, purchased and paid II
with money, labor or other services
property to be hereafter accepted,
ltermined or contracted by the Boa
of Directors.
Sixth
The term for which this Corporate
shall exist shall be perpetual and u
limited.
Seventh
The business of this Corporate
shall be conducted by President, o.
person, Secretary, one person, al
a Treasurer, one person, and a Boa
of Directors, to be composed OF n
less than three stockholders. Tn
jtshall all be elected annually at {
III annual meeting of the Shareholde
iii which annual meeting shall be held
III the second Tuesday in January
HI leach and every year.
iii Until the first annual meeting he
IlIl of in January, 1917, the business
AIlI said Corporation shall be conducted
HIN the following stockholders, who sh
Viii hold the offices respectively un
FI their successors are elected and gu
||II lifted: c. M. Weeks, President, j.
Hill Weeks, Secretary. l.. B. Weeks, Ire
HIN urer. The Board of Directors shall
Hill composed of, C. M. Weeks, j.
)iWeeks and l.. B. Weeks.
Eighth
The highest amount of indebtedn
to which this Corporation may at 9
time subject itself shall the Fl
Thousand Dollars.
Ninth.
The names and residences of
llSuDSCIIDluS
amount of stock subscribed for
each is as follows:
C. NJ. Weeks, residence Lakela
FLORIDA, $50 shares.
]. r. Weeks, residence Lakela
Florida, so shares.
l.. B. Weeks. residence Lakela
| Florida, so shares.
! IN WITNESS HEREOF We h
hereunto subscribed our names and
| fixed our seals this the 25th day OF
| tober A. d. 1916.
! C. NJ. WEEKS Isl
| ]. r. WEEKS (S'
L. b. WEEKS (S'
| STATE OF FLORIDA
POLK COUNTY
| hereby certify that before mt
| Notary Public, personally appea
- lC. Nj. Weeks, J. R. Weeks and Il
Weeks, who each acknowledged
. execution of the foregoing ARTlCl
on uNrCOR ALTON for the |