The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-26
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:
The name of the corporation Is The Cor
porarion Of Florida, and Its principal place OF
business shall be i'll the town OF Winter Haven,
and it 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.
Article u.
The general nature Of the business or bust
nesses of the corporation shall be and 1t shall
have the powers following, toWlt:
To deal in, import, export, purchase, manu-
facture, acquire, sell, mine, quarry concen-
trate, smet, reduce, distill, treat, extract, re-
fine, prepare or produce in any manner what-
soever by any process whatever, any sub
stance whatever, simple, complex compound,
whether mineral, animal, vegetable, metallic,
wooden, chemical, or in any physical conul-
ton, solid, liquid or gaseous;
To deal in or to deal with, Import, export,
purchase manufacture, acquire or sell ma
chinery, tools, appliances, apparatus, lmple'
ments materials, products, packages, recepta-
cles. containers which may be utilized or re-
quired for the preparation, manufacture dls-
posal sale, transportation, distribution OF any
articles OF manufacture, or substances manu-
factured, produced, sold, purchased, acquired
required or dealt in by the company
To carry on any other business (whether
manufacturing or Otherwise) which may seem
10 the company capable OF being conveniently
carried on in connection with Its business OF
calculated directly or indirectly, to enhance
the value OF or render profitable any OF me
company's property, rights or products;
To acquire or undertake the whole OF any
part of the business, property and labliltles
or assets Of any individual, partnership OF
company carrying on any business whlch inc
company is authorized to carry On, Ut pos
sessed Of property suitable Tor inc purposes
of the company, and to issue paid up shares
or bonds or both fer the payment oil the puE-
chase price thereof;
To acquire by purchase concession, exchange
lease or otherwise, and TO construct, erect
operate hold, maintain and manage all offices
warehouses; factories stores, shops, depolsi
machine shops and other structures and cree
lions necessary or convenient for the carrying
ON Of its business, and all other property
real or personal, necessary or useful Tor the
carrying on OF any Of the purposes Of me com
many and to lease, sell or otherwise dispose
of the same;
To buy ana sell or in other proper way Sc
cure and dispose of real and personal prop
erty; -, +. ans.
manner any corporation whose shares, bonds OF
other obligations are held or are in any way
guaranteed by the company, and while the
owner of any such shares, stock, bonds OF
other obligations Of ownership thereof 10 eNeF
else any and all voting power thereon;
To subscribe for, take up or otherwise ac-
ouiTe and hold shares Of stock in any other
company, and 10 exercise any and all NouhE
power thereon;
To receive and hold franchises for any pur-
pose; ,-,,.,,o
real or personal property held in any man
ner; e a., ,,-
narration by a mortgage, and issue bohus
against the same Of character and denomlha-
tion 10 be determined by the board OF dlrec-
tors; ,-..,.,,,.,. -, ,,,,
.comnany or any part thereof for such consld-
.eration as the company may think fit, ana IN
narticuIar for shares debentures, or securities
~ anv other company having objects alto
ee,her or in part similar TO those OF the com
pany; -. ,,.,,,,re
10 sell. improve. manage, develop, eNchahge'
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 othef cur
narration, promoted or incorporated oy TINS cur
noTatfou, or promoted otherwise;
NJ do All or any Of the above Things as
principals. agents. contractors or o theInise,
and either alone or in conjunction with olheTs'
10 constitute a general agent or agents 1T
anv state in the Union or all q them w
nower Of attorney or appropriate anthoflza-
ion in the name, place and stead Of 'ne cur