The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-12

The undersigned and their associates hereby
associate themselves together 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 l.
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 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 smelt, 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 condi-
ton, solid. liquid or gaseous:
To deal In or TO deal with, import export,
purchase, manufacture, acquire or sell ma
chinery, tools, appliances, apparatus, imple-
ments, materials, products, packages, recepta-
cles, containers; which may be utilized or re-
quired 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 or 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
pomnanv's nrOpprty rights 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 fer the payment Of the pur-
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, depOts,
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 for the
carrying on OF any Of the purposes OF the COM
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 or otherwise ac |
quire 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 personal property held in any man
ner;
To cover assets or any operation Of the cor
poration by mortgage. and issue bonds
against the same Of character and denomina
ton to be determined by the board Of direc.
tors; /
To sell or dispose of the undertakings OF the
company or any part thereof for such consid-
Grafton as the company may think IT. and in
articular for shares, debentures, or securities
Df any other company having objects alto
yether or in part similar to those Of the COM
pany;
To sell. improve. manage, develop. exchange.
ease. dispose Of turn 10 account or other
wise deal with all or any part OF the property .
md rights OF the company:
To subscribe to a majority OF the common E
tock Of any banking, railroad other cor
,oration, promoted or incorporated by this cor
,orstion, or promoted otherwise:
To do all any of the above things as
principals, agents, contractors or otherwise.
md either alone in conjunction with others c
To constitute a general agent or agents for :
my State in the Union or all OF them. by
lower Of attorney or appropriate authorize
ion in the name, place and stead Of the cor 7
oratOn, as though II were acting. to do any :
ct which II might do;
Notwithstanding the foregoing and without Q
Uniting or affecting the scope thereof To do ali a
latiers and things and carry on all business
'hich may In any way flow from the objects s.
or which Incorporation is sought or which !
Jay De necessary, convenient or advantageous
do or perform with a view TO CARRYING on d
enlarging the scope and intentions Of the &
ompany.
Article III.
The authorized capital Of this corporation
nall be five million dollars. divided into Ave
undred thousand shares Of the par value Of
N dollars each.
The capital stock shell be paid In cash b