The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-20

wiII annlv 10 me honorable Park d. Iramms.,
Governor OF The state Of Florida, on me ni.s
day "a June, A. D. 1916. for letters palen1 =
the The Corporation Of Elorias:
]. ID. POkTEh.
B. G. PORTER
J. c. WILLIAMS,
A. X ERICKSON.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION or IhE
CORPORATION OF FLORIDA
The undersigned and their assoclalss me-. ~
norate under and In virtue Of the laws Oh we
stare az Florida governing general eofpo1s
tions and do adopt the following articles Oh n'-
corporation:
The name Of the corporation Is Inc oo !,
poration Of Florida, and It's prlhclpaa pa, -
business shall be in the town OF Winter hs'en,
IA I, shall have OFFICES In such other places
az the business OF the corporation sna1
reo,Ire. 10 be determined by act OF the ooAlu
| m directors and thereafter appropriately mA's
Of record.
The general nature Of the business o. D Os.sI,
nssses n The corporation shall be and II snAn
nave The powers following, town;
To deal In import, export, purchase lN MAJ
facture acquire sell, mine, quarry, eon0en
trate. smelt, reduce, distill, treat exlraes
| fine. prepare or produce In any manner ',h
soeyer, by any process Whatever, ,o,,nd
Il
uhether mineral, animal, vegetable, metAin a
wooden, chemical, or in any physicai eo"1i
tion, solid. liquid or gaseous: -, .vnort
To deal In or to deal with. import export
purchase manufacture, acquire or sen me-
chInery, tools, appliances, apparatus ap
ments materials, PRODUCES, paeAasvs, ~ "a.
les containers. which may be utilized vi ~
,uired for the preparation, manufacture, u
posaI. sale. transportation, Distribution Oh sns
+, srtirlas Of manufacture, or substances MANI
sartured. produced, sold, purchased, acquireu'
reoulred or dealt in by the company
To carry on any other business .aa,a
Mountaineering or otherwise) which may seem
~ ~ comnanv capable Of being conveniently
esrried On in connection with its business VI
caIcuIated directly or indirectly, TO ehnanee
Il me vaIue Of or render prOAtable any Oh inc
company's property, rights or products
, M acquire or undertake the whole or any
mart OF the business, property ana nIplli'' !.
or assets Of any Individual, PAL 'oAdah ne
company carrying on any business WHICH my
comnanv Is authorized TO carry on, or pos
ssssed 81 property suitable for the purposes
N he company and to issue paid up shares
ar bonds or both fer the payment OF the pul'
chase price thereof; .h.nos
To acquire by purchase, concession eAcha As
lease or otherwise, and to construct, erect
! anara,e hold maintain and manage all omlces
, warenouses, factories stores, shops, depots
machine shops and other structures and cree
J lions necessary or convenient for the carrylnl
} on Of its business, and all other properly
real or personal, necessary OF useiu ~
carrying on Of any Of the purposes u Wy 49,, SOs
many and TO lease, sell or otherwise olspos
/ OF the same; %
, To buy and sell or In other proper way Sc
cure and dispose OF real and personal prop
erty; ., an
Z 10 lend money or credit to and to aid In an
, manner any corporation whose shares' ponuo :
| halA ar
4 guaranteed by the company, ana WINE W
I owner of any such shares, stock, bonos
other obligations OF ownership thereon 10 exei
else any and all voting power thereon;
To subscribe for. take up or otherwise &C
A auire and hold shares OF stock In any olne
!, company. and 70 exercise any ana All 'o'ii'
Q To receive and hold franchises for any pul
9 lpose; .,..o
rsaI or personal property held In any man
q lner; :, 49,, a.
poration by a mortgage, and issue pone
D against the same OF character and denomins
a ton to be determined by the board OF dire
y To sell or dispose Of the undertakings OF u
= company or any part thereof Tor sucn consi,
Grafton as the company may think nt ana
n particular for shares, debentures, Or security
gether or In part Similar 70 shose VI ne Gun
|. To sell improve, manage, develop, exchang
- lease dispose Of, turn 70 account OF ohe
70 wise deal with all or any part OF the proper
and rights Of the company;
: To subscribe to a majority OF the comm'
= stock Of any banking. railroad or other co
poration, promoted or incorporated by TINS CO
v, poration. or promoted otherwise;
To do all or any Of the above things
70 principals agents, contractors or otnerWis
o. and either alone or in conjunction with other
"a To constitute q general agent or agents ]
any State in the Union or all OF them,
III power Of attorney or appropriate authoriz
ID ton in the NAME place and stead Of the &C
: poration, as though 1t were acting, TO do Al
act which II might do;
Q. Notwithstanding the foregoing and witho
d. limiting or affecting the scope thereof, 70 40
lv matters and things and carry on all busine
= which may in any way fiow from the obtet
Q, for which incorporation is sought. or Will
al may be necessary, convenient or Advantage
n. to do or perform with view to carrying
or enlarging the scope and intentions OF
40 company.
The authorized capital Of this corporate
" shall be five million dollars, divided into
a. hundred thousand shares Of the par value
Is, ten dollars each.
!. The capital stock shell be paid in cal
property, labor or services, or py elmer
any. at a Just valuation to be fixed by the
ar corporators or by the directors at meet
II called for such purpose. Property, labor
VI services, may be also paid for with CAPT
stock at Just valuation Of such property,
NJ bor or services to be fixed BY the direct
:. at a meeting called for such purpose.
OF The capital stock Of this corporation N
st At any time hereafter be increased or
mr. creased as provided by the laws Of the 81
ha Of Florida.
ne Artiele w.
as The period Of corporate existance shall
perpetual and unlimited.
Article v.
The business Of the corporation is 70 be c
Quoted by q board Of not less than three
IL. more than thirteen directors; president,
= yice-president, a treasurer, secretary, I
Gu business manager; any two Of which ofn
of may be held by one person, save that
nm president shall not be vice-president, or
secretary the treasurer, or vice-versa-
hS The following persons shall constitute
is Board Of Directors, to wit:
ON j. ID. Porter, B. G. Porter, ]. c. Wills
and A. X Erickson, and the officers shall
On. President and manager, ]. D. Porter; v
an president j. c. Williams; treasurer, B.
m, Porter; secretary. A. x. Erickson.
!, Pending or until the regular annual elect
tn Of directors and officers by the stockhold
ass which said regular annual election shall
"a. held on the third Monday In January Of e
and every year.
OBJ The highest amount Of Indebtedness or
IN Ibnity which this corporation can at any I