The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-18

pOAoNO uhuCl IuC kOllOWlh6 AN lShES
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 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 it's principle Offices at Lakeland,
Florida.
The general nature of business to be
transacted by said Corporation shall
be: To own and operate stores of
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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-
der separate management or as
branches of other stores for the sale
of general merchandise goods, wares,
commissary supplies drugs, hardware,
drygoods, clothing, millinery, fertiliz
ers, produce and meats, either whole
sale or retail at such places as may
hereafter be determined.
Third
| To establish, buy, own, operate and
control any garage, livery and sales
stables, hotel or restaurant, laundry,
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 Dollar
divided into One Hundred and FIT!
Shares of the par value Of One Hun
dred Dollars each. Said stock may b
issued, purchased and paid for wit
money, labor or other services o
property to be hereafter determined
agreed or accepted by the Board G
: Directors.
The term for which this Corporatio
3 shall exist shall be perpetual and III
( limited ...
Seventn
r The business of this Corporate
! shall be conducted by President, on
4 person, Secretary, one person. an
a Treasurer, one person, and Boar
of Directors, to be composed of nc
n less than three stockholders. The
/ shall all be elected annually at tn
annual meeting of the Shareholder
which annual meeting shall be held o
n the Second Tuesday in December
e each and every year.
d Until the first annual meeting OF tn
d said Shareholders in December, 19l
It the business of said Corporation sha
y be conducted by the following stocl
e holders who shall hold the said office
c until their successors are elected an
n qualified: c. M. Weeks, President,
II r. Weeks, Secretary, l.. B. Week
Treasurer. The Board of Director
g. shall be composed of c. M. Weeks,
u r. Weeks and L. B. Weeks.
y Eighth
IL The highest amount of indebtedness
II to which this Corporation shall at an
(. Thousand Dollars.
s. Ninth.
'e The names and residences of ii
{. subscribing incorporates and I'll
amount of stock subscribed for !
each is as follows:
IS c. NJ. Weeks, residence Lakelan
y Florida, 100 shares.
y j. R. Weeks, residence Lakelan
Florida, rs shares.
l.. b. Weeks, residence Lakelan
le Florida, 25 shares.
Ie IN WITNESS HEREOF We hay
" hereunto subscribed our names and a
fixed our seals this the 25th day of o
4. tober A. d. 1916.
C. NJ. WEEKS (Seal
! j. r. WEEKS (Seal
" i. B. WEEKS (Seal
STATE OF FLORIDA
i, POLK COUNTY
| hereby certify that before me,
e Notary Public, personally appeare
T. C. VI. Weeks, J. X. Weeks and L.
G. Weeks, who each acknowledged tn
execution of the foregoing ARTICLE
D OF INCORPORATION for the use
D and purposes therein expressed.
, WITNESS MY HAND and offici;
seal at Lakeland, Florida, this th
18th day of October A. ID. 1916.
EPPES TUCKER, Jr. (Seal
a official Seal Notary Public.
) My Commission Expires Novembe
a LIST, 1917 b91