The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-14

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHARTER
Notice Is hereby given that on and after
the 23rd day of October A. d. 1916, the un-
dersigned will apply to the Hon. Park Tram
nell, Governor of the State of Florida for
letters patent upon the following articles of
| incorporation an0 association.
This The 23rd day of October 1916.
c. E. WORRELL
HENRY TAYLOR
ARTICLES OF INcoRP0RATloN
The following articles Of incorporation and
association of the Profit Sharing Laundry
are hereby entered into on the 23rd day Of Oc-
tober A, d. 1915, by and between C. E.
Worrell Henry Taylor, B. K Pancoast and
their associates, who hereby associate them
selves together as body polite and corpo-
rate under the Laws Of the State Of Florida.
with the right and capacity of perpetual sue
cessiOn.
the name OF this corporation shall be Prof
1t Sharing Laundry with its principal office
ano place Of business at Lakeland, in Polk
County, State of Florida, with rights, DOW
ers and privileges Of establishing branch
OFFICES In such other cities and towns in the
State OF Florida, the United States or Foreign
countries, as the said corporation may from
time to time determine.
The nature of the business and the objects
and purposes proposed to be transacted, pro-
noted and carried on are to do any and
all OF the things herein mentioned as fully
| and to the same extent as natural persons
might or could do and in any part of the
world, viz:
TO purchase, lease, hire or otherwise ac-
qure real and personal property, improved
and unimproved, of any kind and description
and to sell. dispose of, lease, convey and
mortgage said property, any part there
! OF; to acquire, hold, lease, manage, operate
develop, control, build, to own and operate a
nhrtr fnr tl,a
pany, construct, reconstruct or purchase
either directly or through ownership of stock
IN any corporation any land, buildings, Of
noes, stores, warehouses, plants, machinery,
franchises and licenses, and all other things
which may at any time be necessary or con-
venient in the judgment of the Board of Di-
reetors Tor the purpose of the Company. To
sen, lease. hire or otherwise dispose of the
lands, buildings or other property of the
Company or any part thereof
To engage in the purpose of a Steam Lau-
lury Tor the purpose Of washing, ironing clean
ing, pressing dyeing of all kinds of linens,
WOODS or other fabrics or such other clean
ing, dyeing, pressing as may be necessary or
ton
To take, own, hold, deal in mortgage or
o.nerW,se loan an1 to lease, sell, exchange,
transfer or In any manner whatsoever, dis,
pose OF real property, within or without the |
otate OF Florida, wherever situated
10 manufacture purchase or acquire in |
ase, pledge sell, transfer or in any manner |
dispose OF, and TO deal and trade in goods. |
'are's merchandise, and property of any kind
ano every class and description and i'm anv /,
part OF the world
To enter into, make and perform contracts
OF every kind, with any person, firm. associa- |
tiol or corporation municipality body polite |
ana without limit as to amounts to draw.
MAKE accept, endorse, discount, execute and |
issue prOmiSSory notes, crafts bills of ey
daha -
otner negotiable or transferable Instruments
ana evidence OF Indebtedness, whether secured |
by mortgage or otherwise, so far as NAV he |
permitted by the law of the State of Florida |
10 have offices, conduct its business and
promote ITS object within and without the !
SAFE ot Florida, in other States and terri |
cries or in foreign countries, without restric- |
tons as to place or amount
To purchase hold cancel and REISSUE the |
shares OF us capital stock to do any and !
All ihings set forth to the same extent as /,
natural persons might could do in any
part Oh the "orlo,. in general TO carry on any |
o.he, business IN connection Herewith |
whesher manufacturing or otherwise. not con-
trary to the laws Of the State of Florida |
and with all the powers conferred upon the
corporation by the laws Of the State Of Flor |
ARTICLES ~.
The amount Of the total au,bor,zas
STOCK s.ock Oh this Corporation ia Tvanta pa.ai
thousand ts-5,oO0) Dollars, divided in S5 es
snares Oh Ten $4,000 Dollars each. csiisd
Common Stock. '"' CARED
%. an SUBSCRIPTIONS to which shall be maid
al III, N lawful money Of the United States ~
AneIica, or IN property, labor or service "
ploni,sory noIes at just valuation thereof 70
De n1ed by the Board Of Directors
meeIlng called for such burmese at
r,. ARTICLE w.
Inc Time OF the commencement of ,b;.
po' ",ioh snail be the date Of the issuance =,
.ne letters patent therto, and il shall eon VI
unue IN operation for the period Of nina..
nine t9s) years thereafter " ninety
ARTICLE "
IN, me hlghest amount of Indebtedness a. "a,
Dlle INTO which the Corporation shaIi y. ia
,,ne subject itself shall be the sum ~ v; n"s
Thousand tsS0000 Dollars S
ARTICLE vi.
me prNa'e property OF the stock bo,aor,
snai NOT De subject to the payment az cors
porate debts TO any extent whatever wi
ARTICLE VII
Inc business Of the Corporation sh.u 4. L
eonuucteu by a President, yice-Presidsn,
a secretary, Treasurer and a Roar ~ ni
iectors, 10 be composed OF NOT Iess a.
three tSl nor more than thirteen no, .s
Jumper TO be determined upon by the s,oc Je
n.r. out to be three go in humber until
otherwise provided oe' uhui
Tue PRESIDENT and Vice President shah ba II
a member Of the Board Of Directors wh,cs
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