The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
INVESTMENTS. INC.

f. W THOMSON
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
INVESTMENTS. INC.
The undersigned and their associates hereby
associate themselves together a body
porate under and in virtue of the laws Of
the State Of Florida governing general corpor-
atoms. and do adopt the following articles
of incorporation.
The name Of the corporation is Investments
Inc. and its principal place of business shall
be in the City Of Lakeland, Florida. and it
shall have offices in such other places 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 busi-
nesses Of the corporation shall be. and IL
shall have the powers following. to-wit:
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 whatsoever. any sub
stance whatever. simple. complex, compound.
whether mineral, animal, vegetable metallic,
| wooden. chemical. in any physical cond-
ton. solid. liquid or gaseous:
To operate any business enterprise:
| To incorporate or rehablitate businesses or
enterprises whether incorporated or not;
To receive and hold franchises for any
purpose;
To acquire or undertake the whole or an,
part OF the business property. liabilities oil
assets OF any individual partnership or com
pany carrying on any business which the com
| pany Is authorized to carry on. and to issu'
paid up shares or bonds or both for the pay
ment Of the purchase price thereof:
To acquire by purchase. concession. ex
| change, lease or otherwise, and to construct
erect operate, hold. maintain and manage al
offices. warehouses, factories. stores shops. de
pots machine shops and other structures an,
erectiOns necessary convenient for tn,
| carrying Of its business, and all othe
property, real or personal, necessary or usefu
for the carrying on Of any OF the purposes o
| the company and to lease, sell otherwis
dispose of the same;
To buy and sell or in other proper way Sc
cure and dispose of real and personal prop
lerty;
To invest pledge. cucumber or mortgag,
real or personal property held in any manner
To cover assets any operation Of the com
pany by mortgage. and issue bonds agains
the same of character and denomination
be determined by the board of directors:
To sell improve. manage, develop. exchange
lease dispose Of. turn TO account otherws
deal with all or any part of the property an
rights of the company;
TO sell. improve. manage, develop, exchange
lease dispose Of. turn to account or otherwis
deal with real and personal property fC
others as agent
To invest or hold as trustee or oherwis
money:
To subscribe to. buy and in any manner &c
0uire. to hold and own to trade, transfer, Sc
and In any manner dispose Of. stock In an
other corporation. bonds. mortgages, or oth'
manner Of securities
To do all or any Of the above things q
principal, agent contractor or otherwise, an
e either alone or In conjunction with others;
Notwithstanding the foregoing and withOl
limiting or effectng the scope thereof. to do a
, matters and things and carry on all bushes
e which may In any way flow from the ohjec
g for which incorporation is sought. or whiC
i may be necessary, convenient or advantageot
+, TO do or perform with view to carrying @
Z or enlargng the scope and intentions Of Il
, !, company .,,,,,. =,
The authorized capital Of this corporate
shall be five thousand dollars divided In
Q fifty shares Of the par value Of one hundr'
. dollars each.
u The capital stock shall be paid in cas-
property. labor services. or by either
. any, at Il Just valuation to be fixed by the IL
a.. corporators or by the directors at meetil
q called for such purposes. Property. labor
services. may be also paid for with capt.
stock at Just valuation Of such pr0pert
'. labor or services. to be fixed by the drecto
u Of the corporation at meeting called for SUI
purposes
The capital stock Of this corporation may
. any time hereafter be increased decrease
as provided by the laws OF the State
% Florida.
The period OF corporate existence shall
q perpetual and unlimited.
Article v.
!, The business Of the corporation Is to be co
l. Quoted by a board Of not less than three
l. more than five directors. president. a vic
j. president a treasurer and secretary.
7. The following persons shall constitute 4
board Of directors, to-wit: A. \. Erickson. j.
e Williams and Z. W. Thomson and the office
Ne shall he:
II J. G. Williams. president
n r. W Thomson. vice president and treasure
u A. Y. Erickson. secretary.
Pending until the regular annual elect
OF directors and officers by the stakeholder
which said regular annual election shall
II held on the first Tuesday after the seco
ID Monday in January Of each and every year.
/ Article VI.
,r The highest amount Of Indebtedness or Ii
IL bility which this corporation can at any til
" subject itself to- shall be one million dollars.
!. Article WI.
~ The names and addresses Of subscribers a
~ the number Of shares subscribed. Is as follow
A. X Erickson, Lakeland Florida----2 shai
J. G. Williams. Lakeland Florida - shat
10 T. W. Thomson. Lakeland, Florida shaI
WITNESS the hands and seals of the |
spective Incorporating subscribers this SIX
day Of April, A. ID. 1916.
A. X ERICKSON tSei
J. &. WILLIAMS tSes
20 f. w THOMSON tSes
- STATE OF FLORIDA,
= COUNTY OF P0LK-SS.
Personally appeared before me. the undo
!, signed authority. A. y. Erickson, j. {. w
"a liams and T. w Thompson, to me well a
,e personally known. who being first duly swoi
Is acknowledged that they signed the forego
10 Articles OF Incorporation for the uses and pu
Id | poses therein set forth.
In witness whereof, ! have hereunto set
hand and affixed my official seal this 9TH d
is Of April. A. D. 1916
ut (seoll A. j. HOLwORTHY.
Mt Notary Publ
My commission expires Aug. -, 1916.
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