The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-27

4'otiSC 10 hereby given CIdC on NO
vember Both, 1916, the undersigned
will apply to Hon. P. M. Trammell,
/ Governor of Florida, at Tallahassee,
the Capital, for Letters Patent incor-
poratlng us, our associates and sue
cessors into body polite and cor.
porate under the following ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION the original
hereof being now on file in the office
of the Secretary of State.
G. M. WEEKS
j. r. WEEKS
l.. B. WEEKS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
We the undersigned hereby agree 20
associate ourselves together and be
come body polite and corporate UNI.
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
It's 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 its principle offices at Lakeland,
Florida.
Second
The general nature of business to be
transacted by said Corporation shall
be: To own and operate stores of
general merchandise within and with.
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, fertile.
ers, produce and meats, either whole.
sale or retail at such places as may
hereafter be determined
Third
10 establish, buy, own, operate and
control any garage, livery and sales
STAPLES, hotel or restaurant, laundry.
picture shows or any other
amusement or entertainment shows, or
any other legitimate business of any
ana all natures whatsoever.
Fourth
10 acquire, own, rent lease. and
control property both real, personal
and mixed, and to mortgage, pledge or
dispose of the same according to law
10 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
Tor 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
lzed shall be Fifteen Thousand Dollars
divided into One Hundred Shares of
the par value of One Hundred Dollars
each. Said stock may be issued, pur.
and paid for with money. labor
or other services or property To he
hereafter determined. agreed or ac-
cepted by the Board of Directors.
Sixth
The term for which this CORPORATION
snail exist shall be perpetual and un-
limited
Seventh
The business of this Corporation
snail be conducted by a President. one
person, Secretary. one person. and
treasurer, one person. and Board
OF Directors, to be composed of not
less than three stockholders. They
shall all be elected annually at the
annual meeting of the Shareholders
which annual meeting shall be held on
The Second Tuesday in December of
each and every year.
Until the first annual meeting of the
said Shareholders in December. 1916
he business of said Corporation shall
De conducted by the following stock
holders who shall hold the said offices
ntil their successors are elected and