The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-21

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-
lTION.
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 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 TN.
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
1 for unlimited amounts. To make and
i execute, issue, endorse, discount and
7 hypothecate promissory notes, bills of
:. exchange, negotiable or transferable
instruments or evidence of indebted
), ness.
II
The amount of Capital stock author
lied shall be Fifteen Thousand Dollars
: divided into One Hundred and Fifty
4 Shares of the par value of One Hun
d dred Dollars each Said stock may be
# issued, purchased and paid for with
. money, labor or other services or
property to be hereafter determined
agreed or accepted by the Board OF
r Directors.
The term for which this Corporation
e shall exist shall be perpetual and un
limited.
n Seventh
n The business of this Corporation
g. shall be conducted by President, one
q person, a Secretary, one person, anc
a Treasurer, one person, and Boart
of Directors, to be composed Of no
n less than three stockholders. They
n shall all be elected annually at the
annual meeting of the Shareholders
which annual meeting shall be held OF
n the Second Tuesday in December O
le each and every year.
ID Until the first annual meeting of the
q said Shareholders in December, 1911
,t the business of said Corporation shall
" be conducted by the following stock
le holders who shall hold the said Offices
&c until their successors are elected ant
N qualified: c. M. Weeks, President, ]
Of r. Weeks, Secretary, L. B. Weeks
Treasurer. The Board of Directors
e. shall be composed of c. M. Weeks, J
of r. Weeks and l.. B. Weeks.
" Eighth
ii The highest amount of Indebtedness
IL to which this Corporation shall at any
j. time subject itself shall be Thirty
Thousand Dollars
s. Ninth.
10 The names and residences of the
subscribing incorporators and the
amount of stock subscribed for by
each is as follows:
is C. NJ Weeks, residence Lakeland
y Florida, 100 shares.
y j. r. Weeks, residence Lakeland
Florida, % shares.
L. b. Weeks, residence Lakeland
e Florida, % shares.
% IN WITNESS HEREOF We have
" hercunto subscribed our names and af
fixed our seals this the 25th day of DC
l. tober A. ID. 1916
C. NJ. WEEKS (SeaD
, ]. r. WEEKS (SeaD
L. b. WEEKS (Seal)
STATE OF FLORIDA
!, POLK COUNTY
| hereby certify that before me, a
e Notary Public, personally appeared
f. c. NJ Weeks, j. X. Weeks and L. b.
; Weeks, who each acknowledged the
execution of the foregoing ARTICLES
\ Of moor POR ALTON for the uSpS