The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-07-17
NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Ihat rue HON.
nERsIGNED WILL APPLY ~ envERNoR
0RABLE SIDNEY J. GAI np1na ON THE
Of THE sI "a AUGUST, G 4. o. 1917, FOR
10Th pS' p1IeNG OF THE AMERICAN
BANANA ToBAcco COMPANY.
NJ. D. r. PALMER.
e. v. PALMER.
ARTICLES OF iNc0RP0RAIioUnn. cco
Iur AMERICAN HAVANA Io6Aeoo
,o..,onod and their associates here
h, associate themselves together as ~ 20 If
corporate under and in virtue Vi ". nrnora-
tba state of Florida governing genera iaS If
tions. and do adopt the foiio"ins
Incorporation.
] The name of the corporation is The AN is
lICtN-HAVANA TOBACCO CoMfaNl' an an CIV
principal place Of business shai NC and M if shall
| Of Lakeland Polk County, FLORIDA, anu W. bnsi
| he Va offices in such other places as .'ie - 10
ness of the corporation shall requ.ie ;nac,ors
re,ermined by act of the board OF IT'D |
and thereafter appropriately hiaue |
ARTICLE H. h
| ~, anaral nature of the business or pusi i,
| T., sees Of the corporation shall be, anu - So
have the powers following to-wh on and
| To own acquire, maintain, carr! VI III
"a ,ba business of wholesale and retall
cipar and tobacco Dealers, ana sehet SoaS
IDEAL in and with cigars. clgaretes, ~, aJ' sorms
ami tobacco products of all kinds anu 'oi"'
and any articles and materials III any
Lifted thereto connected lhere"it' . nur
| TT manufacture and sell cigars 70 u,i p
chase acquire and hold properly, pa.o ne.
machinery and appliances. ana 10 puIen" All N
luuire and keep on mana raw mo- Ha ~ CIGARS
he used in the manufacture ana sale "a naorant
tho came 10 be manufactured under oinel'.,s
brands and in different luaiitieS asN .taroi
the condition and quality OF the "a" ihate ~
"a
and to manufacture ana prepare a., Of
raw material not used in the mahulde.u ~
cI-ars into commercial commodities an ,,
; sell at wholesale and retail an such ma "a
lfac.ured cigars and other prouuc's 49,.
do general mercantile business no nro-
fracture and sale OF cigars anu " ~ rnna
ducts Of tobacco which from us ioiih -"
quality cannot be proftably mace lh.o rsain.
To b,y sell deal in, use, operate aia MAJ
tain the business ana soou WI , ~ md AL
trade names. property, fixtures, plans "aiu a.
! nrrtenances Of any kind belonging 70 ptisoiis
. or corporations now or hereafter ehNlEsu ~
business similar to that Of inns coIpoi 49," 80.
! and in the manufacture and sale ol pi'pet9
~, Tho CONSUMPTION Of works necessary OF
rs, full 70 the business Of this corporation, anu
[ Ito pay for the same in cash or ~ ti,e 49, =
bonds or other evidences VI uepteuaso' =
this company. .i ostate
Il imrroyed or unimproved, and to purchase man
e lufacture acquire, hold, own mortgage pieuse
leas, sell assign, transfer, invest III, laue
+ property of every description ana 10 cary
nm any of the above business or any olhei
e business connected with them, either Inahulac,
turing or otherwise both within the Stale u
Florida and elsewhere, TO the extent tn"' ui'
4 laws of the State will permit
~ n, purchase acquire, hold and dispose VI
e the stocks, bonds and other eVideiees vi ~ ~
ldcaedness of any corporation uoheS'le ~
foreign and issue in exchange tlertioi J.,
. lstock bonds or other obligations ana "hn
owner Of any such stock bonds or other CD
10 legations to possess and exercise IN reSpec
;, thereof all the rights and powers ana prisieee
of individual owners or holders thereoi, an
10 to exercise any and all voting powers thereon
~ To do all or any acts in furtherance OF an
le Of the above -named powers or necessary
:. Incidental to the conducting OF any CUISINES
u. herein and for promoting or securing Elta'e
10 economies in the operation thereof
ARTICLE Ill.
The authorized capital Of this corporate
: shall be fifty thousand dollars, diVdel INT
~ Ave hundred shares OF the par Faiue oi Oh
ne hundred dollars each
The capital stock shall be paid in casi
is property, labor or services, or py e"nel
70 any, at a just valuation to be hXed py me u
" corporaors or by the directors at meeti
called for such purposes Property, labor
services may be also paid for with capt
a stock at just valuation OF such propert
:, labor or services, to be fixed by the directo
~ OF the corporation at a meeting called Tor SUI
Id, purposes.
The capital stock of this corporation m;
in at any time hereafter be increased or d
creased as provided by the laws OF the sta
of Florida
a ARTICLE ".
The period Of corporate existence shall
'rt perpetual and unlimited.
=, ARTICLE V.
The business Of the corporation is TO
In conducted by a Board Of not less than thr
. or more than seven directors-a president, o
q or more vice-presidents, treasurer and Sc
ty rotary.
III, IL hall
BY Beard OF Directors, to-wit G. L. Palmer
J R. Palmer. and c, V. Palmer: and the Of
GERS shall be-
q L. Palmer, President
. NJ. ]. r. Palmer, Vice president.
e, V. Palmer, secretary and treasurer.
peading or until the first regular annual elt
ton Of directors and officers by the stockho
ers, which said regular annual election sh
and every year.
ARTICLE VI
he The highest amount OF Indebtedness or |
biiity which this corporation can at any ii
Hu subject itself to, shall be one hundred The
7 sand dollars,
: ARTICLE VII
The names and addresses Of subscribers
81 :, the number of shares subscribed is as
loi lows:
of G L. Palmer. Lakeland, Florida 20 sha
NJ ]. r. Palmer, Lakeland. Florida 20 sha
ad- c v. Palmer. Lakeland, Florida ------l0 sha
"a WITNESS the hands and seals Of the
au spcctive Incorporating subscribers this Thrift
Of lday of June, A. ID. 1917
G. L. PALMER SEAL.
me NJ Y r PALMER tSEAL)
~ {. v. PALMER SEAL.
u, Estate OF FLORIDA,
-lCpUNTY OF P0LK-SS
Personally appeared before me the und
so signed authority. G. L. Palmer. NJ. X Pa
for err and C. v Palmer. TO me well known. "
~ b, ing first duly sworn. acknowledged that I
signed the foregoing Notice and Articles Of
corporation for the uses and purposes ther
Ooi set forth
n Inwitness whereof have hereunto set
-, hand and official seal this thirtieth day
lO.- June, A. d. 1917.
Z. w THOMPSON
IL Notary Publ
bis My commission expires February s. 1919
A y ERICKSON, Attorney for Incorporat