The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-10

ial Circuit of the State of Florida. for
a charter, incorporating "The Elks
Club Inc. of Lakeland, Florida"
COPY of which proposed Charter is an
nexed hereto.
o. NJ. EATON
GEORGE MOORE
NJ. F. HETHERINGTON
JAS. G. HOLCOMBE
T. B. O'STEEN
w. L. KING
r. N. SKIPPER.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE ELKs CLUB. lNcoRPoRAT-
ED, OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Articles of association entered into
on this the fifteenth day of November.
A. d. 1916, by and between o. M.
Eaton, George Moore, NJ. F. Hether-
ington, ]. G. Holcombe, T. B. O'Steen.
w. L. King. r. N. Skipper and their
associates, who hereby associate
themselves together as a body polite,
under the Laws of the State Of Flori-
da, in such cases made and provided.
and do adopt the following proposed
charter. to wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of the corporation shall
be the Elks Club. Inc, of Lakeland,
Florida; its place of business shall be
, in the City of Lakeland, Polk County,
, and State of Florida, and its location
in the Elks' Club rooms in said City
wherever the same may be.
ARTICLE ii.
The general nature of this corpora
ton and its object shall be:
/, To maintain for the convenience of
its members, who shall be members in
good standing of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks. a suitable
Lodge Room, and a general place of
Q gathering for members;
: To promote charitable objects
a which may seem worthy;
To promote literary and scientific
learning.
t ARTICLE III.
All persons who are members in
. good standing of the Lakeland Lodge
!, No 1891, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, shall be and they are
g hereby declared to be members of this
n corporation, subject however, to such
further restrictions in membership as
shall from time to time be established
? by Bylaws.
II ARTICLE w.
d This corporation shall exist for the
v term of nine hundred and ninety-nine
q (999) years.
. ARTICLE V.
u The names and residences of the
ir subscribers are as follows, towit:
g, o. NJ. Eaton. George Moore, NJ. F
- Hetherington, ]. G. Holcombe. T. B
lit
u all of whom reside in the City oil
Lakeland, Florida.
H. ARTICLE vi.
20 The business of the corporation Is
to be conducted by Board of not less
III than three or more than seven direc
IN tors; a president, first vice-presi
Of dent, second vice-president, thirG
~ vice president, fourth vice-president
a secretary and a treasurer; no two
= of which offices may be held by one
he person.
s. ARTICLE VII.
ar The following persons shall consti
:. tute the Board of Directors, to wit
% O. M. Eaton, George Moore, M. F
Id Hetherington, J. G. Holcombe. T. B
st O'Steen, w. L. King and r. N. Skip
no lper; and the officers of the corpora
-, ton shall be as follows:
> President, o. M. Eaton,
1st Vice-President. George Moore,
is End Vice-President, M. F. Hether
IN ington,
>, 3rd Vice-President, ]. G. Holcombe
= 4th Vice-President, T. B. O'Steen,
Oh Secretary, w. L. King,
ng Treasurer, R. N. Skipper,
tI4
Id election of directors by the stockhold
!. lers, which said regular election shall
10 be held on the second Monday of Apri
ID in each and every year.
I'M ARTICLE VIII.
nv The Bylaws of this corporation ar
to be made. altered or rescinded b.
u the members of this corporation upo
Dr. q vote of two-thirds in favor of an
in desired action.
ARTICLE TX.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability which this corporation ca
'u' at any time subject itself to. shall b
&C. One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
It This corporation shall. howeve
10, have power to become indebted by
first mortgage, or other instrumen
'At encumbering it's real and persons
ate property and real and personal pro-
erty as may come to it from time
for time, for the purpose of securin
money to aid in the construction {
DO its Lodge Building, or any other pu
du- pose and for the purpose of securir
at further sums of money. it shall ha,
hat the power to issue bonds of such d
nomination as it shall deem expet
NY ent; to be secured by the real an
oks personal property of this corporatio
ect lsubject to the mortgage or encul
net brance hereinbefore provided for, al
-, to sell the same to its members wi
such restrictions and qualifications
10 their negotiation and transfer as shs
seem to the Lodge wise and expen,
ties ent for the safeguarding of its RICH