The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

| 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, A. D. 1917, tOh
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N. J. B. PALMER.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE AMERICAN HAVANA TOBACCO
| COMPANY
! The undersigned and their associates here
by associate themselves together as a body
corporate under and in virtue Of the laws OF
| the State of Florida governing general corpora
tions, and do adopt the following articles OF
! Incorporation.
The name Of the corporation is THE AMER
UANHAvANA TOBACCO COMPANY. and its
principal place of business shall be in the City
of Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, and it shall
| have offices in such other places as the bust
ness Of the corporation shall require, To be
determined by act Of the board Of directors
and thereafter appropriately made Of record
| ARTICLE H.
The general nature Of the business or bust
III sses of the corporation shall be. and it shall
have the powers following, to-wt
To own, acquire, maintain, carry ON and
conduct the business of wholesale and retail
| cigar and tobacco Dealers, and generally TO
deal in and with cigars cigarettes, tobaec0es
| and tobacco products Of all kinds and forms.
and any articles and materials In any wise re-
Lated thereto connected Herewith.
! TC manufacture and sell cigars to pur-
chase, acquire and hold property, buildings.
machinery and appliances, and to purchase. ac-
be used in the manufacture and sale OF cigars
the same to be manufactured under different
brands and in different qualities according to
the condition and quality Of the raw material;
and to manufacture and prepare all refuse and
raw material not used in the manufacture Of
cigars into commercial commodities; and TO
sci! at wholesale and retail all such manu-
fac'ured cigars and other products; ana to
do general mercantile business in the manu-
facture and sale of cigars and of the pro,
ducts OF tobacco which from its form and
quality cannot be proitably made into cigars.
To buy. sell, deal in, use, operate and main
tain the business and good will trade marks.
trade names. property. fixtures, plans and ap-
prrtenances of any kind belonging to persons
or corporations now or hereafter engaged i'll Il
business similar to that OF this corporation
and in the manufacture and sale of property
aui the construction OF works necessary or
useful to the business Of this corporation. and
to pay for the same In cash or in the stock
bonds or other evidences of debtednesS OF
this company
To lease, buy, sell and deal in real estate,
improved or unimproved, and to purchase. man =
ufacture, acquire, hold, own, mortgage. pledge,
lease. SELL assign. transfer, invest in. trade.
deal In or with goods, wares, merchandise and
Ilraperty of every description, and to carry
| on any of the above business or any other
business connected with them, either manufac-
turing or otherwise, both within the state OF
Florida and elsewhere, to the extent that the
laws Of the State will permit
| IT, purchase. acquire, hold and dispose OF
the stocks, bonds and other evidences of in
dcotedness of any corporation. domestic or
foreign, and issue in exchange therefor its
stock. bonds or other obligations and while
owner of any such stock bonds or other OBJ
legations to possess and exercise in respect
thereof all the rights and powers and privileges
Of individual owners or holders thereof, ana
to exercise any and all voting powers thereon.
To do all or any acts in furtherance of any
|Of the above named powers or necessary or
accidental to the conducting OF any business
herein, and for promoting or securing greater
Economics in the operation tnereOI.
| ARTICLE ILL.,
The authorized capital OF this corporation
lshall be fifty thousand dollars divided into
fve hundred shares Of the par value OF one
hundred dollars each.
The capital stock shall be paid in cash
property, labor or services. or by either OF
any at a Just valuation to be fixed by the in
colporaors or by the directors at a meeting
called for such purposes. Property labor OF
services may be also paid for with capital
stock at q Just valuation OF such property
Labor or services to be fixed by the directors
of the corporation AT a meeting called for such
purposes.
at any time hereafter be increased or de
creased as provided by the laws Of the State
of Florida
ARTICLE ".
| The period of corporate existence shall bt
perpetual and unlimited,
| ARTICLE \
The business Of the corporation Is 10 bt
conducted by Board OF not less than three
Tor more vice presidents, a treasurer and see
retary.
The following persons shall constitute thu
Beard of Directors, to-wit: &. l.. Palmer, NJ
III X. Palmer and {. Y. Palmer. and the OH
GERS shall be:
q L. Palmer. President.
NJ j. r. Palmer. Vice president
C. V. Palmer. secretary and treasurer
paading until the first regular annual elec
tion of directors and officers by the stockhold
crs which said regular annual election shal
he held on the first Monday in July u eacl
anG every year
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or lia
biIity which this corporation can at anN tim
SUBJECT itself TO. shall be one hundred thou
SanG dollars.
The names and addresses Of subscribers an
the number of shares subscribed is aS fol
lows:
} q L. Palmer Lakeland, Florida 20 share
, NJ ]. r. Palmer. Lakeland, Florida "a share
e. v Palmer Lakeland, Florida 10 share
5 WITNESS the hands and seals Of the re
spcctiye Incorporating subscribers this thtrtiet
DAY of June, \ d. 1917,
, G. l.. PALMER tSEALa
NJ J. r. PALMER tSEALl.
C. V. PALMER tSEALi
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PoLk-SS
, | Personally appeared before the under
; s;.ned authority, G. L. Palmer. VI r Palm
cr aud & V Palmer, to me well known. VIII
b. ing first duly sworn, acknowledged that the
signed the foregoing Notice and Articles Of In
set forth.
mwitness whereof | have hereunto set m
hand and official seal this thirtieh day
E. ". THOMPSON.
l Notary Public
Ny commission expires February =. 1919.
A Y ERICKSON Attorney for Incorporation
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