The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-24
NOTICE

HAVANA TOBACCO CoMpAhn
NJ J. r. PALMER.
c. " PALMER.
ARTICLES OF iNcoRPoRALioN OF
the AmeR'ccM.sAvxNA cn..ssSx 'osA''o
The undersigned and their associates here
b. associate themselves together as body
corporate under and In virtue OF the laws OF
the State Of Florida governing general corpora. |
tiNns. and do adopt the following articles OF
Incorporation.
The name OF the corporation Is THE AMER
IC AN HAVANA TOBACCO COMPANY, and Its
principal place Of business shall be in the city
OF Lakeland. Polk County. Florida, ana It shail
ness Of the corporation shall require to be
Ics;ermlned by act OF the board OF directors
and thereafter Appropriately made Oh record.
ARTICLE H.
The general nature Of the business or bust |
IL, sses Of the corporation shall be. and It shall
have the powers following. to-wt
To own. acquire, maintain, carry on ana
curGuct the business OF Wholesale and retail
cigar and tobacco Dealers, and generally 10
deni in and with cigars. cigarettes, tobaccoes
aud tobacco products of all kinds and FORMS
and any articles and materials In any wise re-
Lated thereto connected herewith
| To manufacture and sell cigars; to pur-
chase acquire and hold property, buildings
machinery and appliances, and to purchase. ac-
ouire and keep on hand raw material. all to
lbe used in the manufacture and sale OF cigars
the same to be manufactured under dinereht
lbr; nds~and in different qualities accordhg 10
1.-THE condition and quality OF the raw materiai
and 10 manufacture and prepare all retuse anu
raw material not used in the manufacture Oh
lcIgarS into commercial commodities; ana 10
sci, ut wholesale and retail all such manu-
lflc.ured cigars and other products and 10
do general mercantile business in the manu-
fracture and sale of cigars and OF the pro,
ducts Of tobacco which from ts form anu
luIality cannot be proftably made into cigars
To buy, sell. deal in, use, operate ara mann
tain the business and good will. trade MARKS
trade Names property. fixtures, plans ana ap
IpCrtenances OF any kind belonging 10 persohs
or corpOrations now hereafter engaged In Il
business similar to that of this corporation.
, and in the manufacture and sale OF properly
au! the construction of works necessary OF
lus, full 70 the business of this corporation. and
, TO nay for the same in cash or in the stock:
> bonds or other evidences OF debtedness o'
: this company. i, , .,oto
. Iimuroyed or unimproyed, and to purchase, man
I ufacture acquire. hold. own. mortgage pledge
g lease. SELL assign. transfer invest III; Taue
deal In or with goods wares, merchahuse anu anu
lIroperty of every description, ana TO carry
r on any of the above business or any o.het
:, business connected with them. either manuiac.
turing or otherwise. both within the S'ate o'
r FLORIDA and elsewhere to the extent mat 'h'
q laws Of the state will permit !,
o H. nrchase acquire. hold and dispose o'
y the stocks, bonds and other evluences ,, oi u, III
n dcotedness of any corporation. domestc OF
~ foreign, and issue in exchange therctor n'
n stock, bonds other obligations. ana whl.'
n owner Of any such stock BONDS OF ouier W
;, LEGATIONS to possess and exercise III respec
u thereof all the rights and powers ana priviiese
Of individual owners or holders thereol, an'
"a TO exercise any and all voting powers 'hereoi
~ To do all or any acts in furtherance OF an
d of tho above named powers or necessary ,,.,.
a. Incidental to the conducting OF any hus'h.S
=, herein. and for promoting or securing Ere"''
III economies in the psr operat1oh +, 'hereo
: The authorized capital Of this corporaiio
III shall be city thousand dollars dividen IN.
lie five hundred shares OF the par 'aiue Vi vi
40 hundred dollars each - ,
le The capital stock shall be paid In casl
I'd property, labor services. or by either C.
10 any, at a just valuation to be nNeu ny 'he ~, !,
rnrnorntors or by the directors NJ .neeH'
10 called for such purposes. Property, 'apor
tb 50, vices may be also paid Tor WIN capl.
- stock at a just valuation OF such propeIt
&c labor or services, to be hXed py ,he u,ies.u ~
nn ~ tbe CORPORATION at meeting called ior SUI
in purposes -, noro,io, M,
III The capital stock Of this corporation VI, ),
rs, NJ any time hereafter be Increased or u
n creased as provided by the laws OF the Sta
ng ARTICLE ".
he The period of corporate existence shai
no perpetual and un,im1isG ipm1rir
III, business Of the corporation Is to
,re conducted by Board OF not iess iaon, u, W, -
or more than seven directors pIcs,us'a' s so -
ier or more vice -presdeh's' ue''o' "
nd retary. hall ,o,otit,te I
)u- Board Of Directors tO-wlt: IT, L. Thmei
ion r. Palmer, and c. V. Palmer: and the o
on, GERS shall be-
ah q l.. Palmer, President.
she NJ I r. Palmer Vice president
roh C. v Palmer secretary and treasurer -,
'en neodinp or until the first regular annuai el'
old lion ~ directors and officers by the stockho
,ad crs which said regular annual election sii
'eN he held on the first Monday In July OF Gu
and every year -,
-, The highest amount OF Indebtedness OF
Dut biIitv which this corporation can at any y
had subject itself to, shall be one hundred I'M
|ed sand dollars. ,,,
eu' ARTICLE VII.
or. Tho names and addresses OF subscrlbers
,a,y Tho number Of shares subscribed Is as
lows: ,i,io On aha
n l. Palmer Lakeland. Florida ~ w sha
,me NJ J. r. Palmer, Lakeland, Florida 81. n
- q v Palmer Lakeland Florida IL sh'
ioi WITNESS the hands and seals oi ,ne
lere snectiye incorporating subscribers ms thirt
hin, day Of June A. D. 1917.
liih ''S G. l.. PALMER tSEALl
new NJ l. r. PALMER tSEALl
lion C. V. PALMER (SEALl
-, STATE OF FLORIDA.
heu COUNTY OF P0Lk-SS
and Personally appeared before me the UNI mn
la si.ned authority, G L. Palmer. NJ j. ia