The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11

| tAhh1E GENIh1.
PROPOSED CHARTER OF THE GENTRY
FuTCH COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate theinselye
together as a body corporate under and b,
virtue OF the laws Of the State Of Florida gov
erning general corporations, and do adopt tn,
The name Of the corporation shall be tn,
GENTRY-FUTCH COMPANY and It's princ
pal place OF business shall be IN Lakeland
Polk county, Florida, but 1t may establish
branch places Of business In other places IL
The general nature Of the business or bust
nesses to be transacted by the said corpora
| ton shall be as follows:
| To own and operate a general undertaking
and embalming business; to own or lease AMI
operate manufactures Of collins and casket.
and all other equipments or articles for tn:
burying Of the dead; to lease or own ant
operate manufactures for the purpose OF max
ing vaults; to acquire and own cemeteries; t
own or lease and operate hospitals and am,
balances; to hold, buy, purchase or contrac
the patent-rights to any article, and tn manu-.
facture said articles; to buy and sell all ar
ticles either wholesale or retail necessary OF
incident to general undertaking and en-
balming business to buy and sell or manu-
facture for the purpose Of selling, and to deal
In either wholesale or retail any and all kinds
OF merchandise and personal property, wheth-
er named specifically in this charter or not
ito own and operate hotels and sanitariums
to acquire and deal in generally all kinds Of
commercial paper, secured or unsecured; to
own and operate any kind Of mandatory
whether set up In this charter specifically or
rot; TO own and operate any business whether
specifically set up in this charter or not to
sell and dispose OF any or all OF the assets Of
the said corporation; to own lease, purchase.
or otherwise secure, real property and sell
and dispose Of same for cash or on time, and
to deal generally in real estate and do all
such things as are necessary, proper and in
cldent to dealing In, owning, acquiring, SELL
Ing and disposng Of real estate; to hold stock
in other corporations to borrow money; 20
incorporate, rehablitate business or enter
prises, whether incorporated or not to sue
and be sued and to do all things allowed or
procured to be done by the laws Of the State
Of Florida governing corporations for profit.
ARTICLE III -
The authorized capital stock of this corpora g.
tltn shall be ten thousand dollars $50 900 00)
divided into one hundred shares Of the par
value Of one hundred dollars ($l00.00) each.
The capital stock may be paid in cash, prop
city, labor or services, or by either Of them,
at valuation to be fixed by the directors at
meeting thereof. Property. labor or services
may be also paid for with capital stock at a
valuation OF such property, labor or services
to be fixed by the directors of this corpora,
ton
ARTICLE Nv
The period Of corporate existence shall be
unlimited and perpetual
ARTICLE
The business of the corporation shall be con
Quoted by Board Of not less than three nor
more than five directors president, Vice
two Of the above offices may b. held by one
person In addition to being member Of the
BOARD of Directors, save that the president
shall not be also the vice-presdent The fol-
lowing persons shall constitute the Board Of
Directors tO-wt
J. H. Gentry, L. NJ. Fuch and F. G, Futch,
and the officers of the corporation shall be as
follows
]. II. Gentry, president
F. G. Futch, vice president
l.. nj. Futch, secretary and treasurer
The above named officers shall hold the said
Offices until the regular annual meeting OF the
stockholders Of this corporation, which shall
be held on the last Monday Of June, A. d.
1918, At the same meeting the annual cleo
ton Of officers shall take place, and The an
|nual meeting OF stockholders and the annual
election Of officers shall be held on the last
Monday in June, thereafter.
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount OF Indebtedness or liza
bllity which this corporation can at any time
subject itself to- shall be twenty-fl thousand
dollars (S25 ,00OO 0).
ARTICLE VII
The names and residences Of subscribers and
the number Of shares subscribed Is as fol-
lows
J. II Gentry. Lakeland Florida, 40 shares.
T. G. Futch. Lakeland. Florida 40 shares.
L. M Futch, Lakeland, Florida, l share,
Carrie Gentry, Lakeland, Florida, ] share.
In witness whereof the respective incorpor
ators have hereunto set their hands and seals
this Sth day of May, A. D. 1918.
T. H. GENTRY tSeal)
+. G. FUTCH tSeall
l.. NJ. FUTCH (Seal)
CARRIE GENTRY tSeal)
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK, IS:
Before me, the undersigned authority, per-
sonaly appeared j. II. Gentry, F. G. Futch, L,
NJ. Futch and Carrie Gentry, to me well and
personally known to be the persons who signed
the foregoing notice Of proposed charter, who
severally acknowledged before me that they
signed the same for the uses and purposes
therein set forth and expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have hereunto
set my hand and official seal this 18th day OF
May, A, d. 1918
ADELAIDE F. ROGERS
Notary Public.
My commission expires March 18th, 1921.
1899 Thurs