The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-22

We also hereby declare and show that the
following Charter and Articles Of IncorpOra-
ton is a full, true and complete copy, the
original of which is now on file in the Office
Of the Secretary of State of the said State
OF Florida at said City of Tallahassee. dur
ing the time required by law for the pub
LEGATION OF this notice.
o. NJ EATON.
A. A. LEWIS.
II. J. LEWIS.
]. EVERETT BRYANT.
Articles of incorporation
We the undersigned, hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose Of becoming
a body polite and corporate under and pur-
srant to the Laws of the State of Florida,
providing for the formation management liza
bilities and immunties of corporations the
provisions of which law are hereby accepted.
and we hereby declare that the following
Articles of Incorporation shall constitute and
he the Charter OF the said corporation upon
the issuance of Letters Patent according to
Law
Article l.
The name of the corporation shall be
KATHLEEN REFRIGERATING COMPANY.
Article II.
The general Office and principal place Of
tuiness of this corporation shall be IN the
| City Of Kathleen County of Polk ard State
of Florida, but the Board of Directors may
establish branch officers at other Places from
Time 10 time as may be deSiivI.
Article nj.
The period Of existence Of this corporation
shall be perpetual, and il shall exist perpetu
ally
Article ~.
The general nature of the business to be
transacted by this corporation shall be the
planting, cultivating, growing, producing, buy
ing importing, selling, exporting and dealing
in oranges, lemons, and other citrus and trop-
ica fruits, strawberries, blackberries, dew
berries, mulberres and every other kind OF
berry, and also all kinds Of vegetables, and
to carry on the business of planters and ship
pers in all its branches to carry on and work
the business OF producers, cultivators and
buyers Of every kind Of fruit and vegetable
mineral or other product Of the soil to pur-
chase or otherwise acquire manufacture pre-
pare for market, market any such products
and to sell, dispose of and deal in the same,
either In their prepared. manufactured or raw
state. and either by wholesale or retail to
operate and maintain packing house and
canning factory for fruits and vegetables Of
all kinds and to produce, buy or otherwise
acquire and sell or otherwise dispose of the
product OF such packing and canning factory,
or factories; to do and carry on general
packing business; to own and hold real es-
tate and buildings with the necessary machin.
cry and appliances for cleaning, dressing and
otherwise preparing such fruit and vegetables
generally deal in all kinds of food products
Of perishable nature or otherwise to buy,
sell, store, import and export fruit. fish Init
Ter MIX vegetables and all kinds of food
products; to carry on the business of cold
storage ana warehousing and all the business
necessarily or implicitly incidental thereto
ana 10 further carry on the business of gen
eral warehousing in all It's several branches
10 construct hire purchase, operate and main
VAN al or any cOnyeyances for the trans
Fortaton In cold storage or otherwise NV land
or Dy water Of any and all products, goods or
manufactured articles; to issue certificates
'nu warrants, negotiate or otherwise to per-
nohs Warenousing goods with the company
ana to make advances or loans upon The so,
CURLY or such goods or otherwise: 70 mann
lacture, sell and trade in all goods usually
oeail III by warehouse men to construct p,,r
cnise, take or lease or otherwise acquire any
wnart, pier, dock or works capable of being
auvantageously used in connection with the
sllpplng and carrying or other business of rho
company; and generally TO carry on and mn
oertake any business undertaking Transaction
or operation commonly carried on or under
taken ny warehousemen, and any other busj
ness which may from time to time seem r.
.ie directors capable Of being conveniently
carried on IN connection with the above. or
,ha a, directly or indirectly to enhance
me Vaiue OF or render profitable anv of IN,
cohpahys properties or rights
Article v.
me amount of the capital stock Of tbis oar
pofatloh shall be fifteen thousand 1919 nm "a,
uoidrs' ulVlued into one hundred and An.
s saaae OF the par value of one hundred
,sioV'oV' dollars each Said capital stock NAV
pe PAID Tor In property, labor or services at
just valuation to be fixed by the Jnoornnra
TORS at meeting called for that n,rnosn po'''
mn Article w.
Inc business and prudential affairs of tbis
corporation snail be conducted by n Poard NJ
directors OF not less than three nor more than
rho Am, Article WI.
80 he s, ainuai Meeting of the Stockholders shall
ne heid at the principal office of tbis cornora
ZION on the Second Monday in Octobor ~ - po' ",
war al ten O'Clock a. m or as soon ,boro
".ter as practicable, at which meetino th.ro
shall be elected by and from the stoctholaens
a, Board Of Directors for the ENSUING uaon
, ,me board Of Directors so elected shall meet
anm" ''.eN lollowlng the adjournment of s,,ch
"nnual meeting OF the stockholders and sbaii
organize by electing from their own nr, "ia,.
H. n resident Vice Presidmt Secretary and
a ,seasures' nut the same person NAV hold DO
'"'eS u secretary and Treasurer.
nv Article VIII.
ne stockholders of this CORPORATION chan
81 Wv "iSt annual meeting, or as soon ,boro
inl DIS practicable. adopt the necessary nv
law" ior 'he government of this corporation
M Article TX.
nv hlsheSt amount of Indebtedness mr. A.;
i'm, u'iiN 10 Wn1ch this corporation shall a. 49,,
tihe De subject shall be the sum NJ az ""s
thousands n5,OOO,O0) dollars. ''''en
Article X.
.ntl the hrst election of officers tho. b,,s,
U.s. ana prudential affairs of this cornorntin,
"i oe conducted by the folIowins ,on,a,
PeiaohS ~ NJ, Eaton President
hen'S Nlce-President; H. l. Lewis sooro. -, a.
. an" treasurer. The said officers shall -,
temporarN bylaws until the first annmaI " "oo.
Ing OF the stockholders ""i meet
Article XII.
ue names and residences of the subS,.,l,
I'm ,heSe Articles of Incorporation togetbor
M"n Tue number of shares of the nnnit.i
nvVch subscribed by each set onnooi,o aI.
name, are as follows: p'''"' HIS
Name Pasil
y. VI. Eaton-----Lakeand, Fla. ''''' ss
~ ~ a. LewlS-----kathleen Fla "a
II ~, D. Lewis Kathleen, Fla. 10
everett , Bryant Kathleen, Fla.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have boro,,.f
a. our handS this the 2lst day Of Februarv
o. NJ Eaton.
A \, Lewis.
H. ], Lewis.
STATE OF FLORIDA '""'
COUNTY OF POLK. SIS
On this 2lst day of Fehruarv ,o,o
before me, J, c. Williams No,or, - lsis,
IN and for said County and Stato ''r r0 ruollc
appeared 0. NJ EATON. A Al LEWIS ps.Sonaiy
LEWIS, and ], EVERETT BRYANT - H. .,
known to be the parsonS - ~ h'e