The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
VAKKIE GENTRY.
PROPOSED CHARTER OF THE GENTRY
EIlICu HaMpAMN

CARklE GENTRY.
FUTCH COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate themselves
together as body corporate under and by
virtue OF the laws Of the State of Florida gov
erning general corporations, and do adopt the
following Charter
GENTRY FUTCH COMPANY, and lis princi-
pal place Of business shall be IN Lakeland,
Polk county. Florida. but 1t may establish
branch places OF business in other places in
the United States.
article II
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 general undertaking
and embaming business; TO own or lease and
operate manufactures Of collins and caskets
and all other equipments or articles for the
burying OF the dead; to lease or own and
operate manufactures for the purpose Of max.
ing vaults; to acquire and own cemeteries; to
own or lease and operate hospitals and am
bulances' to hold, buy, purchase or contrac.
the patent-rghts to any article, and to manu-
facture said articles; to buy and sell all ar
ticles, either wholesale or retail necessary or
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
to own and operate hotels and sanitarums
to acquire and deal In generally all kinds Of
commercial paper secured or unsecured Ia
own and operate any kind of manufactory
"hether set up in this charter specifically OF
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 q,
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 al
such things as are necessary, proper and in.
cdent to dealing in, owning acquiring sell
ing and dlsposing Of real estate: to hold stool
| IN other corporations; to borrow money. Il
incorporate, rehabiltate business or enter.
prises. whether Incorporated or not; TO sur
ana be sued and to do all things allowed o,
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
ton shall be ten thousand dollars (slO.OOo OO)
divided into one hundred shares OF the ma,
value or one hundred dollars ($l0O.OOl each
The capital stock may be paid in cash prop
Terry, labor or services, or by either Of them
at valuation to be fixed by the directors a
meeting thereof Property, labor or service
may be also paid for with capital stock al ,
valuation OF such property. labor or service
10 De liked by the directors Of this corpora
ton. 'p''"
ARTICLE "
the period OF corporate existence shall b,
unlimited and perpetual
ARTICLE V
The business of the corporation shall he con
Quoted by Board Of not less than three mo-
more than five directors: a president A vice
president secretary and a treasurer an,
TWO OF the above offices may be held by on,
person IN addition to being member Of IN,
Poard Of Directors, save that the nrcsidsn
shall not be also the vice president. The fol
lowing persons shall constitute the Board a
Directors to-wit:
J, II. Gentry. L. NJ Futch and F. @. Futcb
and the Officers Of the corporation shall he a
follows: SHALL 0e Z"
J. H. Gentry, president
+. G. Futch, vice president
l.. M. Futch, secretary and treasurer
The above named officers shall hold the sal,
offices until the regular annual meeting Of In
stockholders OF this corporation, which shall
be held on the last Monday Of June. A n
1918. AT the same meeting the annual cleo
uon oil officers shall take place, and the an
nual meeting Of stockholders and the ANNA
election of officers shall be held ON the las
Monday in June, thereafter.
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or liz
bility which this corporation can at apy finn
suolect user 10, snail be twenty-five thousan,
dollars 1895, 100000. ''''
ARTICLE VII
The names and residences of subscribers an,
the number Of shares subscribed, is as fol
flows: '''
| J: u. Gentry, Lakeland, Florida. 40 shares
| \. G. Futch, Lakeland Florida, 40 shares
L. NJ. Futch. Lakeland. Florida, | share
| Carrie Gentry, Lakeland, Florida, | share
In witness whereof the respective incorpor
ators have hereunto set their hands and seal
this Sth day of May, A. D. 1918
| J, H. GENTRY. (Seal
| +. G. FUTCH iSeal
L. NJ FUTCH iSeal
CARRIE GENTRY tSeal
COUNTY OF POLK IS:
Before me- the undersigned authority. rer
sonally appeared j. II. Gentry f. G. Futch I
NJ. Futch and Carrie Gentry, to me well an
personally known to be the persons who siRne
the foregoing notice of proposed charter VIII
lseverally acknowledged before me that the
signed the same for the uses and burmese
therein set forth and expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. / have heremt
set my hand and Official seal this 18th dsy 4
Nay, A. D. 1918
ADELAIDE +. ROGERS,
Notary Public.
My commission expires March 18th, 1921.