The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-12
PROPOSED CHARTER OF THE GENTRY.
FUTCH COMPANY

| rhUruSeu CHAhtek Uf The 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
ernine general corporations, and do adopt the
following Charter.
ARTICLE
The name. Of the corporation shall be the
GENTRY-FBTCH COMPANY, and It's princi-
pal place Of business shall be in Lakeland,
Polk county, Florida, but it may establish
branch places OF business in other places In
the United States.
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 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
balances; 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-
balmng business; to buy and sell or manu-
fracture 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 sanltarums !;
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
cident to dealing in, owning, acquiring, SELL
Ing and dsposing Of real estate; to hold stock
in other corporations; to borrow money 20
incorporate, rehablitate business or enter
prses, 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
ttn shall be ten thousand dollars ($10, 600 00)
divided into one hundred shares Of the par
value Of one hundred dollars 100000, each
The capital stock may be paid In cash, prop
city, labor or services, or by either Of them.
at a 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
The period Of corporate exlsteIce shall be
unlimited and perpetual,
ARTICLE v
The business Of the corporation shall be con-
Quoted by Board Of not less than three nor
more than five directors; president. Vice
president secretary and a treasurer; any
two OF the above Offices may bb held by one
In ahd To hat Of tI,n
Eoard OF Directors, save that the president
shall not be also the vice president The fol-
lowing persons shall constitute the Board Of
Directors to-wit
j. II, Gentry, L. NJ Futch and f. G, Futch.
and the officers Of the corporation shall be as
follows:
T. II. Gentry, president
F, G. Futch, vice president.
l., M. 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.
1913 At the same meeting the annual cleo
ltion Of officers shall take place, and the an
lnua 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
bity which this corporation can at any time
subject itself to- shall be twenty five thousand
dollars ($25 100000
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.
F. 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 seals
this 9Th day Of May, A. D. 1918
J. Fl. GENTRY (Seal)
f. G. FUTCH (Seall
H. NJ. FUTCH (Seal)
CARRIE GENTRY (Sean
STATE OF FLORIDA.
COUNTY OF POLK S.:
Before me. the undersigned authority, per
sonaly appeared J. H. 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, I have hereunto
set my hand and Official seal this 18th day OF
. ADELAIDE F. ROGERS,
Notary Public.
NY commission expires March 18th, 1921.
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