The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-13
PROPOSED CHARTER OF THE GENTRY.
FUTCH COMPANY


The undersigned hereby associate themselves
together as a body corporate under and by
virtue of the laws Of the State of Florida gov
ernns general corporations, and do adopt the
following Charter.
The name Of the corporation shall he the
GENTRY-FUTCH COMPANY, and It's 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 general nature Of the business or busi-
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 cofins 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 rights to any article, and ~ manu-
facture said articles; to buy and sell all ar
tices, either wholesale or retail necessary or
incident to o 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 sanit1rlums !;
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 disposing Of real estate; to hold stock
In other corporations to borrow money: 20
incorporate, rehabilitate 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
ton shall be ten thousand dollars $50 900 00)
divided into one hundred shares Of the par
value Of one hundred dollars t$lOO0O 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 Mt a
valuation Of such property, labor or services
to BIZ fixed by the directors Of this corpora
ton
ARTICLE "
The period OF corporate exlSte4ce shall be
unlimited and perpetual
ARTICLE V
The business Of tho corporation shall be com
Quoted by Board Of not less tlan three nor
more than five directors; a president. vice
president, a secretary and treasurer; any
two Of the above Offices may b. held by one
person In addition to being a member OF the
foard Of Directors. save that The president
shall not be also the vice-presldent The fol-
lowing persons shall constitute the Board NJ
Directors to-wit:
]. II. Gentry, L. NJ Futch and F. G, Futch,
and the officers Of the corporation shall be as
follows:
J. II Gentry, president
=. G. Futch, vice president.
l.. VI. Futch. secretary and treasurer.
The above named officers shall hold the said
Offices until the regular annual meeting ~ the
stockholders NJ this corporation, which shall
he held on the last Monday Of June A. u.
1918. st 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 la
billty which this corporation can at any time
subject itself 10, shall be twenty-five thousand
dollars 1926, 100000.
The names and residences Of subscribers AMI
The number Of shares subscribed, Is as fol
lows:
J. H. Gentry Lakeland, Florida, 40 shares
7. G. Futch, Lakeland. Florida, 40 shares.
L. NJ Futch. Lakeland Florida, / share.
Carrie Gentry, Lakeland Florida. ! share
In witness whereof the respective incorDoT
ators have hereunto set their hands and seal ,
this sth day Of May, A. r. 1918
j. II. GENTRY tSeal
F. G. FUTCH. tSeal
J.. NJ FUTCH (Seal1
CARRIE GENTRY tSeall
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK, SIS:
Before me, the undersigned authority per
sonally appeared J. II Gentry = G. Futch /
" Futch and Carrie Gentry, IN ne well ant
personally known to be the persons who signed
the foregoing notice OF proposed charter. who
generally acknowledged before me that they
signed the same for the uses and purposes
therein set forth and expressed
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have Aereunto
set my hand and official seal this 18th day OF
May, A. D. 1918.
ADELAIDE p ROGERS.
Notary Public
MY commission expires March 18th. 1921
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