The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-07
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
PATENT


Notice is hereby given that we, the under
signed, will apply to the Honorable Sydney J.
Cats, governor of the State Of Florida, at his
Office. at Tallahassee, on the 9Th day Of Sep
TENDER 1919, for letters patent OF the fol-
lowing articles of Incorporation incorporating
the POLK COUNTY INVESTMENT COM
PANY
w MILLER MRS l. H. SIMMONS
las THOMAS MRS. W. F. L. DUKES.
+ s Onion MRS. S. l.. BIGHAM.
W. c. DANIELS GEORGE ROSS,
]. W. CANADY. A. J. COUNCIL
CHAS. CLAYTON. FRANK GRAHAM
JOHN MADDOX CHAS .MCNAIR.
JAMES e. ROBINSON.A. BRADLEY.
C. ]. LITTLE. SAM HAMILTON
I I, PHUI,IPS JOHN JACOBS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
POLK COUNTY INVESTMENT
COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate them
selves together for the purpose OF becoming
Incorporated under the General Laws OF the
State Of Florida, and Acts Amendatory mere
OF and supplementary thereto. under ana DIV
virtue Of the following articles OF incorpora-
ton.
The name of this Corporation shall be POLK
COUNTY INVESTMENT COMPANY; and It's
principal place Of business shall be at Lake
land Polk county, Florida but the said Cor
poration shall have the right to own, operate,
establish places and do business at any other
place or places as the Board OF Directors shall
deem 1t necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this Corporation Is
formed are to own operate, run and manage a
general investment company to acquire by
purchase or otherwise real estate; to hold, I'M
prove lease, rent, manage, sell. or otherwise
encumber or dispose OF real estate; to acquire,
hold, mortgage. or dispose OF property real.
mixed or personal; to own, hold, sell, ana deal
in stocks bonds and any and all other OBJ
legations of private or public Corporation; to
acquire, pledge. hold or sell, negotiate or ON
crwise dispose of notes and other negotiable
securities to own, operate, lease or dispose OF
plants. mills shops, factories. mines, noteis'
motion picture shows, amusement parks, whole
sale or retail mercantile, drug, commercial
educational or industrial establishments; 10
buy and sell timber lands or the timber there
on to cut or buy and sell cross-ties, to ac-
uuire by purchase or otherwise. to maintain
| and operate tram roads or railroads and the
! necessary equipment therefor and to be useo
| thereon; to operate taxlcabs ana o!ner con-
yeyances for hire and to do any and all Things
necessary or incidental to the proper opera
company.
The term for which this Corporation shall
| exist shall be ninety-nine 1897 years.
ARTICLE w.
| The amount Of capital stock Of said corpor.
alton shall be fifteen thousand dollars divided
| into one hundred fifty shares OF the par value
OF $4,000 each.
The stock of said Corporation shall be PAID
for in cash, real or personal property, labor OF
| services at such valuation as may be liked bN
the Board Of Directors at a meeting called fol
| that purpose The capital stock may be IN
| creased from time to time as provided by law
ARTICLE v.
The business OF said Corporation shall bt
conducted by a President, a First Vice Presi
dent Second Vice President, Secretary
and a Treasurer, and an Assistant Secretary
and Board Of Directors to consist OF mol
less than three t3) nor not more than thirtee.
(l3). Any two or more Of said 0mces may
be held by one and the same person.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders o.
said Corporation shall be held at the princi
pal office Of said Corporation at Laseiah !,
Polk County, Florida, on the 3rd Monday u
September In each and every year. Until tn
first annual meeting to be held on Sept. 10Th
1919, the business Of said Corporation shall d.
conducted by the following named ofhcers
W. R. Miller, President.
James Thomas, First Vice President
j. g. Guion, Second Vice President
W., C. Daniels, Secretary.
Charles McNair, Treasurer.
Sam Hamilton Assistant Secretary.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
c. ]. Little, Chairman ]. w. Canady'
I s. GtJION, W. R. Miller.
7 Il Robinson W. C.. Daniels.
John Jacobs, George Ross.
James Thomas ~
ARTICLE SIX. Ess
The highest amount OF indebtedness to which
this Corporation shall at any time pecom
liable SHAH not exceed $50, 10000,
Ft"' ARTICLE VII.
! The names and residences OF the person.
subscribing to the stock Of said Corporatol