The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-12
Y0TICE OF RETENTION TO APPLY FOR
LETTERS PATENT

YOTlCE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR
LETTERS PATENT
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the un.
derslgned have associated themselves together
With others for the purpose Of forming cor
poration under the Constitution and Laws OF
me State OF Florida, and that on the 18th
day of November, 1919, they will apply to the
Honorable Sidney j. Cats, Governor of the
state of Florida, at Tallahassee, Florida, for
letters patent on the following proposed char.
ter.
GEORGE L. GOOGLE,
c. M. CLAYTON.
o. W. DRANE
w. MONTGOMERY
CHARTER OF
TROPICAL FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
FIRST
The name Of this corporation shall be
TROPICAL FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY. The principal place of business shall be
at Lakeland, Florida. The company may also
maintain such other branch Offices and places
Of business In the State Of Florida. or other
States or foreign countries, as the directors
may designate.
The general nature Of the businesses to be
transacted by this company shall be as FOL-
lows:
To own hold, acquire and dispose Of real
estate OF every kind and. character, either by
buying and selling or acting as agent Tor
commissions or selling on sales contracts or
options, or in any other lawful manner that
they may be deemed proper to deal In real
estate, with the right to make any and all
kinds Of terms, contracts for delivery OF real
estate to erect, maintain and sell houses or
buildings Of any and all kinds, for itself ana
for others, including hotels, business houses
to clear, develop and care for real estate OF
an r;,,Ia far ,fualf FOR nfh
as agent for others in the matter Of handling
any and all kinds of real estate and personal
property on such basis OF compensation as
shall be agreed upon; to establish or promote
and dispose Of any kind OF manufacturing
| plants and to operate the same and deal In
the products thereof; and generally to do any
merchandising business that may be deemed
| necessary or proper; and generally to buy,
| SELL own, hold and deal in personal property,
chooses in action, notes, bonds, mortgages or
other evidences Of Indebtedness, with full
| power to acquire and dispose Of the same; to
| loan money; TO enter into contracts or agree
nents with contractors, laborers, builders,
property owners or promoters to borrow money
and secure the same by the notes, bonds.
mortgages, trust deeds, or other pledges OF the
| real or personal property Of the corporation
| and give its evidences OF Indebtedness there
for. TO form partnership with individuals or
| other corporations and to assume all the La
| bility OF a partner therein; TO acquire, own,
| hold, sell pledge or otherwise dispose ~
| shares Of stock Of other corporations or OF
this corporation, and while the owner Of such
stock 10 exercise all the rights Of ownership
| therein. including that of voting; and gener-
ally TO do any and everything pertaining TO or
| incident r. the exercise OF any OF the fore
| going powers not contrary to the laws or the
| Constitution OF the State Of Florida and OF
| The United States, reserving unto this cor
| poratOn all powers given by the general cor
| IaX Of the State of Florida.
THIRD
The capital stock of this corporation shall
/ be Fifty Thousand Dollars 1850, 100000, con
| slsting Of Five Hundred t50O) shares OF the
par value of 0Hc Hundred Dollars 100000
| each The capital stock shall be paid in in
| cash or the entire amount or any part thereof
may be paid in in property, labor or services
| n a lust valuation to be fixed by the Board
| services may be purchased with the capita'
u Directors rs provided by law, at meeting
called for such purpose, or property, labor OF
| stock Of the corporation at a valuation as
provided by law.
This corporation shall exist perpetually OIL
until legally dissolved
FIFTH
The business of this corporation shall be
conducted by president, one or more vice.
presidents a secretary, treasurer general
| manager, and board Of not less than three
directors Any person may hold any two Of
said offices, except that the president and vice
president shall not be one and the same person
The number Of directors shall be fixed by
the bylaws Of the corporation. The officers
who shall conduct the business Of this cor
poration until the first annual election shall
| be as follows:
President-George T., Google
-President--C. NJ Clayton
Secretary and Treaurer--0. w. Drane.
Caoaral Mana0ar--W MnntpomeFV
| Board Of Directors: George Z. Google, c
NJ. Clayton, W. Frame, A. B. McMullen, w
Montgomery.
Their successor shall be elected on the SRI
Tuesday in September. 1920. and annually OF
the corresponding day Of said month there
after, unless the same shall Be q legal holt