The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-15
GEO. B. MORGAN.
W. II. OFT.
GERTRUDE 0VERSTREET.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Ah'!CltS Ut INCORPORATION
A1icle THE name Of this corporation
shail be La Mode, and Its principal place Of
business shall be In the City Of Lakeland. Polk
county, Florida. but 1t may establish branch
places OF business in any other City, County,
nlate or foreign country, or II may change
us principal place of business by three
quarters vote by the stockholders of the cor
p0ration
Article 1.-THE general nature of The bust
ness or businesses to be transacted by the said
corporation shall be as follows: To own and
operate wholesale and retail establishments
Tor the sale of ladies' ready to- wear clothes and
to carry on general millinery and drygoods
business; to own and operate wholesale and
retail establishments for the sale of any and
all kinds OF clothing and other merchandise,
either wholesale or retail; to buy, sell, ex-
change and otherwise deal in any and all
kinds Of merchandise and personal property
to operate general tailoring establishment
to deal in wholesale and retail furs of AL
kinds; to manufacture clothing of any end all
Kinds; to manufacture from raw materials any
and all kinds of finished products; to buy,
sell deal in, mortgage and dispose Of real
estate; to buy and sell stock Of any other cor
p0ratton; to own and operate any kind Of
legitimate business, whether specifically men
TONED In this charter or not; and to do any
and all things necessary or incident for the
purpose OF carrying out the provisions Of this
charter.
Article IIl.-The amount Of capital stock a,l-
thorized Is twenty thousand dollars $50 900 00)
divided into two hundred (2OO) shares of stock
Of the par value Of one hundred dollars
t$lOOO0) each. The said stock may be paid
for in goods wares, merchandise or labor, at
Just valuation, to be fixed by the Board II
Directors, or by cash or by negotiable promis.
sorry notes.
Article iv-This corporation shall exist per.
petually.
Article v.-The following officers shall con-
duct the business or businesses Of this corpor-
alton, towit: A president, vice president, b
general manager a secretary, treasurer, and
board OF directors, consisting Of not less
Than three 90 nor more than Ave 10y. tho
number Of said directors to be determined by
the stockholders OF the said corporation with
In the limits herein named Any two (2) Of
the above Offices may be held by the same
person, provided that person may also be a
director Of the corporation as well as hold any
two ,t2) other offices The first annual meeting
of the stockholders Of this corporation shall
be held on the cath day Of February, A. D
1919. at which time officers Of the corporation
shall DO elected at the said meeting or any
adjourned meeting thereof for the ensuing
year. and annually thereafter. The following
persons shall conduct the business or bust
nesses of the company until those elected in
the first annual election shall be qualified, to
wit:
Presldent-GEO. b. MORGAN.
Vice President and General Manager w II.
OFT.
Secretary and reasurer-GERTRUpE 0v-
ERSTREET
Dlrectors-GE0 B, MORGAN, W. II. OFT.
GERTRUDE OvERSTREET.
Article W.--The highest amount OF indebt-
edness or liability to which the corporation
az finn uuhfpnt itcaIf qhalI hn Hftv
thousand dollars 1850, 100000.
Article Vll.-The names and residences or
the subscribers to the stock OF the said cor
poration, and the amount Of stock subscribed
by each, are as follows:
Name. Residence. Amount Of Stock
GEO. B. MORGAN Lakeland, Fla.----9j shares
W. n OFT, Lakeland. Fla.----------99 shares
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said. Incorpor-
ators have hereunto set their hands and seals
this 10th day Of January, A. D. 1919
GEO. B. MORGAN tSeall
W. II. OFT. tSeaD
GERTRUDE ovERsTREET fseall
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK.
I hereby certify that before me. the under
signed authority, personally appeared GEO. B.
W. Fl, OFT and GERTRUDE OVER
STREET. to me well known to be The Dersoi,s
described in and who signed the foregoing
proposed charter, and who each for himself
md herself, acknowledged to me that they
nvecr'ed the same freely and voluntarily, for
he uses and purposes therein set forth and
IN WITNESS WHEREOF have hereunto
,et nv hand and of1clal seal this 10th day
u January, A, D. 1918.
Notary Seal) LYDIA d. STEiTL,
Notary Public, State Of Florida
Nv Commission Expires June 10, 1929.
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