The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-14
NOTICE

Notice Is nereDy given that the following
Amended Charter has been adopted by resou-
ton by the GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTH.
ERAN CHURCH of Lakeland, Florida, and
that 1t has been resolved to amend the orig
iral charter according to the following, and
that the following shall be substituted as and
for the original charter and that the same
will be presented for approval to the Circuit
Judge OF Polk county, Florida, on the It'll
day Of July. A. D. 1919, at ten O'Clock, in
the forenoon.
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall be
GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
OF Lakeland, Florida. 1t shall exist nerpetu-
ally. or until dissolved according to law
ARTICLE IT,
The object Of this corporation is to estab-
llsh and maintain in the City of Lakeland,
Florida, an Evangelical Lutheran Church in
connection with the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod and Mnisterium Of Georgia and ad
jacent States. Its doctrinal basis, qualifca-
lions for membership, constitution and bylaws
shall conform to the requirments and recon-
mendations OF the said Synod and Mlnisteriunl.
ARTICLE III.
The officers of this corporation shall be the
pastor, church council and trustees, who
snail be elected, hold Office and perform such
duties as the constitution and bylaws Of the
church may require. A member Of the church
council may also serve as trustee.
ARTICLE Nv.
The amount in value Of the real estate
which this corporation may hold. subject al
ways to the approval of the Circuit Judge
shah bs Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50, OOOl
The highest amount of indebtedness or liabil-
ity to which this corporation may at any
time subject itself shall be Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollars 1925 100000. In case Of dissolu-
ton, all the real and personal property Of
this corporation shall revert to the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod and Ministerium Of Georgia
and adjacent States to be held in trust by J
for future congregation in this vicinity
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended in the SAINT
manner as the constitution of the church may
be amended, provided the action Of the con
gregation Is followed by the necessary lega
proceedings; but no amendment which
changes the relation Of this church and 1T
property to the Evangelical Lutheran syno'
and Ministerium of Georgia and adjacen
States shall be valid without the consent o
the said Synod and Minsterium,
ARTICLE vi.
The present officers of this corporation. VIII
shall serve until their successors are elected
are as follows: Pastor, Herbert c. Bell
/ Church Council, c. Hansen, william Winter
Cecil Spe, e. Wichman Isaac Ottinger, y. D
Beedenbaugh, Trustees, V, V, Van Huss {
Hansen, Henry Wagner
! V. V. VAN HUss,
| c. HANSEN,
! Il. D. BEEDENBAUGH
4 ISAAC OTTINGER,
CECIL S1PE
| hereby certify that the foregoing propose
! Charter was signed by the parties whose sic
( natures appear thereto, and that the said fore
| going charter is made in good faith, an
that 1t is intended to carry out the purpose
| and objects therein set forth.
HERBERT c. BELL.
! STATE OF FLORIDA,
| COUNTY OF POLK.
Before me, the undersigned authority, per
sonally appeared HERBERT c: BELL, VIII
duly acknowledged that he signed the foregoln
| certificate, wherein and whereby he cert
! fled that the said Amended Charter was slgne
as heretofore shown, and that the foregoin
| Amended Charter is made In good faith, an
that it was intended and is intended to carr
out the objects and purposes as set forth
| the Amended Charter.
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF | have hereunt
set my hand and official seal this goth day
May, A. D. 1919.
LYDIA D. STEIFZ
Notary Public State of Florida.
MY commission expires June 10, 1872.
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