The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-05
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR
LETTERS PATENT

tEno TNIENt
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the under
signed hereby associate themselves together
for the purpose Of forming a corporation un
der the laws Of the State Of Florida, and that
they will apply to the HONORABLE SIDNEY
]. CATS, Governor Of the State Of Florida:
August, A. D. 1919, for Letters Patent, incor-
poratng the LAKELAND AMUSEMENT
COMPANY, under the following charter.
e. B. HARDIN.
B. B. GARNER.
w. NJ LYLE.
PROPOSED CHARTER OF LAKELAND
AMUSEMENT COMPANY
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be LAKELAND AMUSEMENT COM
PANY, and Its principal place Of business
shall be In the City iof Lakeland, Polk
County, Florida, but 1t may establish branch
places Of business in any other city, county,
state or foreign country, or 1t may change
its principal place Of business by a three
fourths vote Of the stockholders Of the cor
porati0ni
ARTICLE 1.-THE general nature Of the
business or businesses to be transacted and
conducted by the said corporation shall be as
follows To own, operate and conduct Motion
Picture Shows and all classes Of theatrical
amusements; to buy own, sell and otherwise
deal In film contracts and leases; to buy, sell.
exchange and otherwise deal in any and all
kinds of merchandise and personal property; 70
buy, own, lease, cucumber and transfer real
| estate; to own and operate any kind OF legl--
innate business, whether specifically men
toned in this charter or not; and to DO any
and all things necessary or incident IN the
| conduct Of general amusement business. and
any and all acts for the purpose Of carrying
out the provisions Of this charter.
ARTICLE IL.-The amount Of capital
stock will be Ten Thousand dollars ($l0,-
,0O0OO)t divided Into One Hundred (loe;
shares Of the par value Of one hundred dol
lars (s100.O0) each; the said stock 10 be paid
| for In cash, goods, wares, merchandise or
labor, at Just valuation to be fixed by the
Board Of Directors Of the said Corporation, or
by negotiable promissory notes.
ARTICLE W.-This corporation shall exist
ARTICLE v.-The following officers shall
conduct the business or businesses OF this
Corporation, towit: A President, Vice Pres.
ident, General Manager, Secretary and
Treasurer, and a Board of Directors. consist
ing Of not less than three nor more than ave
the number Of said directors to be deter
mined by the stockholders Of the said cor
poration within the limits herein named. An!
three Of the above offices may be held b!
the same person. provided that person ma;
also be director Of the Corporation as we!
as hold any three other offices. The frs
annual meeting of the stockholders Of thi
Corporation shall be held on the 18th day 0
August, A. d. 1919, and annually thereafter
at which time the officers OF the Corporatio
. shall be elected at the said meeting or an
adjourned meeting thereof for the ens'ln
year The following persons shall conduct tn
business of the company until those electe
In the first annual election shall be qualified
te-wit:
President-E B. HARDIN.
Vice President--W. n. LYLE.
Manager, Secretary and Treasurer--B
Directors--E. B. HARDIN. W. NJ. LYLE, !
B. GARNER, .
ARTICLE vI.-Tne highest amount Of in
debtedness or liability to which the Corvora
! ton can at any time subject itself shall I
the amount Of paptai stock, plus the surpl'
at the time Of tncurring such indebtedness
liability.
\ ARTICLE vIr--The names and residents
the Subscribers Of the stock OF the sa
corporation, 'snd the amount Of stock >su,
scribed by each, are as fellows
Name Residence. Amount OF Stoc
r. B. HARDIN, Lakeland, Florida % shsr
W, NJ LYLE, Lakeland, Florida % Shar
r. II. GARNER Lakeland, Florida Is Shar
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the incorporate
have lfereunto set their hands and seals tf
lrth DAY Of June. A y. 1919,
4. B. HARDIN t5sal)
b. D. GARNER iSeal
W. M. LYLE tSeal)
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK.
hereby certify that before me, the nnde
= signed authority, personally appeared Z.
, HARDIN, w. NJ LYLE and B. B. GARNE
to me well known to be the persons describ
in and who signed the foregoing propos
: charter and who each for himself acknov
edged to me that they executed the sa
= freely and voluntarily, for the uses AID p,
y poses therein set forth and expressed.
= IN WITNESS WHEREOF l have hereul
Z set my hand and oricial seal this 18th day
7 June, A. d. 1919.
LYDIA ID. STEITZ
Notary Public, State Of florida
& My commission expires June 10, 1922.