The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-12
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR
LETTERS PATENT

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the UNDER
signed hereby associate themselves together |
for the purpose Of forming a corporation I'm
der the laws Of the State Of Florida, and that |
they will apply to the HONORABLE SIDNEY |
J. CATS, Governor OF the State Of Florida, |
at Tallahassee, Florida, on the LIST day OF
porating 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 'of Lakeland. Polk
County, Florida, but 1t may establish branch
places Of business In any other city county, sSan
its principal place Of business by three
fourths vote Of the stockholders Of the cor
poration.
ARTICLE 1.-THE general nature Of the
business or businesses to be transacted and
conducted by the said corporation shall be -
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 legt-
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 HI.--The amount OF capital
stock will be Ten Thousand dollars t$l0.-
,000.00)), divided into One Hundred l00)
shares Of the par value Of one hundred dol.
lars ($l0O.0 O) each; the said stock to be paid
in oh merchandise
labor, at a just valuation to be fixed by tho
Board of Directors of the said Corporation, or
by negotiable promissory notes.
ARTICLE IV.-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 Board Of Directors. consist
ing of not less than three nor more than five.
| the number Of said directors to be deter
mined by the stockholders Of the said cor
poration within the limits herein named. Any
| three of the above Offices may be held by
| the same person. provided that a person may
also be director Of the Corporation as well
as hold any three other offices. The first
annual meeting Of the stockholders Of this
Corporation shall be held on the 18th day OF
August, A. D. 1919, and annually thereafter,
at which time the officers OF the Corporation
| shall be elected at the said meeting or any
adjourned meeting thereof for the ensuing
year. The following persons shall conduct the
business of the company until those elected
| In the first annual election shall be qualified
| to-wit:
President-E B. HARDIN.
| Vice President-W. NJ LYLE.
Manager, Secretary and Treasurer--B. B.
| GARNER.
Directors-E. B. HARDIN. W. NJ. LYLE. B,
B, GARNER,
ARTICLE vI.-The highest amount Of in
debtedness or liability to which the CORPORA
/ ton can at any time subject itself shall be
the amount Of capital stock, plus the surplus
| at the time Of mourning such Indebtedness or
| liability.
ARTICLE vH-The names and residents OF
/ the subscribers Of the stock Of the said
corporation, and the amount OF stock sub
scribed by each, are as follows
f. B. HARDIN Lakeland. Florida % Shares
w. M, LYLE, Lakeland, Florida % Shares
B. B. GARNER. Lakeland, Florida rs Shares
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the incorporators
have hereunto set their hands and seals this
18th day Of June, A D. 1919. -
B. B. GARNER (sean.
W. M. LYLE (SeaD.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK.
hereby certify that before me. the under
signed authority, personally appeared =. b
HARDIN, W. M. LYLE and B. B, GARNER
to me well known to be the persons described
in and who signed the foregoing proposed
charter, and who each for himself acknowl
edged TO me that they executed the SAINT
freely and voluntarily, for the uses and pur-
i poses therein set forth and expressed.
Il IN WITNESS WHEREOF have hereunt'
set my hand and official seal this 18th day o
: June, A. D. 1919.
LYDIA d. STEITZ.
Notary Public, State Of florida.
My commission expires June TO- 1922.