The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-08
YOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR
LETTERS PATENT

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the un-
dersigned have associated themselves together
with others for the purpose OF forming cor.
poratlon under the Constitution and Laws OF |
the State of Florida, and that on he I'm
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 4. GOOGLE,
c. NJ. CLAYTON.
%. 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 Oe
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 DC
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 Ior
commissions or selling on sales contracts OF
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. 10 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
| all kinds for itself or for Otherst 20 act
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; aud generally to buy,
SELL own, hold and deal in personal property,
chooses in action, notes, bonds, mortgages OF
other evidences Of Indebtedness, with full
power to acquire and dispose Of the same; tc
loan money j; to enter into contracts or agree
Iuents with contractors, laborers, builders
property owners or promoters; to borrow money
I and secure the same by the notes, Donos
mortgages trust deeds, or other pledges OF thr
real or personal property Of the corporation
| and give its evidences Of Indebtedness there
for: to form partnership with individuals OF
other corporations and to assume all the lia-
billty Of a partner therein; 70 acquire, own
hold sell pledge or otherwise dispose %
shares of stock Of other corporations or o.
This corporation, and while the owner OF sucf
| stock to exercise all the rights Of OWNERSHIP
therein. including that Of voting; and gener
| allv TO do any and everything pertaining to O.
| incident IN the exercise Of any Of the fore
Going powers not contrary to the laws or To
| Constitution Of the state Of Florida and 0
| The United States, Teseryng unto this cor
| poraton all powers given by the general cor
| Doration laws Of the State Of Florida.
THIRD
/ The capital stock OF this corporation shall
! be Fifty Thousand Dollars (s5000e.00l, con
/ sis,ing of Five Hundred (j00) shares Of III
! par value of One Hundred Dollars $4,000
each. The capital stock shall be paid in l
cash or the entire amount or any part thereo
may be paid in in property, labor or service
AT a Just valuation to be fixed by the Boar
services may be purchased with the caplti
of Directors rs provided by law, at 'peetin
called for such purpose, or property, labor
I stock OF the corporation at valuation q
| provided By law.
l This corporation shall exist perpetually {
until legally dissolved.
| FIFTH
The business Of this corporation shall
! conducted by a president. one or more vice
l presidents a secretary, a treasurer, generi
l manager, and board Of not less than thrt
l directors. Any person may hold any two
l said Offices, except that the president and We
1 president shall not be one and the same persol
1 The number Of directors shall be hxed
1 the bylaws Of the corporation. The once
| | who shall conduct the business OF this co
poration until the first annual election shs
be as follows:
President-GeorEs & Google.
Vice. President--C. n. Clayton.
Secretary and Treaurer-0. W. Drans.
= censrst ifaazesf-W. Montgomery.