The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-21
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
- PATENT

Notice Is hereby given that we, the under
signed, will apply to the Honorable Sydney !.
Cats governor Of the State of Florida, at his
office at Tallahassee, on the 9Th day Of Sep,
TENDER. 1919, for letters patent Of the fol-
lowing articles Of Incorporation, incorporating
the POLK COUNTY INVESTMENT COM.
PANY.
W v. Il. MILLER. MRS. l. H. SIMMONS
Jas IHoMAS. MRS. W. f. L. DUKES,
j.. o Gulon. MRS. s. L. BIGHAM
w. C. DANIELS GEORGE ROSS
]. w. CANADY. A. 7 COJTNCU
CHAS CLAYTON. FRANK GRAHAM
JOHN MADDOX. CHAS MCNAIR
JAMES =; RoBINs0N.A, BRADLEY.
=. j. LITTLE SAM HAMILTON
J, L, PHILLIPS. JOHN JACOBS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
pOlN 'oS coMpA INVESTMENT
The undersigned hereby associate them
selves together for the purpose Of becoming
Incorporated under the General Laws OF the
State Of Florida. and Acts Amendatory there
Of and supplementary thereto, under and by
virtue Of the following articles Of incorpora-
ton.
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this Corporation shall be POLK
COUNTY INVESTMENT COMPANY; and It's
principal place OF business shall be al Lake.
land, Polk county, Florida, but the said Cor.
poratlon shall have the right to own, operate
establish places and do business at any other
place or places as the Board Of Directors shall
deem 1t necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this Corporation Il
formed are to own, operate, run and manage
general Investment company; to acquire by
purchase or otherwise real estate; to hold, i'm
prove, lease, rent, manage, sell, or otherwise
cucumber or dispose Of real estate; to acquire,
hold, mortgage, or dispose OF property real
mixed or personal; to own, hold, sell and deal
In stocks, bonds and any and all other OBJ
legations Of private or public Corporation; to
ACQUIRE, pledge, hold or sell, negotiate or 9th
crwise dispose OF notes and other negotiable
securities; to own, operate, lease or dispose Of
plants, mills, shops, factories mines, hotels
motion picture shows, amusement parks, whole
sale or retail mercantile, drug commercial
educational or industrial establishments: to
buy and sell timber lands or the timber thers-
on; to cut or buy and sell cross-tles, to ac-
quire by purchase or otherwise, to .laintain
and operate tram roads or railroads and the
necessary equipment therefor and to be used
thereon; to operate taxcabs and other con-
veyances for hire and to do any and all things
necessary or incidental to the proper opera
ton or management Of a general investment
company.
ARTICLE III.
The term for which this Corporation shall
exist shall be ninety mine 1897 years.
ARTICLE ".
The amount Of capital stock of said corpor-
alton shall be fifteen thousand dollars divided
into one hundred fifty shares of the par value
Of $i00.s0 each.
The stock Of said Corporation shall be paid
for In cash, real or personal property, labor or
services at such valuation as may be fixed by
the Board Of Directors at meeting called for
that purpose. The capital stock may be in
creased from time to time as provided BY law
ARTICLE V.
The business Of said Corporation shall be
conducted by a President, a First Vice Presi
dent, a Second Vice President Secretary
and Treasurer, and an Assistant Secretary
and a Board Of Directors to consist Of not
less than three (Sl nor not more than thlrteeA
(13l. ANY two or more Of said Offices may
be held by one and the same person.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
said Corporation shall be held at the princl-
pal ONCE OF said Corporation at Lakeland,
Polk County, Florida, on the Srd Monday In
September in each and every year. Until the
frst annual meeting to be held on Sept. 18th,
1913, the business Of said Corporation shall be