The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-28
v0TiCE 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
poration under the Constitution and Laws o!
the State Of Florida, and that on the 18th
day Of November, 1919, they will apply 10 the
Honorable Sidney j. Cats, Governor OF the
State of Florida, at Tallahassee, Florida, for
letters patent on the following proposed char
| ter
GEORGE e. GOOGLE,
c. M. CLAYTON.
o. w. DRANE
W. MONTGOMERY.
CHARTER or
TROPICAL FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
FIRST
The name Of this corporation shall be
TROPICAL FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT COM
| PANY. The principal place Of business shall be
| 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.
SECOND
The general nature OF the businesses to be
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 for
commissions or selling on sales contracts or
options, or In any other lawful manner that
| uiey may DO ueemeu proper 70 ueal In real
| estate, with the right 10 make any and all
kinds Of terms, contracts for delivery OF real
estate; TO 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 % 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; and generally 10 buy,
! SELL own, hold and deal in personal property,
chooses In action, notes. bonds, mortgages or
other evidences Of Indebtedness, with full
| power to acquire and dispose Of the same; to
loan money; 10 enter into contracts or agree
nents with contractors, laborers builders,
| property owners or promoters; 10 borrow money
and secure the same by the notes, bonds.
| mortgages, trust deeds or other pledges Of the
real or personal property Of the corporation
| and give Its evidences Of indebtedness there
for; to form partnership with individuals or
other corporations and to assume all the liza
bility Of partner therein; to acquire, own,
hold, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose Of
shares Of stock Of other corporations Or Of
this corporation, and while the owner Of such
stock to exercise all the rights OF ownership
therein, including that OF voting; and gener-
ally to do any and everything pertaining TO or
incident tn the exercise Of any of the fore
going powers not contrary to the laws or the
Constitution Of the State Of Florida and Of
the United States, reserving unto this cor
poration all powers given by the general cor
poration laws Of the State Of Florida
THIRD
The capital stock Of this corporation shall
be Fifty Thousand Dollars 1854, 000. 00), con
sisting Of Five Hundred (50e) snares Of the
par value Of One Hundred Dollars 100000
each. The capital stock shall be paid in in
cash or the entire amount or any part thereof
may be paid in in property, labor or services
at Just valuation to be fixed BY the Board
services may be purchased with the capital
Of Directors IS provided by Jaw, at meeting
called for such purpose, or property, labor or
stock Of the corporation at valuation as
provided by law.
FOURTH
This corporation shall exist perpetually or
until legally dissolved.
FIFTH
The business Of this corporation shall be
conducted by president. one or more vice.
presidents q secretary, treasurer, q general
manager, and board Of not less than three
directors. Any person may hold any two Of
said ofhees, except that the president and vice.
president shall not be one and the same person. |
The number Of directors shall be hxed By ]
bylaws Of he corporation. The ofscen