The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-14
Y0TICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR
LETTERS PATENT

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the I'm.
derSlgned have associated themselves together
with others for the purpose Of forming q cor
pOratlOn under the Constitution and Laws OF
me State OF Florida and that on the 18th
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 Il. GOOGLE,
c. NJ. CLAYTON.
O. 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 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.
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
commissions or selling on sales contracts or
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; to erect, maintain and sell houses or
buildings Of any and all kinds, for itself and
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 knus 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 to 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; tC
loan money; to enter into contracts or agree
ments with contractors, laborers, builders,
1wners or promoters; to borrow money
the same by the notes, bonds
rust Deeds or other pledges Of the
r.. -. 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 liza
bilty OF partner therein 10 acquire, own,
hold sell pledge or otherwise dispose 0f
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 10 or
incident to 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 1850, 100000, con
sisting of Five Hundred 5000 shares 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 CT services
at a lust valuation to be fixed by the Board
services may be purchased with the capltai
Of Directors rs provided by law, at meeting
called for such nurpose, or property, labor or
stock OF the CO.. pOraton az valuation as
provided by law.
FOURTH
This corporation shall exist perpetually or
until legally dissolved.
The business Of this corporation shall be
conducted by a president one or more vice.
presidents, secretary, a treasurer, general
manager, and a board Of not less than three
directors. ANY person may hOlu any TWO OF
said Offices except that the president and vice.
president shall not be one and the same person.
The number Of directors shall be fixed by
the by-laws of the corporation. The officers
who shall conduct the business OF this cor
poration until the first annual election shall
be as follows:
President--George E. Google.
Vice PresideRt-C. NJ Clayton.
Secretary and Treaurer "a. w. Drane.
General Manager-W Montgomery.
Board Of Directors George y. Google, C.
" Clayton, W. nrane. A. B. McMulen, W.
Montgomery.
Their successor shall be elected on the Bird
Tuesday In September. 1920. and annually on
the corresponding day of said month there
after. unless the same shall be q legal holt
day, thereupon on the next succeeding bust
ness day.
SIXTH
The highest amount OF Indebtedn, IS or la
bility to which this corporation can at any
time subject itself shall he One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars $500 100000.
SEVENTH
The following are the names and residences