The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-19
PROPOSED CHARTER OF LAKELAND
AMUSEMENT COMPANY

ARTICLE 1.-The name OF this corporalloh
shall be LAKELAND AMUSEMENT GoMa
PANY, and its principal place OF BUSINESS neT,
shall be in the City of Lakeland, Pols
County Florida. but it may establish branch
places Of business in any other CITY, county,
state or foreign country, or 1t may cnanse
Its principal place OF business by three-
iourths vote Of the stockholders OF the COT
poration.
ARTICLE 1.-THE general nature OF the
business or businesses to be translates anu
conducted by the said corporation snail pc Us
follows: To own, operate and conduct MouoI
Picture Shows and all classes OF tneaIrlcai
amusements; to buy, own, sell ana otherMt S
deal In Aim contracts and leases; 10 Duy, sei,;
exchange and otherwise deal in any anu an
kinds Of merchandise and personal properly ~
buy, own, lease, cucumber ana tians'e, la Ia
estate; to own and operate any KIND OF lesl~
innate business, whether specifically menr
toned in this charter or not; and 10 40 any ny
and all things necessary or incident III wy
conduct Of a general amusement business. anu
any and all acts for the purpose OF carryins
out the provisions Of this charter ..,,..,
ARTICLE III.-The amount ue .. cI asIS :
stock will be Ten Thousand dollars Hi oc,
,OOOO0)). divided into One Hundred (iUv1
shares Of the par value Of one hundred uo id
lars t$1O000) each; the said stock 10 pe pau
Tor In cash. goods, wares, mercnaso,ss ~ !,
labor at a just valuation to be nkeo Wy ' ~
Board Of Directors Of the said Corpora'ion' u
by negotiable promissory notes. -, ox,st
ARTICLE Iy-This corporation shah 0Ai''
perpetually .A.u
ARTICLE v.-The following officers Sn nan
conduct the business or businesses oi un,9
Corporation, towit: A President, vice riv ga
ident, General Manager, secretary ns aSD
Treasurer, and a Board OF Directors coh. aSo
Ing Of not less than three nor more s saaT deter
the number Of said directors 70 DC ue.or
mined by the stockholders Of the salu 90.
poration within the limits herein named AM ~
three Of the above Offices may be nelu W .
the same person, provided that person ,r nal
also be a director of the Corporation a. S sr
as hold any three other offices Ing ahIs
annual meeting Of the stockholders oi u =;
Corporation shall be held on the 18th DAY o.
August, A. d. 1919, and annually tn ereatt,e,,
at which time the officers Of the CorporasiUI
shall be elected at the said meeting OF sns
adjourned meeting thereof for tne Gu, en ,bs
year. The following persons shall conuuJis sosad
business Of the company until tnose ,,eiissd
IN the first annual election snaii w
to-wit:
President-E. B. HARDIN.
Vice President-W. NJ. LYLE. r
Manager, Secretary and Treasurer--D' y
Directors-E. B. HARDIN. ". M. LYLE b
B, GARNER =, tn
ARTICLE vI-The highest amount Of ~
debtedness or liability to which tne III, !.
ton can at any time subject ITSELF snan n,,n,
the amount Of capital stock, plus tne su, n
at the time Of mourning such lnueD'eu''''
liability ,., q
ARTICLE vIL-The names ana resia .Sn ali
the subscribers Of the STOCK .. .L snh.
corporation, and the amount OF s'oeA
scribed by each, are as follows :, s.oct
Name Residence. AmounI ~ Sbers
E. B. HARDIN. Lakeland, Florida - - Shsrs
W. M, LYLE, Lakeland, Florida 20 20 S Sha
B. B, GARNER. Lakeland, Florida - o Sstr
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the neor .pIs mi
have hereunto set their hands ana se"'' w.
18th day Of June, D. 1919; tss.n
r B. GARNER tSeal'
W. NJ LYLE tseap.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY, OF POLK. ,ha under
hereby certify that before me, ~. =
signed authority, personally appggsiIGe GARNER
HARDIN, w. NJ LYLE and b. %, Sascrihe
70 me well known to be the persons nronose
in and who signed the foregoing pn lUpT0II
charter, and who each for himseh a. cam
edged to me that they exeonteo Ia mr
freely and voluntarily, for the uses aSu -
poses therein set forth and expressed -,,,nt
IN WITNESS WHEREOF ! nave ,s.,, Az !
set my hand and Official seal TINS Nv" O@'
LYDIA D. STEIIL, "a.
Notary Public, State OF tsv.iua-
nv comualssion erpires June ~. AshA'