The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-26
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
PATENT

Notice Is hereby given that we. ths under.
signed, Will apply to the Honorable Sydney !.
Cats, governor Of the State Of Florida. at his
oinGs az tallahassee, on the 9Th day Of Sen.
TEMPER. 1919, for letters patent Of the fol.
loving articles OF Incorporation, incorporating
PANY. f"NA coM-
W. R. MILLER. Mps r n srr,o>,r
JAS. THOMAS. MRS w r + i mIrVES
w G nao MRS. s. L. BIGHAM
j. w. CANADY. CoryNCTT
EmnS' ,CLAYTON FRANK GRAHAM.
JAMES .. RoBINsoN.G BRA jTJNAih
:. LITTLE SAM HAMILTON.
j. l.. PHILLIPS. JOHN JACOBS.
! ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF the
POLK COUNTY INVESTMENT
COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate Them
selves together for the purpose of becoming
incorporated under the General Laws M The
state or Florida, and Acts Amendatory there
OF ana supplementary thereto, under and nv
ton. 'o'poi"-
ARTICLE
cn uns name Of this Corporation shall be POLK
COuNTf INVESTMENT COMPANY; and II,
principal place Of business shall be a, Lake.
land Polk county, Florida, but the said Cor.
poration shall have the right to own. onerats
establish places and do business at any other
place or places as the Board Of Directors SHAH
deem 1t necessary.
ARTICLE H.
The purposes for which this CORPORATION "a
FORMED are to own, operate run and MANAGE a
general investment company; to acquire by
purchase or otherwise real estate to hold i'm
prove, lease, rent, manage, sell. OF otherwise
encumDer or dispose OF real estate; to acquire.
mold, mortgage, or dispose Of property real
mixed or personal; to own, hold. sell, ana deal
IN IN STOCKS, bonds and any and all other OBJ
ngatons OF private or public Corporation; to
ACQUIRE pledge, hold or sell. negotiate or 9th
erwise DISPOSE or notes and other negotiable
securities to own, operate, lease or dispose of
plants, mills, shops, factories. mines hotels
motion picture shows, amusement parks whol,.,
sale or retail mercantile, drug, Commercial
educational or industrial establishments: TO
Duy and sell timber lands or the timber thers-
on TO cut or buy and sell cross-ties 10 ac-
quire by purchase or otherwise to ,aaintain
ana operate tram roads or railroads and the
necessary equipment therefor and to be used
thereon; to operate taxicabs and other con-
veyances for hire and to do any and all things
necessary or Incidental to the proper opera
ton or management Of general investment
company.
ARTICLE IN.
The term for which this Corporation shall
exist shall be ninety-nine 1891 years.
ARTICLE ".
The amount Of capital stock Of said corpor-
alton shall be fifteen thousand dollars divided
Into one hundred fifty shares OF the Bar yaIps
Of $4,000 each.
The stock Of said Corporation shall be maid
for In cash. real or personal property, labor or
services at such valuation as may be fxed by
the Board Of Directors at a 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
lent, Second Vice President, Secretary
md Treasurer, and an Assistant Secretary
and Board Of Directors to consist Of not
ess than three go nor not more than thIrteea
llSl. ANY two or more Of said Offices may
De held BY one and the same person.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF
aid Corporation shall be held at the prlncl-
lal ONCE Of said Corporation at Lakeland.
Polk County, Florida. on the srd Monday IN
September In each and every year. Until the
irst annual meeting to be held on Sept 18th,
sls, the business Of said Corporation. shah be