The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-17
PROPOSED CHARTER OF LAKELAND
AMUSEMENT COMPANY

ARTICLE THE name OF this corporation
shall be LAKELAND AMUSEMENT COM
PANY, and its principal place Of business
shall be in the City of Lakeland, Polk
County, Florida, but 1t may establish branch
places Of business in any other city, county
its principal place Of business by a three
fourths vote Of the stockholders Of the cor
porati0n.
ARTICLE 1.-THE general nature Of the
business or businesses to be transacted and
conducted by the said corporation shall be as
follows: To own, operate and conduct Motion
Picture Shows and all classes Of theatrical
amusements; to buy, own, sell and otherwise
deal In film contracts and leases to buy, SELL
exchange and otherwise deal in any and all
kinds Of merchandise and personal property; to
buy, own, lease, cucumber and transfer real
estate; to own and operate any kind Of legi-
innate business, whether specifically men,
toned in this charter or not; and to do any
and all things necessary or incident in the
conduct Of general amusement business. and
any and all acts for the purpose Of carrying
out the provisions Of this charter.
ARTICLE III.-The amount Of capital
stock will be Ten Thousand dollars ($10.-
,O0000)). divided into One Hundred (1O0)
shares Of the par value Of one hundred dol
lars ($100.00) EACH the said stock to be paid
for in cash, goods, wares merchandise or
labor at Just valuation to be fixed by the
Board Of Directors Of the said Corporation, or
by negotiable promissory notes.
ARTICLE Iv.--This corporation shall exist
perpetually.
ARTICLE v--The following officers shall
conduct the business or businesses Of this
Corporation, towit: A President, Vice Pres
ident, General Manager, Secretary and
Treasurer, and Board Of Directors. consist
ing of not less than three nor more than five.
the number Of said directors to be deter.
poration within the limits herein named. Any
three OF the above offices may be held by
the same person, provided that a person may
also be a director Of the Corporation as well
as hold any three other Offices The first
annual meeting Of the stockholders Of this
Corporation shall be held on the 18th day OF
August, A. D. 1919, and annually thereafter.
at which time the officers Of the Corporation
shall be elected at the said meeting or any
adjourned meeting thereof for the ensuing
year. The following persons shall conduct the
in the first annual election shall be qualified.
to-wit:
President-E. B. HARDIN.
Vice President-W. M. LYLE
Manager, Secretary and Treasurer--B. b.
".
Directors-E. B. HARDIN. W. M. LYLE, B,
B, GARNER,
ARTICLE VI-The highest amount Of in
debtedness or liability to which the Corpora
ton can at any time subject itself shall be
the amount Of capital stock, plus the surplus
at the time Of mourning such indebtedness or
liability.
ARTICLE vII.-The names and residents OF
the subscribers Of the. stock Of the said
corporation, and the amount Of stock sub
scribed by each, are as follows.
Name Residence Amount Of Stock
T. B. HARDIN, Lakeland, Florida IS Shares
W. M, LYLE. Lakeland, Florida % Shares
B. B, GARNER, Lakeland, Florida rs Shares
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the incorp0rators
have hereunto set their hands and seals this
nth day Of June, A d. 1919.
E. B. HARDIN (Seal).
B. B. GARNER (SeaD.
W. M. LYLE (SeaD.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK.
hereby certify that before me, the under
signed authority, personally appeared Z. B.
HARDIN, W. M. LYLE and B. b. GARNER,
to me well known to be the persons described
in and who signed the foregoing proposed