The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-08-14
NOTICE or APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
PATENT

Il As
Il Cats, governor az the State Of Florida, At hi
Office at Tallahassee, on the sth day Of Sep
| tember. 1919, for letters patent Of the fol
lowing articles Of Incorporation. Incorporating
the POLK COUNTY INVESTMENT COM
P4NY.
W. R. MILLER. MRS. l. q. SIMMONS
JAS. THOMAS. MRS. W. T. l. DUKES
J. s. Guion. MRS. S. L. BIGHAM
W. c. DANIELS GEORGE ROSS.
| CHAS. CLAYTON. FRANK GRAHAM
JOHN MADDOX CHAS .MCNAIR.
JAMES Z. RoBINs0N.A. BRADLEY.
G. j. LITTLE. SAM HAMILTON
]. L. PHILLIPS. JOHN JACOBS.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION or THE
POLK COUNTY INVESTMENT
COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate them.
selves together for the purpose Of becomini
incorporated under the General Laws Of thu
State Of Florida, and Acts Amenda,ory there.
Of and supplementary thereto. under and BY
virtue OF the following articles Of ncorpors.
tion.
ARTICLE L
The name OF this Corporation shall be POLK
COUNTY INVESTMENT COMPANY; and Ii.
principal place Of business shall be st Lake.
land. Polk county, Florida, but the ssid Cor.
poration shall have the right to own, operate
establish places and do business st any other
place or places as the Board OF Directors shall
deem 1t necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this CORPORATION 4
formed are TO own, operate, run and manage q
general Investment company; 10 acquire BY
purchase or otherwise real estate to hold. i'm
prove, lease, rent, manage, SELL or otherwise
cucumber or dispose Of real estate; to acquire,
hold, mortgage, or dispose Of property real,
mixed or personal; to own, hold. sell, and deal
In stocks. bonds and any and all other OBJ
legations OF private or public Corporation; TO
acquire. pledge. hold or sell. negotiate or OH
erwise dispose Of notes and other negotiable
securities: TO own, operate. lease or dispose Of
plants. mills. shops. factories. mines. hotels,
motion picture shows, amusement parks. whole
sale or retail mercantile, drug. Commercial
educational or industrial establishments: 10
buy and sell timber lands or the timber thers-
on; to cut or buy and sell cross-ties TO sc-
quiFe by purchase or otherwise, to uiaintain
ana operate tram roads or railroads and the
Necessary equipment therefor and to Be used
thereon; TO operate taxicahs and other con-
Fey2nces for hire and 10 do any and al things
necessary or incidental TO the proper ouerS
non or management Of q general invsstneu,
company.
ARTICLE M
The term for which this Corporation shah
exist shall be ninety-nine (sal years
ARTICLE nv.
The amount Of capital stock Of said enrror.
alton shall be fifteen thousand dollars dlyisea
into one hundred ffty shares Of the psr ysIua
Of $4,000 each.
The stock Of said Corporation shall be nsys
ior In cash. real or personal property. labor an
:. ssNlces a. suen valuation As may be fixed by
!ae !a Board OF Directors At meeting called for
.ns. purpose The capital stock may be In.
'isssea irOm TINE to time as provided by Law
ARTICLE Y.
The business Of said CORPORATION shsu n.
conducted by President. q First VIE Presi
dent, Second Vice President, a Sscressrv
1n1 treasurer. and an Assistant Sscre.ary
ana Board OF Directors to consist Of nut
less than three tsl nor not more thar thIrtes,
tlSl. ANY two or more Of said otncss nav
oe hetd ny one and The same person
Ine annual meeting of the stockhe,ders ~
'aia corporation shall be held nj the uriur.
pal ONCE Of said Corporation q, LafeIsns
Polk County, Florida, on the srd Monday n
September In each asd every rear, Untii ths
~ annual meeting 10 be held On Sept Isth
1918, the business Of said Coypor.tion ,h,n -
'o1ducted By the following named osses,s.
". r. Miller. President
lanes InonAs. First Vice President.
]. s. Guion. Second Vice Prssjser.
". G Daniels. Secretary.
Charles MeSair, Treasurer.
sam hamilton. Assistant Secretsry.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
: Lsae, Chairman J. W Cansdy.
- hooinson W. c. Daniels.
arnes Thomas
ARTICLE SIX.
Ine highest amount o. Indebtedness Ia wh,eA
as corporation shall at any tina bes,rs.
soae shall not exceed sss,esa.ea.
ARTICLE WI
The names and residences a. ths r.-s,-.
uoscrihing TO the stock Al ssid Cn-,1r..soS
IN tSe amount q capital stock subscrihed |
each are as follows:
1anan x Miller. Lakeland, Florida ss sh,-..
Mn Maddox, Winter Haven. Ylor;ds * ss..ss
5 Guioa. Lakeland, Tlorida a. xss,ss
eorse koss. Lakeland. Florida shsrss
J. Little, Lakeland, Florida s.Ss.ss
!. G. Daniels, Lakeland. YIorBds So
an Hamilton, Lakeland. rlorSds So
. ]. COUNSEL. Lakeland, Torsaa ss..ss
Is Z Rohinso1. Lakeland. Ylorsds 49,
Us = l. BiEhaE, Lakeland. Fnrida : 49,
~ d S1n-ons, Lakeland. Florida sSs-ss
I y. l. Dukes, Lakeland. Yn-sls -
las McNair. Lakeland, Flo-Sds 49,
M Jacobs. Lakeland, Florida ! sSs-s
: Bradley, Lakeland. Florida sAs-.
rank Graham, Lakeland TYo-iss : -
L Philips. Lakeland. Fo-sss So,
INES Ihozas, Lakelxnd. To-ids 49,
has Clayton. Lakeland. Fo~sds 49,
". Csnady, Lakeland, Fioriaa shsrs.
~ witness whereof We ths shsra -
lsSS h1Ee hsrsu1se set cur hsnss Tns
as, his md d&E q. Auras.. 1915
! 3. Miller gSsall.