The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-01
GEO. B. MORGAN.
w. II. OFT.
GERTRUDE OvERSTREET.
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION

Article THE name Of this corpt ration
shall be La Mode, and its principal place 0
business shall be in the City of Lakeland, Poll
| County, Florida, but it may establish branch
places or business In any other City, County
State or foreign country, or 1t may change
Its principal place Of business by three.
| quarters vote by the stockholders OF the cor.
poration.
Article 1.-THE general nature Of The bust
| ness or businesses to be transacted by the said
corporation shall be as follows: TO own and
operate wholesale and retail establishments
for the sale of ladies' ready to- wear clothes and
to carry on general millinery and drygoods
business; TO own and operate wholesale and
retail establishments for the sale Of any and
| all kinds Of clothing and other merchandise
either wholesale or retail; to buy SELL ex-
change and otherwise deal in any and all
kinds OF merchandise and personal property
| to operate general tailoring establishment
| to deal In wholesale and retail furs of all
kinds; to manufacture clothing Of any end all
kinds; to manufacture from raw materials any
and all kinds of finished products; to buy.
| sell, deal in, mortgage and dispose OF real
| estate; to buy and sell stock Of any other cor
p0ration; TO own and operate any kind Of
| legitimate business. whether specifically men
toned In this charter or not; and to do any
and all things necessary or incident for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions Of this
charter.
Article lll.-The amount Of capital stock au-
thorlzed Is twenty thousand dollars 1870 900 O0l
divided into two hundred (200) shares Of stock
OF the par value of one hundred dollars
(S1O000l each. The said stock may be paid
Tor in goods wares, merchandise or labor, st
just valuation, to be fixed by the Board IL
Directors, or by cash or by negotiable promis-
sorry notes.
Article ix.-This corporation shall exist per.
petually
Article v.--The following officers shall con-
duct the business or businesses Of this corpor-
| alton, towit: president, a vice president, a
general manager a secretary, a treasurer. and
board OF directors. consisting Of not less
than three 90 nor more than Eve t5). the
number OF said directors TO be determined by
the stockholders Of the said corporation with
IN the limits herein named Any two (2) Of
the above Offices may be held BIZ the same
person, provided that q person may also be q
director OF the corporation as well as hold ans
two w other offices The frst annual meeting
OF the stockholders Of this corporation shall
be held on the 24th day Of February. A. d
1919. al which time oficers Of the corporation
shall be elected at the said meeting or any
adjourned meeting thereof for the ensuing
year. and annually thereafter. Tho following
persons shall conduct the business or bust.
nesses OF the company until those elected in
wit:
President-GBo. 4. MORGAN.
Vice President and General Manager-w II.
Secretary and Treasurer-GRRTRUpE ov.
ERSTREET.
Directors-GE0 B. MORGAN, w, n. OFT
GERTRUDE 0YERSTRERT,
Article Ni.-The highest amount o. indebt.
edness or liability TO which the corporation
can at any time subject itself shall be nfty
thousand dollars 1850, 000.00).
Article Wl.-The names and residences Of
the subscribers to the stock OF the said cor
poration, and the amount Of stock subscribed
by each, are as follows:
Name. Residence. Amouut NJ Stall
GEO. b. MORGAN. Lakeland, Fla.---gj shares
w II, OFT, Lakeland Fla a. shares
GERTRUDE oVERSTREET. Lakeland, Fla
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said incorpor.
aiors have hereunto set their hands ana seals
this 10th day Of January. A D. 1919,
GEO B. MORGAN tseal)
w. II OFT lSean
GERTRUDE 0vERsTRREF seal
STATE or FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK.
hereby certify that before me. the undor.
signed authority personally appeared GEO n |
MORGAN, W. B. OFT and GERTRUDE OvER-
STREET. TO me well Known 70 Be he persons /
described 10 and WHO signed The screToins
proposed charter, and who each Ter himself /
and herself. Acknowledged 70 ne Ihst ihsy 1
execuied the sane freely and voluntarily, for
me usss and purposes tAersln 81 forth aad
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