The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-22
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
- PATENT


signed, will apply to the Honorable Sydney :.
Cats, governor Of the State Of Florida, at his
office at Tallahassee, on the 9Th day Of Sep.
TENDER, 1919, for letters patent Of the fol-
lowing articles Of Incorporation, incorporating
the POLK COUNTY INVESTMENT COM
PANY.
W. R. MILLER. MRS l. H. SIMMONS
JAS: THOMAS. MRS. w. F. L. DUKES.
D. y. Guion. MRS 8. L. BIGHAM
W. c. DANIELS GEORGE ROSS
]. W. CANADY. A. ]. COUNCIL.
CHAS. CLAYTON. FRANK GRAHAM.
LANES 51MN MADP poSiNsoN cHAs M IN
e. J. LiTTLE. SAM HAMILTON
j. L. PHILLIPS. JOHN JACOBS.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF the
POLK COUNTY INVESTMENT
COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate them
incorporated under the General Laws Of the
State Of Florida, and Acts Amendatory there
OF and supplementary thereto under and by
virtue OF the following articles Of incorpora-
ton.
ARTICLE L
The name Of this Corporation shall be POLK
COUNTY INVESTMENT COMPANY: and its
principal place Of business shall be a, Lake.
land, Polk county, Florida but the said Cor
poratlon shall have the right to own operate
establish places and do business at any other
place or places as the Board Of Directors shall
deem 1t necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this CORPORATION "a
formed are to own, operate. run and manage
general Investment company; to 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.
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mixed or personal; to own, hold, SELL and deal
In stocks, bonds and any and all other OBJ
legations or private or public Corporation; to
acquire, pledge, hold or sell, negotiate or 9th
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 TIERS
on; to cut or buy and sell cross-ties to ac-
quire by purchase or otherwise. to naintain
and 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 a general investment
company
ARTICLE III
The term for which this Corporation shall
exist snail pc nlnety-nlne 1877 years.
ARTICLE ".
The amount Of capital stock OF said corpor-
alton shall be fifteen thousand dollars divided
into one hundred fifty shares Of the par value
Of $4,000 each.
The stock Of said Corporation shall be paid
for In cash. real or personal property, labor or
services at such valuation as may be fixed BY
the Board Of Directors at 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
dent a Second Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer. and an Assistant Secretary
and a Board Of Directors to consist OF not
less than three (Sl nor not more than thlrteeL
(lS). Any two or more Of said oflces may
be held by one and the same person.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
said Corporation shall be held at the princl-
pal office Of said Corporation at Lakeland.
Polk County, Florida, on the Srd Monday in
September In each and every year. Until the
first annual meeting to be held on Sept. 18th,
1918, the business Of said Corporation shall be