The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-14
PROPOSED CHARTER OF IAKElANn
AMUSEMENT COMPANY


ARTICLE 1.-The name of this CORPORATION
shall be LAKELAND AMUSEMENT II CON- ON
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,
STATE or Foreign country, or II may change
It's principal place Of business by three
lourths vote Of the stockholders Of the cor
poration. WV
ARTICLE 1.-THE general nature OF the
business or businesses to be transacted and
conducted by the said corporation shall be az
follows To own, operate and conduct Motion
ficture 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: 10
Duy, 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.
AkIlCLE lI-The amount Of capital
stock will be Ten Thousand dollars $50
100000. divided into One Hundred tlO0)
shares Of the par value of one hundred dol
lars l$lOO.OO) each; the said stock TO be Maid
Tor in cash. goods, wares, merchandise or
labor. at Just valuation to be fixed by th,
poaIu VI pHectorS OF tne said Corporation, or
by NEGOTIABLE promissory notes.
ARTICLE Iy.-Ths corporation shall exist
| perpetually.
ARTICLE v.--The following officers shall
conduct the business or businesses OF thIs
corporation, towit: President. a Vice Pres
ldent, General Manager. Secretary and
Treasurer, and Board Of Directors consist :
ing OF not less than three nor more than Ave,
the number Of said directors to be deter
| mined by the stockholders of the said cor
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 director Of the Corporation as well
as hold any three other offices The flrst
| 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 ensu,n,
year. The following persons shall conduct th :
business OF the company until those elected
In the first annual election shall be nualIfled
to-wit:
President-E. B. HARDIN.
Vice President-W. NJ, LYLE
| Manager, Secretary and Treasurer--B. B.
DlrectOrs-E B. HARDIN. W. NJ. LYLE. B.
B, GARNER, -
| ARTICLE vI.-The highest amount O, in
debtedness or liability to which the cornora.
ton can at any time subject itself shall he
the amount OF capital stock, plus the surplu,
at the time Of mourning such indebtedness Of
| liability VI
ARTICLE vIL-The names and residents nj
the subscribers OF the stock OF the said
corporation, and the amount OF stock sub
Scribed by each. are as follows
| Name. Residence. Amount NJ S,oot
+. B. HARDIN, Lakeland, Florida % SbSrss
w. N, LYLE, Lakeland Florida Is Shares
b. 3, GARNER Lakeland, Florida 25 Shares
! IN WITNESS WHEREOF the incorporator,
have hereunto set their hands and seals hi,
nth day Of June, A D. 1919
/ =, B. HARDIN tSean.
! B. B. GARNER tSeaD.
STATE OF FLORIDA. "'
| COUNTY OF POLK.
hereby certify that before me. the uDds--
signed authority, personally appeared r p
| HARDIN, W. NJ. LYLE and B. b GARNER
to me well known to be the persons describeS
m and who signed the foregoing proposel
charter and who each for himself aeknoWl
edged 10 me that they exesHted the same