The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-13
y0TICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR
LETTERS PATENT

Y0TlCE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR
LETTERS PATENT
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the un.
derslgned have associated themselves together
WITH others for the purpose OF forming q cor
poration under the Constitution and Laws OF
he State of Florida and that on the 18th
day OF November, 1919, they will apply to the
Honorable Sidney J. Cats, Governor of the
state OF Florida, at Tallahassee, Florida, for
etters patent on the following proposed char.
ter.
GEORGE Il. GOOGLE,
c. NJ. CLAYTON
O. W. DRANE.
W. MONTGOMERY.
CHARTER OF
TROPICAL FLORIDA development
COMPANY
FIRST
The name Of this corporation shall be
TROPICAL FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY The principal place Of business shall be
at Lakeland, Florida. The company may also
maintain such other branch offices and places
of business in the State Of Florida or other
States or foreign countries, as the directors
may designate.
The general nature Of the businesses to be
transacted by this company shall be as fol-
lows:
To own, hold, acquire and dispose Of real
estate Of every kind and character, either by
buying and selling or acting as agent FOR
commissions or selling on sales contracts or
options, or la any other lawful manner that
they may be deemed proper to deal In real
estate, with the right to make any and all
kinds Of terms, contracts for delivery Of real
estate; to erect, maintain and sell houses or
buildings Of any and all kinds, for itself ana
for others, including hotels, business houses
to clear, develop and care for real estate OF
all kinds for itself or for otherst % act
as agent for others In the matter Of handling
any and all kinds % real estate and personal
property on such basis Of compensation as
shall be agreed upon to establish or promote
and dispose Of any kind OF manufacturing
plants and to operate the same and deal In
the products thereof; and generally to do any
merch andising business that may be deemed
necessary or proper; aud generally TO buy,
sell, own, hold and deal in personal property.
chooses in action, notes, bonds, mortgages or
other evidences of indebtedness with full
power to acquire and dispose OF the same; to
loan money; TO enter int contracts or agree
nents with contractors, laborers, builders.
property owners or promoters to borrow money
and secure the same by the notes. bonds
mortgages, trust deeds, or other pledges Of the
real or personal property Of the corporation
and give its evidences Of Indebtedness there
for; to form partnership with individuals or
other corporations and to assume all the LA
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hold, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose 0f
shares Of stock Of other corporations or OF
this corporation, and while the owner Of such
stock 10 exercise all the rights OF ownership
therein, including that OF voting; and gener
ally 10 do any and everything pertaining TO or
incident 10 the exercise Of any OF the fore
Going powers not contrary to the laws or the
Constitution Of the State Of Florida and OF
The United States, reserving unto this cor
poration all powers given by the general cor
p0ration laws Of the State OF Florida.
THIRD
The capital stock Of this corporation shall
be Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50 100000, con
;isting Of Five Hundred (j00l shares Of the
par value Of One Hundred Dollars $l00O0)
Zach The capital stock shall be paid in in
cash or the entire amount or any part thereof
may be paid in in property, labor or services
at a Just valuation to be fixed by the Board
services may be purchased with the capltat
II Directors as provided by law, at meeting
called for such purpose or property. labor or
stock Of the corporation at valuation as
provided by Law,
FOURTH
This corporation shall exist perpetually or
until legally dissolved.
FIFTH
The business of this corporation shall be
conducted by a president, one or more vice.
presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, a general
manager, and a board Of not less than three
directors Any person may hold any two OF
said Offices except that the president and vice
president shall not be one and the same person.
The number Of directors shall be fred by
the bylaws Of the corporation The officers
who shall conduct the business Of this cor
poration until the first annual election shall
be as follows:
President-.George z. Google
Vice President-C NJ. Clayton.
Secretary and Treaurer--0. W. Drane.
General Manager-W Montgomery
Board Of Directors: George E. Google C.
VI. Clayton, O ". frame, A. B. McMullen, W.
Montgomery.
Their successor shall be elected on the srd
Tuesday in September, 1920 and annually on
the corresponding day Of said month there.
after unless the same shall be legal holi-
day. thereupon on the NEXT succeeding bust