The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-11
GEO. B. MORGAN
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w. II. OFT. ,r
GERTRUDE 0VERSTREEf.
.nrtrIC re nE INc0RPOKA1IUN

Art;cle THE name Of this corp ralion
shall he La Mode, and its principal placT y.
business shall be in the City OF Lakeland, ruh
County, Florida, but 1t may estaDllsh pran.n
places Of business in any other Cly, IIunS,
State or foreign country or " may e thras'
Its principal place OF BUSINESS w a, tho cor
quarters vote by the stockholders OF 'he coi-
pOrati0n, % tba hus,
Article 1.-THE general nature OF me Dusi,
ness mr. businesses to be transacted by tne san,
corporation shall be as follows: ~ OWL ana
onarate wholesale and retail establishments
for The sale Of ladies' ready-to-wear CLONES anu
to carry on o general millinery ana dIysoous
business to own and operate WhoIesale at1
retail establishments for the sale OF any ahu
ali Kinds Of clothing and other merchandise,
! either wholesale or retail; to buy, sell, ex.
change and otherwise deal in any ana all
kinds of merchandise and personal properly
10 operate general tailoring establishment
10 deal in wholesale and retail furs OF al
kinds: to manufacture clothing OF any rnd au
kinds to manufacture from raw materials any
and all kinds Of finished products; 10 Duy,
SELL deal in, mortgage and dispose OF rea'
estate to buy and sell stock Of any other cor.
poration; to own and operate any kind OF
legitimate business, whether specifically men
toned in this charter or not; and to 90 any
and all things necessary or incident Tor the
purpose of carrying out the provisions OF THIS
charter
Article IlI.-The amount of capital stock au-
thorzed is twenty thousand dollars (S20 ,e0O.0Ul.
divided into two hundred (2O0) shares OF stock
of the par value Of one hundred dollars
tSl0O,O0) each The said stock may he paid
for in goods, wares, merchandise or labor, st
Just valuation, to be fixed by the Board II
Directors, or by cash or by negotiable promis-
sorry notes.
Article Iv.-This corporation shall exist per
.. petually.
Article V.-The following officers shall con-
duct the business or businesses OF this corpor-
alton, towit: A president, vice president, l.
general manager, a secretary, treasurer. and
board of directors, consisting Of not less
than three ~ nor more than five t5), the
number of said directors to be determined by
the stockholders Of the said corporation with
in the limits herein named Any two ~ OF
the above offices may be held by the same
person, provided that person may also be
director Of the corporation as well as hold any
two (2) other Offices. The first annual meeting
of the stockholders Of this corporation shall
be held on the oath day Of February, A. D
1919, at which time officers of the corporation
shall be elected at the said meeting or any
adjourned meeting thereof for the ensuing
year. and annually thereafter The following
persons shall conduct the business or busi-
nesses Of the company until those elected in
the first annual election shall be qualified, to
wit
Presdent-GEO. B. MORGAN
Vice President and General Manager w. H.
OFT
Secretary and Treasurer GERTRUDE 0v-
ERSTREET
Directors--GEO B. MORGAN, W. II. OFT.
GERTRUDE OvERsTREET
Article vI.--The highest amount Of indebt
edness or liability to which the corporation
can at any time subject itself shall be fifty
thousand dollars ($5O,00O.O0).
Article viI.-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. Amount OF Stock
GEO. b. MORGAN, Lakeland 80 shares
W. II. OFT. Lakeland, Fla.-----93 shares
GERTRUDE 0vERSTREET Lakeland, Fla.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said ncorpor-
ators have hereuntO set their hands and seals
this 10th day of January, A. D. 1919.
GEO b. MORGAN (Seal)
W. II. OFT. (Seal)
GERTRUDE 0VERSTREET tSeaD
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK
hereby certify that before me, the under