The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-24
Y0TlCE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR
LETTERS PATENT

| Y0TlCE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR
| LETTERS PATENT
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the un-
dersigned have associated themselves together
with others for the purpose Of forming q cor
poration under the Constitution and Laws OF
the 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
| ter.
GEORGE Z. 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 CON-
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
buying and selling or acting as agent for
commissions or selling on sales contracts or
options, or In 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 and
for others, including hotels, business houses:
to clear, develop and care for real estate OF
all kinds for itself or for otherst 20 act
as agent for others in the matter Of handling
any and all kinds Of 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
merchandising business that may be deemed
necessary or proper; and 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 into contracts or agree
ments 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
bility Of partner therein; TO acquire. own,
hold sell. pledge or otherwise dispose OF
shares Of stock OF other corporations or OF
this corporation, and while the owner Of such
stock to exercise all the rights Of ownership
therein, including that OF voting; and gener-
ally to do any and everything pertaining to or
incident to 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
poration laws Of the State Of Florida.
THIRD
The capital stock OF this corporation shall
be Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50, 000.00), con
ssting Of Five Hundred $500 shares Of the
par value Of One Hundred Dollars $10O.00)
each. 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 just valuation to be fixed by the Board
services may be purchased with the capital
of Directors IS provided by law, at . meeting
called for such purpose, or property, labor or
stock OF the corporation at a valuation as
provided by law.
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, treasurer, general
manager, and 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 fxed 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:
| Presdent--George +. Google.
| Vice PresIdent-C. NJ Clayton.
| Secretary and Treaurer-0. w. Drane.
| General Manager-W. Montgomery.
| Board of Directors George u. Google c.
NJ Clayton, o W. Drane, A. B. McMuen, w.
| Montgomery.
| Their successor shall be elected on the 3rd
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
ness day
| The highest amount Of Indebtedness or LA
bility to which this corporation can at any
time subject itself shall be One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars $500 000.00l.
SEVENTH
The following are the names and residences
Of the subcribers and the number Of shares OF
stock subscribed for by each:
| Name Residence. No Shares
George e. Google, Lakeland, Fla.----------lo
c. NJ Clayton, Lakeland, Fla.------------lt
| O. w, Drane, Lakeland, Fla.----------- /
A. B, McMullen, Tampa, Fla. -----------10
W. Montgomery, Wauchula, Fla. ----------2O
| GEORGE Il. GOOGLE
L
O. W. DRANE.
| A. B. McMULLEN.
W. MONTGOMERY.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
| COUNTY OF POLK, 8. s.
| HEREBY CERTIFY that before me, the
undersigned authority, personally appeared
George T. Google, c. NJ Clayton and 0. W.
Drane, known to me and known TO be three
OF the persons who signed the foregoing in
strument, andseyerally acknowledged the sig
natures thereof to be their true and lawful
signatures.
| WITNESS my hand and official seal on this
18th day Of October AID 1919.
| (Notarial Seal)
GERTRUDE OvERSTREET,
| Notary Public
| My commission expires May H. 1921.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF HILLSB0R0UGH, s. s.
| HEREBY CERTIFY that on this l4th day
Of October A.. d. 1919, before me, the I'M
! dersigned authority, personally appeared A. B.
McMullen and w, Montgomery, known to me
and known to be two Of the persons who
signed the foregoing instrument and severally
acknowledged the signatures thereof 10 be
their true and lawful signatures.
| WITNESS my hand and official seal the
| date aforesaid.
| (Ngtarial. Seal)
| LOUISE c. FLISCH,
| Notary Public
My commission expires August Sth, 1928
A. B. McMULLEN, Attorney. 97S8