The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-28
NOTICE or APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
PATENT

Notice is hereby given that we, tbs under
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. T. H. SIMMONS
JAS THOMAS MRS. w. r. I. DUKES.
J. >. Guon. MRS s. L. BIGHAM
W. c. DANIELS GEORGE ROSS.
]. W. CANADY. A. ]. COUNCIL
CHAs. CLAYTON. FRANK GRAHAM.
JOHN MADDOX. CHAS .MCNAIR.
JAMES r. RoBINsoN.A. BRADLEY.
c. J. LITTLE. SAM HAMILTON
]. L. PHILLIPS. JOHN JACOBS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION or THE
POLK COUNTY INVESTMENT
COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate them
selves together for the purpose Of becoming
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 I.
The name Of this Corporation shall be POLK
COUNTY INVESTMENT COMPANY; ind It's
land, Polk county, Florida, but the said Cor
poration 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 II necessary.
ARTICLE IT.
The purposes for which this Corporation IL
formed are to own, operate, run and manage q
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.
hold mortgage, or dispose OF property real,
mixed or personal; to own, hold. sell, and deal
in stocks, bonds and any and all other OBJ
legations OF 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
| educational or industrial establishments: to
| 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 .haintain
| and operate tram roads or railroads and the
necessary equipment therefor and to be used
thereon; TO operate taxlcabs and other con-
| yeyances for hire and TO do any and oil things
necessary or incidental to the proper opera
ton or management Of general investment
! company.
| ARTICLE III.
The term for which this Corporation shall
| exist shall be ninety-nfne 1897 years.
ARTICLE Nv.
The amount OF capital stock OF said corpor
alton shall be fifteen thousand dollars dividet
into one hundred fifty shares OF the par valu
Of $4,000 each.
The stock Of said Corporation shall be pail
for in cash, real or personal property, labor o
services at such valuation as may be fixed b.
the Board Of Directors at a meeting called 10
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 b
conducted by a President, First Vice Presi
dent. Second Vice President, Secretar
and Treasurer, and an Assistant Secretar
and a Board Of Directors to consist Of nc
less than three (3l nor not more than thirtee
il3l. Any two or more Of said ofices ma
be held by one and the same person
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
said Corporation shall be held at the prinei
pal Office of said Corporation at Lakeland
Polk County, Florida, on the Bird Monday !
September In each and every year. Until u
first annual meeting to be held on Sept l5tt
1919 the business Of said Corporation shall b
conducted by the following named officers:
w. z. Miller, President.
James Thomas, First Vice President
J. s. Cuion, Second Vice President
W. c. Daniels, Secretary.
Charles McNair, Treasurer.
Sam Hamilton Assistant Secretary.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
c. J. Mttle, Chairman. ]. w. CanadS.
lis 8. CIJION. W. r. Miller.
! z Robinson. w. C. Daniels.
John Jacobs. George koss.
James Thomas
ARTICLE SIX.
The highest amount Of indebtedness to While
This Corporation shall at any time becom
liable shah not exceed SIS, 000.o0.
j ARTICLE VII
The names and residences Of the person