The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-10-26
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
PATENT

| yember. 1920, Tor Letters PatenI Oh tu0 IOi-
lowing Articles Of IncorporctOn Incorporating
p T. COLLINS.
| NJ H. DORSETT..
W. H. PRITCHETT.
! ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
GROWERS SUPPLY COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate themselves
tegether for the purpose Of becoming inc0rpOr-
tion under the General Laws Of the State OF
Florida and Acts amendatory thereof. and sup
Elementary thereto. under and by virtue Of the
following articles Of Incorporation:
ARTICLE
The name Of this corporation shall DC
Growers Supply Company, and It's Princ,pal
Mace Of business shall be at Lakeland POLK
County, Florida but the said corporation snail
have the right TO own, operate, establish places
and do business at any other place or places
as the Board Of Directors shall deem 1t nee
essary
The purposes for which this corporation Is
formed and the powers which II shall have
are to own, operate, run and manage gen
eral supply, mercantile and brokerage bust
ness to buy and SELL barter or exchange mer-
chandise farm, agricultural and horticultural
supplies and products including grains, reeds
fertilizers crate materials, crates, hampers
nature Of machinery and equipment used upon
: or about farms, gardens, groves, orchards OF
VINEYARDS. and used In or for planting, harv-
estinp or shipping Of farm products; to puy,
acquire. own sell, rent lease, mortgage or
exchange real and personal property OF every
character whatsoever; to BUY own, holu,
nledpe negotiate, assign, and dispose OF Stocks
I In other corporations, mortgages, notes or
other chooses. In action Of any and all klnds
: whatsoever, 10 act az agent, broker or FACTOR
for other persons, forms or corporations; 70
, buy, sell, preserve, pickle and can any ano
ali kinds OF fruits, vegetables. meats or o!net
Q food products, and in addition thereto ~ sna''
: have all the powers usually granted to cor
norations or authorized by the laws OF he
, state Of Florida including the right to use
cornorate seal and the right to sue ana p'
J. sued -,
d The term for which this corporation sha'
exist shall be nlnety-nlne t99l years
:, 'N''' ARTICLE Nv
y The amount Of Capital Stock OF sald COZ y,
4 poration shall be Ten Thousand Dollars al
g y,ded into one hundred shares OF the par val"
l. The stock Of said corporation shall be PAL
for In cash, real or personal properly, , euo
or services at such valuation as may DE hXe
NV the BOARD Of Directors at a meeting ca'ie
: Gov that nurpose. The capital stock may D
: increased from time TO time as PROVIDED
law
y The business Of said corporation sha,'
conducted by a President, Vice Preslueh',
!. Wanager a Secretary, and Treasurer, an
)" Roard of Directors TO consist OF not less tiis
le three (s) nor more than five (5l' ANY Nv
IN ar more OF said Offices may be held by one Ill
the same person. ,,,,,o,s
~ The annual meeting OF the stockholuers
nj s,id cornoration shall be held at the prime
naI osaca ~ said corporation at Lakeland, 70
y County Florida, on the first Monday I'D MI
in each and every year until the first ahhu
oS IN he held on May End, 1921. The business
aid CORPORATION shall be conducted by U
VI following named officers:
IT. p. F. Collins. President ana Manager
n II Dorset Vice President
~ Pritrhett Secretary and treasurer
sh BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ne Pr. Collins.
:, NJ H Dorset
WI w H. Pritchett
rs. ARTICLE vi
,,s The highest amount Of Indebtedness to wh'
49, this corporation shall at any time oeco
ny liable shall not exceed $2O ,Ooo w.
ARTICLE VII
:. The names and residences OF the persons 81
nv scrlbinp to the stock OF said corporation W
by he amount Of capital stock subscripeo Wy %
,ey are as follows: .,A
- Up y. Collins, Lakeland, fla -----s 20 ~ ~ :
no W. II. Pritchett Lakeland, Fla 90 90 s sns
ME NJ II Dorset Lakeland, Fla 30 sns
In witpess whereof we. the above mar
ECU subscribers. have hereunto set our names
its seals this seth day Of September, i5zs'
p r. COLLINS use
NJ. H. D0RsETT tse
w. IT. PRITCHETT Use
PC STATE OF FLORIDA.
~ COUNTY or POLK -
BEFORE me- the undersigned au'horhy,
liz sonally appeared p. =. Collins, ~ II Dors
W and w. II. Pritche,t, who, being sever
s"orn each for himself, says that ne Is
- !, me subscribers to the foregoing articles
~" incorporation, and that II Is the intehneh
iii, said' subscribers in good faith to carry
,rk The business as SCI forth in said articles,
they did seyerally acknowledge TO ana DC
her me that they executed the same freely
,eir Voluntarily for the purposes and uses ne
named and contained
p r. COLLINS,
her NJ. H. D0RsETT
g.s W, II, PRITCHETT
sworn TO and subscribed before me this
'ilu- dsy of September, A, d, 1920
no u"' EDw 2. LOCK lseal
Notary Publ
'e', Nv commission expires Sept, H. 1874