The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-08
H. +. PRITCHETT.
w, Fl. CHANDLER, JR,
NJ. H. DORSETT.


ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this corporation |
shall be THE POLK COUNTY PACKING
COMPANY, and its principal place Of bust
ness shall be in the City Of Lakeland, Polk
County, Florida, and at such other place or
places as the Board Of Directors may direct |
ARTICLE 1.-THE general nature Of tho
business to be conducted by this corporation
shall be buying and selling citrus fruits and
vegetables or other fruits; packing and ship
ping citrus fruits and other fruits and vege-
tables; buying and selling all manner Of crops
and produce and packing the same. and also
acting as commission merchants. and carrying
on a general commission business with fruits,
produce. vegetables or other crops and pack
| Ing and shipping same; acting as brokers for
fruit and produce; buying and selling or Op-
Grating orange groves, farms, or real estate
in general. or acting as agents with reference
to real estate with power to hold, lease and
own real estate, farms and groves. and In
general to do all kinds Of business necessary
or incidental to commission business, real es-
tate business, or packing and shipping bust
ness; also to operate any canning or pre-
serving business, and also any business in
cidental to the packing business and also the
manufacturing Of crates and Grating material.
boxes and box material or any and all mater
ial and preparations for the packing industry
or packing and preserving industry. and also
to have and maintain any necessary laboratory
for the gaining Of information with reference
to products and by-pr0ducts OF fruit and pro-
duce, and using such information for the pur-
pose Of manufacturing products; also the stor-
Ing, handling, buying and selling Of fertilizer
or fertilizer products, or the manufacturing OF
fertilizer or fertilizer products
ARICLE ITI-The amount Of the capital
stock authorized Is to be thirty thousand dol
lars 1885,, 00o0e). Tho number Of shares int
which II is to be divided is 300 shares Of
par value Of one hundred dollars t$loo.ool a
share, and the shares are to be paid for either
In cash or with property taken at fair valu-
alton to be approved by the stockholders at the
nrst stockholders meeting.
ARTICLE Iv-The term for which said cor
poration is to exist Is to be 80 years.
ARTICLE V.-The officers to conduct the
said business are to be Board Of Directors.
President. Vice President Secretary and
Treasurer, but the Secretary and Treasurer
may be the same person. The Board Of d.
rectors are 70 DO elected at TIE arst stock
holderI meeting 70 ~ held upon ~ granting
Of said Letters Patent, and the Directors Will
then at a meeting to be held Immediately there
after appoint the Officers The Officers who
are to conduct this business until the first
meeting Of stock holders and directors shall
be a Board Of Directors, and
e. B. STUART,
II. e PRITCHETT,
R. W. BURCH,
CHARLIE W. JACOBS,
W. H. CHANDLER, JR.,
M H. DORSETT.
e. B. STUART will act as president until
the first election Of officers. w. H, CHAND-
LER, JR., vice president, and NJ. H. DORSErT
as secretary and treasurer.
! Article VI.--1he highest amount Of In
debtedness or liability to which the corporation
can at any time subject itself is an amount
! equal to its capital stock.
III ARTICLE 1.-THE names and residences
Of these subscribers are as follows:
r. B. STUART, Atlanta, Georgla------50 shares
II. f. PRITCHETT, Lakeland, Florida so shares
r. w. BURCH Plant City, Florida--50 shares
CHARLES ". JACOBS. Lakeland.
iii Florida ----------------------- so share
w. H. CHANDLER, JR., Lakeland. 80
HI Florida ----.------- oU Snarcs
NJ II. D0RSETT, Lakeland, Florida so shares
III IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said ncorpora-
tors have hereunto set their hands and seals
this 18th day OF May, A. d. 1920
Z. B. STUART tSEALl
CHAs. W. JACOBS (SEAL)
R. W. BURCH (SEALl
e PRITCHETT tsEALl
W. H. CHANDLER, JR tsEALl
III NJ II D0RsETT. (SEALl
STATE OF GEORGIA.
COUNTY OF FULTON.
HI l. Notary Public In and for said county
dc hereby certify that E. B stuart sppesrsC
before me and wh9 Is personally known TO nj
n ana hckuOWleuReu tuhb Stkhcu huu cAoCupVe
the foregoing proposed charter for the use
and purposes and objects therein set forth.
III Given under my hand and notaral seal thi'
1 End day of June A D. 1890.
III BESSIE ISBELL. n P.
IL (N0TARIAL SEAL
i STATE OF FLORIDA,
1 COUNTY OF POLK.
a Notary Public, in and for Polk county
] dc hereby certify that r. w. Burch, h. Z
! Pritchett, W. H. Chandler, Jr., and NJ. b. Dor
I sett appeared before me and who are PERSONAL
I known to me and acknowledged that the
/ signed and executed the foregoing propose
charter for the uses, purposes and object
] therein set forth.
Given under my hand and notarlal seal TIL
! 18th day OF May, A. D.1s20.
MINNIE MeC0RD.
Notary Public state OF Florida
My commission expires October 3, 1921
(N0TARIAL SEAL)
/ STATE OF DELAWARE.
COUNTY OF SUSSEX
l. Notary Public, In and for SUSSEX e0ur
", do hereby certify that c. W. JACOBS 81
i peared before me and who IS personally know
! TO me 10 be the person who acknowledged tn
he signed and executed the foregoing propos'
charter for the uses and purposes and obiec
set forth.
Given under my hand and n0tarial seal ID
22nd day Of June A D 1929
(N0TARLAL sEALl
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