The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-10-12
NOTICE or APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
PATENT


Notice is hereby given that we, the under
signed will apply to the Honorable Sydney j.
Cats governor Of the State OF Florida at his
Office at Tallahassee, on the 9Th day of No
yember 1920, for Letters Patent of the fol-
lowing Articles Of Incorporation, incorporating
the GROWERS SUPPLY COMPANY,
p. T. COLLINS.
M. H. D0RSETT
w. H. 'PRITCHETT
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
GROWERS SUPPLY COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate themselves
together for the purpose Of becoming incorpor-
ton 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 be
Growers Supply Company, and Its principal
place Of business shall be at Lakeland Polk
County, Florida, but the said corporation 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 It nee.
essary
ARTICLE ii
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, feeds,
fertilizers, crate materials. crates, hampers,
| tractors, pl0ws, harvesters harrows, and al
nature of machinery and equipment used upon
| or about farms, gardens groves, orchards or
| vineyards, and used in or for planting, harv
| estng or shipping of farm products; to buy,
acquire, own sell, rent, lease mortgage or
| exchange real and personal property Of every
character whatsoever; to buy, own. hold
| DlpUue negotiate ASSIGN and 1iSpnSp of stock =
| in other corporations, mortgages, notes or
other chooses In action OF any and all kinds
whatsoever to act as agent, broker or factor
| for other persons, forms or corporations; to
| buy, sell, preserve pickle and can any and
all kinds Of fruits, vegetables, meats or other
| food products, and In addition thereto II shall
have all the powers usually granted to cor
| p0ratlons or authorized by the laws Of the
| State Of Florida including the right to use
corporate seal and the right to sue and be
sued,
ARTICLE III
| The term for which this corporation shall
| exist shall be ninety-nine (99) years.
ARTICLE "
The amount of Capital Stock of said cor
| poration shall be Ten Thousand Dollars di-
yided into one hundred shares OF the par value
of $4,000 each.
The stock OF said corporation shall be paid
| for In cash, real or personal property, labor
or services at such valuation as may he fixed
| by the Board Of Directors at meeting callc'
for that purpose. The capital stock may be
| increased from time TO time as provided by
y law
ARTICLE
The business Of said corporation shall be
conducted by a President a Vice President
Manager, o Secretary and Treasurer, and
Board of Directors TO consist Of not less than
three go nor more than five (5) Any two
/ Isl Ia IAIl Il
the same person
The annual meeting OF the stockholders Of
said corporation shall be held at the princ-
pal Office Of said corporation at Lakeland, Polk
County, Florida, on the first Monday In May
| in each and every year until the first annual
to be held on May Ind, 1921 The business of
said corporation shall be conducted by the
| following named officers
T. +. Collins President and Manager
NJ II Dorset, Vice President
W. H. Pritchett Secretary and Treasurer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
p r. Collins
VI. IL. Dorset.
W H. Pritchett
ARTICLE vi
The highest amount Of Indebtedness to which
this corporation shall at any time become
liable shall not exceed 100000.
ARTICLE VII
The names and residences Of the persons sub
scribing to the stock Of said corporation with
the amount Of capital stock subscribed by each
are as follows:
F. r. Collins, Lakeland, Fla.------33 shares
w H. Pritchett, Lakeland Fla 30 shares
NJ H. Dorset, Lakeland. Fla - 80 shares
In witness whereof We, the above named
subscribers, have hereunto set our hands and
seals this Both day Of September, 1920
p 7. COLLINS (Seal)
NJ. II. D0RSETT (SealJ
W. II. pRITCHETT tSeall
STATE or FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK
Before me, the undersigned authority, per
SOnay appeared p. i. Collins, NJ. H Dorset
and w IT. Pritchett, who, being severally
sworn each for himself, says that he Is one
Of the subscribers to the foregoing articles of
Incorporation, and that It is the intention OF
sas subscribers in good faith to carry out
the business as set forth in said articles, and
they did seyerally acknowledge to and before
me that they executed the same freely and
voluntarily for the purposes and uses therein
named and contained.
p. f. COLLINS
NJ H. DORSETT
W. H. PRITCHETT
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th
day o. September. A. u. 1920.
EDW f. LOCK- tSeaD
Notary Public
My commission expires Sept IL. 1924,