The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-17
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
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Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
will apply to Honorable Cary A, Hardee. Gov
ernor Of the State of Florida, on the cath day
Of May, A. d. 1921, for Charter under the
laws of the State of Florida, governing cor
porations, under the following proposed Ar
ticles of Incorporation:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
ARTICLE ONE. The name of this corpora
tion shall be the Organic Fertilizer Company,
and its principal place of business shall be in
Lakeland, Florida, but itshall have the right
TO establish branch offices at Winter Haven.
Haines City, Lake Wales, Barlow, ana Dun
dee, Florida. and at such other places as 1t
may determine upon, and it may change its
principal place Of business by majority vote
Of its board Of directors
ARTICLE TWO. The general nature of the
businesses to be transacted by this corpora
ton are as follows: To engage in the manu-
facture of fertilizers especially fertilizers
from all organic sources, and to do all the
necessary things to secure such organic and
natural materials for the making of such fer
tilizers such as the ndnng of peat and hui
mus. the catching and drying of fish. the min
ing Of phosphate, and the culture OF soil bac-
terra; to sell and dispose of such materials
and any and all other kinds OF natural ant
manufactured materials, either wholesale, re
tail or as broker; to engage in the business
Of manufacturing OF any and all kinds and
to develop citrus and farm land to own and
operate any kind of legitimate business, and to
acquire. own and deal in general any and
all kinds of personal property; TO own ah,
control the stock of any other corporation
and to own, acquire. sell. mortgage. cncum-
Der, or otherwise deal in real estate.
ARTICLE THREE The amount of the cap
ita stock of this corporation shall be Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars $500 900 0O), di-
vided into five thousand shares of the par
value of One Hundred Dollars ($1O0.0O) per
hare.
One Thousand shares Of the said stock shall
be known as common stock and Four Thou
sand shares shall be preferred stock. with
preferred dividends of eight per cent Is per
cent?, payable as the Board of Directors
might determine. and cumulative. Such stock
shall also share in the profits of the corpora
ton after the common stock has received a
for in goods, wares merchandise, real estate.
or labor at a just valuation to be fixed by
the Board Of Directors, or by cash or nego-
table promissory notes.
ARTICLE FOUR This corporation shall
exist perpetually.
ARTICLE FIVE The business of the cor
poration shall he conducted by the following
officers, to-wt A president, vice president,
secretary, treasurer and board of directors
consisting of not less than three nor more
than nine. The number Of the saiG directors
of the said corporation within the limits
herein named and such other officers rs the
board Of directors may determine upon. The
directors Of the said corporation may be either
holders of the common or preferred stock Any
two offices may be held by the same person
provided that a person may be a director o.
the corporation as well as hold any other two
Offices The first annual meeting of the
stockholders shall be held the first Wet
nesday of June, 1921, and annually thereafter.
at which time they shall elect a board of d-