Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-03-23

Esqs., of Davis county, were appointed
said committee.
On motion, adjourned till 81 o'clock
M.
6a O'CLOCK, p. NJ.
Convention met pursuant TO adjourn
ment. Officers the same. The commit
tee, by their chairman, II. II. Trimble,
reported, Articles of Incorporation,
which were adopted. and are as follows:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Made and entered into this fifteenth
day of March, 1854, for the cons,ruc-
ton of the Iowa Extension of The North
Missouri Rail Road, from he north line
of Schuyler county in the State of Mis-
souri, by the way of Bloomfield in the
county of Davis, Iowa, to O,tumwa in
Wapello county in said state of Iowa,
with view 10 its continuation through
the State of Iowa.
ARTICLE /. ID p Palmer, John Lucas,
Fl II Trimble, John w Ellis, Ephriam
Nelson, LIE Roy Hagan. William Mex
Finley, S s Carpenter, Fl w Briggs. J
Selman, c G Green, A Putnam, John
A Drake. Thomas Lockman. John AL
len, J H Cobb. ii Dunlavy, o ID Tisdale.
VIM Fortune. Vim Wishard. Samuel
Steel, Martin Snoddy, Israel Kister, Cal
win Taylor, J | Earhart, VIM ID Evans,
b F Wilson, and Fleming Mize, of the
county of Davis, and George Gillaspy,
r ii Warden, S w Summers, James
Baker, d P lnskeep, G G Warden. Jno
d .Devin, ID ii Michael. Il G Given.
Joseph Leighton. H b Hendershot, ]
III ID Street, A l. Graves, John Graves,
James Hawley, & F Blake, F M Har.
low, Joseph Hayne, w Hedrick, AL
vim Lewis, N ID Earl, John Gossage,
James Broherd. S B Turner, Th omas
Sinnamon, J b Myers, r. N Harlan ]
l. Taylor, Silas Osburn, ii p Graves, A
Nudge, Stephen Osburn, ID f Gay lord
Jas Pumroy. E Washburn. A d Wood,
N G Hill. P G Daum, John Pumroy,
and Charles Kimble, of the county, OF
Wapello hereby associate themselves for
the construction of the above Extension,
in common with all others, who may
become interested in accordance with
these articles of Incorporation, formed
and adopted under and pursuant to the
AID chapter Of the code Of Iowa.
ART. 2. The name and style of this
Incorporation shall be the "Norih Mis-.
souri, and Iowa Extension Rail Road
Company"
ART. 3. This corporation shall com
mence on the date Of these articles, and
shall continue for fifty years. l. shall
have perpetual succession, may sue and
be sued, by its corporate name, shall
have common seal and may alter the
same, at pleasure. The interest of the
Stockholders shall be transferred as pre-
scribe d by the bylaws. Their private
property shall be exempt from corporate
debts as far as permitted by law. The
corporation may make contracts, acquire
and transfer property, establish by
laws, and make all rules and regulations
expedient and in accordance with law,
and these articles, and in general may do
all acts which are necessary and proper,
to carry into full effect the object of this
Incorporation.
ART. 4. The affairs Of this Incorpo-
ration shall be managed by 8 Direc tors.
The above named Incorporation shall e.
lect the first board Of Directors, bn. as
soon as forty thousand dollars OF Stock
is taken they mus. call meeting OF the
Stockholders at Bloomfield for the cleo.
ton of Directors, and elections shall We
held annually thereafter for the election
of their successors, giving at least four
weeks notice OF such election IN two
newspapers, one published in Ottuinwa
and the other published in Bloomfield, or
keosauqua.
ART. 8. The Directors shall continue
in office until their successors are elect.
ed and qualified. They shall appoint
from among their nun Der President
They shall also elect Treasurer and
Secretary but not from among their mum.
Der. Any vacancy occurring in said
Board or its officers may be filed by the
Board.
ART. 6. All The proceedings of the Di.
rectors, in order 10 bind the company
must be recorded in book to be kept by
them, which shall be al all times open
to public inspection. Every con,rac.
made by them ehall be under the seal
of the corporation. signed by the Pres
ident and countersigned by the Secre.a-
ny.
ART. Z. The capital stock Of the com.