The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-12

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committee on permanent organization
made the following report:
President-A w Fagin, Of st Louis, Nc
wee President-J p Farley, of Dubuqu
county, and Col Geo Gillaspy, of Wapell
county.
| Secretaries-S W Tranr. of Benton coun
ty, and A Belt, of Linn county.
On motion, the report was unanimously
adopted.
Hon A w Fagin on taking the chair, ell
oquently addressed the Convention on tn,
importance of the proposed road, and tn,
great benefit to accrue therefrom to tn,
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LOUIS & CEDAR RAPIDS RAILWAY.
ART. lsT.-We, the undersigned citizens
OF the states of Iowa and Missouri, to-
gether with our associates. successors and
assigns, and all persons who may become
stock holders under these articles, do here
by become Incorporated under the name
ana style OF The Saint Louis & Cedar Rap
ids railway" forthe purpose OF construct
strncting, operating and owninga railroad
ana branches, extending from the southern
county In said state of Iowa, at point
where the North Missouri Railroad tertni-
mates. and running thence northerlv on the
nearest and hest route to the CITY of Cedar
dent. the towns of B'oomfield. Ottumwa
and Sigourncv. in said State of Iowa. l.rr
ART. 2D.-The principle place of bust
ness of said corporation shall he at Ottum-
wa until otherwise ordered by the Board
of Directors. ....r nr. a..a,t .,f. 'r...-
ART. 3D.-This corporation shall have
exercise and enjoy all the rights. powers
and franchises authorized hv the fiftv-sec-
ond chapter of the Revised Code of Iowa.
entitled "Corporations for necuniarv prof
1t, together with all other rights and priv
ileges granted by law tn Railroad Compa-
nips.
ART. aTH.-The capitol stock shall be
creased bv the Board of Directors; the
times and conditions upon which II is to
I've paid in, snail be snch rs the Beard of
Directors or Executive Committee may
from time 10 time designate.
ART. 5TH.--The stock shall he transfer
able on the books of the Company, Mt its
principal office in Iowa and at such other
place or places as the Board of Directors
NAV designate. The stock to he divided
into shares of one hundred dollars each,
and each share shall he entitled TO one vote
at all meetings Of the stockholders. .......
ART. 9TH. Company shall COM
',lnnca op the A @ daSs f SSq9i
>, or roo.o,
Ann -ru Tho afr,irs or tho Comnanv
sh,rl ha n,,nogod hvo Rnord nf not lass
han t;ffcan nor more than twentv-one Di
rnctors. sovap NJ whom including the
President or yica president shall consti-
tute a uuorum
APT, sru.-U-ntiI tho annual meeting in
Juro 1896 and until thc;r successors are
iuIv elected. the fo,'owinp persons are
bnrohv maacond constituted the Directors.
TT IT Trimble JR Weaver. C G Warden.
Y 7, Burton. J II Sanders. II A Morgan.
w w Walker Homer G Paige George Gill
lasnv Charles 7, Tucker Henry $ Reed.
Jobn ! Roe Fdgor Amos Gaorga pogram
SN Edgol Isaac TT Sturgeon Josiah Fopp
r, 4, C.;,,,n IT q A,,lo 9 n c,rnen,er
md George Greene. a. and until the annual
,,,oot;,r i, ,ees tho of,,cers sb.l, consist Of
II q Angle President. q r. w,rdep vica
President. w r Ronpifierd. Treasurer. and
T. 7. Rurton Secretary. ..
,pr oru Tho ANNA, meet;ng of tho
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