Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-15
ARTICLES OF Incorporation
OF THE
Western Pottery COmpanv.

We the undersigned incorporators whose names
are hereunto affixed, do hereby in pursuance OF the
statutes OF the state Of Nebraska, in suoh cases made
poses hereinafter mentioned.
Art. l. The said corporation shall be named and
known as the Western Pottery Company.
Art. 2. The principal place Of transaoting the bus
mess Of the corporation shall be In the city Of Omaha,
Douglas County, Nebraska, and the manufacture Of
the wares hereinafter mentioned, shall be carried en-
at Louisville, Cass County, Nebraska.
Art. 3. The general nature OF the business to be
transacted Ia the manufacture and sale OF stone-ware,
fire brick, terra Gotta, tile drain and sewer pipe and
such other pottery and products as are usually man-
u%factured from clay, kaolin or other natural earths,
and the purchasing, leasing, holding and working
Of such clay and kaolin lands, banks and deposits as
may be necessary or s~xpedient for such purposes.
Art. 4. The amount Of capital stock authorized,
shall be forty thousand dollars with power to increase
said amount to one hundred thousand dollars) the
same to be divided into four hundred shares Of the
part value OF one hundred dollars each of which said
shares the full amount shall be paid in at the time OF
subscription.
liabi iy to which the corporation shall at any one
time be subject shall not exceed an an cunt equal to
twenty five per cent of the amount Of the capital
stock.
Art.6 The time OF the commencement OF this cor.
poration shall be the 18th day OF April A. D. 1885, and
it shall continue for twenty years from and after said
date and terminate on the 14th dsy Of April A. d
1905.
Art. 7. The affairs and business OF the corporation
shall be conducted by q board OF directors. three In
number, who shell DO elected annually by the stock
holders at the Office OF the corporation In Omaha, and
shA Ill rast as in their by laws prescribed,
Art. 8. The regular annual meetings Of the corpor.
alton shall be held in the CITY OF Omaha, on the first
Wednesday after the second Tuesday 10 April Of each
and every year, special meetings may be called at
any time upon notice OF not less than ten days given
by the president and secretary.
AIT 0. The officers OF the corporation shall
bel president, secretary and treasurer. They shall
be elected by the directors and hold Office for the
term Of one year and until their successors are elee.
AIT. 10. The outside property OF the stockhold ers
and each Of them shall he at all times free and ex.
from the corporation debts.
In testimony Whereof We have hereunto set our
hands this 26th day Of March 1885.
In presence of { y, MEIcHER.
W. J. MARTIN + (. 5 :. S afaRk
Fl STATE OF NEBRASKA, ls.s
COUNTY OF roUoLAs. g. On this 26th
wNotary Public duly commissioned and qualified
thin and for the aforesaid courtyard state, person.
Sly appeared the above named K. ID. Van Court. y.
tobe the Identical pers ,ns VIII ose names are atHxed
to the above instrument as Incorporation and
verbally acknowledg ed the execution OF the same to
ct their voluntary act and deed for the purpose
herein expressed.
In witness whereof ! have hereupto subscribed my
name and affixed ny notarial seal at Omaha ,Eebras-
kA, on the date above written.
H. 81 W. J. MARTIN.
Notary Public,
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA, Ia
County or CAss J' On this goth
day OF March A. d.. 1885. before me q notary public
in and for said county and state, duly commissioned
and qualified personally appeared s Is. hcLeran and
NJ 8. Clark to me personally known to be the iden.
teal person who signed their names to the above in
stTument as incorporators and seyerally acknowl.
edged the execution tbereo. to be their voluntary act
and deed for the purposes therein expressed.
In witness whereof / have hereunto set my hand.
and official seal the day and year last above written
Isl G G.. CLEGHoRN,
m-30 A.o.ls 20 Notary Public.