Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-21
Articles of Incorporation of the
Mead Investment Company.

VNo WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: we. the
y = undersigned, W; d. Mead, Of Leeds, Greene
David Jameson, OF Omaha Neb., dosirous OF
forming a corporation under the laws of tho
together and do adopt and subscribe to the fol.
loving articles of interpretations:
Article / The corporate title of this incorpor.
alton snail be The Mead Investment Company.
its business shall be at the city Of Omaha, Doug, Doug
Article Ill The business to be transacted by
thls corporation shall be, TO buy, sell, hold, i'm
real estate security and upon municipal or other
corporation or individual notes. bonds or other
securities, and buy and sell the same with or
without guarantee of payment; to receive on
deposit from individuals firms or corporations
money, bonds or other securities and 70 hold and
account for the same: to issue certificates OF
deposit, bonds and other evidences of indebted
ness to act as trustees, financial agents or guar
dians for individuals, corporations or estates;
to transact such other and further business as
shall be compatible with general loan and
Article ", The capital stock of this corpora.
tion shall be one hundred thousand dollars
(Sl0o,0oO.UO), and may be increased to five hun
dred thousand dollars $500 oU,CO', divided in
shares of five hundred dollars (S500.00) each.
The board of directors may increase the capital
thirds az the stncL Eopt 1 nav o coyt y ~ tiS mn
tai stock of one hundred thousand dollars shall
be paid in before the commencement Of business,
and the residue when called for, as provided In
Article V. The officers of this corporation
and Treasurer, which said Offices of Secretary
and Treasurer may be held by one and the same
person. The directors shall consist of the officers
of the corporation and such other individuals as
the stock holders may from time to time elect
from among themselves. The Directors az no time
shall exceed nine (g) in number.
Article VI This Corporation shall commence
and go into operation on the second day of April
A. d. 1888, and shall terminate ON the second day
of April A. ID. 1898.
Article VII. The indebtedness Of this corpora
tion outside of funds received or deposited for
investment, shall at no time exceed two-thirds of
the amount of its capital stock.
Artice VIII. The officers of this Corporation
for the ensuing year shall be w. ID. Mead, Presi-
dent; w. d. Mead Jr.. Vice-President, David
JAMESON, Secretary and Treasurer, and they
shall hold office until the first annual meeting,
on the first Wednesday in June a. ID. 1889. or lln-
til their successors are elected and qualified.
any regular meeting of the Stockholders, notice
of such proposed amendment having been given
four weeks before the date of such meeting.
Witness our hands this 24th day of March A.
ID. 1888.
w. d. MEAD.
w. ID. MEAD JR.
witness: DAVID JAMESON.
c. p. NEEDHAM.
THE SpaTi.s S1aTE 9r c6nnsR MnsRAskA' IS.
On this 10Th day of March, A. ID. 1883, person.
ally appeared before me, notary public In and
for said county and state, w. ID. Mead, w. D.
Jr., and David Jameson who are personally
known to me to be the identical persons who
executed the foregoing articles of in
t-~, corporation and whose names arc
3sEAL I subscribed thereto and they acknow
'o-' edged the same to be their voluntary
act and deed.
al42l-2Sm6 C.P. NEEDHAM, Notary Public