Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-04-03

Know all men by these presents that we the
undersigned do hereby associate ourselves to-
gether and become incorporated under the
laws OF the STATE of Iowa.
ARTICLE This corporation shall be known
as the Manhattan Club, with its principal place
OF business III the city of Des Moines, Polk Co.,
Iowa.
ARTICLE s--The object of this corporation
shall be to maintain and operatea social club
room, or house, consisting of billiard and pool
tables, restaurant, and other social endowment
for the accommodation and convenience of its
members, and TO afford its members opport1I-
nifty for social intercourse, with such incidents
ais as are usual III associations OF a similar
character: also to buy and sell personal prop
erty, and may borrow money and give its obi
CATION therefor.
ARTICLE 3--The capital stock of this company
shall be $500, divided into shares of 81, 90 each
and no stock shall be issued until the same mas
been fl,lly paid up ana the holder OF share OF
stock in this corporation shall be entitled to ali
of the benefits and privileges of this club Any
person may by majority vote OF the board Of
directors, and by paying the treasurer an mi
tiation fee OF Sio0 become member Of this
club,
ARTICLE This corporation shall be author
lied to commence business upon the filing OF
these articles with the recorder of Polk cnunty
Iowa, aud shall continue for twenty years, ull.
less sooner dissolved by a vote of three -fourths
ofall OF its members or by operation of law
ARTICLE 5--The business of this corporation
shall be cond ucted by board of directors con.
sisting Of three members. who shall electa pres
ident, vice president, secretary and TREASURER
The directors shah be elected by the stockhold
ers on the 9th day OF March each succeeding
year thereafter during the continuation of this
corporation unless changed by it's provision as
may be hereinafter stated, and pending said
election OF president, Weep president, secretvry
and ltreasIlrer, by said board of directors to
take pace March ~, ls9d..... ~. Shall
act as president, -. ~. ....... Shall net
as Vlce-pfesoent, -.....; shall act as secretary
........,...,. shall act as treasurer.
ARTICLE G--The directors and oaicarsof the
club shall hold their Office for the period of one
year and until Their successors are elected and
qualified, and shall perform such duties as by
law aud custom usually pertain to such ono
ARTICLE 7--March oath 1895, said Ineetii,p al
stockholders shall elect a board Of directors ana
each certificate OF stock or holder thereof shall
be entitled to one vote, and all votes shall be by
ballot.
ARTICLE g. The Indebtedness OF this corpora
tion shall az no time exceed two thirds or the
capital stock then paidup or paidin.
ARTlGLE g--The private property of the share
holders shall be exempt from debt of corpora.
ton.
ARTICLE lo--That at any regular meeting of
the officers and stockholders or at any special
meeting called for such purpose these articles
OF incorporation may be changed amended or
repealed by q vote OF three foslrtns OF all OF
the stockholders belonging to this club
II witness thereof, we have herennto sub
scrtbed our names as incorporators of the above
named corporation at Des Mones, Iowa on
this oath day Of March, 1898.
Signed J. Z. CARTENTER.
q. d. JOHNSON.
State OF Iowa, Polk county. S.
BE 1t remembered, that on thio sith day of
March, 1885, before me- 4. l.. Bell n notary i,Ih
He in and for Polk county, personally APP
peared before me the persons whose names
are hereunto attached, to me personally known
10 be the identical persons whose sigma ,sra
hereunto subscribed and acknowledge the exc
cution of the same to be their yohlu.a,v aef
anddeed, for the purpose hereto set out,
subscribed to and acknowledged In my I1res
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