Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11
Articles OF incorporation.

purpose OF forming q corporation un-
der and by virtue of the laws of Iowa,
have associated ourselves together, as
provided by law, aud have agreed upon
and adopted, and hereby adopt for the
government of such corporation, the
following articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.-NAME AND PLACE OF
BUSINESS.
This corporation shall be known as
the Omaha Ticket Company, of Mis-
souri, Valley, Iowa. Its principal place
of business shall be in the city of Mis-
souri, Valley, Harrison county, Iowa.
AR rlCLE PURPOSE AND NATURE
OF BUSINESS.
The purpose of this corporation and
the general nature of the business to
be transacted by it shall be the manu-
facture, printing and furnishing tick
cts, in all the desired forms, for Rail
road companies, Street Car companies,
Theaters, Fairs. Expositions, Steam
boat lines, Driving associations and
all other Companies. Corporations,P Per-
sons, Firms or Associations under
whatever name or nature using trans
portation, admission, advertising or
other kinds of tickets, coupons checks,
and all other paper or printing re-
qnired by or incindental to any and all
of such BUSINESS pursuits and pur-
poses, including general printing, ad-
vertising and all such work and mater
iial as may be necessary or incidental
to any and all the purposes above
named.
ARTICLE III POWERS.
This corporation shall, under the
general law and the rights herein re-
served have power to purchase, acquire,
own, hold. cucumber and dispose of all
such real estate as may be necessary
or proper IN connection with the gen
eral business to be transacted, and
such as may be necessary or proper to
its protection III the way of security.
protection or any other purpose prop
erly incidental to sald business. II
shall have power to purchase, Owr,
hold, use, cucumber and dispose of any
and all personal property of every de-
scription necessary and proper to tie
conduct of Its business, or incidental
to the general security and proper COR
duct of the corporation. 1t has power
to appoint its pr oper officers as lndi-
Gated in these articles, and such otht
officers, from time to time, as may be
found necessary or advisable in the
conduct Of its business and to employ
such assistants as the business may in
any manner require, and through its
proper officers to enter into all con-
tracts of every description necessary
or incidental to the proper conduct of
its business.
ARTICLE IV.-cAP1TAL STOCK AND
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The capital stock of this corporation
is Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,OOO co.,
one-half of which has been paid in
cash, and the remaining portion shall
be paid IN at such times and in such
amounts as the Board of Directors
herein provided for may require, but
tine shares of stock of said corporation
shall be worcestershire beyond the
amount unpaid on the par value
thereof. Said capital stock shall be
divided into shares of One Hundred
Dollars (SlCO OO) each, and each stock
holder shall be entitled to certificate
showing the number of shares owned
by him which shares may be transfer
red or assigned by proper endorsement
and transferred upon the books of the
corporation, provided that no stock
shall be assigned on which any assess
ment for any portion of the par value
is unpaid, without the unanimous con.
sent of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE WINE OF COMMENCE
NENT AND TERMINATION.
This corporation shall commence
business October LIST, 1900, or as soon
thereafter as proper certificate is OBJ
tanned and shall continue in business
for period of twenty years with the
right of renewal as now or hereafter
provided by laW.unless sooner dissolved
as herein provided. This corporation
may be dissolved prior to the time
above fixed for its termination by the
unanimous consent of all the stock.
holders, or by twothirds' vote of all
the stock outstanding at such time or
which all payments have been made as
required by the Board of Directors and
upon giving such notice as is required
by law.
| ARTICLE VI.-DIRECToRs AND oFEI.
GELS
| The : fl .irs of this corporation shall
be conducted by Board of four Direct
ors who shall be elected by the stock
holders annually hereafter, on the first
Monday in October of each year, pro-
vided that the Board of Directors as
stated IN these articles shall continue
lin office until the first Monday il
October, 1901. The Board of Directors
shall have the power to elect the otiic
ers hereinafter named and such Othel
officers as the business may demand
and except as herein provided the pow
OIers of such officers shall be only q.
provided in the by laws or such as may
4 be conferred from time to time by thu
Board of Directors. Such officers shall
be elected as soon as practicable aftel
each annual meeting of the stockhold
ers to be held on the GFst Monday il
October of each year and all Directors
and officers shall continue in Office un-
til their successors have been elected
and the Board may by three-fourths
vote at any time remove any Officer
and elect his successor without notice
Il ARTICLE VII.-1NDEBTEDNEss.
The Indebtedness of this corporation
shall at no time exceed 25 per cent O
the capital stock, and private property
of the stockholders is exempt from al
|corporate debts, nor shall any Officer
or stakeholder be personally liable fol
any debt contracted by or in behalf Of
SAID corporation.
ARTICLE VIII.-OFfIcERs AND D1
RECTORs.
The first Board of Directors of THU
corporation, and such Board shall con
tinue in Office until the first Monday IL
October, 1901, consists of r. II. Harris
Earl r. Harris, J. J. Amen and Y. /