Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
LEGAL,
Notice of incorporation.

Pursuant to the provisions of section 1913
OF the Code of Iowa public notice is hereby
given, that the undersigned have associated
themselves together. for the purpose of or
ganiZng n corporation for pecuniary profit
under the laws of the State of Iowa.
The name of the Incorporation is .Inter-
cipal place of business is the city Of OF
tumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.
The general nature of the business to be
transacted by the corporation is as follows:
(a)-To acquire, own, construct. operate
lease, and sell railways, street-raflways,
tramways and inter-urban lines Of rail-
and to transport for hire, thereon and
thereover, passengers, baggage, mall eN
press freight, produce, etc. and to acquire,
own, construct, operate, lease and SELL rail.
way locomotives, railway passenger,
freight and texpress cars, street-railway
cars tram-cars and all fixtures and appur-
| tenances incident necessary to the one.
ration thereof, and to operate the same b.
electric or such other power as may not
be contrary to the laws of the state Of
Iowa or which shall not violate the legal
ordinances of any municipality that may
be entered or traversed by lines owned and
operated by this company.
| tb)-To acquire, own, construct operate
lease and sell electric machinery and APP
pliances, and machinery. fixtures, appli
anees wires, poles, and all other fixtures
sornr or ur
energy and whatsoever machinery, fixtures,
apparatus or appliances that may be neces-
Safy or convenient to enable 1t to supply
light, heat and power, generated by cleo
tricity or any substance, process or pro-
duct now known or used or that may here
after be discovered, invented or utilized
| for lighting, heating, or power purposes for
its own use and consumption and to the
public, generally within the state of Iowa.
se sc6 Duy aeq9re TAKE use lease and
paratus, appliances, pipes, mains, fixtures
and easements as may be necessary or con
yenient in conducting its business. To ac-
mt 0ntc
and franchise granted, issued or entered
into by any municipality in the state of
Iowa. including such as already have, been
municipality with other persons, companies
or corporations or such as may be granted
to this company and pertaining to any, Of
the lines of business which this corporation
has the right to carry on.
| (d)-To acquire, buy, sell. lease or ex-
change, real estate for the use of this cor
poration in the state of Iowa, and to plat
the same into streets, alleys and public
grounds and to dedicate the same to the
use of the public, and to buy, sell or lease
real estate for parks, attractions, enter
tainments, hotels, and the like, and to own.
conduct or operate the same.
euG acq Itnn hold ana sell
: other corporations when the business of
such corporations is substantially the same
as that in which this corporation is en-.
: gagged or when the success of such corpor.
J alton may contribute to the earnings OF
this, corporation and to guarantee the
bends of any such corporations.
, G-!To consolidate it's properties, rights
franchises, privileges and. assets or any
part of them, with any other company OF
corporation conducting business of a sim.
liar nature, upon such basis and terms as
may be agreed upon.
mines in the state of Iowa and carry on
such other business and do such other
things as may carry out the object of this
, corporation, increase its profits or enhance
the ynhin Of its DrODerty
The affairs Of the corporation shall be
managed by a board of directors consisting
and from among the stockholders at the
annual meeting on the first Monday in Feb
ruary of each year to be held at the of
: special meetings Of the stockholders may may
be held as provided by the bylaws Until
the regular annual meeting Of 1903 and un
l til their successors are elected and quail
fed the following named persons shall con
: stitute the board of directors to-wit:
Gurdqn " Wa title Sumner nIs Wallace
uel Mahon, Calvin Manning and Jacob B
Sax. The officers of this corporation shall
n consist of a, President, one, or more, Vice
|, Presidents, to be designated by number,
7 secretary and q treasurer, but one person
l. may fill the office of both Secretary ant
y Treasurer, and such other officers ant
$. Necessary e and their respective duties shall
!; he such as the bylaws of the corporation
q shall provide. The officers of the corpora
II ton shall be elected by the newly elected
e board of directors. from their own mum
IS Der, and shall hold their respective office
II for one year and until their Successors shall
1 have been elected and qualified. The Boar,
l. of Directors shall have power to fill vacan
s. cies occurring i'll the board.
IS The highest amount of indebtedness o
u liability to which the corporation shall a
'e any time subject itself may equal but shall
n not exceed two-thirds of its capital stock.
u The private property of stakeholder
"a shall not be liable for corporate debts q
ohlirations
ID GURDON w. WATTLES,
u SUMNER WALLACE,
~ HARRY z. O'NEILL,
g, JOHN +. SPRINGFIELD.
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