The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-31
sAm,L r. HANS, ATTORNEY.

Articles of incorporation OF the Pythian Sun
beam Publishing Company.
Be il remembered that the undersigned Jacob
II. North. Samuel u. Iiams, Kent d, Cunning
ham and Frank J. Kelley OF the city OF Lincoln,
Lancaster county, Nebraska, do hereby In pur-
suance OF the statutes OF said state oil Nebraska,
I'm such cases made and provided associate our
selves together In business as Il body corporate
in the manner and tor the purposes hereinafter
mentioned, do hereby adopt the following arti-
cles OF Incorporation:
Art. l. The said corporation shall be named
and known as The Pythian Sunbeam Publishing
Art. .. The principal place of transacting the
business of said corporation shall be In the city
of Lincoln, Lancaster county, Nebraska.
Art. 3. The general nature Of the business 70
be transacted by this corporation shall be the
owning, maintaining, conducting, publishing
and editing fraternal newspaper devoted 10
the interests Of the order OF knights OF Pythias
and for such purpose may purchase, own, lease,
sell and convey such properly, personal ana
real as may be necessary or incident to the main
| powers Of the corporation.
Art A. The amount OF the capital stock OF
| this corporation authorized Is the sum OF One
Thousand dollars, to be divided into two hun
dred shares of the par value Of five dollars each.
At least sixty per cent o. said stock Snail De sud
scribed and shall be fully paid up ut par upon
| the organization Of this corporation and fully
paid mp shares Of said stock shall be issued 10
| the stockholders thereto and not otherwise.
| Art B. The highest amount OF Indebtedness
to which this corporation shall ut any time sub
| ject itself shall not exceed the sumof one hum
dred dollars.
| Art 9. The date OF the commencement Of this
corporation shall be the 18th day of August, 1908,
and shall continue for the period Of thirty years.
| Art7. The affDirs and business oil this cOrpO-
| ration shall be conducted by board Of AZ least
four and not over nine directors, one OIL whom
shall be president, one the secretary, one the
| treasurer and one the manager. The board OF
directors shall be elected by the stockholders
| from among their own number.
| Art. 3. The first meeting Of the stockholders
1 "a hQ n mn la n
/ corporation, and thereafter the regular meet
ings shall be held at the Office OF the corporation
| In the cl y OF Lincoln, Lancaster county. Me-
braska, ON the first Monday in each and every
month.
| Art 0. The officers ofsaid corporation Tor the
| first year are Jacob III. North, president; Samuel
Il. Hams secretary; Kent ID. Cunningham treas
urer, and Samuel j. Iiams manager, and any
( two Of said offices can be held by one and the
same person. They shall hold their Offices for
the period Of one year and until their successors
are elected and qualified Should a vacancy
occur In any of said Offices or on the said board
! Of directors, the same may be filled BY the re-
naming members OF the board OF directors, such
appointee to hold until his successor IL elected
and qualified.
Art. 10. AT all stockholders meetings each
/ share of stock shall be entitled 10 one vote and
a vote of majority OF The shares shall In all
cases control. Stockholders may vote their
share In person or by proxy duly authorized In
writing.
Art. il. The board of directors shall have full
/ poNFI hitH W Hlhhf MI AhitH hnh ny
laws Tor the purpose OF conducting the business
| affairs OF the corporation aud may alter and
amend the same az pleasure.
! In testimony whereof we have hereunto niiix-
| cd our signatures this 18th day of August 1904
KENT ID. CUNNINGHAM.
| FRANK J. KELLEY.
| SAMUEL II. HANS.
JACOB II. NORTH.
In the presence Of L. ia cosgrayc
| State or Nebraska Lancaster COunty-ss.
| iie a remembered that on this 18th day Of Aug
ust, 1901, before me, a notary public IN and Tor
Lancaster county, Nebraska, came Jacob II.
North, samuel ~ liams. Kent ID Cunningham
and frank j. Kelley. 10 me known to be- the
Identical persons whose names are affixed 10 the
I foregoing articles of lneor ornilun. and they
keyerally acknowledged the execution uf tho
same 60 be their voluntary act and deed for tho
\ purposes In said articles expressed
In testimony whereof ! hereunio subscribe
my name aud aiiix my Official seal the day and
4. JAS. CosaRAvr,
(scaiA Notary Public.
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