The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-24
xAM'L h. HANS, ATTORNEY.

Articles Of incorporation of the Pythian Sum
beam Publishing Company.
Be it remembered that the undersigned, jacob
H. North, Samuel Is Iiams, Kent ID. Cunning
ham and Frank j. Kelley OF the city OF Lincoln,
Lancaster county, Nebraska do hereby IN pnr-
suance of the statutes OF said state OF NeDraska
in such cases made and provided associate our
selves together In business as body corporate
In the manner and or the purposes hereinafter
mentioned, do hereby adopt the following arti-
Giles of incorporation.
Art. |. The said corporation shall be named
and known as The Pythian Sunbeam Publishing
Company
Art 2 The principal place of iransacting the
business of said corporation shall be IN The city
OF Lincoln, Lancaster county, Nebraska:
Art. 3. The general nature OF the business TO
be transacted by this corporation shall pc the
owning maintaining, conducting, P npnsnin "
and editing iraternal newspaper devoted 10
the interests of the order OF Knights OF Pyth1as
and for such purpose may purchase own, tease,
sell and convey such property, personal ana
real, as may be necessary or incident 10 the main
powers Of the corporation.
Art A. The amount OF the capital stock OF
this corporation authorized j. the sum OF one
Thousand dollars TO be divided into Two nun
dred shares OF the par value o five dollars each.
At least sixty per cent said stock shall be siib-
scribed and shall be fully paid up at par upon
the organization of this corporation and iully
paid up shares of said stock shall be Issued 10
the stockholders thereto and not otherwise.
Art s. The highest amount Of Indebtedness
to which this corpoia alton shall Mt any time SUBJ
ject itself shall not exceed the sum OF one num-
dred dollars.
Art 6. The date of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the 18th d y of August, 1903,
and shall continue for the period OF thirty years.
Art Z The Affairs and business OF this corpo-
ration shall be conducted by a board OF OF least
tour and not over nine directors, one OF Whom
shall be president, one the secretary, one the
treasurer and one the manager. The poard OF
directors shall be elected by the STOCKHOLDERS
from among their own number.
Art s. The first meeting of the stockholders
shall be upon the day OIL the organization OF the
corporation, and thereafter the regular meet
ings shall be held at the Office OF the corporation
in the ci OF Lincoln, Lancaster count Ne
braska, on the first Monday in each and every
month.
Art O. The officers of said corporation or the
first year are Jacob II. North, president; Samuel
b. Hams secretary; Kent d. Cunningham, treas
urer and Samuel X. Iiams, manager, ana any
two OF said offices can be held by one ana the
same person They shall hold their offices for
the period of one year and until their successors
are elected and qualified. Should 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 Is erected
and qualified.
Art 10 At all stockholders meetings each
share OF stock shall be entitled to one vote and
vote OF majority of the shares shall In all
cases control Stockholders may vote their
| share in person or by proxy duly authorized In
Art. ii. The board of directors shall have ful
power and authority to make all rules and by
laws Tor the purpose OF conducting the business
| affairs of the corporation ana may alter ana
amend the same ut pleasure
In testimony whereof we have hereunto afiix.
ed our signatures this 18th day OF August, zoos.
KENT u. CUNNINGHAM.
FRANK J. kEIaLEf.
SAMUEL II. HAMS
JACOB III. NORTH
In the presence OF Y. ia +. Cosernve.
state OF Nebraska, Lancaster Couniy-ss.
lie II remembered that on this 18Th day OF Aug.
ust i90s, before me, notary public IN and ior
Lancaster county Nebraska, came jacob III.
| North, Samuel ~ liams. Kent u Cunningham
| and Frank J. Kelley, 10 me known To bc the
| Identical persons whose names are Anixed 10 the
| foregoing articles a. ineof Grafton. and they
| seyerally acknowledged The execution Of the
same To he their voluntary act and deed for the
purposes In said articles 81 pressed
la testimony whereof | hereunio subscribe
my name and aifix my oiiieial seal the day and
| year last above written
4. JAS, COSGRANF
\ tSeal1 Notary Public
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