Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-09

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a corpora
ton has been organized in DEBORAH, Whine
sheik County, iowa, to be known as the
"WINNESHIEK HOTEL COMPANY"
with its principal place of business at DEBORAH
Winnesheik County. Iowa; that the general
nature of the business of said corporation
shall be TO conduct, manage, operate and
maintain a hotel and other enterprises, which
may seem incident thereto, or advisable, and
for these purposes to purchase and hold real
estate, to lease out such property. TO erect ana
maintain hotels, and rental properly. The
said corporation shall have power TO sue and
be sued in its corporate name. TO make con-
tracts, to acquire, hold, sell, lease, assign and
transfer real and personal property, TO borrow
money, 10 assure mortgages and to enter into
guaranty and suretysnip relations for the
purpose of obtaining funds to conduct its
own business. enjoying in such respects the
same power as individuals now enjoy with
reference to property.
The capital stock of the said corporation
may be Thirty-two Thousand Dollars 1892 000.-
00J which shall be issued and paid for at such
times and on such conditions as the board OF
directors may determine.
The corporation shall commence on Febru-
airy 20 1904, and continue for twenty years
from that date.
The affairs of the corporation are to be con-
Quoted bya board of directors consisting of
seven persons, together with a president, two
vlce-presidents, a secretary and a treasurer.
The board OF directors shall be elected by the
stockholders, voting either by ballot or viva
voce, as the said stock holders may elect, each
share of stock to have one vote, and the said
board shall be elected on the first annual
stockholders meeting to be held on the first
Monday in December 1904, to serve for three
years or until their successors are appointed,
and new board of direc' ors shall be elected
on the first Monday of December every three
years after the first annual election. The Off
GERS OF this corporation shall be ele cted by the
board OF directors from their own body by
ballot or viva vOce, as the directors may de-
termine, Immediately after the first annual
stock holders meeting OIL the first Monday OF
December 1904, to serve three years and on the
first Monday of December every three years
thereafter during the existence of this corpor-
alton. In case of vacancies from any cause,
officers may be elected by a regular or special
meeting to fill out the unexpired terms which
are vacant; and any ten stockholders, each of
whom owns at least one share of stock may
call special meeting of the stockholders at
any time by subscribing to a written resell
ution to that effect and handing it to the
president or vice-president of the corporation,
who shall thereupon give fifteen days notice
In writing to each owner OF share OF stock,
as disclosed by the records of the corporation,
by mailing notice of such meeting to such
stakeholder at his last known place of resid-
ence, stating the purpose of the meeting, the
time when and the place where such meeting
is TO be held, and at any such meeting maj
ority in value of the stock outstanding shall
constitute quorum, which may elect a new
directory to serve out the unexpired terms OF
the directors, who may at that time b in Of
fice and the new directors so elected, shall i'm
mediately after the special stock holders meet
Ing nOlQ meeting IOr the purpose OF electlng
new officers of the corporation to serve for the
unexpired terms. The officers OF the corpor-
alton to serve until the first annual meeting
to be held on the first Monday of December
1901 or until their successors are elected shall
be Ben Bear, President, b. Anundsen and L.
b. Whitney, Vice presidents, f. j. Curtin, Sec
rotary, and C. ]. Weiser, Treasurer, all OF
whom shall be directors OF the COMPANY un-
Til that time, as shall also g. F. Baker and
II. j. Green.
The highest amount of Indebtedness to
which this company may at any time bject
itself shall be two-thirds ofthe paid up pital
stock.
The private property of stockholders shall
be exempt from corporate debts.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We the in
corporators of the "WINNESHIEK HOTEL
COMPANY" have hereunto set our hands al
DEBORAH, Winneshiek County, Iowa, this 9th
day of February, A. ID. 1904.
BEN BEAR, incorporation and Pres.
l.. b. WHITNEY, incorporation and V-Pres.
b. ANUNDSEN, incorporation and V-Pres
E. J. CURTIN, incorporation and Sec'y
c. j. WEISER, incorporation and Treas.
q. +. BAKER. Incorporation.
h. j. GREEN, Incorporation. l0-4