Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30
Notice of Incorporation !.

Notice is HEREBY GIVEN, that a corpora.
ton has been organized in DEBORAH, Winnie
sheik County, Iowa, 10 De 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 ana hold real
estate, To lease out such property, TO erect and
maintain hotels, and rental property. The
said corporation shall have power TO sue and
be sueu in its corporate name, TO make con-
tracts, to acquire, hold, sell, lease assign ana
transfer real and personal property, to borrow
money, to assure mortgages and to enter into
guaranty and suretyship 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 (S32 ,OO0.-
| 00) 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 by board of directors consisting OF
seven persons, together with president two
vice-presidents, a secretary and a treasurer
| The board of directors shall be elected by the
| stockholders, voting either by ballot or viva
| 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 a 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 ee 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 Oh 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 regular or special
meeting to fill uut 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 al
any time by subscribing 10 written lesol
ution TO that effect and handing 1t to the
president or vice-presldent of the corporation
| who shall thereupon give fifteen days notice
| in writing TO each owner OF share OF stock
rs disclosed by the records OF the corporation
/ by mailing notice of such meetipg 10 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 neld, and at any such meeting a MAJ
| ority in value of the stock outstanding shall
| constitute a quorum, which may elect new
| directory To serve out the uneXpired terms OF
| the directors, who may at that time b in of
| tice aud the new directors, so elected, shall i'm
| mediately after the snecial stockholders meet
! ing hold a meeting for the purpose OF electlns
| new officers of the corporation to serve for the
| unex pired 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, Nice-presidents, +. j Curtin, Sec
rotary, aud C. j. Weiser Treasurer. all o
| whom, snall be directors ot the COMPANY un
til that time, as shall also G. +. Baker anC
! II. j. Green.
| The highest amount of Indebtedness tC
which this company may at any time bjec
itself shall be two-thrds ofthe paid upcapita
! stock.
The private properly of stockholders shall
be exempt from corporate debts.
| IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We the in
corporators of he "WINNESHlEk HOTEL
| COMPANY" have hereunto set our hands a
DEBORAH, WinneshieE County, Iowa, this OIL
day ot February, A. ID. SOi.
| BEN BEAR. incorporation and Pres.
| l.. b. WHITNEY, Incorporation and Wires
| 3. UNDSEN, incorporation and Wires.
| +. J. CURTIN, incorporation and Sec'y
G.. j. WEISER, incorporation ana Treas.
| G.. +. BA EK. Incor. orator.
Ii. j. GREEN. Incorporation. lOi