Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-11
Notice of Incorporation.
Whom 1t MAY Concern:

TO Whom IT May concern:
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned have associated them
selves together under and by virtue of
chapter one, title nine, Of the Code Of
Iowa, and the laws ahendatory there
to, as "A railway corporation, and have
adopted articles of Incorporation as
follows, to-wit:
"a The name Of such corporation
is Union Traction Company of Iowa,
and it's principal place of business Is
Marshalltown, Ia.
(2) The general nature Of the bust
ness to be transacted by this corpora
ton shall be the acquisition by con-
struction, lease, or purchase OF rail-
ways, interurban or street railways.
upon the streets and highways of any
city or town, or other territory within
the state of Iowa, and shall be the
building, equipping and operating a
line Of electric railroad, single or
double track, from the city of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, to Waterloo Iowa, by
the most practicable and feasible route
and to build such extensions of said
line from any of its stations or points
on said line Is shall be deemed neces-
sary to carry on and do the business
of said proposed line Of road; and in
connection Herewith to acquire, pur-
chase or to erect, construct and main
tain and operate a gas and electric
plant for the purpose Of manufacture
ing and generating gas and electricity,
one or both, as may be necessary, and
incident to the main purpose of the
corporation.
= e1,ol1 how ha n-
auire rights-of-way, depots and other
grounds necessary for the construction
and operation of its said railway and
plant, by purchase, donation, condem-
nation or otherwise, and also to ac-
quire all necessary rights and fran
chises therefor.
And it shall have power to own,
maintain, sell or dispose of said system
of railways, or interurban or street
railways privileges, franchises and
property, or any part thereof, and to
operate the same and carry passen-
gers, freight, express and mail over
and along the same, and to transact
and carry on any and all ordinary
business over and along said railways
and plants as is usually transacted or
carried on by other roads and plants
by electricity, or any other motive
power now known or to become known,
over and along it's wires and conduits.
1t also hereby authorized to pur-
chase or lease the property, real and
personal, privileges. franchises ana
rights and capital stock. in whole or iE
part, q. an* other railway, inteiuroan,
street or electric line, and to that end
shall have perpetual succession, and
shall have power to sue and be sued. by
it's corporate names; render the in
terests Of the stockholders transferra-
BILE: to exempt private property of it's
members from liability for it's corporate
debts: to make contracts, acquire and
transfer property; and in all respects
hold and enjoy the same powers IN
such respects as private individuals
now hold and enjoy under the laws OF
the state OF Iowa; to establish bylaws;
make rules and regulations necessary
for the management of it's affairs.
To locate. construct, lease, purchase,
owr, and operate telegraph and tele-
phone lines along all its lines of rail-
way. Also to locate. construct pur-
chase, own, lease. operate ard MAIN
tain all such tracks ans switches as
may be convent to -a1ch coal mines,
ouarries. gravel-pits., elevators. factor
les. freight and warehouses accessible
to its line of railway.
az The amount of capital stock au-
thorized by it's articles Of Incorporation
/, one hundred thousand Icllars. Said