Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-16
LEGAL.
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incorporation Notice.

&c Wnom IL may concern,
Notice Is hereby given that cor.
poration for pecuniary profit has been
organized under the laws of the state
CT Iowa. and Its articles contain in
substance, among other things, the
following provisions:
The name of the corporation g
Spilman- Dana Hardware Company.
fixed at the city of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, State Of Iowa
The general nature of the business
to be transacted by the corporation Is
and shaii he the conducting of re-
tai, end wholesale hardware business
in the CITY O. Ottumwa, Iowa, and the
corporation also has the power to pur-
chase, sell end lease such real estate
as may be desirable or convenient in
carrying on it's business and the
further power to purchase, hold. sell
and dispose Of the corporate stocks OF
other corporations engaged In carry
ing on a retail or wholesale hardwars
business In the city of Ottumwa, Iowa.
The last named power to be exercised
when authorized by the board cf
directors. at their annual meeting. or
at a meeting called for that purpose.
The amount of the authorized capital
stock Of the company Is fixed at so, 1000,
to be divided into shares of $4,000 each,
certificates to be issued therefor, al
subscribed for, and paid at the par
| value thereof, in cash, or when SUBJ
scribed for to be paid for In property
or anything other than money, then
as authorized by the Executive Scum
Gil of the state Of Iowa, upon applica-
| ton and leave granted, as provided by
| law. and particularly by Chapter II Of
the Acts Of the sgd General Assembly
Of the State Of Iowa, and in accord
a.lce with the findin0 and value fixed
/ by the order, finding and determine
| tion Of said Executive Council, upon
such application.
| The corporation begins or COM
| mences when the certificate of incor-
| poration was issued by the Secretary
Of State Off Iowa, towit, May 8, 1908.
and shall terminate In twenty years
from and after May s, 1908, unless
sooner dissolved, as it may be BY a
vote of not less than two thirds OF the
outstanding capital stock.
It's affairs are to be conducted by a
president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer. as officers, and by
board of three directors. The direc-
tors are to be elected annually by and
4 from among the stockholders, at this
stockholders annual meeting, to be
held at the general office of the COM
pany in Ottumwa, Iowa, on the fourth
Monday in January, in each year, ana
the officers are to be elected annually
by the directors from among the
stockholders, at the annual directors
meeting to be also held on the fourth
Monday in January. in each year. The
!, offices of vice president and secretary
may be held by the same person. The
officers and directors are to hold office
for one year, or until their successors
are elected and qualified.
The officers and directors, who ara
to hold office and act for the company
until the annual meeting to be held In
January, 1909, are named in the
articles, now on record in said Wapel-
10 county, and with the secretary o.
!, State for Iowa, to which reference l:
, here made.
The highest amount of indebtedness:
to which the corporation shall at an,
time subject itself is fixed by thu
articles and may equal but shall no
= exceed in amount two-thirds OF 1t.
, capital stock, and the private property
: OF the stockholders and members u
and shall be exempt from it's corporal.
, debts.
spilman- Dana Hardware Company
7 (SEAL)
!: Attest
> BY T. p. Spilman, president
. T. Holl Spilman secretary.