The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-11-12
Norlcg Of INCORPORATION.


To whom 1t may Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned have associated themselves
together, under and by virtue of Chap.
One ~, Title Nine co. of the Coue
of Iowa and the laws amendatory
thereto, as corporation and have
adopted Articles of Incorporation
which provide as follows, towit:
The name of this corporation is
The West End Coal Company, and it's
principal place of business is Oska.
loosa, Iowa.
The business to be conducted by the
Corporation shall be to buy, sell, lease
and operate coal lands and coal mines;
mine, buy and sell coal, open and
operate coal mines and to do all
things necessary in the conducting Of
said business, or that may aid or pro-
mote the general purpose of this cor
poration in the successful transaction
OF its business. -
1t may sue and be sued in its cor
porate name. ~
The corporation can commence
business on the 14th day Of August,
1908, or as soon thereafter as author
lied by the Secretary of State and con-
thu efor twenty years with the right
of renewal, unless sooner dissolved
by a three-fourths vote OF all corpor-
ate stock subscribed.
The place for the rransacting OF
A. hneirayy shat ho NJ nS.
kaloosa, Iowa.
The capital stock shall be Six
Thousand Dollars, divided into shares
of One Hundred Dollars each, which
shall be worcestershire and shall ue
bald for when issued in cash or per-
sonal propert at the value fixed by
the Executive Council under the pro-
visions of Chapter Seventy-One ca,
Acts of the Thirty-Second General
Assembly of Iowa. "..
Private property of stockholders
shall he exempt from liability for
debts of the corporation" The indebt-
edness shall at no time exceed two
thirds of the capital stock Of the cor
poration.
1t shall have power through i1s
officers TO make contracts, mort
cages, leases, borrow money, acquire
coal lands, control, lease and dispose
OF the same, to operate coal mines,
buy, mine and sell coal, and shall
have and exercise all powers given to
such corporations in Chapter One, al
tie Nine of the Code of Iowa and
laws amendatory thereto.
The business of the Corporation
shall be conducted by board of two
directors, to be elected by the stock
holders at their annual meeting.
Each share of stock emitting the
holder to one vote. Vacancies in the
board of directors shall be filled by
the remaining directors and the OH
GERS elected shall hold Office for one
year.
& The first meeting of the stockhold-
ers shall be held May LIST, 1909, and
annually thereafter. Until the LIST OF
May, 1909, w. P. Shoemaker and w.
R. Nelson shall act as directors. Inc
officers shall be president, secre-
tary and treasurer and such other OIL
GERS as the board of directors may de-
sermine, to be chosen by the board
of directors. The business conducted
by the officers subject to the approval
of the board of directors.
Special meetings may be called by
the president, or majority OF the
stockholders by giving five days writ
ten notice.
Stock when issued shall be trans
ferr2d on the books of the corpora
ton, upon presentation OF the certih-
cafe of stock properly signed on the
back thereof.
The Articles of Incorporation, ex-
cept Article Five, exempting private
property from corporate debts, may
be amended at any regular or special
meeting, upon three-fourths vote OF
the corporate stock. .,'''''.'"
w. P. Shoemaker.
16w4. w. X. Nelson.