Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-02
Ottll1rlWa, Ia.
INCORPORATION Notice.


Notice Is hereby given that a corr
poration for pecuniary profit has been
organized under the laws of the statd
OF Iowa, and it's articles contain in
substance, among other things, the
following provisions:
The name of the corporation IS
Spilman- Dana Hardware Company.
and its principal place of business is
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 shalt BIZ the conducting Of re-
tai end wholesale hardware business
in the city o. Ottumwa, Iowa, and the
corporation also has the power to pur-
cnase, sell END lease such real estate
as may be desirable or convenient in
carrying on it's business and tho
further power to purchase, hold, sell
and dispose of the corporate stocks OF
other corporations engaged in carry
ing on retail or wholesale hardware
business in the city of Ottumwa, Iowa.
The last named power to be exercised
when authorized by the board Of
directors, at their annual meeting, or
at meeting called for that purpose. z
The amount of the authorized capital
stock Of the company is fixed at 10000,
to be divided into shares of 100000 each,
certificates to be issued therefor, as
subscribed for, and paid at the par
value thereof in cash, or when sub
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 32d General Assembly
Of the State Of Iowa, and in accord
ance with the f1ndino and value fixed
by the order, finding and determines
ton of said Executive Council, upon
such application
The corporation begins or COM
lnences when the certificate of incor-
poration was issued by the Secretary
of State Off Iowa, towit, May 9, 1908.
and shall terminate in twenty years
from and after May s, 1908, unless
sooner dissolved, as it may be by 4
vote Of not less than two-thirds Of the
outstanding capital stock.
| Its affairs are to be conducted by a
president, vice president, secretary
/ and treasurer. as officers, and by a
| board Of three directors. The 6irec-
| tors are to be elected annually by and
from among the stockholders, at the
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, and
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 are
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 of
State for Iowa, to which reference is
here made.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which the corporation shall at any
time subject itself is fixed by the
articles. and may equal but shall not
exceed in amount two-thirds of Its
capital stock, and the private property
of the stockholders and members is
and shall be exempt from it's corporate
debts.
spilman- Dana Hardware Company.
(SEAL)
| Attest
BY r. P. Spilman president.
7. Holl Spilman, secretary.