Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-19
NOTICE OF INTERPRETATIONS.

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
To Whom II May Concern:
Notice 10 hereby given that tho un-
dersigned have formed an Association
and Body Corporate. under the laws OF
the state Of Iowa. and that the name
OF scuh Corporation u The Benedict
Flour and Feed Company. Of MarshAll-
town. Iowa, with It's principal place OF
business at Marshalltown. MARSHALL
county, Iowa: that tho general nature
Of the business and object Of said cor
pcration shall bc to purchase. own and
sell Hour, feed and grain and to nanu-
facture sundry products thereof and to
take and hold such equipment. to-
gether with such real estate or interest
therein as may be necessary for the
prosecution Of such business. or In the
settlement ard adjustment OF claims
and accounts N connection Herewith.
That tho capital stock authorised by
said corporation Is $4,000. divided In
to shares OF ono hundred dollars each.
All stock to DO paid for in fun value
when issued and shall be non assesst.
Bile. all Al provided by law.
That the private property OF the
stockholders and members OF such
corporation shall not be liable for cor
Po'"'e aSohSs uho Nhao a4SiSAS SuAb hVS
be altered or amended: that tho corr
poraticn ut no time shall become In.
debtcd in greater amount than two.
thirds OF it's paid UP capital: that tho
corporation was authorized to com.
mcnce business on the 3oth day Of
September. a. D.. 1911. and to continue
for twenty t2o) years thereafter. with
right OF renewal. unless sooner dis.
solved by a majority OF the stock:
That tho seal OF the incorporation
shall be engraved: The Benedict Flour
and Feed Company. of Marshnlltown.
Iowa. In circular form. with the word
Seal engraved acres. That tho AffairS
of said corporation shall be under th
direction and control OF three ~ al.
rectorr. who shall be stockholders oil
the corporation. The board OF direc.
tors OF said corporation shall be elected
By ballot at tho annual meeting Of the
stockholders. which meeting shall be
held on the nrst Monday OF August OF
each Year. and the board Of directors
SO constituted shall annuslly. upon tina
adjournment Of tho meeting Of the
stockholders. meet and elect from their
body n president and secretary and .
treasurer. who shall be tho officers o3
the corporation and Of the board OF al
itCNOTs, anu lUe Sulu DOuIu Oh UII0CS0fU
may appoint such other officers and
agents as they may deem necessary n
the proper Transaction and manage.
ment OF tho business Of tho corporA.
ton and may remove tho same ~
pleasure: that the president and secrs-
tary OF the corporation. under tho or.
Ger. authority and direction Of tha
board OF directors. shall execute ~
sealed instruments under the seal ol
the corporation and all officers elected
or appointed by tho board OF directoesI
under authority OF tho articles Of In.
corporation OF said corporation. shan
perform such duties AS usually devolve
upon such officers. or which may b
prescribed by tho order OF such board.
That until tho first annual meeting
OF the stockholders Of said corporation,
to be held on the first Monday Of Au-
gust. A. D.. 1919, tho board Of directors
OF such corporal Ion shall be: Emmcr e.
benedict. John v. Bass and Lemuel
r. Herring. and until such meetins
tho officers Of tho board Of directors
OF said corporation and Of the Corr
poration. shall be: President. Emimse
E. Benedict: secretary. John v. Bass:
treasurer. Lemucl r. Herring. who
shall serve until their successors Ars
elected: that a special meeting OF the
stockholders may be called by tho
president upon written request Of
stockholders owning. in tha aggregate,
one half Of the capital stock, ten dAyS
notice Of the time and place Of such
meeting being given In writing. mailed
to the postoffice address OF each stock
holder. AS shown by the books Of the
corporation; that the meeting OF the
stockholders shall be held at the prtn-
cipal place OF business OF the corpora
ton. unless BY unanimous consent Of
the stockholders 1t Is determined to
hold a meeting elsewhere. At each
meeting of the stockholders each
stockholder shall be entitled to one
vote for every share OF stock he may
own. as shown by tho books OF the
corporation. Shares may be voted IN
person or by proxy. when such proxy.
duly executed In print or writing II
filed with the secretary OF tho cor
poration ten days prior to the meeting
Mt which the vote IL offered. At all
stockholders meeting a majority OF
the stock shall be necessary to consti-
tute n quorum for tho Transaction OF
| business: that the board OF directors
shall hold their meetings 1T such times
as may be nxed by tho order Of such
board or upon the written request OF
ono director. In all meetings OF the
board Of directors each director shall
DO entitled to one vote. regardless OF
the amount Of stock he may own: the
president. however. Of such corporation
| shall have the power to veto any order
OF the board OF directors. and In the
event OF such veto such order shall
not prevail unless passed At the next
subsequent meeting Of the board OF d.
! rectors by q three fourths (x) vote OF
the entire membership Of such board:
that any by-laws not IN conflict with
! the articles Of Incorporation or the
statutes Of Iowa, may be made by the
board Of directors: that they may act
| by a majority Of their members. except
| where otherwise provided. and do An
| things necessary In conducting the
general business Of such CORPORATION.
not In conflict with these articles Of
incorporation. and that such articles
may be amended or the capital stock
and number OF shares may be increased
at any annual meeting OF the stock
holders or any different Meeting ope-s
cially called for that purpose BY ..
majority Of the stock. except - AeFe-
inbefore specified
Dated this 9Th day Of ostossr. - y.
1911.