The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-24
NOTICE on. INCORPORATION

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
Notice is hereby given in compli-.
ance with Section 1913 OF the Code OF |
Iowa, as the same is amended in the I
1907 Supplement to said Code, of the I
of the HOTEL IOWA T
COMPANY with Its principal place of /
business at Keokuk in the County of
Lee and State of Iowa.
The general nature ofsthe business
to be transacted is that of hotel and
inn.keeper, cafe keeper, caterer; buy
ing, owning, operating and. renting
hotels, apartments, rooms, Offices.
cafes, restaurants, barber shops, to-
bacco stands and news-dealer stands;
to buy, own, sell and mortgage real
estate, bonds, stocks and mortgages,
including its own capital stock; to
borrow money; to act as depository
for personal property; to buy. sell,
own and operate machinery, appli-
ances, electrical devices and use the
same in buildings owned by the cor
poration; to buy, sell and deal In ice,
food supplies, lighting and heating
supplies, fuel supplies and all hotel
equipment supplies; to become pro-
lprietor, lessee Oh manager of and to
rent a music hall, convention hall or
ball room to sue and be sued; to
contract and to be contracted with in
respect to any of the foregoing pow
ers and to have and exercise such
powers as are Incidental to the busi-
ness In which said corporation may
Iengage and to have all the powers au-
Ithorized by law necessary, useful or
convenient for the operation and sue
cessful management or conduct OF
said business, or which shall at any
time be conducive to OF expedient for
4 the protection or benefit of the cor
poration; to engage In business at
any other place the directors may de
sire. and in carrying on it's business
and for the purpose of attaining or
.Ifurthering any of its objects, to do
any and all other acts anc things
and to exercise any and all other
powers which co-partnership or
natural person could do and exercise
and which Is now OF hereafter may be
authorized by law; provided that
none of the foregoing shall be con
trary to the laws of the State OF
Iowa.
For a more detailed statement Of
the full powers of the corporation
see the recorded ..rticles Of Incorpor
alton in Book No. 4 on page 1853 o.
the Corporation Records in the rec
orders office of Lee County, Iowa, a
EKeokuk, or as the same are recorded
in the office of tie secretary of state
for Iowa In Book G-5 on page 437 o.
said records of the state of Iowa.
The amount of capital stock author
ized is One Hundred Seventy-fiv'
Thousand Dollar. (s175, ooo.c0). On
Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar
1s125. 100000 of which is six per cent
non-cumulative, limited-votin6, pre-
ferred capital stock, and Fifty Thous
!, and Dollars $3.50, 00O.00) is common
!, CAPITAL stock. Before any certificat
: of stock shall be issued the sam
: shall be fully paid for at par value il
: money, and all capital stock shall b
.. maid for under such conditions a
! the Board OF Directors may determin
and the stock may be issued fror
> time to time as the board OF director
may authorize.
The corporation commenced its co
j. porate existence on November I'll
q 1912, and will continue for twenty Go
years from that date, or until M
r. vember 18th, 1892, unless sooner tie
r. minated as provided in said Article
if of Incorporation.
d The management and control
d the corporation is vested in Boar
g. of Directors consisting of not les
than three nor more than eleve
members, each of whom, shall ow
not less than one share of stock an
I one or more of whom shall own
h ieast one share of preferred stoc
ID and at least one of whom shall |
Q elected by the holders of preferre
ID capital stock.
is Those directors serving for the fir
lie year, or until the first annual stoc
r. holders meeting, are as follows
h. Hugh L. Cooper, representing Il
m preferred stockholders; j. Q. Boyd,
p. Allen, w. N. sage and b. Il ia