Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-15
/. Notice Of Inc orp grafton.

Notice is hereby given that there has
been incorporated, he OttumWa Gas
Company. with principal place OF busi
ness rt Ottumwa, Wapello county, Iowa
The corporation shall have all the
! powers conferred on corporationos Tor
the pecuniary profits by the laws OF
Iowa, together with all the powers
ne .essary and incidental to the conven'
1 l t transaction of it's business, includ-
Ing the power: =
(a) To borrow money.
90 To issue it's negotiable notes,
bonds or other evidences of indebted
ness, and to secure the repayment OF
| the same by liens upon all or any por-
ton Of it's property, real or personal,
by way Of MORTGAGE or otherwise.
! (c) To own. lease. buy and sell, en-
cumber and otherwise dispose of prop
erty, real, personal and mixed, includ-
ing the stocks and bonds of other cor
porations. ~. FL.
The general nature 81 tho business to
! be transacted is: ..
fa) To produce or in any manner ac-
quire, and to sell and dispose Of, and
! distribute, artificial gas, and it's by
products and residual products, and 10
| construct or in any manner acquire, to
own. hold and operate, and to sell, ex-
c..ange, lease and cucumber. or IN any
manner dispose Of works, buildings,
pipe lines, mains, machinery, apparatus,
appliances, facilities, rights, privileges,
franchises, ordinances and all such real
and personal property as may be neces-
sary. useful or convenient to the pro-
duction, acquisition, storage and dis
tribution of the aforesaid products.
90 To mine for, prospect for. drill
for, produce, buy or in any manner ac-
quire, and to market, sell, transport
and distribute natural gas, to mine for,
produce, buy or in any manner acquire,
! to refine, manufacture into its several
products, and to sell, market, dis
tribute and transport petroleum.. and
it. PRODUCTS and by-products, and to
construct, lay, purchase or in any man
ner acquire, to maintain and operate
"a to SELL lease. cucumber or in any
manner dispose of works, buildings,
pipe lines, ties, machinery, apparatus,
appliances, facilities, rights, privileges.
franchises. ordinances, and all such
real and personal property as may be
necessary, useful or convenient to the
production, acquisition, storage, trans
portation and distribution of natural
gas or petroleum, or both.
Co To manufacture, buy sell, rent
and deal in stoves, engines, motors,
lamps and other apparatus and ap-
pliances. calculated, directly or indi-
tly. to promote the consumption or
iiso of natural or artificial gas or pc
tr,leum, or any of their products or !
by-products. g. y. !
(d) To lease, buy or otherwise &C.
quire, to hold and operate, and to sell, |
lease, cucumber or otherwise dispose
Of petroleum, Oil and gas lands and
leases, and rights to explore for and
remove natural gas and petroleum and
to take contracts for the drilling Of oil
and gas wells, and to carry out and ex-
ecute the same.
sf (e) To. generate, produce, buy or in
any manner acquire, and to SELL dispose
Of and distribute electricity for light,
heat, power and other purposes, and to
construct, erect or in any manner ac-
luire. to own, hold and operate. and to
SELL exchange, lease, cucumber, or in
any manner dispose of works, water
powers, dams, poles, pole lines, con-
luits, subways, cables, machinery,
apparatus, appliances, facilities, rights, 4
privileges, franchises, ordinances and
Ill such real and personal property as
nay be necessary, useful or convenient
and distribution Of cleo
richly, and to manufacture; buy, sell
nd deal in fixtures, chandeliers, cleo d
rollers. brackets. lamps, globes, mo- ?
ors, generators. meters, dynamoes,
arteries, and all other appliances, ap-
aratus and devices. capable Of being
mployed in connection with the gem
and use Of electricity
(f) To vend, furnish or supply light,
eat and power by natural or artificial
as, electricity, steam, water or other
1eans, and to acquire. operate and dis
ose Of, all such patents, licenses, real
state and personal property, and such
lights, privileges and franchises Of
ecessary, useful or convenient in the
peration of public utilities, includingI
hose hereinbefore enumerated.
The amount of capital stock Is the
UNI Of six hundred thousand dollars
$500 00000) divided into six thousand
s ,000) shares of the par value Of one
undred dollars (s10o) each. All sub
UGH installments and at such times as
ne board Of directors may order.
The corporation shall commence
usiness upon recording its articles Of
with the recorder of deeds a.
Wapello county, Iowa, and shall h
ontinue for twenty (20) years there =
fter, with the right Of renewal as pro- >,
Y vote Of not less than two thirds y
2-3) of the stock then outstanding at
ny regular or special meeting called G.
5 by the bylaws provided. 81
The affairs Of the corporation shall kfe
e managed by a board Of five 60 d. b
ectorS, who shall be elected at the ri
ockholders' annual meeting which Is q,
, be held on the first Wednesday of :,
pril 1913, and annually thereafter. =
The officers shall be a president, vice q
secretary and treasurer, as
slant secretary and assistant treas I
rer. .r =
The highest amount of indebtedness G
which the corporation shall at any +,
me subject itself shall not exceed En-
vo-thirds (2-3) Of it's capital stock 2
len issued and outstanding. -
Private property Of the stockholders -
lall not be liable for corporate debts. a.
Said articles Of Incorporation have d
cen filed with the recorder of Wapello s;
,unty, Iowa and with the secretary of n
ate of the state Of Iowa. Il
Dated February IS, 1913.
Joseph F.. Porter, "~. 4 q
H. E. Weeks, g.. T.
~ Joe r. Lane. ...- -E. t..