The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-13
/ NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

Notlce IS hereby given in compli-
ance with Section 1913 OF the Code
of Iowa, as the same is amended in
the 1907 Supplement to said Code, OF
the Incorporation of the INTER. CITY
BRIDGE COMPANY. with it's princi-
pal place of business located at Keo-
kuk. in the county OF Lee, and State
OF Iowa.
The general nature Of the business
to pe transacted shall be to construct.
acquire, maintain and operate rail.
way bridge and approaches thereto.
across the Mississippi River at or near
heokuk, Iowa, to point at or near
Hamilton. Illinois; and to secure all
necessary grants, authority and fran.
chises therefor and to contract for
the use OF the dam now in said river
at or near said place, for the purpose
OF using the same as part of said
bridge and to equip said bridge and
the approaches thereto for use By
street railways, railways or railroads
using any and ali kinds Of motive
power. and to use the same for any
and all bridge purposes; to purchase.
acquire, own, sell, lease or mortgage
real estate, or any and all property
rights when the same may be neces-
sary, incidental, useful or convenient
in transacting and conducting any
business of the corporation; to sue and
to be sued; to contract and to be CON
tracteG with in reference to any of
the foregoing powers and to have and
exercise such powers as are incidental;
to the business in which said corpora
ton may be engaged, and to have all
the powers authorized by law, useful,
necessary or convenient for the opera
ton and successful management Of
said business, Or which shall at any
time appear conducive to or expedient
for the protection or benefit OF the
corporation; and to do any and all
other acts and things and exercise
any and all other powers which a cor
poration. co-partnership or natural
person could do and exercise and
which now OF hereafter may be au.
thorized by law.
The amount of capital stock author
lied for this corporation Is One Hun.
dred Thousand Dollars (s100, 900 .U0)
to be divided Into one thousand a..
000) shares of One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) each and it shall be paid IN
at such times and under such contll-
tons as the Board of Directors may
determine; seven hundred dollars
($7000O) Of the capital stock must be
paid for and issued before the cor
portion may begin business.
This corporation commenced It's
corporate existence on December End.
1912, and will continue for twenty
years therefrom or until December
End, 1882, unless sooner terminated as
provided in said Articles of Incorpora.
ton.
The management and control OF the
corporation is vested in Board OF
Directors consisting Of seven mem
bers, each of whom shall own no,
less than one share Of stock, Those
serving for the first year, or until
their successors are elected and quail.
fed are William Logan, G. r. Joy A.
Il. tombstone, Wells NJ Irwin, G. p.
Dadant, r. r. Wallace and j. P. AL.
len. The directors are to be elected
annually by the stockholders at the
annual meeting to be held on the
second Tuesday of January of each
year at the office of the corporation
in the city of Keokuk.
Until their successors are elected
and qualified, the following shall con-
stitute the officers OF the CORPORATION.
to wit.
G. R. Joy, president.
VIM. Logan, vice president.
G. P. Dadant, vice president.
A. E. tombstone, secretary and
treasurer.
The officers are elected by the
Board of Directors. The president
must be stakeholder, but It Is not
necessary that the other officers shall
be stockholders, unless the Board of
Directors shall SO determine.
The highest amount of indebtedness
10 winch the corporation Shall at any
one time be subject shall not exceed
two thirds of it's capital stock.
The officers, directors and stock
holders personally and the pr1va,e
of officers, directors and
stockholders shall be exempt from all
liability for corporate Indebtedness.
For a complete record of said Ar
ticles of Incorporation see Corpora
ton Record Book 4 page 362 of the
Lee County, Iowa, records at Keokuk,
Or Book G-5, page $40 of the Corpora.
ton Records in the office of the
Secretary Of State for Iowa, at Des
Moines
G. r. JOY,
WILLIAM LOGAN.
A. f. TOMBSTONE.