The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-01
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

Notice Is hereby given that the Con-
sumers Wholesale Supply Company
with principal place of business at
Keokuk, Lee County. Iowa, has filed
Articles of Incorporation.
The general nature OF the BUSINESS
OF this corporation is to carry on a
general wholesale and retail business
In merchandise and other commodi-
ties. To allow and give to it's stock
holders special privileges relative to
the purchase and sale of commodities
handled by the corporation. To carry
on a general commission business,
10th wholesale and retail in al kinds
Of commodities. To buy any and all
kind of farm products, dairy
products, grain, meats and other
forms of produce from the pro-
Queer, paving either cash or mer-
chandise in exchange therefor, and to
carry on such other forms of business,
not contrary to the laws OF the State
Of Iowa, as the Board of Directors,
from time to time, may determine.
The amount OF the capital stock au-
thorized is One Hundred Thousand
lollars t$100,000.oo) Dollars, divided
into five thousand $4,000 shares of
the par value of Twenty (s2o) Dollars
each. All shares OF the capital stock
shall be fully paid FOR when issued.
The corporation is to commence
business from the time it received it's
Certificate Of Incorporation from the
& Secretary of State of the State OF
Iowa, to-wit: October list, 1913, and
shall continue for a period of twenty
t20) years, thereafter. The affairs OF
the Corporation are too be conducted
BY Board of Directors. seven in num-
Der. They shall be elected by a ma
1ority vote of the stockholders present
IN person or represented by proxy, and
shall hold Office until their successors
are duly elected and Qualified. Each
stockholder is entitled to but one
vote at all meetings of the stockhold-
ers, irrespective of the number of
shares he may own.
At the first annual meeting, the
stockholders will elect one director to
serve for one year; one to serve for two
years; one to serve for three years;
one TO serve for four years; one TO
serve for five years; one to serve for
SIX years, and one to serve for seven
years, and annually thereafter at the
annual meeting, one will be elected to
serve for a term OF seven years.
vacancies occurring In the Board OF
directors, by reason OF death, resigna-
uon or disability shall be filed by a
majority vote of the remaining direc-
tors.
Inc highest amount of indebtedness
70 which the Corporation shall, at any
tlme subject itself is one-half of its
capital stock. issued and fully paid for.
Inc private property of the stock
holders OF the Corporation, shall be
exempt from corporate debts.
until the first annual meeting the
Following constitutes the Board of Di.
rectors: A. H. McGregor and Joseph
Try OF Warsaw, ILL.,; A. H. Linnenbu-g-
u Edward A. Johnson, C. e. Alling
ana DR. John w. Marsh. of Keokuk,
IOWA; |. B. Kerr, OF Alexandria, Mo-;
u whom G. E. Alling shall be Presi.
vent; |. B. Kerr, Vice President A. H.
annenburger, Treasurer, A. H. Nc.
nregor, Secretary and c. e. Alling,
1eneral Manager.
lN WITNESS WGIEREoF, the said
consumers Wholesale Supply Com
pahy, has this 2Sth day of November.
= v. 1913. caused this notice to be
executed by its President and secre-
ooNsuMERS WHOLESALE SUPPLY
COMPANY,
BY G. e. ALLING,
It's President.
A. H. M'GREGoR,
"a Cy