Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-08
Notice Of incorporation.

Notice of incorporation.
Notice is hereby given, that there mas
been incorporated, he OttumWa Gas
Company. with principal place or pusi'
ness at Ottumwa, Wapello county, iowa
The corporation shall have all the
powers conferred on corporationos for
the pecuniary profits by the laws OF
Iowa, together with all the powers
ne .essary and incidental to the conven'
i, 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 indepted .
ness, and to secure the repayment VI
the same by liens upon all or any por-
ton Of it's property, real or personal
by way Of mortgaee or otherwise:
(c) To own, lease, buy and sell, en-
cumber and otherwise dispose of prop
erty, real, personal and mixed, lnclud-
ing the stocks and bonds Of other cor
porations.
The general nature Of the business TO
be transacted Is:
fa) To produce or in any manner &C
uuire, and to sell and dispose OF. ana
distribute, artificial gas. and its py-
products and residual products, ana 10
construct or in any manner acquire, u
own, hold and operate, and to sell, eA-
Change, 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
triblltion of the aforesaid products.
90 To mine for, prospect for, drlii
for, produce, buy or in any manner &C
quire, and to market, sell, transport
and distribute natural gas, to mine ior'
produce, buy or in any manner acquire.
to refine, manufacture into Its several
products, and to sell, market, ais
tribute and transport petroleum. and
it's products and by-products, and to
construct, lay, purchase or in any man
ner acquire, to maintain and operate
a. d 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 APP
pliances, calculated, directly or lndi-
r. thy, to promote the consumption or
use Of natural or artificial gas or pc
troleum, or any of their products or
by products.
uuire, 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 or Oil
and gas wells, and to carry out and eX-
ecute the same.
(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
erect or in any manner &C
quire, 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-
Quits, sub-ways, cables, machinery,
appliances, facilities, rights,
franchises, ordinances and
all such real and personal property as
in the production, accumulation, sale.
and distribution Of cleo
tricity, and to manufacture, buy, sell
and deal in fixtures, chandeliers, cleo
troliers, brackets, lamps, globes, mo-
tors, generators, meters, dynamoes.
batteries, and all other appliances. ap-
paratus and devices, capable of being
employed in connection with the gen.
GRAFTON, accumulation: distribution
(f) To vend, furnish or supply light,
heat and power by natural or artificial
gas, electricity, steam, water or other
means, and to acquire, operate and dis
pose of, all such patents, licenses, real
estate and personal property, and such
rights, privileges and franchises of
every kind and character, as shall be
necessary, useful or convenient In the
operation Of public utilities. including
those hereinbefore enumerated.
The amount of capital stock Is the
sum Of six hundred thousand dollars
(s6o0, 000.0O) divided into six thousand
$1,000 shares of the par value of one
hundred dollars ($100) each. All sub
scriptions for stock shall be payable in
such installments and at such times as
the board Of directors may order.
The corporation shall commence
business upon recording its articles OF
IF Wapello county, Iowa, and shall
continue for twenty (20) years there
after, with the right Of renewal as pro-
yided by law, and may be terminated
BY vote Of not less than two-thirds
(2-3) Of the stock then outstanding at
any regular or special meeting called
as by the bylaws provided.
The affairs Of the corporation shall
be managed by board of five 60 di-
rectors, who shall be elected at the
stockholders annual meeting which is
10 be held on the first Wednesday Of
April 1913, and annually thereafter.
The officers shall be a president vice
president, secretary and treasurer, as
sistant secretary and assistant treas
1rer.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
10 which the corporation shall at any
lime subject itself shall not exceed
.wo- thirds (2-3) of it's capital stock
hen issued and outstanding.
Private property of the stockholders
shall not be liable for corporate debts. !
Said articles Of incorporation have
been filed with the recorder Of Wapello
Iowa and with the secretary of
state Of the state of Iowa.
Dated February IS, 1913.
Joseph F. Porter,
H. E. Weeks,
Joe r. Lane, |
Incorporators.
Z. W. Goodloe. Dallas, Texas, found |
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