Williams news., 1913-10-09
Charter of the Topeka Bridge
 and Iron Company

State of Kansas,
 Office of the Secretary of State. 1, J. R. Burrow, Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify that the follow ing and annexed is a true and complete copy of the Charter of '.The Topeka Bridge and Iron Company" J, & filed for record in this office Janu In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub seribed my name and affixed my official seal ary, A. D 1906.
 tsigned) J.R. BI-RRow.
 Secretary of State.
 Assistant Secretary of State.
 CHARTER
 OF THE TOPEKA BRIDGE ANDIRON COMPANY The undersigned, citizens of the State of selves together for the purpose of forming a priva'e corporation under the laws of the State of Kansas, and do hereby certify: N FIRST. That the name of this corporation shall be THE TOPEKA BRIDGE AND IRON COMPANY.
 SECOND. That the purpose for which this corporation is formed are to manufacture, construct and ment, or a combination of these, or other ma terials with these or either of them, to deal in iron or steel, either crude or manufactured: or to manufacture iron or styel or to manufac- ture articles of iron or steel, either alone or in structural iron or steel for building or other purposes, and generally to transact all thu business and perform all the labor required by or connected with the organization and main- tenance Of general manufactory for bridge material bridges, structural iron and steel, and for all other articles imposed of iron and steel. or other materials and metals in combi. nation with these or either of the same.
 THIRD. That the place where it's business is to be transacted is at Topeka, Shawnee County State of Kansas.
 That the rm for which this corporation is to exist is thirty years.
 FIFTH That the rnmher of directors of this corpora- tion sh-u II @ five and-the names and residences Gf those wh" are appointed for the first year are:
 George Skeue. oi Topeka, Kansas. J. A. Cole, of Topeka, Kansas. C. Q Knowles, of Topeka, Kansas. D. A Mulvane. Of Topeka, Kansas Lloyd B. Sn'th. of Topeka Kansas
 SIXTH. That the estimated value of the goods chat tels. lands, rights and credits owned by the corporation IS th'rtSen thousand two hunurcu hat the amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be twenty-five thousand two hundred and hfty shares of one hundred (slOOt0) dollars each
 SEVENTH That the names and residences of the stock. holders of Said corporation, and the number ui shares held by each, are as follows, tOwit: George Skene TopeKa Kansas 6O A Co.e, Topeka. Kansas ...... 50 C. O. Kn wIes. T,prk, Kansas b. A. Mulvane. Topeka, Kansas .......2O In testimony whereof, We have bereunt to sub- scribed our names, this sth day of January A. b. I9J6.
 George Skene,
 J. A. Cole,
 c O. Knowles,
 D. A. Mulvane,
 Lloyd B. Smith, State of Kansas, Shawnee County.
 Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for Shawnee County, Kansas, the above named George Skene, J A. Cole, G. O. Knowles, b. A. Mulvane and Lloyd B. Smith, who are known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument of writing, and duly acknowledged the execution of'the same.
 In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub- scrfbed my name and affixed my notarial seal, this 8th day of January. A. D. 1906 tSEALl ME HANCOCK My commission expires April 4, 1916. IOe6