Graham guardian., 1913-01-17

TG0 set my hand and afix the Great Seal
rCcCZI1 of the State of Missouri. Done at the
-S~ City Of jefferson this Twenty-third
day Of October. A. d. Nineteen Hun
coREELUs ROACH.
FRED G. PARKS.
Chief Clerk.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
forming corporaton unep the .ms o tbp st.
OF missouri. and more particularly under the pro-
visions Of Article Nine IX), Chapter Twelve I'D.
| Of the Revised Statutes of 1899 and the amend
ments thereto. governing manufacturing and
business corporations have made and entered
into the following agreement. to-wit:
KANSAS CITY STRUCTURAL STEEL COM
l2. The corporation shall be located in Kansas
City. jackson County. Missouri.
t3l The amount of the capital stock of the cor
poration shall be Five Hundred Thousand $780,
00O0Ol Dollars. Of which Two Hundred and Fifty
| stock; which shall be entitled to Q preferential
| cumulative dividend of seven a per centum) per
esntum per annum. and Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand f250,0O0.00) Dollars shall be common
stock; all divided into Five thousand (5OOOl shares
| of the par value of One Hundred 3l0o.00) Dollars
each: and the same has been bona fide subscribed.
and all thereof actually paid up in lawful money
OF the United States, which 10 in the custody of
| the persons hereinafter named ~ the first board
OF ulrectOrb.
tG. The names. places Of residence of the sew
eral shareholders and the number of shares of
| stock. both common and preferred. subscribed by
| each are rs follows:
COMMON STOCK
Ne. Of
Howard A. Fitch. Minneapolis, Minnesota iass
Oluf c. Smith, Minneapolis, Minnesota, i2as
Michael M sweetman, Kansas City. No.. 2
James w. Jones, Kansas City, Missouri, l
Armwell j.. Conner Kanaas Cifv Miaaouvi 4
Totai-------- 25oc
PREFERRED STOCK
Name. Residence Shares
Howard A. Fitch, Minneapolis, Minnesota. i2as
Michael M. Sweetman, Kansas CITY. Mo-. 2
james w. Jones. Kansas City Missouri
Armwell l.. Cooper. Kansas City, Missouri I
| t5). The Board Of Directors shall consist Of
| five (5) shareholders and the following named
have been agreed upon for the first year: Howard
| A. Fitch, 0uf G. Smith, Michael M. Sweetman,
James w. Jones and Armwell L. Cooper.
t6l The corporation is to continue fifty l50)
l7l. The purposes for which the corporation is
formed are as follows. sto-wit To manufacture
all classes and kinds Of foundry architectural and
structural steel and iron work; to enGage in the
general steel and iron manufacturing business;
| to sell the products manufactured or acquired By
lr 10 Duilo, construct acquire, Duy. SELL oWn OF
cucumber such property lreal and psrsonap.
plants and machinery necessary. usual or incl
dental to the carrying on and conducting its BUSH
and and asreements. T finsnesl or otb.rMise' 9TH asd to
borrow money by mortsaRins. encumberinG or
pledgng its property: real or personal or ether
| ing on and conducting its business.
tSl. The first meeting Of the stockholders Of
the corporation shall be held at Suite 3l5 Dwight
Building. in Kansas City. jackson County. Mis-
souri,. on Tuesday, February 26. 1907. At nine
o'clock in the forenoon Of said day.
Witness our hands and seals this eighteenth
day of February A. ID. 1907.
Howard A. FITCH, lSeall
MICHAEL M. SwERrhAN, lSeal
| JAMES w. JONES, lSeail
ARMwELL L, CoorER, lSesil
State Of Missouri. So.
On this 18th day Of February, A. d. 1901. before
me, the undersigned notary public within and for
Jackson County Missouri personally appeared
w. Jones and Armwell L. Cooper. TO mo known
| to be the persons described in and who executed
the foregoing instrument and ACKNOWLEDGE the
| same to be their free act and deed.
| Witness nv hand and notarial seal et my ONCE
in Kansas City. jackson County. Missouri. the
date above written. My commission expires May
| 2s, 1910.
L.S Notary Public. Jackson
| County Missouri,
State of Illinois, ss
On this 18th day Of February. A. D. 1901. before,
| me. the undersigned, notary public within and
| for Cook County. Illinois, personally appeared
| Oluf C. Smith, to me known to be the person de-
scribed in and who executed the foregoing instru-
ment and acknowledged the same to be his free
act and deed.
Witness my hand and notaral seal at nay othee
| in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the date last
above written. Ny commission expires January
s. 1910.
| HARRY p. McwILLiAMs.
/ uLSJ Notary Public,
1 Cook County, Illinois.
| Filed for record and duly recorded in my Office
on this 2oth day Of February, A. d. 1907, at 500
FRANCIS D. Ross Recorder.
By F. II. CHAMBERS, Deputy.
State Of Mssouri.l 81.
II County Of Jackson.J
i l. Francis ID. Ross recorder Of deeds within and
for the County of jackson aforesaid, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing 10 . full,
true and complete copy Of the Articles Of Ineor-
poration acknowledgement and note OF record
thereon Of the Kansas City Structural Steel Com
pany the same appears OF record IN my oflce
in Book Series 1918. Page 1863 and following:
Il In Testimony Whereof, hereunto set my
hand and affix the seal of said Office at Kansas
City No., this Goth day Of February. A. ID. 1907.
lSEAL) FRANCIS ID. Ross. Recorder.
BY II. q. EASTMAN. Deputy.
Filed and certificate Of incorporation issued
Jso Z. SwAsosR,
Il Secretary Of State.