Williams news., 1913-10-23
Charter of the Topeka Bridge
 and Iron Company

State of Kansas,
 Office of the Secretary of State. I, J. R. Burrow, Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify that the follow of the chaIter of The Topeka BridKe and iiGog ipog Company" filed for record in this office Janu- In testimony whereof, have hcreunto sub scribed my name and affixed my official seal. Done at Topeka, Kansas, this 9th day of Janu- arv, A. D. 1906. isigned) J.R. BTRRow. Secretary of State. By WILL P. WILSON, Assistant Secretary Of State. CHARTER THE TOPEKA BRIDGE ANDIRoN COMPANY Kansas. do hereby voluntarily associate our selves together for the purpose of forming a privn'e c corporation under the laws of the State of Kansas, and do hereby certify: FIRST.
 That the name of this corporation shall be THE TOPEKA BRIDGE F. AND IRON COMPANY. SECOND.
 That the purpose for which this corporation IS formed are to manufacture, construct and erect bridges of iron. steel, wood, stone or ce- ment, or a combination Of these, or other ma iron or steel, either crude or manufactured: or to manufacture iron or steel, or to mannfac- ture articles of iron steel, either alone or in com mbinatiOn with other materials; to deal in structural iron steel for building or other purposes, and generally to transact all the 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 com posed 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.
 FOURTH.
 That the term for which this corporation is to exist is thirty years.
 FIFTH.
 That the number of directors of this corpora- of those who are appointed for the first year are:
 George skene. of Topeka, Kansas
 J. A. Cole, of Topeka, Kansas.
 c. O Knowles of Topeka. Kansas.
 D. A. Mulvane. of Topeka Kansas.
 Lloyd B. Smith. of Topeka Kansas.
 SIXTH.
 That the estimated value of the goods, chat tels. lands, rights and credits owned by the corporatior is thirtoen thousand two hundred That the amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be twenty-five thousand ($25, ,0oO.O .OO) dollars, and shall be divided into (sl0e.OO) dollars each. SEVENTH That the names and residences of the stock. holders of said corporation, and the number of
  George Skenc, Topeka Kansas. ...... GO J. A. Cole, Topeka, KaDsas .......n. 50 c. o. Knowles. Topeka. Kansas. ....... D. A. Mulvane, Topeka, Kansas ......20 In testim my whereof we have hereunto sub- scribed our names, this sth day of January, A. D. 1906.
 George Skene, J. A. Cole, c. O. Knowles, D. A. Mulvane, Lloyd B. Smith. State of Kansas, Shawnee County. Personally appeared before me, Notary Public in and for Shawnee County Kansas the above named George Skene, J A. Cole c. O. Knowles, D. 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 ext cution Of the same In testimony whereof. have hereunto sub scribed my name and affixed my notAria; sea , this 8th day of January, 4. D, 1908. [SEAL.] NJ. F. HANCOCK, Notary Public. My com mission ex xpires April Iq16 nos