Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-23
Legal Notice.
incorporation Notice.

10 WNOm IL May concern.
Notice Is hereby given that on tho
3oth day OF November. 1912. articles Of
Incorporation were executed, signed
and acknowledged. and filed for record
on the End day Of December. 1912, with
the recorder Of deeds Of Wapello coun-
ty, Iowa, and recorded. and subse-
quently on the 4th day OF December,
1912, hled for record and recorded with
the secretary Of state, for Iowa, con-
tanning among other provisions, the
following: ...s.. ....-
The name Of the corporation IL, AL
pine Coal company, and its principal
place Of business the city of Ottumwa.
Wapello county, Iowa.
The general nature Of the business
to be transacted is and shall be to ac-
quire, purchase, lease, own, sell and
mortgage coal lands. and other lands In
the state of Iowa and" elsewhere" to
prospect for and mine coal and other
minerals, and generally to buy, sell and
deal In and market coal of all kinds,
wood and all kinds Of fuel, natural or
manufactured: to manufacture and
market coke or other articles used az
fuel: to purchase, acquire. construct
and sell all kinds Of machinery, build
ings, cars. fixtures. apparatus and APP
planes for mining, manufacturing and
marketing as aforesaid, including the
construction and operation of railways,
tramways and sidetracks for mining
and marketing coal: also building and
leasing of houses to be used by miners,
tenants and others, including the pur-
chase and sale Of the same: also pow
er to purchase. sell and operate electric
machinery and apparatus and plants at
Its mines or elsewhere, and sell and
distribute light and power; to sell and
deal In corporate stocks of other cor
porations authorized to transact any
Of the lines Of business aforesaid. in
Guiding railway stocks, and to ex
change any of its unissued stock for
stock in such other corporations To
acquire and conduct mining stores for
the purchase and sale Of powder and
right to issue and redeem script and
orders, and to do such other acts and
things as may promote the conducting
of any OF the lines of business afore-
said. et
The amount Of capital stock author
lied, is fixed at $50, 900, to be divided
into shares of 500 each, certificates to
issue only as the stock is subscribed
and fully paid for at not less than par
value, either in cash or in any other
manner consistent with the laws Of the
state Of Iowa.
The officers and persons by whom its
aged. are president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer, to be elected
from the stockholders by the board Of
directors at the annual meeting Of the
directors each year. to be held at tho
office OF the company on the first
Thursday Of October, in each year and
Immediately after the adjournment OF
tho annual stockholders meeting to be
held on the same day OF the month In
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o. m, and to hold office for one year, or
until their successors are eelcted and
qualify. But in case there should be no
annual meeting, or failure or omis-
sion to elect. then the board of direc-
tors may elect such officers at any
subsequent meeting. Also a board Of
three directors who shall be chosen by
their regular annual stockholders
meeting in each year, to be held on the
first Thursday Of October Of each year,
at the general office OF the company,
and to convene at IL o'clock, a. M, and
to hold office for one year, or until
their successors are elected and quail
lily. But in case there should be no an
maui stockholders meeting or no cleo
ton of directors, then such election
called for that purpose. as provided in
the articles. .-. 7r.g
The time Of the commencement of
the corporation, and the time when 1t
may commence business. shall date
from the time its certificate OF incor-
poration issued, toWit, the 4th day Of
December, 1919, and 1t shall endure and
continue In existence for twenty years.
from and after the date Of the execu-
ton OF Its articles OF Incorporation, to-
wit, November 30, 1912. but 1t may be
sooner dissolved by the authorization
OF the stockholders representing not
less than three fourths of its issued
capital stock, and upon publication Of
proper dissolution notice.
The highest amount of indebtedness
to which the corporation is at any time
to subject itself. shall not at any one
time exceed, but may equal an amount
equal to two thirds Of Its capital stock,
and the private property Of its stock
holders is, and shall be and Is made
exempt from corporate debts.
Until the first annual meetings and
election OF officers and directors to be
held In 1913, the persons who shall hold
the said offices. and who shall consti-
tute the board Of directors, are named
in the articles Of Incorporation. to which
reference is here made.
Alpine Coal Company.
By Edward .. Fowler. President.
Attest: William T. Wilson, Secretary,
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
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