The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-07
NOTICE OF: Incorporation.

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
Notice is hereby given OF the in
corporation of the Overland Garage
Company with its principal office and
place Of business located in Keokuk.
Lee County, Iowa.
The general nature Of the business
to be transacted and the objects and
purposes for which the corporation is
formed, shall be to carry on and con-
duct general industrial, manufac-
turing, mechanical and garage bust
ness, to own, mortgage and encum-
Der both real and personal property
OF every kind and description convent
emit or proper for the establishment,
maintenance and operation of a gen.
eral manufacturing plant or sales and
repair garage; to make and perform
contracts Of any kind and descrip-
ton; to have perpetual succession;
to sue and be sued by Its corporate
name; to have q common seal: snd
In carrying on its business or for the
purpose Of attaining or furthering
any of It's objects. to do any and all
other acts and things and to exercise
any and all other powers, which .
natural person could do and exercise.
not inconsistent with the laws OF the
State OF Iowa or of the United States.
The authorized amount of capital
stock Of the corporation is Fifteen
Thousand ($15.O00) Dollars. divided
into shares Of One Hundred t$100)
Dollars each and the corporation may
commence business after receiving
its certificate and when Ten Thou
sand ($1O,0OO) Dollars OF stock has
been issued and fully paid for. either
in cash or in property. AZ provided in
Section 1641-b Of the Supplement to
the Code Of lows 1907 and any
| amendments thereto.
The time and duration Of the cor
poration shall begin on the tenth
day OF September, 1914. and shall ter
inmate at the expiration Of Twenty
| (2O) years from said date, unless
sooner dissolved by two-thirds vote
| in amount OF all the stock OF the cor
poration.
The affairs Of the corporation shall
/ be managed by . Board OF Trustees
| or Managers which shall consist OF
two members, who shall elect a
President and a Secretary-Treasurer.
and such other officers as they see fit
or as may be provided for by the by
| laws of the corporation. The annual
election shall be held on the first Sat
urday in July Of each year. Until
the first election, the following per
| sons shall be trustees or managers;
J. F. Sanders and J.. 8. Bullock. and
the following persons shall be ofh-
GERS: President, j. s. Bullock; Secre-
tary-Treasurer, j. F. Sanders, both Of
| Keokuk, Iowa All officers OF the
| corporation shall hold office for the
term Of one year or until their sue
cessors are elected and have quail
| ned. Every trustee or manager shall
he q stockhoider and II any trustee
or manager shall sell or transfer his
stock in the corporation he shall at
once cease to be a trustee or man
ager. The remaining trustee or man
ager may fill all vacancies occurring
in it's membership between annual
! elections by he appointment OF a
qualified person to hold office for the
remainder Of the term.
All contracts and all checks or or
ders for the payment OF money shall
be signed by the President and Score
| tary-Treasurer.
| The highest amount Of indebted
ness to which the corporation may at
any time subject itself shall not ex-
coed two-thirds OF its paid up and
outsts nding capital stock.
| The private property OF the stock
holders shall be exempt from corpor-
ate liability.
Keokuk, Iowa, September 30, 1914.
J. s. BULLOCK.
]. F. SANDERS.
Incorporators.