The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-26
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

Notice Is hereby given OF the iri>
corporation of the McManus Quarfiea
Company, a corporation whose prin.
cipal place of business is in the city
of Keofuk, Lee County, Iowa. The
general nature Of the business to be
transacted by said corporation Is to
purchase, mine, quarry, cut, crush
and prepare for market, limestone
and other stones and manufacture
the same into various products there
Of and transport and sell the same
and to acquire, hold and>sell quarrteS
and other real estate and to have.
maintain and operate the necessary
tools, appliances and plant, also to
carry on general contracting business
and to excavaue, grade, pave and con.
struct, sewers, bridges, buildings
railroads, highways and public and
private works of all kinds and to
enter into, make, perform and carry
out contracts incident to the said
business and also to acquire and sell
real estate and personal property in
the furthering Of it's objects and
shall have the right to purchase hold
and sell of its own capital stock and
borrow money to carry on the COR
porate business.
stock Of said corporation is one huns
dred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
divided into six hundred (600) shared
of common stock and four hundred
(4OO) shares Of preferred stock of tna
par value of one hundred dollars
($1O0.00) per share, but IL not out.
standing as preferred stock. thd
Board of Directors may issue it az
common stock. Said stock to be Isl
sued at such times and under such
conditions as the Board of Directors
shall determine All stock must ba
paid for in cash or in property or
other things of value approved by the
Executive Council of the State or
Iowa under the provisions of Section
1641-B Of Code Supplement Of 1907
and any amendments thereto.
The corporation commenced bust.
ness on the date that it's certificate
of incorporation was issued by the
Secretary of State, to-wit. December
/, 1916, and shall terminate twenty
years from said date unless sooner
dissolved by a three-fourths' vote in
interest of it's stockholders.
The affairs Of said corporation are
to be conducted by board of three
Directors and the officers shall be a
President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer. The Directors shall
be elected by a majority vote in in
terest of the stockholders at the an
nual meeting in each year and the
officers shall be elected by the Board
of Directors in such manner. as they
NAV see fit or as may be provided
for by the bylaws of the corporation.
The officers and directors shall hold
Of
until their successors are selected
and have qualified The Board Of
Directors may fill all vacancies occur
ring in its membership between the
annual elections. by appointment.
Until the annual meeting of the stock
holders in the year 1918, the follow
ing persons shall constitute the Board
of Directors E. P. McManus, ]. W.
Downey and J. c. McManus, all OF
Keokuk. Iowa, and the following shall
be officers: z. p McManus, president
and treasurer; J. w. Downey, vice
president; T. ! McManus, secretnry
The highest amount of indebtedness
TO which the corporation shat. al any
time subject itself shall not exceed
two-thirds of It's paid up and outstand-
ing capital stock.
The private property of stockhold.
ers is to be exempt from liabinty for
corporate debts.
The articles Of incorporation OF
said corporation are recorded in the
office of the Recorder Of Lee County.
Iowa, at Keokuk, in Incorporation
Record As. on Page 143 and in lae
Office of the Secretary of State, OF
the State of Iowa, at Des Moines, In
Book VS., Page 20 and said articles
are made a part of this notice by
reference.
Dated. Keokuk Iowa, December Z.
1916.
E. P. MMANUS,
J. W. DOWNEY,
T. J. MMANUS,