Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-01
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OFFICIAL NOTICES

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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
TO whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the ur
dersigned have associated themselve
together under and by virture Q
Chapter one, Title Nine, of the Cod
of Iowa, and the laws amendator,
thereto, as a corporation, and hav'
adopted articles Of incorporation
which provide as follows. to-wit:
/. The name OF such corporation
lis THE MANCHESTER STREET
SWEEPER COMPANY, and it's prin
cipal place of transacting business
is Manchester, Iowa.
2. The general nature OF the bust
ness to be transacted by this cor
poration shall be that OF a genera
manufacturing and repair business
including the manufacture and re
pair Of machines, implements, tools
and other articles useful and orna
mental; to buy, lease and sell ma
chinery, either at wholesale CT re,
tail, to apply for, acquire, buy, sell
assign, lease, pledge, mortgage OF
otherwise dispose Of letters patent OF
the United States, or of any for
eign country, and all or any rights,
territorial or otherwise Hereunder
and pending applications therefor, re-
1of3r0 IN ,ycaf,,l IN 1Nnrn1fiNy, wi !,
any business Of the corporation; to
use, manufacture, or grant licenses
under any letters patent owned or
controlled by the corporation, and to
expend money in experimenting up.
on and testing the validity or value
of any patent rights, the Company
may acquire, or propose to acquire.
The corporation shall also have pow
er to conduct it's business in all it's
branches. and without limit, to hold,
purchase, mortgage, and convey real
and personal property, in any state,
territory or colony of the United
States and in any foreign country
or place. The corporation shall al
so have power to issue notes, bonds,
or other evidences Of Indebtedness,
to pledge or mortgage it's corporate
franchises, it's real and personal prop
it, for the payment of the same, and
to sell, exchange or dispose of any
real or personal, acquired
or owned by said corporation, and
to perform all business of every ma
ture, necessary or incid entail to the
transaction Of any and all of such
business.
8. The authorized capital stock of
this corporation shall be One hun
dred fifty thousand dollars, divided
into fifteen hundred shares, each of
the par value of One hundred dollars,
which shall be fully paid up in cash,
patents, services or other
equivalent approved and allowed by
the Executive Council of the State,
and be worcestershire. The amount
of capital stock with which it will
commence business is Eighty thous-
and dollars, and the remainder of it's
stock will be issued and paid in from
time to time as it's board of direc-
tors may direct.
4. This corporation shall commenc
business on the 9th day of Deem
Der, 1915, and shall continue for the
period Of twenty years thereafter,
with the right of renewal, unless dis
solved by a vote of not less than
two-thirds of the stock then out.
5. The affairs of this corporation
shall be conducted by a board of d.
'ectors, to be composed of seven
to be- elected annually
~ the stockholders at their regular
annual meeting, or at a special meet
ng called for that purpose; and the
BOARD of directors may, at any time,
select from their own number an ex-
'cutive board or committee consist
ng of not less than three nor more
han five members, which board shall
AVE full charge of the corporation,
ubject to the approval of the full
'oard. 1t may also select such 9TH
r officers, agents and employees as
he convenient transaction of its
BUSINESS may require. The officers
# this corp Grafton shall be a presi-
ent, vice-president, secretary, treas
rer and general manager, who shall
e elected by the board of directors
rom their number at the annual meet
ng Of the board of directors to be
cid in the year 1916, and each an
ual meeting thereafter. The annual
1eeting of the stockholders shall be
cid on the third Tuesday in Janu
ry Of each year, commencing with
he year 1916, and the annual meet
1g of the board of directors shall
e held Immediately after the annu-
l meeting Of the stock hoolders. TIL
citing Of stockholders at all stock
olders meeting shall be by ballot,
nd each share of stock which shall
e represented by the owner thereof,
r his proxy, shall be entitled to
ne vote. Until the annual meeting
f the stockholders on the third !
tuesday in January, 1916, and until
heir successors have been elected |
nd accepted office, the following
AIMED stock holders shall constitute
he board of directors of this cor
grafton: w. D. Hoyt, Burton Clark, !
}. w. Green's, l.. j. Gates, O. a. !
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