The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-20
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

NJ VI ISNs
To Whom 1t May Concern:
The undersigned hereby gives
notice in compliance with Sec. 1913
of the 1913 Supplem ent to the Code
Of Iowa of the Incorporation of the
Keokuk Dairy Company.
l. The name of the corporation is
"Keokuk Dairy Company" and It's
principal place Of business will be at
Keokuk, Lee County. Iowa.
2. The object for which 1t is in
corporated and the general nature of
it's business is to manufacture, buy,
sell and deal in dairy and milk pro-
ducts; to maintain and operate re-
frigerating plants; to buy, sell and
deal in ice, fruit, butter, fish and all
kinds of food products, or any farm
or dairy products or meat products;
to purchase, sell and deal in poultry
and other live stock, fruit, grain and
vegetables and manufactured pro-
ducts therefrom, including poultry,
cattle and stock foods and remedies
and the right to buy, sell and deal In
grain, straw and food products for
dispose OF stock, bonds and various
corporate obligations, including the
right to buy and sell the shares of
its own capital stock; to sue and be
sued in its corporate name; to have
any other powers not herein express
ly claimed which may be desirable
and which are not contrary to the
laws of the state; to make contracts
and have all the powers conferred
upon corporations by the statute and
laws of Iowa.
3. The authorized capital stock Of
the corporation is ten thousand
(S1O ,00O.OG) dollars. three hundred
(s3OO.OO) dollars of which must be
paid in before the corporation begins
business and the remainder may be
issued from time to time as the board
of directors may authorize.
4. The corporate existence began
February 2s, 1916, with the issuance
of a certificate by the secretary OF
the state of Iowa, and its corporate
existence shall continue for twenty
| (2O) years thereafter.
5. The corporation shall be man
aged by a board of three directors
and until the next annual meeting
which shall be held on the third
tuesday in the month Of January.
1917. the following shall constitute
the board of directors F. P. Wander
wort, J. c. Washburn and q. L. Al
drich, all of Keokuk. Iowa.
| And until said next annual meet
ing the officers shall be: President,
/ F. p. vandervort; vice president, e..
/ L. Aldrich; secretary and treasurer,
J. c. Washburn.
| The directors are to be elected an
nually at the annual meeting OF the
CORPORATION and the officers shall be
elected by the directors within thirty
| 600 days after said annual meeting
of the stockholders.
6. The Indebtedness OF the cor
poration shall at no time exceed two
| thirds of it's capital stock.
z. The officers. directors and stock
holders personally and the private
property of the officers, directors and
| stockholders shall be exempt from all
liability for corporate indebtedness
For a more full and complete word
ing of the articles Of Incorporation,
including a full description of the
powers and purposes of incorporation,
see corporation book No. on page
112 of the Lee County Iowa Records
at Keokuk and the record of filing
said articles of incorporation in Book
| us on page 356 of the Corporate
Records in the Office of the Secretary
of State at Des Moines, Iowa
Dated at Keokuk, Iowa, this 18th
day of April, 1916.
F. p. vANDERvORT.
/ e. L. ALDRICH,
J. c. WASHBURN,
Incorporators,
Keokuk Dairy Company.
boyd E Mckinley, Attorneys.