The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

Notice ID hereby given Of the IN
corporation Of the McManus Quarrfea
Company, q corporation whose prtnr
cipal placs Of business is In the city
Of Keokuk. Lee County, Iowa. 1hs
general nature Of tho business to b.
transacted by said corporation 10 to
purchase. nina, quarry, cut. crush
and prepare for market. limestone
and other stones and manufacture
the same into various products there
Of and transport and sell tho same
and to acquire, hold and sell quarries
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 excavate, grade. pave and con-
struct, sewers, bridges, 6uiidainess
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 Its objects and
shall have the right to purchase hold
and sell Of its own capital stock and
borrow money to carry on the corr
porate business.
The amount Of Authorised capftnl|
stock of said corporation II one hum
dred thousand dollars ($100.0 00.00ls
divided into six hundred (600) shares
Of common stock and four hundred
(4o0) shares Of preferred stock Of the
par value Of one hundred dollars
(31oo.00) Per share, but II not out
standing 20 preferred stock, the
Board Of Directors may issue It a.
common stock. Said stock to be Isl
sued at such times and under such
conditions a. the Board of Directors
shall determine. All stock must bel
paid for in cash or In property or
other things OF value approved by thoI
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 bus1.
ness on the date that its Certificate
Of incorporation YVES Issued by the
Secretary of State, to-wit, Deoembe1
I, 1916, and shall terminate twenty
years from said date unless soorss
dissolved by threefourths vote IN
interest of its stockholders,
The affairs Of said corporation ara
to be conducted by a board of thrss
Directors and the officers shall be
President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer. The Directors shat
be elected by 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
may see fit or as may be provided
for by the bylaws OF the corporation
The officers and directors shall hold
Office for the term of one year Oh
until their successors are selected
and have qualified. The Board o.
Directors may fill all vacancies occur
ring in its membership between the
annual elections, by appointments
Until the annual meeting Of the stockt
holders in the year 1918, the follow
of Directors: E. P. McManus, J. wi
Downey and J. G. McNIanus. all o
Keokuk, Iowa, and the following shal
be officers; e. P. McManus, presided
and treasurer; ]. w. Downey. vic4
president; T. } McManus, secretary.
The highest amount OF Indebtedness
to which the corporation shall. al AM
time subject itself shall not excee
two-thirds Of its paid up and outstand
ing capital stock.
The private property OF stockhole
ers is to be xempt from liabinty 20
corporate debts.
The articles OF Incorporation
said corporation are recorded in th
Office of the Recorder Of Lee Count,
Iowa, at Keokuk, IN Incorporating
Record As, on Page 143 and In III
office of the Secretary Of State,
the State Of Iowa, at Des Moines, u
Book VS., Page 20 and said article
are made a part OF this notice
reference.
nataS Eaotpl Yozwa nera,,,rar
1916.
e. P, M'AfANUS,
7, w. DOWNEY,
f. H. M'MANTTS