The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-30
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
To Whom This May Concern:
In compliance with section 1914 =,
the 1913 supplement to the code =,
Iowa. notice is hereby given of tha
Incorporation Of the Keokuk Coca.
Cola Bottling company. under tbs
provisions Of chapter l. title 9, of ths
code Of Iowa, and acts amendatorv
| thereof.
% The name of the corporation
IT, "Keokuk Coca-Cola Bottlinx Com.
pany'' and its principal place of bust.
ness will be at Keokuk in Lee county
Iowa.
<2t The object FOR which It Il
formed and the general nature of tba
business to be transacted by the cor.
| poration is to bottle, distill, manu-.
| facture. prepare. buy. sell and deal in 7
mineral and carbonated waters
spring waters, coca-cola, favoring e..
tracts. syrups. salts, ices, prepared
drinks of all kinds, including all in.
| gradients therefor; to erect, operate,
buy or deal in refrigerating plants
! machines, bottling apparatus, sugar
glucose, confectionery, and any and
all ingredients used in the making Of
| mineral or carbonated waters, or any
and all raw materials from which
said products are made, and any and
all products therefrom; to own, reg.
lister, assign or dispose of trade
| marks, trade-names, patents, inven.
tons and processes; to own and dis
pose of stocks, bonds, or other obi
cations Of corporations in a similar
| business which may be legally sold
| in this state; to issue bonds and
other obligations in payment of prop
erty purchased or in the operation Of
| it's business and to mortgage or
pledge the same; to buy and sell the
shares of its own capital stock and
the shares of the capital stock Of
other corporations which may be sold
| in this state and to buy or sell real
estate or any interest therein; to
sue and be sued In its corporate
name and to have and enjoy any
other powers not expressly claimed !
which may be desirable or necessary
and not contrary to the laws OF the
state.
go The authorized capital stock
of this corporation is five thousand
| (s5,0O0) dollars, divided into fifty
shares Of the par value of one hun
bred (S100) dollars each and 1t may
commence business when three hun
dred (s300) dollars of the capital
stock is fully paid in money and
certificates of stock issued therefor
and the remainder Of the stock ma!
be issued from time to time as inc
| board of directors may authorize.
ca The corporate existence began
February "a, 1917, with the issuance
Of a certificate by the Secretary OF
State and its corporate existence
shall continue for period of twenty
years from that date or until FeoFu
airy "a, 1887.
60 The corporation shall be man
aged by board Of three directors
and until the rext annual meeting y
be held on the third "Wednesday "a
the month of January, 1918, the ie
lowing shall constitute the board ol
directors Of the corporation: I;
Clark, N. A. Hodges and Alma
Hodges. and the officers shall De az
follows: President, c. c. Clark wy
president, Alma Hodges; secre'a''
and treasurer, N. "A. IouSoS'
The directors are to be elected sn
nually at the annual meeting OF ll
corporation held on the third wen
nesday in the month Of January
each year, and the officers shan
elected by the directors at meetlls
of the directors held within 'n,u
DAYS after the annual meeting OF 'n
stockholders. ~,
(6) The indebtedness OF 'he .u
poration shall at no time exceed WV
thirds of it's capital stock.
(D The officers, directors a ~,
stockholders personally, and the ,I y,
vate property Of the officers uns
tors and stockholders shall be eheil !,
from all liability for corporate ~
debtedness. .o,s
For a more full and complete WIZ
ing of the Articles of lncorpola.sS,
including full and complete ues.
ton of the powers and purposes
incorporation see corporation doom
page 1854, of the Lee county II
records at Keokuk and the recol. .,,,
filing said Articles of lncorioI" s ~,
In hook rs on page $50 Of the I y,
porate records in the office OF ~
Secretary of State at Des Null
Iowa. .,,. sHd
Dated at Keokuk Iowa, this -'
day Of February. 1917.
c. c. CLARK.
N A. HODGES.