The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-09
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.


Notice is hereby given OF the In
corporation of the McManns Q.a-.!e:I II
Company, corporation whose print
cipal place of business is In the city
of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa. Ihsi
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 manufacturs
the same into various products there
OF and transport and sell the 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 tat
carry on general contracting business
and to excavate. grade, pave and cond
struct, sewers, bridges. buildin7lll
railroads, highways and public anss
private works Of all kinds and I'll
enter into, make, perform and carry,
out contracts incident to the saft,;
business and also to acquire and sci
real estate and personal property tn
the furthering of its objects anol
shall have the right to purchase hold
and sell of its own capital stock and
borrow money to carry on the cor
porate business.
Inc aOUOuuL III duIuOII6GO CdVNtk
stock of said corporation is one hun
dred thousand dollars ($100, 000.00l
divided into six hundred (6O0) shares
of common stock and four hundred
(40O) shares Of preferred stock of tiny
par value Of one hundred donars(
($100.OO) per share, but II not out
standing as preferred stock, tho
Board Of Directors may issue it ass
common stock. Said stock to be is !
sued at such times and under suciH
conditions as the Board OF Directorsk
shall determine. All stock must bel
paid for in cash or in property or
other things Of value approved by thel
Executive Council Of the State Oil
Iowa under the provisions OF Secton{S
1641-B Of Code Supplement of 1901
and any amendments thereto.
The corporation commenced bust
ness on the date that its certificate
of Incorporation was issued by thesF
Secretary of State, to-wtt, December
I, 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 thres
Directors and the officers shall be a
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 j
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 or
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. J. W
and J. C. McManus. all o.
Iowa, and the following snai
be officers: E p McManus, presidsA
and treasurer; j. w. Downey. VICE
president; T. ! McManus. secretNry.
The highest amount OF indebtedness
TO which the corporation shall al an,
time subject itself shall not exceed
two-thirds Of It's paid up and outstano'
ing capital stock. 49,,
The private property Of stockho,a.
ers is to be ex. mpt from liabiiity io'
corporate debts. :,
The articles of incorporation o.
said corporation are recorded I'D .a'
ofIlce Of the Recorder Of Lee Counu,
Iowa, at Keokuk, In Incorporate
Record IS, on Page 143 and in -i =,
Office of the Secretary OF state, -
The State OF Iowa, at Des Moines, "
Book Us, Page 20 and said artcies
are made a part Of this notice "
reference. -
Dated, Keokuk. Iowa. December /"
1915.
E. p. MMANUs.
L W. DOWNEY,