Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
Articles Of Incorporation Of the st.
Anthony Mutual Telephone Com

Anthony Mutual Telephone Com
pany.
We. whose names are hereto sub
scribed, hereby associate ourselves into
Il body corporate under the provisions
of chapter /. title Q of the Code OF
Iowa and acts a%mendatory thereto, as
Stunning all power, right and privileges
granted q body corporate. and all the
duties and obligations imposed by the
said chapter and title, and do adopt the
following articles Of Incorporation, to-
wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall
be the st. Anthony Mutual Telephone
Company.
ARTICLE 2.
It's principal place OF business shall
be at st. Anthony, Marshall county,
Iowa.
ARTICLE 3. /,
The object OF the corporation and for
which it is organized is for the purpose
OF taking over the property OF the st.
Anthony Telephone Company and I'M
Incorporated association engaged In the
business OF conducting and operating a
Mutual Telephone Exchange and
transmitting telephone messages from,
to and between the members of such
association.
The general nature OF the business
to be conducted by this corporation
shall be to construct. purchase, sell,
lease. own and operate and maintain
telephones and to erect lines, equip
ments and apparatus in connection
Herewith in the state OF Iowa. to pur-
chase and convey and cucumber both
real and personal in connection with
a corporate business; to buy, sell and
deal in telephone supplies. devises<a and
~contrivances. to purchase. and sell
stock in other corporations or associa-
lions engaged in like business and to
transact such other business as is usual
to corporations OF like character or as
may from time to time be decided upon
by the shareholders. the main purpose
Of the business of this corporation.
however, shall be to transmiE telephone
messages, to, from and between it's
stockholders or with such other ex-
changes as connections may be made.
All co~nvcyances Of real property
made by this corporation shall be ex-
ecuted by the president and counter
signed by the secretary, with All i'm
preston of the corporate seal attached
IL the corporation has u seal: all re-
leases OF mortgages, liens, or other
claims that are required by law to be
made OF record. may be executed by
the president. vice president or sec
rotary OF the corporation
ARTICLE 4.
The amount of capital stock author
lied Ia nine thousand CSC, 100000 dol
lars and may business on
paid stock OF $4,000 divided into 800
shares OF $50 each and each share Is to
be fully. paid and worcestershire when
Issued and no shareholder shall W
moro than five shares of stock at m
one time. 1t Is understood that In tax
ing over the property and business or
the st. Anthony Telephone Company.
an unincorporated association, there
shall be issued to each member OK
said association In good standing one
share of stock in this corporation for
each share held by such member OF
said association which shall be con-
sidered and treated by this association
as fully paid, subject, however. to the
approval of the executive council of
Iowa as provided for in section 1641-B
of the supplement to the Code of 1907
and any amendments thereto.
No share OF took In this corporation
shall be sold or Issued by the corpora
ton for less h IA It's face value except
tbs shares issued 10 the FORMER mem
ners Of the st. Anthony Telephone
Company for the purpose OF taking
over their shares in said company but
the shareholder Of this corporation may
at n annual meeting or meeting
called for such purpose, fix a premium
in addition to the par value from all
stock not issued and no stock shall be
thereafter issued by the corporation
until such premium In addition to the
par value shall be fully paid.
Certificates and shares OF stock shall
be transferred only In such manner as
the board Of directors of this corpora
ton may fix and the corporation shall
have q lien upon each share of stock
for any amount due the corporation
from the owner thereof and no stock
shall be transferred until all the In
d~ebtedness owing &c the corporation
from the former owner shall have been
fully paid and furthe, no stock shall be