Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-11-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE DELAWARE COUNTY LIGHT.

We. whose names are hereto SUD.
scribed, hereby associate ourselves into
corporation. for the Transaction OF
the business hereinafter set forth, UNI
dor the Provisions Of Chapter one.
Title Nine, Of the Code Of Iowa, and
Acts amendatory thereto; with all the
powers granted bodies corporate under
said Title and Chapter, and amend
ments thereto. and all the powers mem
toned in Article III hereof, not in con-
prevention Of the Statutes OF Iowa, ana
to adopt the following Articles OF In
corporation:
ARTICLE !.
The name Of this corporation shall
be the Delaware County Light, Heat Il
Power Company.
ARTICLE II.
The principal place Of business shall
be the City Of Manchester. in the Coun-
ty Of Delaware and State of Iowa.
ARTICLE Ill
The object, purpose and powers of
this corporation shall be and include
the right and power Of purchasing and
holding real estate, water power ana
mill dam sites, the purchasing and con-
struction Of water power plants ana
steam plants, and dams. and the pur-
chase Of fowage rights. and the ac-
quirement and utilizing OF any means
for the manufacture and sale of cleo
tricity; grinding feed, manufacturing
-four, or any other mill products. or
products that the said water powers or
steam power or property may or might
be utilized for, with the power OF maxi
ing, holding, acquiring or carrying out
of contracts or franchises. for the FUR
nishing of electric lights or electric
power, for and with cities, corpora
lions or individuals, and the making
and furnishing and selling electricity
for any and all purposes and uses for
which it might be used, and to any and
all parties, and the leasing or puylng
or selling Of any properties owned or
acquired. and the power to purchase,
establish, erect, maintain and operate
within or without the corporate limits
of any city or town within the State OF
Iowa, and all territory within the State
of Iowa, electric light or power plants,
heating plants, water works, ice plants,
gas plants, with all necessary reser-
voirs, filters, streams, trenches, plpes'
DRAINS poles. wires, burners, mach1n-
cry. apparatus and other requisites of
said works or plants, 1t being also spe-
ciflcally provided and agreed that the
enumerating and mentioning of the
above and foregoing powers shall not
limit or restrict this corporation to the
exercises of any powers or entering
into or conducting any business that
the said corporation may engage In,
that is, authorized by the Statutes OF
Iowa, under which the same is incor-
porated, and all acts amendatory there
to.
ARTICLE w.
The amount OF capital stock Is
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($25.000,-
O0) DOLLARS, divided into shares OF
the par value of One Hundred ($100.oo)
Dollars each, fully paid up, and nom
assessable for any purpose. Should the
capital stock be hereafter increased.
as it may be by vote of two-thirds In
interest of all the stockholders, the adj
ditional shares shall be offered to the
existing shareholders, proportionately
to their holdings, before offering same
to outside parties.
ARTICLE v.
This corporation shall commence
business when the sum of Thirteen
Thousand Five Hundred ($13,b00.00)