Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-05-01
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF
DELAWARE COUNTY CEMENT
SILO COMPANY.

To Whom It May Concern
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned have associated themselves
together under and by virtue OF
Chapter One, Title TX of the Code OF
Iowa, and the laws amendatory there
to, as corporation, and have adopted
Articles Of Incorporation which pro.
vide as follows:
/. The name of such corporation
is the Delaware County Cement Silc
Company, and its principal place Of
business is Manchester, Iowa.
2. The general nature of the bust
ness to be transacted by such cor
poration is the purchase of cement
and machinery for the manufacture
and sale of cement products, both use
full and ornamental, including cement
hollow blocks, bricks, slaves and silos
OF any other materials: The purchase
and sale of farm machinery, tools, ap-
pliances and tanks, including the con
struction Of tanks of all kinds: To
purchase, lease or acquire lands and
buildings for the erection and es-
Enlistment of manufactures and
work shops. with suitable plants
engines and machinery to manufac-
ture said products: To apply for, &C.
quire, buy, sell, assign, lease, pledge
mortgage or otherwise dispose OF let
ters patent of the United States OF
foreign country, including trade marks
and trade names. To use, manufac-
ture, or grant licenses under any let
ters patents owned or controlled by
the company: To hold, purchase
mortgage and convey real and per-
sonal property in any state, territory
or colony Of the United States, or for
eign country: To issue notes, bonds
or other evidences OF Indebtedness
and to mortgage or pledge It's prop
erty, real or personal, to secure the
same.
8. The amount Of capital stock au-
thorized by the articles OF incor-
poration is Twenty-Five thousand
dollars, and all stock subscribed shall
be paid in at the can of the Board OF
Directors in cash.
4. The said corporation shall COM
mence business on the 18th day OF
March. 1918, or az soon thereafter as
SO 100000 Of its capital stock shall
have been paid in, and shall continue
until the 18th day of March, 1888
with the right Of renewal.
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poration shall be conducted by a
board Of not less than three nor more
than six directors, to be elected an
nually by the stockholders at their
annual meeting on the first Monday
Of November of each year, or a special
meeting called for such purpose, and
until the annual meeting on the first
Monday of November, 1918, the fol-
lowing named persons shall be direc-
tors of said company, to-wit:: J. G.
Nieman, c. J. Hockaday, A. e. Clark,
E. G. Dittmer, A. j. Bruce, and John
M Brayton The directors shall
elect, at their annual meeting on the
first Monday of November Of each
year, President, Vice-president, sec
rotary, Treasurer and Manager, which
said meeting shall be held Immediate
ly after. the annual meeting of the
stockholders. That until the annual
meeting of the directors on the first
Monday Of November, 1918, the fol-
lowing named persons shall hold the
offices indicated in said corporation,
to-wit: A. j. Bruce, President; b. G..
Dittmer, Vice President; A. e. Clark,
Secretary and Treasurer, John M,
Brayton, Manager
6. That the highest amount Of in
debtedness to which said corpora
tion shall at any time subject itself,
shall not exceed two-thirds of its cap
ital stock then outstanding.
Z. That private property of the
members Of such corporation shall be