Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-11-13
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE DELAWARE COUNTY LIGHT,

| We, whose names are hereto sub
scribed. hereby associate ourselves into
corporation, for the transaction OF
the business hereinafter set forth, un-
der 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 men
toned in Article III hereof, not in con-
travention of the Statutes of Iowa, and
to adopt the following Articles Of In
corporation:
! ARTICLE l.
The name Of this corporation shall
be the Delaware County Light, Heat &
| 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 III.
| The object, purpose and powers OF
this corporation shall be and include
the right and power Of purchasing and
holding real estate, water power and
mill dam sites, the purchasing and con-
struction of water power plants and
steam plants, and dams, and the pur-
chase of flowage rights and the &C
quirement and utilizing OF any means
for the manufacture and sale OF elec-
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 max
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 1t might be used, and to any and
| all parties, and the leasing or buying
| 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
heating plants, water works ice plants,
gas plants, with all necessary reser-
yoirs filters, streams, trenches, pipes,
drains, poles, wires, burners, machin-
cry, apparatus and other requisites of
said works or plants, it being also spe-
officially provided and agreed that the
enumerating and mentioning of the
above and foregoing powers shall not
limit or restrict this corporation to the
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 (s25, 00O,-
O0) DOLLARS, divided into shares of
the par value of One Hundred ($100.0D
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 ad-
ditional shares shall be offered to the
existing shareholders, proportionately
to their holdings, before offering same
to outside parties.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall commence
business when the sum of Thirteen
Thousand Five Hundred ($13,500.00)
Dollars of the capital stock is fully