The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-24
NOTICE OF INCORPORATE.

- NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
10 whom this may concern. w.
In compliance with Section 1e,.
the 1913 Supplement to the Cnaa s
Iowa, notice is hereby given o W
Incorporation OF the "FLuTn " ro ns)
PRtSSED STEEL COMPANY oA
der the provisions of Cban. aNl
Title 8 OF the Code of Iowa anS
amendatory thereof. u acs
Cd The name of the co,.,.
is FLUID COMPRESSED pSS TIa
COMPANY" ana it's PRINCIPAL :, sfa
Of business will be at Keokuk ~ piaes
County. Iowa - leal
(2) The object for which !.
formed and the general nature - !.
business to be transacted by tho
iporat1on is to conduct and carrr W
the BUSINESS of operating an eIo,.t
furnace, manufacturing, prodno,.c
importing, exporting, refin;ns
/ pairing and shipping materials nh ~
icals, metals, alloys and all n,odH es
and byproducts thereof; to pnrcbase
lease or otherwise aconire I.a ss
mines, quarries, buildings daas S
warehouses, factories and all thina,
necessary in the undertakings of 4.
corporation: to own and operate tas
tories for the manufacture or NV
dnctfon of machines. materials nv n.
chine parts composed in whole Or !,
part Of iron, steel, aluminium, conn.
brass, or other metals, alloys or ma m.
terlals; to deal in iron, steel a,pm,
mum, manganese. coke, copper, bras
lead, zinc and other metals. allow,
minerals or materials; to deal in M
chinery and all kinds OF merchants,
and materials, models, wood and
metal patterns; to manufacture and
machine cylindrical and other cast.
ings, pipe and pipe fittings; to deal
in all kinds Of metals, allows ami
metallic compounds; to refine, smelt
and market ores, metals and mineral,
OF all kinds; to own, lease, license
acquire, use, operate and introduca
trademarks. trade-names, patents, in
ventions and to grant licenses in re-
spect thereof, to make contracts IN
connection Herewith; to hold and
dispose OF stocks, bonds or other oh
legations; to mortgage or pledge an,
stocks, bonds or property, real Or
personal, owned by the company: TO
buy and sell the shares of its own
capital stock and to own, buy, lease
or sell real estate; to sue
and be sued in its corporate mana
and to have and exercise any other
powers not expressly named which
may be desirable or necessary in cor
nection with any business of the com.
pany and which are not contrary to
the laws of the state. For mora
complete statement of the powers
claimed by the company, see its Al.
ticles OF Incorporation.
(3) The authorized capital stock Of
the corporation is Three Hundred |
twenty-five Thousand ($325, 100000
Dollars. divided into one Thousand
Il ,000) shares OF the par value Of
One Hundred 100000 Dollars each
Of preferred stock, entitled to re.
,eive an eight $50 per cent divt
lend annually, which dividend is
and nine thousand $4,000
shares Of common stock Of the par
yalue of Twenty-Five (s25.o0) Dol
airs each. The corporation may
commence business when One Thou
and SCI 100000 Dollars of the CAPT
al stock is fully paid, and the re-
may be issued from time to
ime as the Board of Directors may
;uthorfza Stock may be paid for in
ash or it's equivalent in property at
cash valuation as provided for by
aw.
90 The corporate existence began
n June TO-. 1918, with the issuance
+ a certificate by the Secretary OF
tate for the State OF Iowa. and its
orporate existence shall continue +
Or 4 period OF twenty CO years
rom that date, or until June H.
9ss.
60 The corporation shah be man
ged by Board of Directors consist
lg OF five (5) members Of the corpo- /
alton, who shall be elected annually,
nd until the next annual meeting
, be held on the first Thursday In +
1e month of February in the year
919, the, the following shall constr
tie the Board of Directors OF tne
N. T. Wilcox, G. =
J. o. Boyd, 9: w
urrett and J. w. Anderson and tns
Ulcers shall be as follows: Preo
emit, N. T. Wilcox; Vice Presadeta
. %. Weissenburger; Secretary anu
reasurer, ]. o. Boyd
The directors are to be elected an
TALLY at the annual meeting OF tins
held on the first Thurs,
~ in February in each year, ana
lie officers shall be elected by the
rectors at meeting Of the directors
I'D within thirty COO days after the
Getting Of the stockholders. va,
Lncy in any office or in the Boaru
Directors may be filled by the re
aiming directors for the remaindes
the term.
60 The Indebtedness Of the corpo
ton shall at no time exceed wv"
irds OF its capital stock. /!
"a The officers, directors anu
ockholders personally and the pm
tie property of officers, Director
id stockholders shall be exemV
ON all liability for corporate ID
btedness.
For more full and complete Wor"
g of the Articles OF Incorporauon
Guiding a full description OF ths
wers and purposes of incorporS
N, see Corporation Book 5, on page
O,of the Lee County, Iowa, RECORDS
Keokuk and the record OF niIns
i'd Articles of Incorporation m tns
t,, 10 office Oh z