Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-17
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
(Renewal.)

Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned have associated themselves
together as body corporate under the
provisions Of Chapter !, Title 8, of
the Code Of Iowa, and acts amendatory
thereto and have adopted amended and
substituted articles Of incorporation
providing as follows:
ARTICLE I.
The name of the corporation shall be
Abbott & Son."
ARTICLE II.
It's principal place Of business shall
be at Marshalltown, in the County of
Marshall, and State Of Iowa.
ARTICLE III.
The object Of the corporation is the
buying of hardware and such other
articles Of goods, wares, and merchan-
disc usually connected Herewith, and
selling same at wholesale or retail, and
such other lines as may from time to
time to be determined upon by the
board Of directors.
The corporation shall have the right
to buy, hold, sell and convey personal
property and such real estate as may
be necessary or.convenient for the pro-
per conduct of the affairs of the cor
poration.
All conveyances Of real property
made by the corporation shall be exc
cuted by the president and counter
signed by the secretary with an i'm
preston Of the corporate seal attached,
if the corporation has a seal; and all
releases Of mortgages, liens, judgments.
or other claims that are required by
law to be made Of record may be exc
cuted by the president, vice president;
or secretary Of the corporation.
ARTICLE ~.
The amount of capital stock author
lied is Thirty $780, 000.0O) Thousand
Dollars, divided into shares of Five
Hundred Dollars each. No stock shall
be issued until the corporation has re-
ceived payment in full therefor at par
in cash or property; provided, however
that when stock is to be issued for
anything other than money. it must be
upon proper action by the officers or
directors and subject to the approval
of the executive council of Iowa, as
provided in section 1s41-b of the Sup
plement to the Code, 1907, and any
amendments thereto. The capital
stock authorized may be increased by
vote Of Two Thirds in interest Of all
the stockholders, by the adoption OF an
amendment to these articles. When
the outstanding capital is increased.
the additional shares shall be offered
to the existing stockholders proportions
ately to their holdings at not less than
par.
ARTICLE v.
This corporation commenced it's ex-
istence on the 9Th day Of August, A. d.
1898, and its corporate period as fixed
by its articles Of incorporation expired
on the 9Th day of August, A. d. 1918,
and is hereby extended under this re-
newal for further period Of twenty
(2O) years.
ARTICLE VI.
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by board Of three direc-
tors, who shall elect president, vice
president. secretary and treasurer and
such other officers, including an exec
utive committee, as they may see fit
or as may be provided for by the by
laws of this corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
The annual election shall be held on
the second Tuesday in February OF
each year. Until the first election
which shall be held on the, second Tues
day in February, 1919, the following
persons shall be directors:
L. G. Abbott and G. w. Abbott, Of
lMarshalltown. Iowa. and
u. w. Abbott of Ogden, Utah,
and the following shall be officers:
President and treasurer, L. G. Abb
9bott.
NJ Vice president. j.. w. blot T.. $500 2
III Secretary c. w. Abbott. M, VI
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