Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-15
Articles Of Incorporation Of the Gen.
trail Iowa Oil & Gas Company.

Articles Of Incorporation Of the Gen.
trail Iowa Oil & Gas Company.
We. whose names are hereto sub
scribed. hereby associate ourselves In
to body corporate under the pro-
visions of Chapter I, Title TX, Of the
Code Of Iowa, and act amendatory
thereof; assuming all the powers,
rights and privileges granted bodies
corporate. and accepting all the duties
and obligations imposed by said chap
ter and title, and do adopt the follow
ing articles of Incorporation. to-w1t:
ARTICLE I.
The name OF this corporation shall
be the Central Iowa OIL s Gas Com :
pany.
ARTICLE II.
Its principal place Of business shall
be at Narshalltown in the county OF
Marshall in. the state Of Iowa. Offices
may be established, and business trans
acted, and meetings of stockholders
and directors held at such offices.
within or outside Of the state Of Iowa,
as the bylaws Of the corporation
shall provide.
ARTICLE III.
The object and general nature OIL
the business Of the corporation Is to
make contracts: to purchase. lease.
option, locate or otherwise acquire.
own. exchange, sell or otherwise dis
pose of. pledge. mortgage, hypothecate
or deal in mines, mining claims. min
eral lands, coal lands, oil lands, tim
Der lands. clay lands. water and water
rights, and other property. both rea
and personal. and to work, explore,
operate and develop the same: and ia
deal In the products and by products
thereof: to purchase. lease or other
wise acquire. erect, own. operate and
sell smelling or other or4 reduction
works. oil refinerles, >saw mills. clay
works. power plants. railroads and
tramways to lead from the corpora
TONS personal works: to do general
manufacturing and mercantile bust
ness to own. cancel and reissue shares
Of its own capital stock. and to own.
and to vote shares Of other corpora
tons; to issue bonds. notes and other
evidences Of Indebtedness, and to
secure the payment Of the same by
mortgage. deed Of trust. or otherwise:
to act as agent. trustee. broker, or In
any other nduciary capacity. and to
borrow and loan money. as may be
necessary or convenient for the proper
conduct Of the AFFAIRS Of the corpora
ton.
All conveyances OF real property
made by the corporation shall be
executed by the president. and ooun-
tersisned by the secretary. with the
impression Of the corporate seal at
tached: and all releases Of MORTGAGES.
liens, judgments or other claims that
are required by law to be made OF
record may be executed by tho presi-
dent, vice president or secretary OF
the corporation.
ARTICLE ~.
The amount OF capital stock au-
thorixed u thirty thousand (ls0,o0o)
dollars, divided into three million
shares OF ono cant each. The corpora
tion may commence business when
stock TO the amount Of Ave hundred
(tSoo) dollars has been paid for and
Issued. No stock shall be issued I'M
til tho corporation has received pay
ment IN fun therefor at par in cash or
property: provided. however. that
whom stock II to be issued for any
thinS other than money, It must be
subject to the approval Of the e1ecu-
two council Of the state Of Iowa. as
provided in section 1S41-b Of the
supplement to the code. 1907. and any
amsndmsnts thereto. The capital
sock authorised may be increased by
vote Of = majority in interest OF all
Of the stockholders. and by adoption
Of amendment 10 these articles. When
ne outstanding capital 10 Increased,
the .aa:::ons! shares sinai, - offered
TO the existing stockholders proper
ttonstely to their holdings. at not less
than par. .r.'
{. 20 -... ARTICLE ".
The corporate period Of this cor
poration shall begin on the date the
secretary OF state issues the certifl-
cate Of incorporation. and shall termi-
nate at the expiration Of twenty C30)
years from said date. unleps sooner
dissolved by vote Of q majority in in.
terest OF AL the stockholders at any
annual meeting, or at . special meet
lnE called for that purpose, or BY