The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-18
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

TO whom this may concern:
In compliance with Section 1913 Of
the 1913 Supplement to the Code of
Iowa, notice is hereby given Of the in
corporation of the ''Keokuk Broker
age Company" under the provisions
of Chapter 1. Title Of the Code OF
Iowa and acts amendatory thereof.
"a The name Of the corporation
is "Keokuk Brokerage COMPANY and
its principal place OF business will be
at Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
(2) The object for which It Is
formed and the general nature Of the
business to be transacted by the cor
Iporation Is to conduct and carry on
the business OF owning, buying ana
selling corporation stocks and other
corporation securities, bonds Of every
kind and description, mortgages and
other securities which may be legally
sold In this state; to contract and to
sued; mortgage, pledge or otherwise
issue its own obligations and to Sc
cure the same; to buy and sell shares
of it's own capital stock and to have
and exercise all powers necessary for
| the proper accomplishment of It's cor
Iporate purpose and which are not con-
trary to the laws Of the State, and have
all the powers which natural person
could have and exercise In respect to
the objects and purposes for which 1t
/ Is organized. For more complete
| statement of the powers claimed by
1.-THE company, see its Articles Of In
corporation
/ go The authorized capital stock Of
/ the corporation is Ten Thousand ($1o,-
| 600 O0) Dollars, consisting Of one
hundred (100) shares OF the par
value Of One Hundred ($1O0.00) Dol
lars each The corporation may COM
lmence business when One Thousand
($10OO0 0) Dollars of the capital stock
! is fully paid and the remainder may
he issued from time toy time as the
Board of Directors may authorize.
Stock may be paid for in cash or Its
equivalent in property at cash
valuation as provided for by law.
"a The corporate existence began
on February sth, 1919. with the issu-
ance OF certificate by the Secretary
of State OF Iowa, and its corporate ex-
listence shall continue for period OF
twenty (20) years from that date, or
until February 9th, 1889, unless soon
err terminated as provided in the Ar
ticles of Incorporation.
(5) The corporation shall be man
aged by a Board of Directors consist
ing of three (3) members OF the cor
poration who shall be elected annual
lily, and until the next annual meeting
to be held on the second Thursday in
| the month of January, 1920. the fol-
lowing shall constitute the Board of
Directors of the corporation: Asa NJ.
Smith, r. E. Hollinger and A. L. Hig-
bee. all Of Keokuk, Iowa, and the Of
ficers shall be as follows: Asa M.
smith, President; A. l.. Higbee, Vice
President; r. E Hollinger, Secretary
and Treasurer.
! The directors are to be elected an
nuaIly at the annual meeting of the
corporation held on the second Thurs
day in the month OF January in each
year, and the officers shall be elected
by the directors at meeting OF the
directors held within thirty 500 days
after the meeting Of the stockholders.
| A vacancy in any Office or In the
Board of Directors may be filed by
/ the remaining directors for the re-
mainder of the term.
I6) The Indebtedness Of the cor
| poration shall at no time exceed two
thirds of its capital stock
| (7) The officers, directors and
stockholders personally and the pri-
waite property of officers, directors and
stockholders shall be exempt from all
liability for corporate Indebtedness.
For a more full and complete word
ing Of the Articles Of Incorporation,
including a full description of the
powers and purposes of incorporation,
see Corporation Book on page 219
! of the Lee County, Iowa Records at
Keokuk, and the record of filing said
| Articles of Incorporation in the Cor
porate Records in the Office Of the
/ Secretary of State at Des Moines,
Iowa
! Dated at Keol1uk, Iowa, this 10th day
of February, 1919.
ASA n. SMITH,
| r. E. HOLLJNGER,
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