The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-02

ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
Be II remembered, thai *s wAnssI
names are signed hereto. ana ofhsrsI
WHO rI4sF associate themselves wl.s
i1s. 80 hereby incorporate Ourselves
1raetay Arza by girfus 81 the laws sd
lova and EEEss articles which We so|
a4raby adpgr
ARTICLE 4
The name of This corporation sbag
be the Ewsrs DTBrian Guupany VII.
2ts principal place 1f business i.
tlsokUlz; Iowa
ARTICLE I'll
TniE corporation shall comments
business upon Eha approval ana afias
uf these articles for record, and gaaa
continue for period OF twenty Isgl
FearE. sznless sooner dissolved wita 1
Lie E1shf and privilege 81 renewal Isl
provided py Iaw
ARTICLE III.
Ine general nature Gf the business
10 De transacted III this rorporztlaa
snail be The buying, selling end ua1u
tactGr1ng uf ciothins. siry-Eoods
notions. hosiery, piece goods. ladies'
ready 70 wear garments, 1anry saodsl
AliEE, euar85cariss, millinery OF aHy
oznsr goods connected dirartIy OF iT-|
directly With the wholesale OF retail
Cry goods notion business
ARTICLE "
has corporation shall have power:
J. To have perpetual succession
To sDs and De saed u lis cor
TsoT'at4 nauae
To make contracts x, buy sell
ry-y-a- = r.
properly: possessing the sans
powers II such matters as private
individuals now anSay
To make by-laws and as-ab llsh
rules and regulations deemed expedt
ent Tor the mana cement OF SAID cor
poratlor
ARTICLE e
The capital stock OF this corpora.
lion shall De twenty thousand Dollars
S29.90go0l 10 be divided into two
hundred E29B) shares o. one hundred
dollars each fs160.9e} to be maid for
q t1ll when subscribed but the
corporation is authorized 10 commence
business when twelve thousand dol
ars ISL, 0D0.go1 or stock is issued
md fully paid for.
ARTICLE VII.
This organization may bur, sell and
WI shares OF its OWL canifal stock
ARTICLE XF
Annual meetings Of the stock
oiders shall be held on the first
tuesday, OF February OF each year.
ARTICLE XII,
The president, any two directors,
any three members Of the corpora.
on, may al any time call a meeting
the stockholders
For all called meetings OF the
ockholders, a reasonable notice II
riting shall he gwen to each stock
older. as shown hv the stock book,
hich notice shall be complete by
ending same through the mails
-operiy addressed 10 the last known
idress of each stockholder.
Notice to state the time and object
the meeting
ARTICLE XIV.
The board of directors shall con
ST, until the first annual meeting,
Robert ]. Ewers, German II.
'Brien and Vincent II. Phillips
ARTICLE XVI.
The officers of this corporation /
ial consist of president. vice
resident, secretary and treasurer.
Id one person may hold any two Of
e above Offices at the same time,
Id shall be elected by the board Of
rectors, and until the first annual
Getting Robert j. Ewers shall be
-esident, Vincent II. Phillips. Vice
-esident, and German M. O'Brien,
cretary and treasurer.
ARTICLE XVIII
The private property of the stock
lders OF this corporation shall be
empt from corporate debts.
ARTICLE XIX.
The Indebtedness of this CORPORA
N shall al no time exceed two
rds of the capital stock.
n witness whereof, we have here
to set our hands this LIST day Of
ly. 1920
ROBT. J. EWERS.
GORMAN NJ. O'BRJEN