The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-26
ARTICLES OF kNcoRnosATsoN

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Be 1t remembered, that we whose
names are signed hereto. and others
who may associate themselves with
us, do hereby Incorporate ourselves.
under and by yirtue of the laws OF
Iowa. and these ARTICLES which We do
hereby adopt.
| ARTICIiE~L
The name of this corporation shall
be the Ewers O'Brien Company, with
its principal place OF business at
keoi1uk. Iowa
ARTICLE II
This corporation shall comnence
business upon the approval and fling
of these articles for record, and shall
continue for a period of twenty (a0l
years, unless sooner dissolved: with
provided by Law.
ARTICLE III.
The general nature of the business
to be transacted by this corporation
shall be the buying. selling and manu-
featuring of clothing, dry-goods,
notions, hosiery, piece goods, ladies
ready to wear garments, fancy goods
silks, embroiderfes, millinery or any
other goods connected directly or In
directly with the wholesale or retail
ldry-goods, notion business
ARTICLE w.
! This corporation shall have power:
1. To have perpetual succession
| 2 To sue and be sued in its-,corS
porate name.
8. To make contracts, to buy, sell
and own real estate and personal
property; possessing the same
powers in such matters as private
individuals now enjoy.
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rules and regulations deemed expedi-
Ient for the management OF SAID Ger
poration-
ARTICLE "
The cauital stock of THIS corpora
ton shall be twentythousand dollars
($29, 00.eO) to be divided into two
hundred (20D shares of one hundred
dollars, each (s1eQeon) to be paid for
in full when subscribed, but the
CORPORATION is authorized 30 commences
business when twelve thousand doh
lars Cs12,0eo.oG) Of stock is issued
and fully paid for.
ARTICLE VIII
This organization may buy, sen, and
own shares of its own capital stock
ARTICLE XII.
Annual meetings of the stock
holders shall be held on the first
Tuesday of February of each year,
ARTICLE XII.
The president, any two directors,
or any three members Of the CORPORA
ton. may at any time call meeting
of the stockholders.
For all called meetings of tire
stockholders. a reasonable notice in
writing shall be given to each stock
holder, as shown by the stock book,
which notice shah be complete by
sending same through the mails
properly addressed TO the last known
address OF each stockhoIder.
Notice to state the time and object
of the meeting.
ARTICLE XIV.
The board of directors shall con-
sist, until the first annual meeting,
of Robert J. Ewe-s. German N.
o'Brien and Vincent F. Philips.
ARTICLE WI.
The officers of this corporation
shall consist Of 6 president vice
president secretary and treasurer.
and one person may hold any Vwo q
the above Offices AZ The same time
and shah be elected by the board q
directors. and ur-n the first Sn1Uzl
meeting Robert J. Eve-S sASG BE
President. Vincent z. Philips Wee
President. ard Conan II 0ES-s7.
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