New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-03-12

OF the Articles of Incorporation OF the
SIOUX CITY CATTLE LOAN COMPANY
Of Sioux City, Iowa, together with amend
ments thereto, all as appear OF record in
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. ! have here;
unto set my hand and affixed
the official seal Of the Secre
tary Of State OF the State OF
Done at Des Moines. the
SEAL Capital of the State, this the
29th day OF January, A, ID. 1920.
W c RAMSAY,
By sj J. Il MOORE.
Deputy.
SIOUX cry CATTLE LOAN COMPANY
We. GEORGE S. PARKER, F; l. EATON
and J. L. MITCHELL, on behalf OF our
selves and on behalf OF such other per
sons as may hereafter legally become as,
contemplated, do associate ourselves to-
Eether as a body corporate, under and by
virtue of Chapter One OF Title TX OF the
hereby assume all the rights, powers and
privileg es conferred upon or granted TO
corporations for %pecuniary profit by sad
Chapter and Amendments thereto, and to
that end we do hereby adopt the follow
ing A..isks Of incorporation; ~. ~
ton shall, be THE SIOUX CITY CATTLE
LOAN COMPANY. and its principal place
oil CublneSt tEdi pt SltuS IVY "So1Ss'
County, State OF Iowa.
ARTICLE H. The general nature Of the
business to be transacted by TINS eoTpo.
ration shall be the loaning OF money, and "
made, mortgages upon live stock OF other
personal property OF upon real estate; and
said cooperation shall have power and au;;
,horty to purchase and sell ceItiicA'es OF
stock in other corporations and to nego'
,iate. sell. endorse, guarantee and other
wise dispose OF all notes or obligations re-
ceived by it, and the security tor such
notes; said corporation shall also have pow
or TO purchase and sell or exchange such
real and personal property as shall be
desirable for its use or profit. or shan
be deemed necessary for the collection or
securing Of debts or claims owing 1t OF IN
which il may be interested; said corpora.
ton shall also have power to borrow money
and issue it's promissory notes therefor
and secure the same IN such manner al
may be deemed advisable. ...,
stock of this corporation shall be Fifty
Thousand Dollars (sD,m). which shall be
divided into shares of One Hundred Dol,
lars C'si@l, each. all of which authorized
lore the fling Of these Articles.
ARTICLE ". This corporation shall
m and be entitled to transact bus
ness on the sth day OF February isi'' OF
filed in the office Of the Secretary OF
State OF the State OF Iowa, and his Ger
tificatr shall be received, authorizing said
corporation TO transact business, and shai
continue for the period OF twenty 90 years
thereafter, unless sooner voluntarily dis
solved, which dissolution shall be effected
by a vote OF not less than three iourths OF
its Capital Stock and in accordance Wit
the provisions of the Statutes OF Iowa.
ARTICLE V. The affairs OF this corpora
tor shall be conducted by a Board OF three
80 directors, TO be elected from the stock
holders and by the stockholders. at eseh
---..-l ,.af.yH a. a anu adjourned al
special meeting called for that purpose
Vacancies IN the board of Directors snail
be filled by the remaining directors, and
the director or directors so CHOSEN sha'
hold until the next annual election OF the
stockholders. A majority OF the directors
Of this corporation shall constitute a quo
rum for the transaction Of business.
ARTICLE vi. The Executive Officers d
Vice President, elected from the Board o'
Directors, and a Secretary and Treasurer
provided, however, that the offices OF Sec
rotary and TreasuTer may be held BY iht
came person. All such officers shall hold
office for one year and until Their sue
cessoIs are elected and have accepted then
trust.
The powers and duties OF the Executive
Officers hereinbefore mentioned shall be such
as usually and legally pertain 10 their
respective Offices and they shall also eS.
ereise and perform such other duties and
powers as may be prescribed by the BY
Laws Of the corporation,
Vacancies IN any Of the offices herein narnSd
shall be filed by the Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE VII. The regular annual meet
ing of the stockholders OF this corporation
January OF each year. Notice of the an
nual meeting shall be mailed to each stock
holder, al MS last known post office ad'
dress, not less than ten uO nor more
than twenty 90 days before such annual
meeting. Such annual meeting may be al.
journed from time 10 time should occasion
demand, and each stakeholder shall b. en-
titled to one vote Tor each share OF stock
held by him, Which may be cast in per
son or by proxy.
Special meetings Of the stockholders may
be called by the President or a majority OF
the Board of Directors, on giving ten 40
days notice in writing, 10 the stockholders
Of the time, place and purpose OF suci
meeting, and no business shall be trans
acted at tho special meeting other than
that mentioned N such notice.
The Board of Directors shall hold an an
nual meeting each year, on the same day
and Immediately following the stockholders
annual meeting The Board OF Directors
may also bold special and stated meeting
at such time and upon such notice as the
bylaws OF the corporation may prescribe
and said Board OF Directors is hereby au
thorizcd to enact such by laws as may b,
deemed eSpedicnt for the rule and manage.
ment Of the corporation.
ARTICLE VIII. The private property OF
the iDcoTuorators and stockholders of thi'
corporation shall BE- Exempt from corporate
debts.
ARTICLE TX. The highest amount o
indebtedness 20 which thus corporation may
at any time subject itself shall not es-
coed i've birds Of its Capital Stock.
ARTICLE X This corporation shall have
: corporate seal on which the name o.
the corporation shah be engraved, and the
use OF the same shall be prescribed by the
By-LhVs.
ARTICLE M. Until the second Tues
day in January i9i4. the affairs Of thl'
corporation shall be conducted by the fol.
lowing persons, who shall constitute III,
provisional Board Of Directors. namely
George S. Parker, + L. Eaton and J L
Mitchell.
The executive officers Of this corpora
ton until said first annual meeting shal
be as follows George s Parker, President
T. /. Eatun, Wee President; and !. l.
Mitchell, Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE XII. These Articles may b,
amended al any annual meeting, or al amp
special meeting, OF the stockholders, by =
vote Of not less than three iourihs of The
stocl represented az either the annual %
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have here.
unto set our hands and caused these Attic
les 70 br eSrcuiec
George, $ Parker
F. l.. Eaton
J. l. Mitchell
State Of Iowa
woodbury. County.
BE 1T REMEMBERED. That on tins
dag - February A. D. 1913. before me, the
under signed. a Notary Public in and fol
said County and State. Personally appesreC
George 6 Parker, +. L. Eaton and l.
Mitchell, personally to me known 10 be
the identical persons who signed and exc
cuted the foregoing Articles Of Incorpora
ton. and each for himself acknowledged
that he signed and executed the same a,
his voluntary act and deed and for tn
purposes therein set forth.
WITNESS my hand and Notanal Seal or
the day and yea1 last above vriften.
c d VANDYKE,
Notary Public 81 Iowa N and for Wood
burs County
(SEAI1
STATE OF IOWA. WOODBURY. COUNTY
Filed fo1 record the s day OF Feby. a ID
1913 a $40 o'cioci p Il and recorded