The Coconino sun., 1925-08-21
ARTICLES OF incorporation
OF COOK-O'BRIEN CONSTRUC-
TION COMPANY. No. 1,224,530.

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TION COMPANY. No. 1,224,53O.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, That the undersigned
citizens and residents of Kansas City,
Jackson County, Missouri, and Ottawa,
Franklin County, Kansas, being de-
sirous OF forming corporation under
the laws of the State of Missouri per-
tanning to and governing manufactur-
| ing and business companies, do here
by associate ourselves together and
enter into the following agreement
and make the following statements for
the purpose of forming such corpora
tion and fundamental thereto:
The name of said corporation shall
be COOK-O'BRIEN CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY.
Said corporation shall be located
and maintain its principal office and
place of business at Kansas City,
jackson County, Missouri.
The amount of the capital stock of
said corporation is Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($5O,000O0), divided into five
hundred (500) shares, each of the par
value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.-
00); fifty per centum 5000 thereof,
to-wit, two hundred and fifty (250)
shares of the par value of One Hun
dred Dollars ($10000) each, an ag-
gregate of twenty-five Thousand
Dollars ($25, 5,000.00) has been bona
fide subscribed and actually paid up
in lawful money Of the United States
and is in the custody of the persons
hereinafter named as the first Board
of Directors; the remainder thereof is
treasury stock.
The name and places of residence of
the shareholders, and the number of
lshares subscribed by each are as fol-
lows:
Name Residence Shares
Arthur L. Cook, Ottawa, Kansas, 109
shares.
Robert F.. O'Brien, Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, 109 shares.
Luke W. O'Brien, Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, 5 shares.
Sheba M. O'Brien, Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. 10 shares.
Miles t. Babb, Kansas City, Missouri,
shares.
Sarah H. Cook, Ottawa, Kansas, 10
shares.
Edward G. Cone, Ottawa, Kansas, 5
shares.
The Board of Directors of said cor
poration shall consist of five share
holders, and the names of those agreed
upon for the first year are: Arthur L.
Cook, Robert E. O'Brien, Luke W.
O'Brien, Miles T. Babb and Edward
G. Cone. Three residents of Kansas
City, Jackson County, Missouri.
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Said corporation shall continue for
a term of fifty 500 years.
VII
Said corporation is formed for the
following purposes, namely: To carry
on a general construction, contracting
and engineering business and lines of
business incident and collateral there
TO, including construction and building
Of railroads, both standard, electrical
and other; bridges; dykes; dams;
levees; causeways; revetments; sew
ers; reservoirs; buildings of all kinds,
stone work and brick work of all
kinds; also excavating of all kinds,
grading, street paving, and other lines
and kinds of contracting and construc-
ton work; to buy, lease, own and sell
such real estate and such personal
property of all kinds as may be re-
quisite or pertinent to the foregoing
lines and kinds of business; to borrow
money, incur indebtedness and to
mortgage and cucumber any and all
property and property interests or
rights of said company; to issue evil
dences of Indebtedness and execute
securities therefor; and to enter into
and execute all manner of contracts,
writings and other instruments rea-
sonably or necessarily incident to said
lines of business.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the |
do hereunto set their
hands and seals this 18th day of jan
uary, One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Eighteen.
ARTHUR L. COOK (Seal) |
ROBERT E. O'BRIEN (Seal)
LUKE w. O'BRIEN (Seal) |
SHEBA M O'BRIEN (Seall |