User:I hope this username is available./Imperial Electric Light Heat and Power Company Articles Of Incorporation Transcript

I am researching the history of Ameren Corporation in order to verify and potentially improve that and similar articles. To that end, I am transcribing digitized public records pertaining to its predecessors and subsidiaries. This is a transcript of the articles of incorporation for the Imperial Electric Light, Heat and Power Company, apparently a predecessor of the Union Electric Company which continues to do business today as Ameren Missouri (regardless of what that article claims).

It can be found here https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/Common/CorrespondenceItemViewHandler.ashx?IsTIFF=true&filedDocumentid=8578016&version=1

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Know all men by these presents. That we whose names are hereinto subscribed do hereby associate our- selves together for the purpose of form- ing a Corporation under the provisions of the laws of the State of Missouri and more particularly under the provisions of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri Chapter XLII Article VIII and for that purpose state. First. The name of this Corporation shall be the Imperial Electric Light, Heat and Power Company. Second. The business of this Corporation shall be ? at the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri Third. The Capital Stock of this Corporation is Two Thousand Dollars divided into Twenty shares of the par value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) each. The same has been bona fide subscribed and all thereof actually paid up in lawful mo- ney of the United States and is in the cus- today of the persons hereinafter named as the first Board of Directors. Fourth. The names and places of resi- dence of the several shareholders and the number of shares subscribed by each are as follows. Name       Place of Residence     No. of shares Andrew M. Sullivan St. Louis Mo. seven shares Calvin N. Fitch    St. Louis Mo. seven shares John. H. Maxwell   St. Louis Mo. six shares Fifth. The business of this Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors composed of 3 Directors, and the follow-

ing named Stockholders shall constitute the Board of Directors for the first year Andrew M. Sullivan, John H. Maxwell and Calvin N. Fitch. Sixth. This Corporation shall continue as a body politic for the ? of Fifty (50) years. Seventh. This Corporation is formed for the following purposes, to wit. To operate wires, tubes or cables conducting or transmitting Electricity for public or private use under, over, along and across the surface of the Streets, Alleys and public places of the City of St. Louis and its environs, to make, generate or produce Electrical currents in any ? ? or hereafter discerned, and distribute the same in the manner of ? ?, or in any other manner for the use of the ? of the City of St. Louis. ? and its environs, and for the use of said City, to produce, dis tribute and furnish by the means afore- said, or by any other means ? or hereafter discerned. Light, heat and power to said City and the inhabitants thereof, ? its environs, ? such ? ? for such ? ? ? many be agreed upon, and under such reason- able regulations as said City may pre- scribe, to make, but or vend light, heat and power, or the means thereto, and all ? ?, appliances, con- ? and machinery that may be necessary or convenient as a means of producing, distributing, measuring and selling light, heat and power in

whatever form the same may be produced distributed measured and sold. To do all and other acts and things not forbidden by law, which may be deem- ed ? be necessary, proper ? convenient for making, distributing, measuring and vending within and without the limits of the City of St. Louis, light heat and power and the appliances ? to make ? said City of St. Louis and its in- habitants and the inhabitants of its environs and all other persons  all can ? and agreements that may be necessary or convenient for any of the purposes and objects aforesaid, to buy, sell, lease, mortgage or rent any Real or personal property, necessary, proper or convenient for said objects, to accept, heed, assign, sell or mortgage, rent or otherwise acquire, deal with or dispose of all ?, franchses, privileges and rights, public or private, that may be useful, convenient or proper for the accomplishment of the objects or ?- ? aforesaid. In Testimony Whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 30th day of November 1896 Andrew M. Sullivan (seal) Calvin N. Fitch   (seal) John H. Maxwell   (seal) State of Missouri ) SS. City of St. Louis ) Be it remembered that on this 30th day of November 1896 before me the undersigned a Notary Public within and for the aforesaid City

and State personally appeared at my office in said City Andrew M. Sullivan, Calvin N. Fitch and John H. Maxwell to me known to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing in- strument and acknowledged that they execute the same as their free act and deed. My term of office as Notary William C. Honland     Public Expires on the 12th Notary Public       day of November 1897. City of St. Louis MO   Witness my hand and notarial seal at office this 30th day of November 1896 W. C. Honland Notary Public Filed & Recorded Dec 1, 1896 @ 9 57 A. M.                     M. D. Lewis Recorder

State of Missouri ) SS. City of St. Louis ) I the undersigned Recorder of Deeds for said City and State do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the "Imperial Electric Light, Heat and Power Company" together with the acknowledgement and date of filing and recording thereof as the same remains of Record in my office in Book of Corporations No 17 page 54. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand an          official seal this 1st day of           December A.D. 1896. M. D. Lewis Recorder

Articles of Association of the Imperial Electric Light Heat and Power Company
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M. Lewis Cap. $2,000

Consolidated with Jan. 3 4 1900
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FILED AND CERTIFICATE OF  INCORPORATION ISSUED

DEC 2 1896

A. A. Lesueur SECRETARY OF STATE