Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1868-05-30
Incorporation
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These Articles Of agreement made ana
entered into by REV. CLEMENS STAJB, John
n. SCHROEDER, HENRY Il. IiMME, under
signed one with another for the purpose OF
| forming a corporation under the general
Statutes of the state of Minnesota, as here
matter named and provided-wltness as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE FIRST.
III said persons hereby associate them
| selves and become incorporated as and for
a CORPORATION aforesaid under the name of
the stDEUrscHE KATHoLIsCHE DRUCH<GE-
sELLscHAFr'' for the general business of
conducting, printing and publishing one or
more newspapers and Of vending the same
and Of publishing, printing and vending
books. pamphlets or other printed matter.
and also Of binding books and pamphlets.
and doing job printing and of doing every
kind and variety of work. business and
trade usually carried OH or conducted in
newspaper and publishing and job printing
Offices and book binderies in the United
States. The principal place of transacting
the said business being the city of St. Paul
in Ramsey county, in the state Of Mime
sofa.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The time Of commencement of said corpo-
ration is the N~INETEENTH DAY OF May, A.
D. eighteen hundred and sixty eight and the
period Of continuance of the same shall be
twenty years therefrom.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The capital stock of said corporation is
ten thousand dollars in shares of fifty dol
lars each, and the same may be increased
al any regular meeting of the stockholders
as provided by law.
One fourth OF the amount OF such stock
shall be paid in at once by each stakeholder
or subscriber for stock, and the balance in
such instruments and at such times, as the
Board Of Directors of said corporation shall
from time to time require and in default Of
such payment the stock of any stakeholder
or subscriber to stock in default aforesaid
may be forfeited under such regulations, as
may be provided by the BY laws Of said
corporation.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or
liability to which said corporation shall be
at any time subject. shall be two ~ Thou
sand dollars.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
The names and places Of residence ofthe
persons forming said association for incor-
pOratiOn are as follows:
being the u~ndersigned.) Rev. clemens
Staub, John n. Schroeder and Henry II.
Timme, all of the city OF st. Paul, county
of Ramsey. and state of Minnesota.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
The officers of said corporation shall con-
sist OF Il President, Secretary and Tceasur-
or and a Board OF Directors.
The Board Of Directors shall be composed
Of the president. secretary and treasurer.
They shall be elected annually at 4 regular
meeting Of the stockholders and shall hold
office for one year and Until their success
sors respectively are elected.
G'he first election OF officers shall be on
the first Monday Of August A. D. 1868 and
thereafter the election OF officers shall be
on the hrst Monday Of August in each year
| unless the time shall be otherwise changed
by the bylaws.
Other officers may be provided by the
Bylaws to be elected or appointed as di-
rected by the Bylaws and two additional
! directors may be provided by resolution of
the StOckitOiucih HL any itSulbl iucctiHS'
Until the next election of officers the fol-
lowing named persons shall be the officers
Of said corporation.
The Rev. CLEMENS SrAUE, President, john
n. SCHROEDER, Secretary, ana HENRY Fl.
TlMME. Treasurer, VINO shall compose also
the first Board of Directors.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
The number and amount Of shares shall
be two hundred shares of fifty dollars each.
Provided that the number OF shares may De
increased at 3 regular meeting O the stock
holders. within the limits provided by law
No certificate Of stock or interest OF any
stakeholder or subscriber shall be transfer
red except by permission OF the Board OF
Directors. and the manner Of issuing the
said stock Shall be provided by the Bylaws
ARTICLE EIGHTH.
There shall be & regular meeting OF thu
Stockholders annually and unless otherwise
provided by the Bylaws, said meeting shall
be at the same time as the election Of 9th
GERS.
Other meetings OF the stockholders may
be provided for by the Bylaws and specla
meetings of the stockholders may at any
time be called by the Board of Directors OF
in such manner as may be prescribed by ths
Bylaws.
ARTICLE NINTH.
), The stockholders at any regular or spc
cial meeting shall have power to pass BY