The Grange advance., 1874-07-01
ARTICLES OF NCORPORAEION
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OF THE ~
GRANGE ADVANCE PRINTINGyEO

Know all men by these presents: We,
the undersigned, do hereby associate our
selves together and become incorporated,
and do hereby adopt the following articles
of incorporation pursuant to the statute in
such case provided, to-wit:
First. The name of this corporation shall
be the Grange Advance Printing Company.
The general nature of its business shall be.
the printing and publishing and selling of
newspapers, and newspaper to be known
as the GRANGE ADVANCE, and job printing,
and the establishing and carrying on Of
Grange publishing house, and a genera
printing and publishing business, and
ook-binding, and blank book manufac-z
turing. and the selling thereof, and the
principal place of transacting its business
shall be at Red Wing, Minnesota.
Second, The time OF commencement Of
said corporation shall be the eighteenth
(l8th) day of June, 1874, and the period of
continuance thereof shall be twenty years.
from and after said date. q .s
Third. The amount of capital stock of
said corporation shall be twenty-five thou
sand dollars, to be paid in in such sums
and at such times and in such manner as
may be provided by the bylaws of said
company. t.a 4
Fourth. The3highest amount of indebt-
edness or liaSaity to which said corpora
ton shall at any time be subject shall be
)$2. 2.000) two thousand dollars.
Fifth. The names and places of resi-
dence of the persons forming this corpora
ton are: B. B. Herbert, residing at Red
Wing, MinneAota; and T. T. Mann, resid-
ing at St. nl, Minnesots; and z. j.
Hodgson, pesiding at Red Wing, Mime
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Sixth: The names Of the first Board OF
DirectorsAre T. T. Mann. B. B. Herbert
and E. J. Hodgson. And the government
of said corporation and the management OF
it's affairs shall be vested in board ofthree
directors, who shall be elected the first.
Monday in July in each year and the of :
GERS of said corporation shall be q presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer. sg4ss g
Seventh. The number Of shares in the
capital stock of said corporation shall be
one thousand of twenty-five dollars each.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this, 18th day Of
June, A. D..1874. l.ss i s5 ...zs3ss,;;
(Attest.) 4....ss5 LII. ....ss..
W. C. WlL11srcs, ) B. B. HERBzRr, (seal J
lW. H. PuTNAx, TT. MANN, (seal.) }
HENRI G.. JAMES. j. HoDasoN, (Sesl.) J
&. s. GoRMAx, as to T. T. MANN. = =
County Of doodhne. IS. ).
Be it known that on the 18th day Of
Juns, 1874, before me personally appear
ing came B. B. Herbert and E. J. Hodgson,
to me we'll known to be the same persons as
the signers and sealers Of the above and
foregoing instrument, and they each in due
form of law acknowledged that they exc
cuted the same for the uses and purposes
therein expressed. b ss:,
w. c. WILIIsToH,
Notary Public, Minnesota. .ss
State Of Minnesota, ssI 5#'E
County Of Ramsey. -
Be Il known that on this 18th day Of June,
I1S74, before me personaliy appearing came
In, +. Mann, to me well known to be the
same person Is the signsr and sealer Of the
Iaboye and foregoing instxul Dnt, and Ne
Iin due form Of Law acknowledged that he
Iexecuted the saune freely and voluntarily
for The uses ana Pa1Poses therein Sez-
psesssd. Il
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