Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-07
INCORPORATION.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
St. Paul and Minnesota Exposition,
Signed and Adopted by the Undersigned
incorporates in Manner Following, viz:

MI uuA uAu ASA4AAUOVIu La ycO4lIUA1
Signed and Adopted by the Undersigned
Incorporatorsi in Manner Following, viz:
ARTICLE I.
The name of the corporation hereby formed
shall be the EST. Paul and Minnesota EXPOSE
ton The general nature of its business is
the promotion and encouragement of agricul-
tural Industries and mechanical pursuits in all
their branches, including the raising and breed
ing of stock snd the holding of fairs and
other public exhibitions in the State of Min
nesota for the promotion of such pursuits. Its
principal place of business shall be at st. Paul,
Mlnn., and its first annual exposition shall be
held the first week in September, A. D. 1880.
ARTICLE III.
The corporation hereby organized shall COM
mence Immediately and shall continue for a
period Of fifty years.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of said cor
poration shall be one hundred thousand (100,-
000) dollars, in shares of fifty dollars each, to
be paid in from time to time the exigencies
of its business shall require, upon the call of
the board Of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bilities to which said corporation shall at any
time be subject is hereby limited to fifty thou
sand dollars.
ARTIC1Ev.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this association for incorpora-
ton are as follows:
HENRY 81. SHELLEY,
CONRAD GoTz1AN,
PATRICK 81. KELLY,
GEORGE r. FINCH,
AMHERST II. WILDER,
D. NJ. ROBBINS,
MAURICE AUERBACH,
VIM. r, MERRIAM,
All of St. Paul MINI.
CHARLES A. DEGRAFF,
Of GAINESVILLE, Minnesota
ARTICLE vi.
The government of said corporation hereby
formed and the management of its affairs,
shall be vested in a board of directors consist
ing of nine members; who shall be elected at
! the annual meeting Of said association, to be
held at such time and place as shall be pre-
scribed by the bylaws of the asso-
citation, and such directors shall con-
tinue as such until their successors
are elected and qualified. There shall be
elected annually by the said board from their
own members President, Vice President,
Treasurer and Secretary, who shall hold their
Office for one year and until their successors
are elected and qualified. The persons herein
named and who are hereby associated for in
corporation as aforesaid, shall constitute the
office until the first annual meeting of stock
holders hereafter, and until their successors
are elected and qualified
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of said corporation ehall be
divided into two thousand shares of fifty dol
lars each.
In testimony whereof the persons aforesaid
so forming said association or incorporation,
have hereunto set their hands and affixed their
seals this 4th day of September, A. D. 1879.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
N. MCAFEE,
s. GORDON:
HENRY 81. SHIRLEY ISeal.1
CONRAD GOTHAM, Seal
= p. n. KELLY, Seal.
+ GEO. r. FINCH, [Seal.l
AMHERST II. WILDER, ISeal.1
D. n. ROBBINS, lSeal.I
MAURICE AUERBACH, ISeal.l
VIM. r: MERRIAM, Seal
G. A. DE GRAFT, Seal
STATE co on Mf oF RaMspx IS.
On this 18th day Of September. A. D.
1879, before me- notary public, in
and for said county, personally came Henry b.
sibley, Conrad Gotzian, Patrick h. KEEL
ley, George R. Finch, Amherst Il. Wilder,
D. NJ. Robins, Maurice Arerbach,
William r. Merriam and Charles A.
DeGraff, to me we'll known to be the same per-
sons described in and who signed and adopted
the foregoing articles of Incorporation and
they severally acknowledged they executed the
same freely and voluntarily, for the uses and
purposes therein expressed.
N. MCAFEE, Notary Public,
lsEAI. Ramsey County, Minnesota.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Ramsey. 3d.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS.
This is to certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this Office on the 4th day
Of September. A. D. 1879, at rs o'clock P. NJ,
and was duly recorded in book s.A' of incor-
porations, Oh page 527. etc.
x-x OTTo DREHER
REGISTER Register Of Deeds.
SEAL. ..s. BY J. T. KERKER,
Deputy.