Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-06
INCORPORATION.
INCORPORATION.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
St. Paul and Minnesota Exposition,

Signed and Adopted by the Undersigned
Incorporators In Manner Following, viz:
ARTICLE I.
The nalnc of the corporation hereby formed
shall be the ''St. Paul and Minnesota Exposi-
ton" The general nature of its business ia
the promotion and encouragement Of agricnl-
tural Industries and mechanical pursuitsin all
their branches, including tho raising and breed
ing of stock and the holding OF tairs 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,
Minn,, and its frat annual exposition shall be
held the first week in September, A. u. 1880.
ARTICLE II.
The corporation hereby organized shall CON-
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,
OOO) dollars, in shares of fifty dollars each. to
be paid in from time to time as the e1igencies
of its business shall require, upon the call of
the board Of directors.
ARTICLE Nv.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liza
bilities to which said corporation shall at any
time be subject is hereby limited to nifty thou
sand dollars.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this association TOT lncorporo'
ton are as follows: s3s
HENRY II. SHELLEY,
CONRAD GOTHAM,
PATRICK II. KELLY,
GEORGE II. Finch,
AMHERST H. WILDER,
ID. NJ. ROBBINS, @
MAURICE AUERDACa,
VIM. r, MERRIAM,
All of St. Paul. MINI.
CHARLES A. DEGRAFF,
Of GAINESVILLE, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI. la
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 anil qualified. The persons herein
| nam ed and who are hereby associated for in.
| corporation as aforesaid, shall constitute the
| first Board of Directors and shall continue in
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 shall be
divided into two thousand shares of fifty dol,
| lars each. .s
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. MCATEE,
| 8. GORDON:
HENRY FL. SHELLEY, Seal.l
CONRAD GOTHAM, Seal.l
P. H. KELLY, Seal
GEO. II. FINCH, Seal
AMHERST H. WILDER. Seal
D. NJ ROBBINS, Seal.l
MAURICE AUERBACH, Seal.
WAI. II. MERRIAM, Seal
G. A. DE GRAFT, Seal.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, &C.,
COUNTY OF RAMSEY, '''
HOn this 18th day of September. A. D.
1879, before me, notary public. il
and for said county, personally came Henry II.
Sibley. Conrad Gotzian. Patrick II. Kel
Icy, George II. Finch, Amherst Fl. Wilder
D: NJ. Robins, Maurice Arerbach
DeGrad, to me we'll known to be the SAME por
sons described in and who signed and adopted
the foregoing articles of incorporation, anc
they severally acknowledged they executed til,
same freely and voluntarily, for the uses arc
purposes therein expressed.
N. McAFEE, Notary Public,
lsEA1. Ramsey County Minnesota
STATE OF MINNESOTA, !
County of Ramsey. ! 90
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS
This is to certify that the within instrumen
was filed for record in this Office on the 4th da,
of September. A. D. 1875 at :25 o'clock P. M
and was duly recorded in book "a" of incor
porations, OH page 527, etc.
x--a OTTO DREHER
| REGISTER Register of Deeds.
SEAL. By j. It. KERKER.
"--" Deputy.