Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-07
INCORPORATION.
INCORPORATION.
The Minnesota Colonization, Agrlcul
tural and Manufacturing
Company"

The undersigned hereby associate them
selves as corporation, under the general laws
of the State, and adopt the following articles,
to-wit.:
The corporation shall be known as the
Minnesota Colonization, Agricultural and
Manufacturing Company" whose objects
will be to manufacture and encourage the
manufacture of sugar from beets, sorghum
or other products, and to conduct general
farming operations by means of colonies or
otherwise, and fer such purposes to acquire
and hold real estate. The principal place of
business is the city of st. Paul, in this State.
SECOND.
The time of commencement shall be the
first day of January, 1882, and shall continue
for thirty years.
The capital stock of the company is five
hundred thousand dollars, in shares of fifty
dollars each, payable in installments of twenty
per cent. at the call of the board of directors,
which call shall be published in one or more
of the daily papers OF st. Paul at least five
times previous to period of twenty days, at
the end of which, such call shall be due and
payable.
The corporation shall never incur an indebt-
edness to exceed FIVE thousand dollars.
FIFTH.
The names of the persons forming the cor
poration are: ]. II. Simpson, residing in st.
Paul, Minnesota; r. W. Johnson, residing in
st. Paul, Minnesota; A. II. Wilder, residing
in st. Paul, Minnesota; N. W. Kittson, resid-
ing in st. Paul, Minnesota; j. s. Prince, re-
siding in st. Paul, Minnesota; F: c. Boucher,
residing in St. Paul, Minnesota; E. Mcguire,
q. 8. Army; r. B. Langd0n, residing in Min
Saltwater, Minnesota; H. q. Sibley, residing
in St. Paul, Minnesota.
SIXTH.
The management and conduct of the affairs
or the corporation shall vest in board of ten
directors, and the officers shall consist of a
president, secretary and treasurer, who shall
be chosen by and from the members of the
board. The following incorporators shall
constitute the first board of directors, to-wit.;
J. H. Simpson, R. w. johnson, A. H. Wilder,
N. w. Kittson, j. 8. Prince, F. G.. Boucher,
E. Mcguire, R. e. Langdon, D. M. Sabln and
H. Fl. Sibley, of whom Henry Fl. Sibley shall
be president, j. H. Simpson, secretary, and
John 8 Prince, treasurer, all of whom shall
hold Office until the first general election. The
annual election of directors by the stockhold-
crs shall take place on the first Monday in
June in each year, and the directors shall hold
Office for one year and until their successors
are elected. Notice of each annual or special
meeting of the stockholders shall be given by
the secretary by publication in a newspaper
published in the city of St. Paul, at least
twenty days previous to the date OF such
meeting.
j.. II. SIMPSON.
R. W. JOHNSON.
A. H. WILDER.
N. w. K1TTSON,
JOHN s. PRINCE.
&c. BOUCHER.
EDW. MAGUIRE.
r. B. LANGDON.
D. M. SABIN.
HENRY FL. SIBLEY.
COUNTY OF RAMSEY, os
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
Before me, notary public in and for said
county and State, personally came j. H. Simp-
son, r. w. johnson, A. H. Wilder, N. w.
Kittson, John s. Prince, F. G. Boucher, E.
Mcguire, R. B. Langdon, D. M. Sabin and
Henry H. Sibley, personally known to me to
be the individuals who signed the foregoing
articles of incorporation, and acknowledge the
same to be their free act and deed.
Subscribed before me this 18th day of Nov
ember, 1881. c. II. MANsHIP,
[Seal.] Notary Public, Minnesota.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this Office on the Goth
day of November, A. D. 1881, at 1885 o'clock
a. M, and was duly recordedi in Book of
interpretations, on pages Al, 472 and 473.
FRED. Won BAUMBACH,
340-46 Secretary of State.