Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-26
PRINTING.
4 RTICLES OF INCORPORATION signed
a and adopted this 10th day of October, A. D.,
1882, by ard between the persons hereinafter
named

Aoo1, ny tuu between the persons hereinafter
named.
Said persons agree to form and associate them
selves, and do hereby form and associate
themselves into Corporation under
Title of Chapter "a of the General Statutes of
the State of Minnesota. The name of said Cor
poration shall be ''West Publishing Co.. The
said Corporation shall be that of
book and job printers, binders, stereotypers,
and publishers of and dealers in law and other
books, periodicals, blanks and stationery, and
the business incidental thereto. The principal
place of the transaction of the business of said
Corporation shall be the City of st. Paul, in
the County OF Ramsey and State of Minnesota.
SECOND.
The time of the commencement of said Corpo-
ration shall be the first day of November, A. D..
1882, and the period of its continuance shall be
thirty years from the date last mentioned.
THIRD.
The amount of the Capital Stock of said Corpo-
alton shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars,
and shall be paid in and issued in such man
ner and upon such terms and conditions as shall
be ordered by the Board of Directors or
prescribed by the bylaws. The said corporation
may commence business when $4,000 of this
amount of capital stock has been subscribed or
issued.
FOURTH.
The highest amount of Indebtedness OF liability
to which the said corporation shall at any time
be subject, shall be the amount of paid up capt.
tai stock.
FIFTH.
The names and places of residence of the per-
cons forming the said corporation are as follows;
John B. West, Horatio D. West and Peyton Boyle,
all of the city of st. Paul in the county of Ram
sey and state of Minnesota. <
SIXTH.
The government of the said corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be vested in
the following officers, namely, a board of three
directors, and president, secretary and treas
urer. The names of the first board of directors
are as follows John B. West, HOratio d. West
and Peyton Boyle. They, the said directors,
shall respectively hold Office until the next an
nual election of directors and until their success
sOrs shall be elected and accept Office. There
shall be an annual meeting of the stockholders
| on the third Monday in August of each year, un.
less some other day shall be provided by the
bylaws.
The Directors hereafter to be chosen, shall be
elected by the Stockholders at their annual meet
ing, but the said Directors may fill any vacancy
in their number for the unexpired term. AL
other officers shall be elected by the Directors
The Directors may also provide for and elect
other officers and agents than those herein named
and prescribe their duties. Each officer, unleel
herein otherwise provided for, shall hold Office
for year and till his successor is elected anG
| accepts Office. The first meeting of the Corpora
| ton shall be on the first day of November, A. D.
1882, at 10 O'Clock a. m, at the place of business
of said Corporation in said City of st. Paul, an6
the Directors herein named may meet on the
same day. Stated and special meetings of Stock
holders and Of Directors may be provided for by
| the Bylaws.
SEVENTH.
The Capital Stock of said Corporation shall be
divided into Two Thousand Shares of Fifty
Dollars each.
Witness our hands and seals this day and yea
first above written.
JOHN B. WEST, SEAL.
HORATIO D. WEST, SEAL.
PEYTON BOYLE, SEAL.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
LILY A. LONG,
w. L. STRONG.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. }
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