Daily globe., 1882-07-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Mile LaCs Lumber
Company.

Know all men By these presents that the persons
hereinafter named, and whose names are hereunto
subscribed, do hereby associate themselves together
as body corporate under the nane hereinafter ss-
sxmed, according to the provisions of Title two (2)
OF Chapter thrty-four 34) of the General Statutes,
1570 and the laws amendatory thereof, for the pur
pose hereinafter named, to which end they do here.
by adopt and sign the following articles Of incor
poration:
ARTICLE
The name Of this corporation shall be the Mile
Laos Lumber Company, and the general nature Of
its business shall be the buying selling, building.
owning, leasing and operating mills and othsr man
ufactorles, and buying, owning, improving, selling
and dealing in lands, tenements and heredtsments.
real, mixed and personal estate and property, and
the buying, selling, manufacturing and dealing in
logs, lumber, wood and other products Of the soil,
from the place of their growth to the place of man.
uracture and thence to market, and such other law
full business as may be necessary contribute to
the success Of the several kinds of business above
named. The principal place CT transacting said
business shall be at Anoka. in the county of Aroka,
in the State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE H.
The time of the commencement of this corpora
ton shall be on the first day of July, a. d. 1884, and
the period of its continuance shall bs thirty years
". ARTICLE III.
The amount Of the capital stock OF aaid corpora
tion shall be Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, to
be paid in as called for by the directors.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability to
which said corporation shall at any time be sub
Ject Is Two Hundred Thousand Dollars .ass
ARTICLE V.
The names and places of residence of the persons
forming said association for incorporation as
follows:
Andrew G. Tod, Of Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Weston Hanmons, of Anoka, Minnesota.
William SecoInbe, of St. Paul. Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI
The names of the first board of directors are as
follows: Andrew G. Tod, Weston Hsmmons and
William Secombe. And Andrew g. Tod shall be
president, Weston Hsnmons shall be vice president,
and William Secombe shall be secretary and treas
urer of said corporation and all of said officers shall
hold office until the first annual election and until
their successors shall be elected. The government
of said corporation and the management Of it's af
fairs ahall be vested in board of three directors
and in the president vice president and secretary
and treasurer OF said corporation. and the offices of
secretary and treasurer may be held by person.
The board of directors, three In number, shall be
elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders
to be held at the Office of said corporation at st.
Paul. Minnesota, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon on
the first Tuesday in june of each and every year.
and shall hold their offices for the ter of year
and until their successors shall be duly elected,
Immediately sitter any election of board of direct
ors said board shall proceed to elect a president,
vice president, and secretary and treasurer, who
shall each hold their office for one year and until
tuor TospectVo SUCCESSORS SnAu nave D6en Quly
elected. The board of directors shall have power
to fill any vacancy that may occur in any of said
offices, and the officer chosen to fill such vacancy
shall continue to act until his shall have
been duly elected.
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of said corporation shall con sist
Of fix thousand shares of Fifty Dollars each.
In testimony whereof, Wa, the said pers for
ing such corporation, have organized by adopting
and signing said above articles of Incorporation on
this thirtierh day OF Jdue, A. D. 1882, at st.
Paul, Minnesota.
ANDREW G.. TOD,
WESTON HAMMONS,
WILLIAM SEcOMBE.