Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-06-22
Articles of lncOrpOratiOM of the
Stevens County Bank.


Know all men by these presents, that we,
the undersigned, do hereby, under and
pursuant to the laws of the State of Mime
sofa, in such case made and provided, in.
ourselves, and hereby make the
following specifications in accordance with
the provisions of the general banking laws
or this State, publishing the following as
our articles of incorporation, viz:
I.
The name of said incorporation shall be
called the ''STEvENs COUNTY BANK"
IL.
The place where the business of discount
or deposit is to be carried on, is Morris,
Stevens County, State of Minnesota.
Ill.
The amount of capital stock of the said
bank shall be Twenty five Thousand Dol
lars, all of which shall be paid in before
the commencement of business by said
bank, divided into Two Hundred and Fifty
Shares, of One Hundred Dollars each; and
the share holders of said bank may, by a
vote of majority in value thereof, at
any regular meeting thereof, from
time to time, as they may think proper,
increase the amount Of said capital stock,
and the number of share holders, so as to
make the whole amount of capital stock
any sum in excess of Twenty five Thou
sand Dollars, up to the sum of Two Hun
dred Thousand Dollars.
w.
The shares of the stock holders of said
bank shall be transferred upon the books
of the bank, according 10 such rules, and
subject to such limitations as the stock.
holders thereof may from time to time es-
tablish.
V.
The names and places of residence of the
first stockholders and the number of shares
held by them respectively are as follows,
to.wit: Henry H. Wells, 106 shares, resid-
ing at Morris, Stevens county, Minnesota
g. w. Rohne. so shares, residing at Nor
ris, Stevens county, Minnesota; W. j.
Munro, A shares, residing at Morris Ste
vents county, Minnesota; l.. w. Kohne,
40 shares, residing at Minneapolis, Henne.
pin county, Minnesota; L. E. Atherton, 10
shares, residing at st. Paul, Ramsey coun
ty, Minnesota.
vi.
The period of time ut which said bank
shall commence and terminate business
commence business as such on the first day
of June, A. D. 1882, and shall terminate
on the first day of June, A. d. 1902, at II
o'clock noon of said day.
HENRY Ii. WELLS, TSeal.
e. W. RoHNE, Seal
w. j. MUNRO, Seal
/. E. ATTENTION, Seal
L. w. RoHNE, Seal.1
Signed in presence of
ID. 8. GRIFFIN,
VIM. H. PERRY.
w. II. BUCKALEw as
to /. E. Atherton.
GEO. w. CHowEN and
G. T. WEIDsTRAND, as
to L. w. Rohne.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, :,
County Of Stevens. o
On this 23d day Of May, A. D. 1882, he
fore me, the undersigned, personally came
Henry II. Wells, G. W. Rohne and w. j
Munro, each residing in said county Of
Stevens, to me personally known to be the
identical individuals in and who execut
ed the foregoing articles of incorporation
and each acknowledged that he executed
the same freely and voluntarily for til,
uses and purposes therein expressed.
D. s. GRIFFIN,
Notarial Notary Public,
Seal. Stevens Co., MINI.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, -
County of Ramsey 3d.
On this 25th day of May, A. D. 1882, be
fore me personally came I. E. Atlierton
residing in the county of Ramsey, to mt
known personally to be the identical per
son described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and duly acknowl
edged that he executed the same for tho
uses and purposes therein expressed.
WALTER HEWITT,
Notarial Notary Public,
Seal. Ramsey Co., MINI.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, aa
County of Hennepin. 90
BE it known. that OIL this Goth day o.
May, A. D. 1882, before me personally
came L. w. Rohne, to me personally
known to be the identical person described
in and who executed the foregoing, and h,
duly acknowledged that he executed thu
same freely and for the uses and purposes
therein expressed.
GEO. w. CHowEN,
Notarial Notary Public,
Seal. Hennepin Co., MINI.
L I
Stevens County, Mimi.
hereby certify that the within instru
ment was filed in this office for record OF
the 9th day of May, A. d. 1882, at 8 A
NJ, and was duly recorded in Book "a
of Miscellaneous Record, on page 468.
JUSTIN L. MILLER.
[Seal. TIA Register.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
AUDITORS OFFTcE,
| ST. PAUL, May 90, 1882.
/, w. w. Braden, Auditor of the State o
| Minnesota, do hereby certify that tb'
Stevens County Bank, of Morris, Mime.
sofa. an association organized under tn
provisions of Chapter 80, of the Genera
Statutes of Minnesota for 1878, and act
amendatory thereof, has complied with al
the provisions Of law required to becom-
piled with before commencing the bushes
| of banking, and that said association i
authorized to commence such business.
| Witness my hand and official seal, thi
Goth day of May, 1882.
w. w. BRADEN,
[sEAL.l Auditor Of Minnesota.