Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-31
INCORPORATION.
articles OF Incorporation
OF THE
St. Paul Roller Mill
Company.
INCORPORATION.

We, the undersigned, citizens of the State of
Minnesota, do hereby adopt the following arti-
cles of incorporation, under and In pursuance
of the provisions OF title two (2) OF chapter
thirty -four (S4) of the general statutes of the
State of Minnesota relating to corporations,
and of the several acts of the legislature
amendatory thereof and applicable to the class
of corporations to which that hereby found
belongs.
ARTICLEI.
The corporate name of this corporation
shall be and is, The st. Paul Roller Mill
Company" and the purpose for which 1t is es-
sablished and the general nature of it's bust
ness shall be and is to manufacture and sell
flour, meal, and all other products of grain,
and for that purpose to buy, erect, own, sell
and operate mills, mill sites, water powers and
elevators; to buy and sell grain of all kinds,
and to do, perform and transact any and all
acts and business incident to or needful and
proper for the successful prosecution of a
general milling business.
The principal place of transacting the bust
ness of said corporation shall be at St. Paul,
in Ramsey county, Minnesota.
ARTICLE ii.
The amount Of capital stock of said cor
poratiOn shall be One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars, which shall be divided Into
three Thousand shares of Fifty Dollars each,
and shall be paid for In full when issued, and
each share of stock shall be entitled to one
vote at all meetings of the stockholders and
upon all questions coming before them, and
said capital stock may be increased to Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE Ill.
The time of commencement Of this corpor-
alton is the first day of February, A. D. 1882,
and the period of its continuance is thirty
years.
ARTICLE w.
The amount of indebtedness or liability to
which this corporation shall be liable, shall at
no time exceed the amount of its capital stock.
ARTICLE
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this association for incOr-
pOration are:
Ferdinand Willius, of Saint Paul, Mime
sofa; Kingsland Smith, of Saint Paul, Min
| nesota; John Q. Adams, of Saint Paul, Min
nesota; Charles E. Flandrau, of Saint Paul,
Minnesota; Theodore l.. Schurmeier, of Saint
Paul. Minnesota; John B. Sanborn, of Saint
Paul, Minnesota; William H. Lightner, OF
Saint Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI
The names of the persons forming the first
board of directors are: Ferdinand Willius,
John @. Adams, Theodore L Schurmeier,
Kingsland Smith and Charles E. Flandrau.
The government of this corporation and the
management of it's affairs are vested in board
of five directors, " no shall be stockholders Of
said corporation, aud shall be elected annually
on the second Monday of september, provided
that the board of directors above named shall
hold their offices until the second Monday OF
September, A. D. 1882, and until their success
sors are elected and qualified.
The executive officers OF said corporation
shall consist of president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer, who shall be elected at
any of their regular meetings by the board OF
directors, excepting the secretary, from their
own number, and shall have and exercise
such powers and perform such duties as the
y.1aws may prescribe.
The office Of secretary and treasurer may be
held by the same person.
Until successors are elected and qualified
Ferdinand Willius shall be president; Kings.
Adams shall be treasurer, and Henry Schur
meier secretary Of said company.
In witness whereof We have hereunto sci
our hands and seals this 2Sth day Of January
A. D. 1882.
FERDINAND WILLIUS, [Seal
KINGLAND SMITH, [Seal.l
JOHN @. ADAMS, [5eal..
CHAS. E. FLANDRAU, [Seal.
THEODORE L. SCHURMEIER, Seal.
JOHN B. SANBORN, Seal
HENRY SCHURMEIER, Seal.
w. H. LIGHTNER. [Seal.
Subscribed in presene Of
Edward P. Sanborn, Walter II. Sanborn, AS
to signatures of F. W. Willius, X. Smith, j.
Q. Adams, G. E. Flandrau, T. l.. Schurmeier
snd j. B. SanbOrn Chas. P. Hill, Geo. c.
Squires, as to signatures of IT. Schurmeier
and w. H. Lightner