Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THE
Austin Canning and Preserving
Company.
of Austin, Mower County, Minnesota.

The undersigned do hereby associate them
selves together, for the purpose of becoming
Incorporated under the provisions of Title
two (s), Chapter thirty-four l34), of the general
thereof.
ARTICLE ONE.
The name of the Corporation shall be:
The Austin Canning and Preserving Com
pany."
The general nature of it's business shall be:
The canning, preserving and bottling of
fruit, vegetables and meats, and all products
Theoretically sealed;
The manufacturing of satsup, fruit, and
The manufacturing of cans from TN or other
material;
The purchase and leasing of real estate
therefor, ana for raising aud growing fruits
and vegetables;
The erection and leasing of buildings ne
cessary and proper for carrying Oh said busi-
ness;
The purchase of machinery, tools and stock
of all kinds necessary thereto;
The sale of the products Of this business and
the purchase and sale of products OF all SINH
| lar establishments.
ARTICLE TWO.
The principal place of business shall be at
the City of Austin, Mower County, Minnesota.
ARTICLE THREE.
The time OF commencement of said corpora
ton shall be Apri! Second, \. D., 1888, and the
period OF its continuance shall be twenty t20l
years.
The amount OF Capital stock of said corpo-
IhtlOu snail NC WCnty'nNC Thousand dollars.
lS25,OOO), divided into five hundred shares OF
Fifty Dollars (S5O) each, which shall be paid
in such instruments as the Board of Directors
shall, from time to time direct. No INSTALL
ments to exceed twenty-five per cent. Nor
shall assessments be made oftener than once
in thirty days, and not more than fifty per cent
thereof shall be called for during the year 1885,
| Business shall commence when Ten ThOus-
| and Dollars have been subscribed, but NO fur
| Their Is ne OF stock exceeding Ten Thousand
a 0f CT ,ax al.
| ready issued.
ARTICLE FIVE.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabil-
| ity OF the said corporation, at any time, shall
| not exceed Three thousand Dollars.
| ARTICLE SIX.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming said company for the pur-
| pose OF incorporation, are:
| Fl. w. Page, A. Morse,
| d. j. Ames, C. H, Davidson
G. Schleuder, W. T. Wilkins.
H. A. Avery,
| All of the City of Austin, Mower County,
The government OF said corporation, and
the management Of it's affairs, shall be vested
elected, by ballot, by the stockholders, annu-
ally. on the second Tuesday of January in each
year, and shall annually elect fl ON their num-
and Treasurer.
| Until the first annual election, the following
persons shall constitute the first Board Of
Directors. who shall elect from their number
President, vice-President, Secretary,
! ana Treasurer.
H. w. Page, C. H. Davidson,
D.J. Ames, W. T. Wilkins,
G. Schleuder, W. H. Sutton,
| John Walsh.
| ARTICLE EIGHT.
! In case additional stock is issued, the Origi-
| nal shareholders shall have first choice to pur-
| chase same, pro rata to the amount of stock
| held by them prior to such issue.
| ARTICLE NINE.
The Board Of Directors shall have power,
bylaws. rules and regulations for the manage
ment of the COmpany's affairs. and define the
duties and powers of it's officers.
have adopted, signed and sealed theaforesaid
day of March, A. D., 1885,
II! i: Mik II RAGE' E |sss}}
C. H. DAVIDSON, fSeal1
| H. A. AVERY, Seal
| W. H. SUTTON, Seal
5dHE WA M%SgHHsE' { |SeaIH}
G. SCHLEU DER, [Seali
STATE ,;n;, Of r., M,lGN!H3;EE$S9orA, IS. '
Be 1t remembered, that before me, a Notary
Public in and for Mower County, in said State,
| personally appeared Harlan w. Page, W. T..
! wilkins. c: H: Davidson, H. A. Avery, W. II.
Sutton. John Walsh, Alfred Morse. G. schleu-
der. and D. J. Ames, personally known to me
| as the real persons whose names are sub
scribed to the foregoing Articles OF Incorpora-
ton, and acknowledged that they executed
the same as their free and voluntary act, for
the uses and purposes therein set forth.
Given under my hand and official seal, this
~ day OF March. In the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred YM aaS aeishty:3hfee
Notary Public Mower County, Minnesota.