St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-21
ARTICLES OF incorporation.
THE ST. PAUL RUBBER COMPANY,

Articles OF Incorporation signed and adopted this
twenty NTH day OF November. A. D. eighteen hun.
~ anu elghty'four, by and between the nnder-
signed persons hereinafter named
Flrst-The said persons agree to form and asso.
elate themselves. and do hereby form and associate
InSllsetVes, into corporation under the General
Laws OF the State Of Minnesota.
Inc name Of said corporation shan be 'TTHE SAINT
PAUL RUBBER COMPANY"
Inc general nature of its business shall be manu-
goods. s0 "~ S'NS'
The principal place OF transactins the buslnesso Of
Su shall be the City OF ST. Paul. In this
County OF Ramsey and State OF Minnesota
second-The time Of commencement OF said cor.
pola.oh snaii De the first day OF January, AID 1885,
anu tue period OF continuance of said corporation
shaH De thirty years from this date
Thfrd-The amount OF capital stock OF said corno.
ration shai De thirty thousand dollars which shall
pc an paid In within Ave days after subscribing fo
The said amount Of capital stock and number NJ
snAres may De increased at any regular or special
ee..s ~ tne sioekhoders, to the amount of twenty
Thousand dollars additional stock making the agrre.
gate capital stock fifty thousand dollars said aidi
.ional STOCK may be issued and paid in from time 10
lii ~ may oe oruered by the directors or as pre-
Fourth-The highest amount OF indebtedness or
naolisy which the said corporation shall be at any
time mes, subject is atty thousand dollars.
Fnth-rhe names and places of resisercn -, t,,,
persons forming said corporation are "A follows.
George H. Ranney st. Paul. Minnesota: Herbert
y; Hodgman ST. Paul, Minnesota; James Hurd
It's, Minneapolis, Minnesota N'
sixth-rhe government of said corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be vested In a
board OF four directors, all of whom shall he socl
holders except as herein provided
The names OF the first board OF directors shall he
the aforementioned George II. Ranney, Herbert \.
Hodgman. James Hurd Thompson and OrynIe n
Custs, who shall hold office until the first 1resda,
are elected.
The directors hereafter chosen shall he electad IN,
FOR Ouat-
III their successors are elected, but the directors
may NIL any vacancy for the unexpired term.
There shall also be President Secretary and
Treasurer OF said corporation, to be elected annually
by the directors and the said George H. Rannev
shall be President, and the said Herbert N Hodg-
shall be Secretary and Treasurer unfu tbei-
successors are elected and qualified.
There may be such other officers as said corpora-
tlon by It's directors, may provide and all officers
shall hold office until their successors appointed
and qualified. All officers shall be stockholders
The directors shall have power to pass bylaws
and provide for calling meetings OF the stockholders
or directors.
The first meeting Of said corporation shall be on
the first day of January, A. D. 1885, at o'clock
a. M at the office of the corporation in the City OF
Saint Paul, Minnesota.
There shall be an annual meeting OF the stock
holders on the first Tuesday of January of each year
unless otherwise provided by the bylaws. In case
however. such annual meeting OF stockholders
should not take place ut such stated time the direct
shall have power to call such meeting of stock
holders at such other time and upon such notice as
they may direct
Seventh-The number and amount of the shares
In the capital stock of said corporation shall be six
hundred shares of fifty dollars each.
In witness whereof We the said corporators, have
hereto set our hands and seals the day year first
herein above written.
GEORGE II. RANNEY, Seal
HERBRET n. HoDeMAS. Seal,
s3d N JAMES HURD THoNPsoN, (Seal
ORvTLLE II. CURTIS. (Seal
Signed, sealed and delivered In presence of
HENRY J. HoRS.
FIR. +. WILDE.