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 aud adopted thia
twenty-hfth day OF November. "A. d, eighteen hun
dred and eighty four. by and between the under.
signed persons hereinafter named
First-The said persons sgrce to form and asso-
ciate themselves. and do hereby form and associate
themselves' into corporation under the General
Laws OF the State Of Minnesota
The name Of said corporation shall be ''THE SAINT
PArI RUBBER CoMPANYr
The general nature OF its business shall be mann.
featuring aud dealing in rubber goods and other
goods.
The principal place of transacsing the buslnessot
said corporation shall be the City OF ST. Paul In tina
County OF Ramsey and State of Minnesota
Second--The time OF commencement Of said cor.
pora.iol shall be the first day of january, AID. 1885,
and the period OF continuance of said corporation
shall DE thirty years from this date
Third-rhe amount Of capital stock of said corpo-
ration shall be thirty thousand dollars which shall
be all paid IN within five days after subscribing for
the same.
The said amount of capital stock and number Of
shares may be increased at any regular or su.clal
meeting of the stockholders TO the amount OF twenty
thousand dollars additional stock, making the aggrc-
gate capital stock fifty thousand dollars Said adi
tonal stock may be issued and paid in from time 10
time as may be ordered by the directors or as pre-.
scribed BY the bylaws.
Fourth-The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability which the said corporation shall be at any
time subject is fifty thousand dollars
Fifth-The names and places o. residence Of tha
persons forming said corporation are follows:
George II. Ranney. St Paul. Minnesota; Herbert
n. Hodgnan. ST. Pau, Minnesota: James Hurd
Thompson Minneapolis. Minnesota orviue H. Cur
It's, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Six,h-The government OF said corporation and
the management OF its AFFAIRS shall be vested in a
board OF four directors, all OF whom shall be stock
/ holders except as herein provided.
The names of the first board OF directors shall be
the aforementioned George IL Ranney, Herbert \.
Hodgman, James Hurd Thompson and orviIe IL
Custis, who shall hold office until the first Tuesday
of January, A. d. 1885, and until their successors
are elected
The directors hereafter chosen shall be elected by
the stockholders and hold office for one year and un-
I'm efa ola
/ may MI 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 II. RannCY
shall be President, and the said Herbert n Hodg-
man shall be Secretary and Treasurer until their
successors are elected and qualified.
There may be such other officers as said corpora-
ton, by its directors, may provide and ali officers
shall hold Office until their successors appointed
and qualffied All officers shall be stockholders
The directors shall have power 10 pass bylaws
and provide for calling meetings of the stockholders
or directors.
The hrst meeting of said corporation shall be on
the first day OF January, A. d. 1885, at ten o'clock
a. M the Office of the corporation in the City OF
| Saint Paul, Minnesota.
There shah be an annual meeting of the stock.
holders 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 such stated time the direct
ors shall have power 70 call such meeting OF stock.
holders at such other time and upon such notice
| 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
set our hands and seals the day and year rs
herein above written.
GEORGE II. RANNRY, Seal
HERBEKT ". HoDGHAN. (Sea.
JAMES HURD THoMPso n. Seal
81 ORvILLR ii. CURTIS (Sea
Signed SEALED and delivered in presence of
l. HENRY j. HORN,
FIR L. WILDE.