The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-05
Articles Of Incorporation
For an Increase Of the Capital Stock of the
Gas Light Company.


as body, corporate under title Two [2l,
Chapter Thirty -four l4l In the General Stat
utes OF the State of Minnesota Of 1873. being
about to increase our Capital Stock and
majority of the stock and by resolution Of
the Board of Directors Of said GAS LIGHT
COMPANY for the purpose OF increasing their
Capital Stock from Forty ThSusand Dol
hereby associate ourselves as body corpOr-
ate under said chapter and title aforesaid
and jointly adopt and sign the following ar
ticles of incorporation.
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be NAN
KATO GAS LIGHT COMPANY, and the general
nature OF its business shall be manufactur.
ing. selling, furnishing and distributing gas,
lighting the City Of MankatO and such other
business necessarily and naturally connected
herewith.
The principal place Of business of this cor
pOratiOn shall be the said City of MankatO,
In the County Of Blue Earth and State of
Minnesota, and the time of the commence
ment Of this corporation was and shall con-
tinue to be on the 18th day OF September, A.
u. 1883, and shall continue thirty years from
ARTICLE III.
The amount Of Capital Stock OF this cOrpOr-
divided into Sixteen Hundred Shares of
Fifty Dollars each, all OF which is to be paid
corporation.
ARTICLE Nv.
The highest amount OF Indebtedness which
TINS corporation shall be subject shall be
Fifty Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE ".
The names and residence of the persons
forming this corporation are:
LESTER PATTERSON, formerly q resident of
Chicago, ILL.,, now resident OF MankatO.
PERRY ZIMMERMAN, formerly q resident of
Van Wert, Ohio, now a resident Of Mankato.
ALEXANDER B: MccuRDY, residing in Van
JOHN VAN LEW, residing in Van Vert,
OHIO G: MoCuRDy, residing in Mankato,
State Of Minnesota,
ARTICLE vi.
The government of this corporation and
the management Of its affairs shall be vested
In board of Five Directors who shall be
by the Stockholders at an Annual Meeting to
be held on the first Monday In september in
each year. At the first meeting OF the Board
Of Directors after such annual election il
shall elect President, Vice-President, Secre-
tary and Treasurer, to which officers 1t may
delegate any Of its appropriate powers and
duties.
The names of the first directors Of this cor
poration shall be Lester Patterson. Perry
Zimmerman, Alexander B. McCurdy, John
Van Liew and Ohio 9. McCurdy;
In witness whereof, we, the above named
incorporators have hereuntO set our hands
and affixed our seals this 18th day Of June, A.
LESTER PATTERSON. Iseal.l
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o. c. MCCURDY, fSeali
Signed and anAlad In DrpSonon nf
j. w. Summersett,
G. n. Saltzgaber,
Ira p. Shissler.
THE Ed STATE !; 8 8Ins nHEsN1NSsEsorA, .ss
Be 1t remembered that on this LIST day of
July, A. d. 1884. personally came before me
the undersigned Lester Patterson, Perry
Zimmerman. and Ohio c. McCurdy, to me
executed the foregoing Articles of Incorpor-
alton and acknowledged that they executed
the same for the purposes and uses therein
A. Il. PAU,
[Seal,l Notary Public for Blue Earth
County, Mimi.
THE STATE OF OHIO. ,w
Be It remembered that on this 18th day Of
June. A. ID. 1854, personally came before me
the undersigned, Alexander B. McCurdy and
John Van Lew, to me personally known to
Articles of Incorporation and acknowledged
that they executed the same for the purposes
and uses therein expressed and set forth.
GAYLORD NJ. SALTZGABER,
(seall Notary Public for Van Vert
County Ohio.
County Of Blue Earth. ss
We. the undersigned, Lester Patterson,
President, and Ohio c. McCurdy, Secretary
Of the MANKATO GAS LIGHT COMPANY Of
Mankato, Minnesota, do hereby state and
certify that on the 18th day Of June, A. b.
1884 the said GAS LIGHT COMPANY by resOlu-
ton Of q majority vote Of the number of
stockholders, as well as q majority of the
changed OF
grafton by Increasing the Capital Stock
Eighty Thousand Dollars, divided into
shares OF stock Of Fifty Dollars each.
our hands and seals this ist day OF July, A.
d. 1884.
o. c. McCURDY, tSeal.t
In presence of
Ira r. Shissler,
a. Il. Pau.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
County Of Blue Earth.
Lester Patterson and Ohio G. McCurdy, each
being first duly sworn deposes and says that
acting President and Secretary Of the NAM
xATO GAS LIGHT COMPANY, as DESIGNATED
n the foregoing certii cate that they and
ZACH OF them have read the foregoing certi-
hat the same 10 true Of their own knowl-
,dge.
o. C. MCCURDY.
! SUBSCRIBED and sworn ,ss to before me this LIST
A. r. PAU,
seal.l Notary Public for Blue Earth
County, Mimi.