St. Paul daily globe., 1884-12-25
ARTICLES OF 1vcoRpoRArIoN.
THE ST. PAUL ROBDBR COMPANY

Articles Of Incorporation signed and adopted this
twenty -nfth day of November, a D. eighteen hun
dred and eighty-four. by and between the under
signed persons hereinafter named.
First-The said persons agree TO form and asa o
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
PAUL RUBBEE Co PANx."
The general nature OF its business shall be manu-
featuring and dealing In rubber goods and other
goods.
The principal place OF transactlng the business OF
said corporation shall be the City OF ST. Paul. the
County Of Ramsey and State Of Minnesota.
Secoud-The time OF commencement OF saie cor
pOra-ion shall be the rst day Of January. AD. 1855.
and the period OF continuance Of said corporation
shall be thirty years from this date.
Third-rhe amount OF capital stock OF said corpo-
ration shall be thirty thousand dollars which shall
be oil paid n within i've days after subscribing fot
the same.
The said amount OF eapitai stock and number OF
shares may De increased at any regular or special
meeting of the stoekhoiders the amount of twenty
thousand dollars additional stock me king the
gate capital stock fifty thousand dollars Said addt
tional stock may be issued and paid from time to
time as may be ordered by the directors or as pre-
seribed by the bylaws.
FouFth-The highest amount OF Indebtedness OF
liability which the said corporation shall DO az anJ
time subject is fifty thousand dollars.
Ffth-The names and places OF residence OF the
persons forming said corporation are as follows:
George II. RAnney. st. Paul, Minnesota; Herbert
y. HOdgmsn. ST. Paul. Minnesota; James Hurd
Thompson. Minneapolis Minnesota; orvllle II. Cur
tis. Minneapolis. Minnesota
sixth-The government OF said corporation and
the management OF Its Affairs shall be vested In q
board Of four directors all Of whom shall be stock
holders except as herein provided.
The names Of the nrst board OF directors shall be
the aforementioned George H. Ranney, Herbert y.
Hod man, James Hurd Thompson ana Orvilie Il.
Gusts, who shah hold Office until the first Tuesday
OF January, A D. 1885, and until their successors
elected.
The directors hereafter chosen shall Ne elected by
the stockholders and hold office for year and
III their Successors are elected. but the directors
may all any vacancy for the uneXpired term.
There shall also be n President Secretary and
Treasurer Of said corporation be elected annually
by the dlrec.ors, and the said Georse II. Ranney
shall be President. and the said Herbert y. 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 It's directors, may provide, and ali ON
shall hold ofce until their appointed
and qualified All officers shall be stockholders.
The directors shall have power TO pass bylaws
aud provide for calling meetings Of the stockholders
/ OF directors.
The orst meeting OF said corporation shall be on
the rst day OF January, A. ID. 1855, ut ten O'Clock
a. m. the Office Of the corporation in the City Of
/ Saint Paul. Minnesota.
There shall be an annual meeting OF the stock
holders the rss Tuesday Of January Of each year
unless otherwise provided by the bylaws In case
\ however. such annual meeting OF stockholders
should take place such stated time the direct
Ors shall have power 10 call such meeting OF stock
holders at such other time aud 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 hands and seals the day and year first
herein above written
| GEORGE II. RANNEY, (Seal.) }
| HERBERT n. HoDGMAN, (Seal.)
| JANIS HURD THoMPsoE, (Seal-)
| ORvILLE II. CURTIS. Seal J
| Signed, sealed and delivered In presence OF
| HENRY J. HoRS,
| FR. T. WILDE.