St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-29
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
TIE ST. PAUL RUBBER COMPANY

Articles OF Incorporation signed and adopted this
twenty-nfth day OF November. A D. eighteen hun
dred and eghty-four. by and between the under
signed persons hereinafter named.
tlrst-The said persons agree form anda ssc-
ciate themselves and do hereby form and assoGs,z
themselves. into corporation under the Gen1rk
Laws OF the State OF Minnesota
The name Of said corporation shall be ''TuE SAINT
Paul RUBBER COMPANY
The general nature Of its business shall be manu-
featuring and dealing IN rubber goods and other
goods.
The principal place Of transactlng the businessot
said corporation shall be the City OF 81. Paul. In the
County OF Ramsey and State OF Minnesota
Second-The time of commencement OF said cor
pora-ion shall be the nrst daY OF January, AID 1855.
and the period Of continuance OF said corporation
shan De thirty years from this date.
Third-rhe amount OF capital stock OF said corpo-
ration shah be thirty thousand dollars which shall
BE al 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 special
meeting Of the stockholders 10 the amount OF twenty
thousand dollars additional stock. making the sggre
gate capital stock nifty thousand dollars Said adet
tional stock may be issued and paid from time to
| seribed By the bylaws
Fourth-The highest amount of indebtedness or
liability which the said corporation shall BE- any
| time subject IL fifty thousand dollars
| Fnth-The names and places OF residence OF the
| persons forming said corporation follows:
George H. Ranney. St Paul Minnesota; Herbert
| y. Hodginan. ST. Paul. Minnesota James Hurd
Thompson, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Orvilie Il Cur
! Tia. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sfxth-rhe government OF said corporation and
| the management OF its affairs shall be vested in
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 II. Ranney. Herbert n
| Hotgman, James Hurd Thompson and Orvile II.
Gusts, who shall hold office until the first Tuesday
OF January. A d. 1855, and until their successors
| are elected.
The directors hereafter chosen shall be elected by
the stockholders and hold office for year and
afn rad hVNWW ha
may MI any vacancy for the urexpired term.
There shall also be President. Secretary and
Treasurer OF said corporation TO be elected annually
by the directors, and the said George II. Ranney
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 a. said corpora
ton. 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
| or directors.
| The first meeting OF said corporation shall be on
the hrst day Of January. \. d. 1855, AZ ten O'Clock
A. m al the Office OF the corporation in the City %
Saint Paul. Minnesota.
| There shall De an annual meeting OF the stock
holders on the rst Tuesday or January OF each
unless otherwise provided by the bylaws In case,
| however. such annual meeting Of stockholders
should not take place at such stated time the direct
ors shall have power 10 call such meeting OF stock
holders at such other time and upon such notice
they may direct.
| Seventh-The number and amount OF the sharea
in the capital stock OF said corporation shall be six
hundred shares Of dfty dollars EACH
In witness whereof We, the said corporators, have
hereto set hands and seals the day and year FIRST
herein above written
| GEORGE II. RANNEY. (Seal1
| HERBERT Y. HOpGaAN, (ScalJ
| jams HURD THOMSON, tSeall
4 ORvILLE II. CURTIS (Seall
signed, sealed and delivered in presence OF
| HENRY T. HoRS.
1 FIR +. WILDE.
/
! STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County OF Ramsey.
| On this 25th dag OF November. A. D. 1894, before
| me personally appeared George II. Ranney. Herbert
| y. Hodgman. James Hurd Thompson and Orville n.
Curtis 10 me known 70 be the persons described II
| and who executed the foregoing instrument, and
| acknowledged that they each executed the same %
| thelrfree act and deed.
| Sotsrial FR. F. WILDE. Notary Public,