St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
TIE ST. PAUL RUBBER COMPANY.

Articles OF Incorporation signed and adopted this
twenty-rfth day OF November, A. D. Il ,h,een hun
drea ana eighty-four, by and between the under
signed persons hereinafter named.
Fifst-The said persons agree 70 form and ass
cate themselves, and do hereby form and associate
themselves, Into corporation under the General
Laws OF the SJste of Minnesota.
The name OF said corporation shall be TIRE SAINT
PAUL RUBBER Co PANY."
Tie general nature Of its business shall be manu-.
featuring and dealing in rubber goods and other
goods.
TIE principal place of transacting the business Of
said corporation shall be the City OF St Paul. In the
COuaty VI Ramsey and State of Minnesota
SecOnd-The time of commencement OF said cor
pora,ion shall be the first day Of January. AID 1885,
and the period OF continuance of said corporation
shall be thirty years from this date
Thhd-Ihe amount OF capital stock Of said corpo-
ration snail be thirty thousand dollars, which shall
be all pad in within i've daTs after subscribing for
the same.
The said amount of capital stock and number OF
shares may be increased at any regular special
meeting OF the stockholders, the amount Of twenty
thousand dollars additional stock, making the aggre
gate capital stock hfy thousand dollars Said add.
tonal sock may be issued and paid IN from time to
time may be ordered by the directors or as pre-
scribed by the bylaws
FOurth-The highest amount OF Indebtedness or
liability which the said corrorat on shall be at any
time subject is fifty thousand dollars.
Fifth The names and places Of residence Of the
per forming said corporation are as follows:
George H. Eanney, st. Paul Minnesota; Herbert
y. Hodgman. ST. Paul, Minnesota; James Hurd
Thompson. Minneapolis, Minnesota; Orville Il. Cur
It's, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sixth-Ihe 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 first board of directors shall be
the aforementioned George IL. Ranney, Herbert n.
Hgd-man, james Hurd Thompson and Orvine II.
Gusts, who shall hold office until the first Tuesday
of January, A. d. 1885, and until their successors
are elecsed.
The directors hereafter chosen shall be elected by
the stockholders and hold ONCE for year and
I'll their successors are elected but the directors
may I'LL any vacancy for the unexpired term
There shall also be a 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. HUdg-
man shall be Secretary and Treasurer until their
successors are elected and qualified
There may be such other officers said corpora
ton by its directors. may provide and all OH GERS
shall hold Office until their successors are 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, ut ten o'clock
m, az the Office Of the corporation in the City OF
Saint Paul. Minnesota.
There shall 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
shOu not take place such stated time, the direct
shall have power TO call such meeting Of stock.
holders at such Other time and upon SUCH notice az
they may direct.
Seventh-The number and amount Of the shared
In the capital stock of said corporation shall be sir
hundred shares of fifty dollars each.
In witness whereof we, the said corpOrators, have
hereto set our hands and seals the day and year first
herein above written.
GEORGE II. RANEEY, (Seal)
HERBERT n. HoDGMAN, (Seal.i
JAMES HURD THOMPSON, (Seal.l
ORvILLE II. CURTIS. Seal.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence OF
HENRY J. HORN,
FR. F. WILDE.