St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. :
THE ST. PAUL RUBBER COMPANY

Articles OF Incorporation signed ard adopted this
twenty nth day OF November. A D. eighteen hun.
cred and eighty-four, by and between the under.
signed persons hereinafter named
FtFst-The said persons agree to form and asso-
eiate themselves and do hereby form and associate
themselves. into corporation under the General
Laws OF the State OF Minnesota.
The name OF said corporation shah be THE SArSr
PAuI. RCBBEB COMPANY
The general nature OF rs business shan be manu-
featuring and dealing in rubber goods and other
The principal place Of transacting the business OF
said corporation shall be the City OF St Paul. In tbs
County OF Ramsey and State OF Minnesota
Seeond-The time OF commencement OF said cor
poraIon shall be the nrst day OF January, AID 1885,
and the period OF continuance OF said corporation
shall De thirty years from this date.
Th!rd-The amount OF capital stock OF said corpo-
rstion shall be thirty thousand dollars which shall
be 81 paid In within I've 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 twenty
thousand dollars additional stock making the agcre-
gate capital stock Atty thousand dollars Said add.
tional stock may be issued and paid from time 10
time as may be ordered by the directors or as pre-.
scr!hed by the bylaws
FouTth-The highes: amount OF indebtedness or
liability which the said corporation shall be at any
time subject is fifty thousand dollars.
Flfth-The names and places OF residence Of the
persons forming said corporation arc rs follows:
George H. Ranney, st. Paul Minnesota: Herbert
n Hodgman, 81. Paul, Minnesota; James Hurd
- III
lis, Minneapolis. Minnesota.
sixth-The government OF said corporation and
the management o. its affairs shall he vested In a
board OF four directors, all OF whom shall be stock
holders except Us herein provided.
The names VI the first board Of directors shall be
the aforementioned George II. Ranney, Herbert n
HOdgman, James Hurd thompson and Orville a.
GUSTS. who shall hold of1ce artil the frs Tuesday
Of January. a. d. 1855, and until their successors
elected.
The directors hereafter chosen shall be elected nv
the O-Sh9tderS and hold ONCE for and
I'll their successors elected. but the directors
may MI aay vacancy for the unexpired term.
There shall also be a President, Secretary and
Treasurer % said corporation TO be elected annually
by tie directors, and the said George H. Ranney
shsll be President and the said Herbert y. Hodg-
maa shall be Secretary and Treasurer until their
successors are elected and qualified.
There may be snch other officers ia said corpora
tion ~ is directors, may provide, and all officers
shall hold once until their 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 ars; meeting OF said corporation shall be on
the first day Of January, a. D. 1855. ut O'Clock
g. H.. at the Office Of the corporation IN the City Of
Saint Paul. Minnesota.
There shall be an annual meeting OF the stock
holders on the Arst Tuesday OF January each year
unless otherwise provided by the bylaws In case,
however, such annual meeting OF stockholders
should NOT take place atsuch stated time the direct
ors shall have power to call such meeting OF stock
holders at such other time and upon such notice
luey may ulIttl.
seventh-The number and amount Of the shares
In the capital stock OF said corporation shall be six
hundred shares OF nifty dollars each.
In witness whereof We. the said corporators have
hereto set our hands and seals the day and year
herein above written.
GEORGE II. RANNEY, (Seal)
HERBERT " HODaMAS, (Seal)
JAMES HuRp THOMPSON, (Seal)
ORvTLLE II. CuRTIs (SeaI)
Signed. sealed and delivered In presence OF
Henry J. HORN
FR. +. WILDE.