The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-08-29
Articles Of Incorporation
For an Increase of the Capital Stock of the
Mankato Gas Light Company.

We, the undersigned, heretofore associated
as body, corporate under title Two FL,
Chapter Thirty-fOur (34l in the General Stat
utes OF the State OF Minnesota OF 1878. being
about to Increase our Capital Stock and
being authorized so to DO by the holders of
majority of the stock and by resolution Of
the Board Of Directors Of said GAS LIGHT
for the purgost OF TIER
lars to Eighty Thousand Dollars. We do
hereby associate ourselves body corpOr-
ate under said chapter and title aforesaid
and jointly adopt and sign the following ar
ticleS OF Incorporation.
ARTICLE 7.
The name Of this corpora, ion shall he MAN
KATO GAS LIGHT COMPANY, and the general
nature Of its business shall be- nIanufacrur
ing, selling, furnishing and distributing gas,
lighting the City of Mankato and such other
Herewith.
ARTICLE II.
The principal place of business Of this cor
porati0n shall DO 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.
ID. 1888, and shall continue thirty years from
said date.
The amount of Capital Stock of this coIpor-
divided into Sixteen Hundred Shares of
"
at the time Of the commencement Of this
ARTICLE Nv.
The highest amount of Indebtedness which
this corporation shall be subject shall lie
Fifty Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE v.
The names and residence Of the persons
forming this corporation are:
LESTER PATTERSON, formerly resident of
Chicago, ILL.,, now resident of Mankato.
PERRY ZIMMERMAN, formerly resident of
Van Vert, Ohio. now a resident OF Mankato,
ALExANDER d. McCURDY, residing in Van
JOHN VAN LEW, residing in Van Vert,
State of Ohio.
OHIO c. MCCURDY, 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
Stockholders, and shall hereafter be elected
by the Stockholders at an Annual Meeting to
be held on the first Monday i'm september in
each year. Al 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 it may
delegate any Of its appropriate powers and
duties.
The names OF the first directors of this cor
pnritiun shall he Lester Patterson. Perry
Zimmerman, Alexander Il. McCur,iy, John
Van Lew and Ohio &, McCurdy
incOrporators have hereunto set our hands
and affixed our seals this 18th day Of June, A.
ID. 1854.
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JOHN VAN LEW, (Seal,J
y. C.~MCCURDY, tSeal.1
Signed and scaled in presence OF
J. w. Summersett,
g. NJ. SalEgaber,
Ira p Shissler.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Blue Earth. ..-
Be II remembered that on this lst day of
July, A. ID. 1884. personally came before me
the undersigned Lester Patterson, Perry
Zimmerman, and Otho c. McCurdy, to me
personally known to DC the persons who
alton and acknowledged that they executed
the same for the purposes and uses therein
expressed and set forth
A. r. PFAU,
lSeal,l Notary Public for Blue Earth
County, Mimi.
The County County, of ~ Van U Vert. IS
Be 1t remembered that on this 18th day Of
June. A. ID: 1884. personally came before me
the undersigned, Alexander b. McCurdy and
John Van Lew, to me personally known to
be the persons who executed the foregoing
Articles of incorporation and acknowledged
and uses therein expressed and set forth.
GAYLORD M. SALTZGABER,
[Seall Notary Public for Van Vert
County Ohio.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Blue Earth.
We. the undersigned, Lester Patterson,
President, and Ohio G; McCurdy. Secretary
of the MANKATo GAS LIGHT COMPANY of
Mankato, Minnesota, do hereby state and
certify that on the 26th day Of June, A. ID.
1884 the said GAS LIGHT COMPANY by resOlu.
ton of q majority vote Of the number OF
amount of shares of said corporation altered
and changed their original articles of incorp-
Grafton by increasing the Capital Stock
thereof from Forty Thousand Dollars to
Eighty Thoussnd D3lars. divided into
In witness whereof we have herountO set |
our hands and seals this LIST day of July, A. |
d = 3! Ned RHATpDFFhsoN' t tsssI.
In presence Of
Ira p. Shlasler, |
A. X. Pau.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County Of Blue Earth.
Lester Patterson and Ohio G. McCurdy each /
being first duly sworn deposes and says that /
Of the
KATo GAS LIGHT COMPANY, as designated
in the foregoing certificate that they and
each of them have read the foregoing certi.
ficate and know the contents thereof and
that the same 10 true Of their own knowi-
edge. - ,vru.soy
o. C. MCCUROY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this lst
day Of July. A. ID. 1884 pr.u
[Seal.l Notary Public for Blue Earth
County, Mimi.