The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-12
FOLDS & GRIFFITH.
ARTICLES Of Incorp grafton
For an Increase of the Capital Stock of the
MankatO Gas Light Company.
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We. the undersigned, heretofore associated
a. body. corporate under title Two I'll,
Chapter 'fhirty-four ia in the General Stat
utcs al the State of Minnesota of 1873 being
about To increase our Capital Stock and
being authorized so to do 10y the holders of Il
majority If the stock and by resolution of
thu HaliT. of Directors Of said GAS LIGHT
COMPANY for the purpose of increasing their
Capital Stock from Forty Thousand Dol
lars to Eighty Thousand Dollars. We do
hereby associate ourselves as Il body corpor-
ate under said chapter and title aforesaid
and jointly adopt AMI sign the following ar
ticlcs of incorporation.
'.-..- ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall be MAN
RATIO GAS LIGHT CONpANY aud the general
nature oi its !,isiueSs shail he manufacture
ing, selling, furnishing and distributing gas,
lighting the City OF Mankato and such other
business necessarily and naturally connected
Herewith.
ARTICLE H.
The principal place OF business of this cor
pOration snail bo 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-
time to be on the 18th day of September, A
ID. 1883, and shall continue thirty years from
said date.
ARTICLE III.
The amount OF Capital Stock of this corpor-
alton shall bc Eighty Thousand Dollars,
divided into Sixteen Hundred Shares of
Fifty Dollars each, all of which is to be paid
ut the time of the commencement of this
ARTICIEIy
The highest amount of Indebtedness which
this corporation shall be subject Shall he
tlfty Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE V.
The names and residence of the persons
IEsrFR u, gsprpSn>. 1nn,o,, .,,l.
Chicaan Nh n,,, no eiJ rGsruenI OF
Minnesota NV" i''i"'n' Vi 'i"hha'o'
PrUpy Z,y,,ppM.y fo,,,o,,,. . .
Van Vert Ohio now !, ras;Iant "f Hn,,I. vi
Minnesota ~" i0e' vi 'ia'ihalo,
ALEXANDER b. MCCURDY, residing i'm Van
Vert, State of Ohio.
JOHN VAN LIEw, residing in Van Vert.
State of Ohio.
OHIO G. MCCURDY, residing in Mankato.
State of Minnesota,
ARTICLE VI
Inc government OF this corporation and
the mahagenent of It's affairs shall be vested
III poaId OF rive Directors who shall be
Stockholders, and shall hereafter be elected
by the Stockholders at an Annual Meeting to
oenh te ,as on 'he Hrst MONDAY IN september in
of nisc"to,s as, tmo n, meeting OF tne Board
hall aIoct Is pn.,it, sun annual eIeetoh IL
tnrv and Troosoram ,,s;ol rssluent, Secre-
dutiss any vi us "pproprVite powers and
,prrrrp
IoAH IL.
The names or the nrst directors of this cor
zimmerman, alexander ID. McCurdy, John
an LEV and Ohio z. McCurdy.
In witness whereof, we, the above named
ncorporators nave hereunto set our hands
T is a.IiAou our scans THIS Zotn DAY OF June, A.
~ 1901 p-rpp ID ,uyrruco>r
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THE STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Blue Earth. SIS
BE il remembered that on this LIST day of
he undersigned Lester Patterson Perry
and Btho G. McCurdy, to me
personally known to be the persons who
executed the foregoing Articles of Incornor-
lfion and acknowledged that they execated
he same for the purposes and uses therein
oppressed and set forth
A. X. PAU
Seal,1 Notary Public for Blue Earth
County, Mimi.
HE STATE OF OHIO,
County of Van Vert.
BE 1T remembered that on this 2Sth day of
uie. A. ID. 1854, personally came before me
he undersigned, Alexander Is. McCuriy and
Ohm Van Licw, to me personally known to
G the persons who executed the foregoing
rticies OF incorporation and acknowledged
at they executed the same for the purposes
nd uses therein expressed and set forth.
GAYLORD M. SALTZGABER,
SeaIl Notary Public for Van Vert
County Ohio
HE STATE OF MINNESOTA,
We. the Iindersigned' Lester patterson
aud Ohio C. Mc(Jurly. Secre1sry
T the MANKATO GAS LIGHT CoMPANY Of