The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-19
Articles OF Incorporation
For an Increase of the Capital Stock of the
NankatO Gas Light Company.

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We, the undersigned. heretofore associated
- Dody. corporate under title Two III,
chapter fhirty-four 24l In the General Stat
about to increase our capital Stock and
being authorized SO to do by the holders of a
majority OF the stock and Ivy resolution OF
The Board OF Directors Of said GAS LIGHT
COMPANY for the purpose 0f increasing their
capital Stock from Forty Thousand Dol
lars to Eighty Thousand Dollars. We do
hereby assQciate ourselves as II body corpor-
hte under said chapter and title aforesaid
und Jointly adopt and sign the following ar
iicles of incorporation.
ARTICLE.
The name of this corporation shall be MAN
EATO GAS LIGHT COMPANY, and the general
nature OF its business shall be mannfactur
ing. selling. furnishing and distributing gas,
lighting the City OF Mankato and such other
business necessarily and naturally connected
Herewith.
The principal place of business of this cor
porutiun shall be- the said City Of Maukato,
In the County of Blue Earth and State Of
Minnesota. and the time of the commence
inent of this corporation was and shnll con-
time TO be on the 18th day OF September, A.
ID. 1888, and shall continue thirty years from
ARTICLE III.
The amount of Capital Stock OF this coIpor-
alton shall be Eighty Thousand Dollars,
divided into Sixteen Hundred Shares OF
Fifty Dollars each, all of which is To be paid
at the time of the commencement of this
corporation.
ARTICLE w.
The highest amount of Indebtedness which
this corporation shall he subject shall be
Fifty Thousand Dollars
ARTICLE v.
The names and residence Of the persons
forming INSTRUMENTATION are:
LESTER PATTERSON, formerly Il resident of
Chicago, ILL.,, now II resident OF NankatO.
Minnesota.
PEnRY ZIMMERMAN, formerly a resident of
Van Vert, Ohio, now Il resident of Mankato,
Minnesota.
ALExANDER Is; MoCuRDY, residing in Van
JOHN VAN LEV, residing in Van Vert,
State of Ohio.
OHIO c. MOCURDY, residing in Mankato,
State OF Minnesota,
ARTICLE vi.
The government OF this corporation and
the management IF its affairs shall be vested
In board OF Five Directors SNha small be
Stockholders, and shall herekfter ber1ected
byshe Stockholders at ap annual Melting to
yes Sn ' AZ he the soard
Of Directors after such snQuA election IL
shall elect u President, VUcffesieent, Score
tiny and Treasurer, TO which officers 10 may
delegate any OF its appropriate powers and
duties.
ARTICLE VII.
The names of the first directors of this cor
poration shall be Lester Patterson. Perry
zimmerman, Alexander Is. McCurdy, Jonn
Van Lew and Ohio G. McCurdy
In witness whereof, we, the above named
interpretations have hereuntO set our hands
and affixed our seals this 18th day of June, A.
ID. 1854.
LESTER PATTERSON, [seal,l
L. ZIMMERMAN, lScai,l
ALEXANDER ID. MCCURDY, lSeal.l
JOHN VAN LEW, lSeal,l
U. G. MCCURDY, [Seal.l
Signed and seated in presence Of
j. w. Summersett,
q. NJ. Saltzgabcr,
Ira y. Shissler.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Blue Earth.
BE IL remembered that on this at day of
July, A. ID. 1884. personally came before me
the undersigned Lester Patterson. Perry
Zimmerman, and UthO g. McCurdy, to me
personally known to be the persons who
executed the foregoing Articles of lncorpor-
alton and acknowledged that they executed
the same for the purposes and uses therein
expressed and set forth ,
[Seal,l Notary Public for Blue Earth
County, Mimi.
THE STATE OF OHIO. lee
County of Van Vert.
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 Liew. TO me personally known TO
he the persons who executed the foregoing
Articles of Incorporation and acknowledged
It at they executed The same for the purposes
and uses therein expressed and set forth.
GAYLORD NJ. SALTZGABER,
[Seall Notary Public for Van Vert
County Ohio.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, lss
County of Blue Earth.
We. the undersigned, Lester Patterson,
President, and Ohio G. McCurdy, Secretary
hn "A
MankatO, Minnesota, do hereby state aud
| certify that on the 18th day of June, A. ID.
1884 the said GAS LIGHT COMPANY by resolu-
ton of u majority vote OF the number Of
stockholders, as well as a majority of the
| 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 Thousand Dollars, divided into
shares of stock of Fifty Dollars each.
| In witness whereof We have hcrOunto set
our hands and seals this LIST day of July, A.
LESTER PATTERSON, ISeal.l
o. G. MCCURDY, lSeal.1
| In presence of
| Ira Z. Shlssler,
| A. r. Pfau.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA,
| County Of Blue Earth.
Lester Patterson and Ohio e. McCurdy, each
| being first duly sworn deposes and says that
they are the duly elected qualified and now
acting President and Secretary of the MAN
| 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 is true of their own knOwl-
edge. -
LESTER PATTERSON,
D. T.. MCCURDY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this LIST
day Of July, A. ID. 1884.
A. X. PAU,
[Seal.l Notary Public for Blue Ear tn
County, MINI.
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