Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-17
Articles OF Incorporation
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F..aow all men by tEe*t resa;.ts hat y: e he
~. 5f>in Of st. Paul. Miunesola, and j.. G..
>:i'::> .y!ls Of Little Falls, Minnesota have
az ID 70 and do hereby assoratc oursclE.: IT,
gel ,.r for the lurpl'se OF becoming Incorporate
lee l:.dev and pursuant To the laws OF the State
OF minnesota, and t., that cri we 10 hereby
aGont and sissl, the following Articles o. lneor-
partition, viz:
FIRST. The name of the cooperation hrv,'y
feTlncd shall be "lhe Little Falls Live Stock
Company, ana the general nature Of is bust
meas shall 'a buying selling and deoline il.
goods, wares aud merchandise ana buying
selling. deall.g n, h;eesi,'s enc r;lisiug live
stock AMI I'll kinds ana Varieties Of grain, farm
ana dairy produce and to This end SAit cDrpnr-
alton sj.nl have power to .>cquire hold and
dispose of such farHl and other iHuGS and real
properly as may be desirable: Or convent ant for
its blslness aforesaid and to buy and sell real
estate.
The principal place r,1 tr;arsact,ie the bust
Mss OF said corporation shall bt Little Falls.
&t;ulesota.
sEcoVD. The time Ct the cu,A,,cr ceu1eut Of
SAID corporation shall be the 20th day Of July,
4. D. 1850, and the period Of its cOntinnan &c
shall be the term Q. ten 'lO( years.
THIED. The amount Of she CAPITAL stock of
said corporation shall be twenty tHousa nd dol
lars and shall be divided into four hundred
(ioo shares Of flftyt$5o} dollars each andSt!%n be
paid in the stock is subscribed I>r and taken
ton may PFC coed to trans set business s4ndnot
before.
FCvRTTr. The highest s,,nrurt Of indebted
ness or liability which s!I corpora tor shall a..
any time be suhiect'.o shall be five ulctsa al
dollars $1,000 CO..
FIFTH. The names an. places Of residence
OF Tie persons forming said association for in
corporation arc Henry F. Hicknell ana Charles
l.. Foss Of saint Paul, Minnesota ana L. G.
sinnens otssiitle Falls, Mlnnesota.
SIXTH. The government 81 said corporation
| ard S:Ae management Of its affairs shail be
which shall be elected from and by the stock
ha!Gers at the annual meeting thereof t., be
hc'o as herein pro"jted, and the said directors
ulned1atsly affe1 ,hMir election shall organize
! ana eect nom their nLmEer 4 PRESIDENT st:cw:-
tary and treasurer Who shall hold thss Offices
70! such tern? sHa pertornl such duties as shall
! be prescribed by the bylaws andsae offices 81
! president and treasurer may be FLIED b. the
! sal1e person.
Each director Of sud corporation shall lel'l
mr. oihce until the next animal stock holders
| Aeetng following his election and until his
s,leaHfor Is e'ee:ed and qualified, provided that
| any vacancy in tie board Of directors may le
1isied by the vote Of the holders OF maje,ity Of
! the stock OF said corporation al any s,l"%jul
meeting OF the stock holders called Tor that lur
pose III the 1nanasr prescribed by the bylaws.
The annual stock holders meeting u said
corporation for this election Of board OF di-
| rectors and the transaction Of such other bust.
hess as may coae before it shall De held at ilC
thanking house Of w. A. Culhert.0nsin ST. l:.ul
Minnesota, on the End day of February ir. each
year and special meetings Of the stock, hot'cr:
! sRAli De at such times and under stlCli rules
ana regulations as to notice or otherwise az
[ may 30 prescribed by he bylaws, ard at sucl,
meetings. stock holders may bs:Tepresented :snd
vote oy proxy duly appoin1SEx anf ct eac'
SOCK holdeTs meeting each stdek hold Sinai
! ce entlt!ed ID one vote, the ma Oritvc Of Lnt
, stock olders shall constitute q quorum at sicl
meetluSs tor the transaction of Business. The
aatles and compensation Of the officers Of tht
corporation shall be fixed BY the bylaws. Ths
ovla"s OF sa- q corporation shall be adopted q
INC first au1tual meeting of the stockholders nc
shall be changed, altered Or amended Gully &
an annual meeting Of the stock holders or
| special meeting called for that purpose. Blt
| the first board Of directors may adopt bylaws
which shall remain in force unEil the next WI,
nual meeting Of the stock holders.
The names Of the first beard of directors shall
! be W. q. Cu]bertson, II. ?. Bicknell aud G.. L
| Foss, of whom II. ?. BicInell shall be Presielen
and Treasurer, and c. l.. Foss Secretary nd the,
| shall hoia their Offices until theic SUCCESSOR
are elected and qualified.
In witness whereof The above named inco:
| poratershave hereunto set their hands an(
seals this 18th day Of July 4. D. 1885.
Il. P. BICKNELL. seal
! CT. FOsS SEA L
l.. L. G. SIMMONS, SEAL
In: presence Of
Il. A. WALSH,