Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-03-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
THE MORRIS BRICK YARD
Manufacturing Company.

We, the undersigned, do hereby associate
ourselves together for the purpose OF becom.
ing a corporation under the provisions OF
Title Two of Chapter 81, of the General Statutes
of 1878, laws of the State of Minnesota, and
the amendments thereof and for that pur-
pose do hereby adopt and sign these Articles
of Incorporation as follows, to-Wlt:
ARTICLE I. .... ~. 4.
The name of this corporation shall be The
Norris Brick Yard and Manufacturing Com,
pany. The general nature of the business OF
this corporation shall be to manufacture ana
sell all kinds of tile, brick and crOckeryWare,
and for that purpose and to that end Sha!i
have power to purchase, take ana ho!d all
sonal property, and suitable tools, machinery
and material necessary to the proper trans
action of the business. The principal office
for the transaction of the business OF TINS
corporation shall be in the Village of Morris,
in Stevens County, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement Of this cor
poration shall be the second day OF March,
1855. and it's period of continuation shall be
for thirty years thereafter.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of said
corporation shall be $20,O00OO, and the same
shall be divided into 200 shares of $4,000 each.
30 shares of said stock shall be issued as ana
said stock shall be issued as and denom1n-
ated common stock. .-- '
Said preferred stool when Issued, shall be
fully paid for, and shall be and thereafter re-
main a first claim and lien upon ali the prop
erty OF the said corporation, after IT'S 1ndebt-
edness, and the holders thereof shall be
esrnnxs said afsys I Fpm the
annum, payable annually, and to have such
interest or dividend paid in full each year
and every year, payable on the second day of
January thereof. before any payment or divi-
dend or interest shall be made upon the COM
mon stock.
Said common stock shall be issued at any
time to subscribers therefor on their paying
into the treasury of said corporation 20 per
cent. of the par value thereof, and the re-
naming so per cent. on account of said stock
shall be paid into the treasury of said corpor-
alton, by the holders thereof, when and as
called for by the Board Of Directors, but no
holder of said common stock shall be called
upon to pay more than the 20 per cent. first
paid for the same until all of said common
and taken
Said preferred stock shall at no time, or for
any purpose, be liable to assessment until the
owners and holders of said common stock
shall first have paid into the treasury of the
said corporation, the full par value OF the
whole of said common stock.
After the payment of the preferred div1-
dends or interest as aforesaid, all stock of
said corporation shall then be entitled to
share alike in the profits or earnings of the
said corporation, but in the event of insol-
vency or other dissolution of said corporation
owners and holders OF sata preferred stock
shall be entitled to haye and feceiEe the full
the said corporation, afterithe payment Of its
indebtedness, before any division shaii pc
made among, or payments or assets fRltae W
owners or holders of said common steGk'
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability TO which the said corporation shall
at any time be subject, shall not exceed s1O.-
10000. ''
ARTICLE V.
Inc names and place of residence of the
persons forming this, association for the pur-
poses OF incorporation, are: Hugh Whitley,
u. Newell. and Stephen A. Flaherty, of sIor-
r1s stevens County, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI.
The government Of said corporation and the
management of It's affairs shall be vested IN
a board of i've directors all of whom shall he
actual stockholders. and shall be elected
annually by the stockholders, at their an
.nnal meeting, which. shall be held at the
ONCE and place of business OF the said corpOr-
alton, on the first Monday in August of each
and every year. The officers of the said cor
poration shall be President, who shall be
e1-o1nc1o general manager of the business
transactions of said corporation; a Vice.
President, and a. Secretary who shall be
ex-ofi1cio treasurer of the said corporation.
each eas Of which said officers shall be by the
members of said board, at the first meeting
OF said Board of Directors held after the an
nual election. All meetings of the said
Board of Directors shall be held at the office
ana place OF business of the said corporation
ana the time or times of holding such meet
1ngs snail be determined by bylaw to be
adopted by the said board.
Ihe compensation to be allowed to any
by the Board of Directors. 'So-~11N1
= Until the next annual election the Board
OF Directors shall be composed of Hugh
Whitley, Albert DeKay, Patrick A. McCar-
Tana and unt sad and Stephen
Whitley shall be President, and Albert
Dekay Secretary Of said board. Any vacan- |
eies occurring In said board shall be filled BY
In testimony whereof we have hereunto |
set our hands and affixed our seals this 7th |
day of March. 1885, ~a7sszzss's 80
HUGH WHITLEY, TsEAI,l |
ALBERT DEKAY, SEAL |
FRANK e. NEWELL, SEAL |
PATRICK A. MCCARTHY fsEAI.1 |
STEPHEN A. FLAHERTY. fsEALi |
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence or !
LEWIS g. SOONER and f. P. O'BRIBN.
STATE OF MINNSOTA,)
COUNTY OF STEVENS, ss'
Before me, the undersigned, q notary pub
ic within and for the County of Stevens, this
lay personally came Hugh Whiteley Albert |
DeKay,s Patrick A. MCCARTHY, Frank r..
Newell and. stephen 4. Flaherty, to me per-
'onally known to be the persons who signed
he foregoing articles of Incorporation, and
zach for himself personally acknowledged
he execution of the same to be bis own free
lct and deed, and that said articles were exc
,uted for the uses and purposes therein sx-
pressed.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
ny hand and affixed my official seal, at Nor
is, IN said County and State, this 7th day of
March 1855.
SEAL LEWIS G. SPooNER,
Notary Public in and for Stevens Co., Mimi.
REGISTER s,sIIGn. or Go DEEDS t29FFrcE,| IS
| hereby certify that the within instrument
vas filed in this Office on the 18th day of
darch, A. d. 1885, at 10 o'clock A. M. and
uly recorded In Book b of miscellaneous
tecord on page %. 70 LIZ 49, B B
l.. H. WELLINGTON,
Register of Deeds.
TATE OF MINNESOTA, aI,
Department of State.
hereby certify that the within instrument
'as filed for record in this office on the 18th
ay of March, A. ID. 1885, at $40 o'clock, p. {
L., and was duly recorded in Book l. OF In
on page 29l etc.
88R4Ef FRED VoN BAUMBAcH, 4
Secretary OF State. y