St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
White Bear Land Company.

We, the undersigned, do hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose of becoming cor
poration under the provisions OF title II OF chap
Ter thirty of the General Statutes of the State
OF Minnesota relating to corporations, and for
that purpose do hereby adopt and sign these ar
ticies of incorporation, as follows, to-wit
ARTICLE I.
First-The name of this corporation shall be the
White Bear Land Company.
second-The general nature of the business of
tnis corporation shall be the buying, owning,
plating, improving, selling and dealing in lands,
tenements and hereditaments in the Village OF
Wh1te Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Ihird-The principal place for the transaction
of the business Of this corporation shall be in the
Nliage or White Bear, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time for the commencement of this corpora
ton shall be the first Monday in June, 1885, and
the period for its continuance shall be thirty years
from the said first Monday in June, 1855.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be ten thousand five hundred dollars,
divided into four hundred and twenty (420) shares
OF twenty-five dollars each (S25), and each share
shall be entitled to vote at all meetings of the
stockholders. Said stock shall be paid i'll when
SAID corporation commences business.
r. ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability
TO which said corporation shall at any time be sub
]ect shall not exceed five hundred dollars
The names and places of residence of the per-
sons forming this corporation follows:
Daniel Getty, John A. Getty, Henry X. Getty and
Adam X. Getty all residing in White Bear, Min
nesota; Peter A. Keller and Luther p. Keller, re-
siding in the City of Philadelphia in the State of
pennsylvania, and Adam Keller, residing in Car
lisle in the State of Pennsylvania.
ARTICLE VI.
First-The names of the persons forming the
first Board of Directors are as follows: Daniel
lNntf lob. G0k4x NAtfxy aud
X. Getty, of White Bear, Minnesota; Peter A.
Keller and l.. p. Keller of Philadelphia, Penn
sylyania, and Adam Keller, of Carlisle, Pennsyl-
vanla, and they shall hold Office till the first Mon
day in June, 1886.
Second-The government of this corporation
and the management of its affairs are hereby
vested in a board of seven directors who shall be
stockholders in the same. They shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in June of each year
and shall hold their Office until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Thlrd-The executive officers OF said corpora
ton shall consist of President, and Secretary
ard Treasurer. The offices OF Secretary and
Treasurer may be held by the same person. They
shall exercise such powers and perform such
duties as the bylaws shall prescribe.
The President and the Secretary shall sign all
deeds necessary for the business of the corpora
ton for and in the name of the corporation.
Fourth-vacances in the Board of Directors
may be filled by said Board at any regular or
special meeting of the same.
Fifth-The executive officers shall be elected
annually by the Board of Directors from among
their number Immediately upon its organization at
the annual meeting and shall hold Office until
their successors are elected and qualified. Until
successors are elected Daniel Getty shall be pres
ident, John A. Getty secretary and Henry x. Getty
treasurer.
In testimony whereof the undersigned have set
their hands and seals this 9th day OF May, 1885.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
1 ~ ,, ! Witness to Daniel Getty, John
w $500, A. Getty, Henry K. Getty and
" NJ. FREEMAN Adam X. Getty.
DANIEL GETTY, SEAL.
JOHN A. GETTY, SEAL.
HENRY X. GETTY, SEAL.
A. X. GETTY, SEAL.
As to P. A. and Luther THOMAS B. RUTTER
=. Keller JOSEPH BROBSTON.
p. A. KELLER, SEAL
LUTHER p. KELLER, lsEAL.[