Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-04-10
Articles Of Incorporation
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l!ttls Falls Lunhay Company,

Know oil men by these presents, that we the
undersigned. hereby associate ourselves together
to be, and hereby become incorporated under
The name ofthe LITTLE FALLS LUMBER COM
PANY." By virtue q the provisions Of Chapter
Eleven (ll) ofthe General Laws Of the State Of
being "an act relating Is Manufacturing Corpora.
tons" and for that purpose do hereby adopt and
sign the following articles of interpretations, to.
TIE FALLS LUMBER COMPLAINT ~ =
The general nature Of the business Of this Cor:
poration. shall be the manufacturing Of Ind
The principal once for the transaction of the
business Of the Corporation shall be In the vii
lage Of Little Falls, Morrison County Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement of said Cor
poration shall be the First day of April, A. D.
1885; and the period Of Its continuance shall be
ten years after said date. = a."
ARTICLE III. 4.s.,%:.:.
The amount Of the Capital Stock Of this Cor
p0ration shall be fifty thousand ,OQO dollars,
to be paid in a. follows. "
Eighty per cent thereof, at the time of the com.
mencement of this Corporations; and the balance
at such times as the Board of Directors shall de-
termine;- Provided that the Capital Stock may
be increased to One Hundred Thousand (l0000o)
Dollars at any meeting of the stockholders
specially named for that purpose. a.,
ARTICLE. ". e
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability
to which said Corporation shall at any time be
subject, shall be seventy-tive Thousand u.s., 900
Dollars .,&.s<t =
The names and places of residence, respective
~. of the persons forming this Association for
Incorporation, are as folloWs:: 5-s4>c
Nehemiah P. Clarke, st. Cloud Minnesota.
Edmund Rothwell, Little Falls Minnesota.
Andrew McCraa. PerhNm. Minnesota
Frederick H. Clarke, st. Cloud, Minnesota.
~, ,..se,s} = ARTICLE VI. -
The government ofthis Corporation and the
management OF its affairs, shall be vested in a
board Of four Directors and . President, Vice
shall be elected annually, at such times and in
such manner, a. shall be prescribed by the By
Laws OF the Corporations; and shall! serve until
ton shall have such other ofncers and agents,
as shall be provided for by the Bylaws from
time to time. e
The names of the first Board Of Directors shall
be the same as the persons forming this Associa-
The nrstofacers of said Corporation shall be as
Nehemiah P. Clarke, President. -
Andrew McCrea, Vice President -.
Frederick II. Clarke. Secretary. 81, r.
Edmund Rothwell, Treasurer. III" =.
All of whom shall serve until their successors
~. ARTICLE VIII. .,..>sS ~.
The number of shares in the Capital Stock Of
! said Corporation shall be One thousand; and the
amount of each share shall be Fifty Dollars.
Provided that the number Of shares may be In
creased at any meeting Of the Stockholders
( specially named for the purpose. l<.
| IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, The undersgn
ed have he1eunto set their hands and seals, re-
! spoctively, this 9Th day of March A. D. 1885.
| -. ~ NEHEMIAH P. CLARKE. [sEAL,,
H.. FREDERICK n. CLARKE. {sEAI4
| O. S79 EDMUND ROTHWELL, [sEAL-
/ .g3.zz.5&.,.e.., ar ANDREW tlCCREA. lsEAL.
! Signed in presence Of THoAAs SCOTT, III 2:zs :
~ - E. D. HAMlLToE. H..
STATE OF A I'm ls't,r:' L. :, -.
81, County Of ssearns. 1I.. III !: ss..- .
4 Re it known chat on the ninth day of March A
/ D. 1856 befoEeme personally. came Nehemiah
| Clarke, and Frederick II. Clarke, to me person
/ ally known To- be the sigpers and sealers of tn,
7 foregoing Articles OF Interpretations; and each 0
them did acknowledge the execution of said Ar
4 ticles to be ibis free act and deed, for the use!
! and purposes therein expressed. ~
! I Witness my hand and omcial seal.
(sEALl i g; F.LANB,
STATE ST or 81 N1 INN s 'l. . \. !.
/ Be il known that on the eighteenth: day o
i March A. D. 1885, before me personally, cam
isEdmund Rothwell and Andrew McGrea, 70 M
4 persOnally known to be the ngnerg and sealers Q
i The foregoing Articles Of Incorporation; rant
zach Of them did acknowledge the execution O
eaid Articles TO be his free act ald deed for tn
psas and purposes therein expree.ed II.
4 Witness my hand and Official -. a i / a$
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