Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14
ARTICLES OF incorporation
OF THE
FLOUR, PAPER & PULP MFG CO.,
OF AUSTIN, MINNESOTA.

Know all Men by these presents
That the persons hereinafter named and
whose names are hereto subscribed, do hereby
associate themselves together as body corpO
rate under the name hereinafter designated
according to the provisions of Title two (2) OF
Chapter thirty foul (3N of the General Statutes
of 187S and laws amendatory thereof, for the
purpose hereinafter named, tor which purpose
and to which end they hereby adopt and sign
the following Articles Of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall be the
w. H. Officer Manufacturing Company of Austin
Minnesota, and the general nature of its bust
ness shall be the manufacture of -four, paper
chasing of all materials necessary for the
manufactu ring of the same, and the pu, chasing
and leasing of real estate and water power
power sufficient to operate either Touring mi i
or paper mill or both, End the principal place
Of business of the corporation shall be Austin
Minnesota.
The time Of the commencement of this corpo-
ration shall be on the second day Of January
A. d. 1885, and the period of its continuance
contract shall be entered into or commenced
or debts contracted for or OH behalf Of this
corporation till the sum of eighteen hundred
dollars of the capital stock is subscribed
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of said corpo-
ration shall be forty thousand dollars, to be
privilege of increasing said capital stock to
fifty (5O) thousand dollars.
ARTICLE w.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness Of said
corporation shall not be more than five (5)
ARTICLE v.
The name and place of residence
of the persons forming said association for
the purpose Of incorporation are:
w. H. OFFICER, Austin, Minnesota.
VT. WlLKlNs, Austin, Minnesota.
ARTICLE vi.
The names of the first Board OF Directors
are as follows:
w. Fl. Officer.
W.T.. Wilkins,
G. H. Coats,
In whom shall be vested the management
and government of this corpor: tu.n
Ali boards hereafter shall be-: ,: IT,. Ivy the
stockholders from their members on the first
Monday of January Of each year. con.menc-
ing with the year a. D. 1855. Or the
President, c. H. Coats shall be Vice-president,
and w. T. wilkins shall he Secretary and
Urea surer, who shall hold their respective Of
fees until their successors are elected and
duly qualified as provided by the bylaws of
~ ARTICLE VII.
The . SaRit al stock, stoek Of said corpo;
shares of one hundred dollars each.
In witness whereof we have hereunto sign
ed our names and affixed our seals this thir-
w. H. OFFICER, [SeaIl
W.T.. WILKINS, ISeal]
CT COATS. iSeai]
In presence of
D. 3. JOHNSON, JR.,
D. H. STIMsON.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, 81.
COUNTY OF MOWER, 90
Be it known that on this 3Oth day of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1884, before the undersigned Notary
Public in and for said County and State. per-
sonally came w. H. Officer, w. T. Wilkins, C.
H. Coats, whose names are subscribed to the
foregoing Articles of Incorporation and each
for himself acknowledged to me that he exc
cuted the same voluntarily. and for the uses
and purposes therein sec forth.
Witness my hand and official seal the day
and year last above written.
[Notarial Seal D. H. STIMSON,
Notary Public.