St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-30
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1873
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION q
OF
Clark Bryant improvement Company.

|, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS;
That we, whose names are hereunto subscribed
do hereby associate ourselves together according
to the provisions of Title two (2) Chapter thirty.
Minnesota, tor the purpose of forming and con.
stituting body corporate and polite, and to
that end we do hereby adopt agree to, and sign
the following Articles of Association:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be Clark.
Bryant improvement Company.
The general nature of its business shall be buy
ing, owning, plating, improving, selling and deal
ing in lands, tenements and Embellishments real,
mixed and personal estate and property, and the
buying, owning, building, producing selling and
other building materials.
The principal place of transacting the business
of this corporation shall be in the City of St Paul
County of Ramsey and State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE IL.
This corporation shall commence on the Eighth
day of July, A. d. 1885, and shall continue for the
period of thirty years.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of this corpo-
ration shall be one hundred thousand (sIO0OOO)
dollars, divided into one thousand G,O0O) shares
of one hundred (sl00) dollars each which shall be
fully paid in within thirty days after the com.
mencement of this corporation in money or prop
eTty, shall be ordered by the Board of Directors
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability
to which this corporation shall at any time be
subject shall not exceed two hundred thousand
dollars provided, that no Indebtedness or liability
in excess of one hundred thousand (S1OU OOO) dol
lars shall be incurred except upon the affirmative
vote of all the directors and upon the written con-
sent and approval of stockholders owning three
fourths of the capital stock.
ARTICLE v.
The names and places of residence of the per.
sons forming this corportion are John H. BRYANT
Arthur E. Clark and Charles w. Clark all residing
in the City of st. Paul and State of Minnesota:
ARTICLE VI.
The government of this corporation and the
management of its affairs are hereby vested in &
board of three Directors, who shall be elected at
shall be held on the second Tuesday in MAY in
each year, and who shall hold Office until their
successors are elected and qualified.
The executive officers Of this corporation shall
be President, Secretary and Treasurer who shall
be elected by the Board of Directors, from the
members thereof, at its first meeting and at the
first meeting of the board after the annual cleo
ton III each year, and who shall hold office until
their successors are elected and qualified
Vacancies in the Board of Directors or in any of
the executive Offices, may be filed as provided by
the bylaws of this corporation.
The names of the persons forming the first
Board of Directors are John II. Bryant, Arthur e.
Clark and Charles w. Clark who shall hold Office
until the first annual meeting and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 26th day of June A. d. 1886.
JOHN. II. BRYANT, TsEALl
ARTHUR e. CLARK, fsEALf
CHARLES w. CLARK, TsEAL1
Executed by John n. Bryant, Arthur e. Clark
and Charles w. Clark in presence of c. W.
Perkins, A. T. Nettleton.