St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-23
RPORATION OF

tile StdF hercdntlle COmpaQV.-hnOW
all men by these presents that we, whose
names are hereto subscribed, have and do
hereby adopt and sign the following written
artlcies OF Incorporation with the intent and
Tor the purpose of being incorporated, and
constituted and created a corporation under
and by virtue of Title two (2), Chapter
thirty four (34), of the General Statutes of
the State of Minnesota and the laws of said
state amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto.
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be The Star Mercantile Company
The general nature OF the business of this
corporation shall be buying, selling and
trading in all lines and classes OF goods
wares merchandise, and personal property
whatsoever at wholesale and retail and in
barter and exchange, and also for others as
agent, and on commission, and as incident
to the business aforesaid, to buy, own, hold,
control. lease, mortgage, and sell all such
real estate and property as may he necessary
or convenient in the prosecution of said
business, or to the Interest of the corporation
III that behalf.
That the principal place of transacting the
business of this corporation shall be in the
city of st. Paul. Ramsey county, Minnesota.
Art. II.-This corporation shall commence
on the first (lsp day of June, A. d. 1888,
and continue thirty (30) years.
Art. llI.-The amount of the capital stock
of this corporation shall be fifty thousand
dollars, and shall be fully paid when issued
AT least one fourth of the capital stock shall
mencement of business by the corporation.
Merchandise and personal property, other
than money. may be taken by the corporation
in payment for its stock, the value of such
merchandise and property having been first
fixed and determined by resolution of the
board of directors, entered on the records of
the corporation.
Art. IV.-The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be liable shall be thirty
thousand dollars.
Art Y.-The names and places of resi-
dence of the persons forming this corpora
ton are Mcintosh Howes. James r. Cooper
Henry E. Hullsiek, Edward K. B. Bird and
Richard F. Nacntrieb, all residing i'll said
city of st. Paul, Ramsey county, Minnesota
Art. NI.-The above-named incorporat ors,
Mcintosh Howes, James r. Cooper Henry Z.
Hullsiek. Edward r. B. Bird and Richard F.
Nachtrieb shall constitute the first board of
directors of this corporation.
The officers of this corporation shall consist
OF president, vice president, secretary,
treasurer and general manager, and any two
of said offices may be held at the same time
by one person. The aboye-named Mcintosh
Howes shall be the first president and gen
eral manager, and the said Henry Z. Hullsiek
the first vice president and secre-
the first treasurer. Said officers and
directors hereinbefore named shall hold their
offices and exercise and discharge the duties
thereof until their successors are elected
this corporation shall be composed and
constituted of five (5) members, in
Guiding said officers. The term of Office
of said officers and directors. after the
first herein named, shall be one year,
and until their successors are elected
and qualified. The government of this cor
poration and the management of its affairs
shall be vested in its officers and board of
directors. The directors, after the first here
in named, shall be elected annually by the
Stockholders holders
which shall be held at said principal office of
the corporation at said city of ST. Paul, at
three 81 O'Clock in the afternoon of the
second cd Wednesday in February in
for the year then next ensuing after their
election. The president, vice president,
secretary. treasurer and general manager,
after the first herein named, shall be elected
annually at a meeting of the directors, which
shall be held at said principal Office of the
corporation at said st. Paul. on the second
(2d) Wednesday of February in each year,
and Immediately after the stockholders
meeting and election of directors on that
day, by the directors on that day elected,
and from their own members. The first
meeting of the directors herein named shall
be at said principal office of the corporation
1888, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon The
board of directors shall have the power, and
they may call such special and general meet
ings of the stockholders and directors as in
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the corporation may require, and
may at any such special or general meet
ing of the board of directors fill any
vacancies i'll any of the offices herein named
of officers or directors, and may make ard
enact bylaws for the corporation, and the
same alter or amend at any such special or
general meeting of the board of directors.
No person shall be an officer or director in
this corporation who is not a stockholder
therein.
Article VTT-The oanital stock of tbis
corporation shall be divided into one thou
sand Il ,000) sharespf Fifty Dollars each.
In witness whereof we, the persons herein
before named as incorporates, have here
unto subscribed our names and affixed our
seals this 10th of May, A ID. 1888.
MCINTOSH HOWES, lSeal1
JAMES r COOPER, TSeal1
HENRY E. HULLSIEK, Seal1
EDWARD II. 3. BIRD, Seal
RICHARD F. NACHTRIEB, 1Seal1
Signed and sealed in presence of
c. +. DIETZ,
W. COLLINS, JR.