St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-19

A RTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
"A the Star Mercantile Companv.EKnoW
all men by these presents that we, whose
| names are hereto subscribed, have and do
hereby adopt and sign the following written
articles of Incorporation with the intent and
| for the purpose of being Incorporated and
| constituted and created corporation under
| and by virtue of Title two ~, 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 lie necessary
or convenient in the prosecution of said
| in 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. li.-This corporation shall commence
on the first QsD day of June, A. d. 1888,
and continue thirty (30) years.
Art. 1Il.-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
be subscribed for and paid in at the com.
mencement of business by the corporation.
Merchandise and personal property othe
than money. may be taken by the corporation
in payment for its stock. the value of such
merchandise and property having been frs
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. V.-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 +. Nachtrieb, all residing i'll said
city of st. Paul, Ramsey county, Minnesota.
Art. VL-The above-named incorporat ors,
Mcintosh Howes, James r. Cooper, Henry E,
Hutlsiek. 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 a 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 E. Hullsiek
the first vice president aud secre.
tary, and said James r: Cooper
directors hereinbefore named shall hold theiI
offices and exercise and discharge the duties
thereof until their successors are elected
anu uuallneu. Inc DOaru OF directors or
this corporation shall be composed and
constituted of five 90 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 at stockholders meeting.
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
| each and every year, and shall be SO elected
| 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 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
| at said st. Paul, on the 9th day of June
| 1888, at 10 o'clock i'll 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
| their Judgment the interests or business of
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 and
| 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 stakeholder
| therein.
I Article VIT.-The capital stock of this
| corporation shall be divided into one thou
| sand Il ,000) shares of 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. d. 1888.
| MCINTOSH HOWES, ISeal1
| JAMES r. COOPER, Seall
| HENRY Z. HULLSIEK, [SealI
| EDWARD r. B. BIRD, Seal
RICHARD F. NACHTRIEB, [Seal1
Signed and sealed in presence of
c. f. DIETz,
w. COLLINS, JR