St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-04
A RT1cLEs OF INCORPORATION {

A RTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
n The Minneapolis Glass Novelty Com
pany.-For the purpose of organizing cor
provisions of Title two (2), of Chapter thirty
four (34), Of the General Statutes Of the State
of Minnesota, 1878, and the laws amenda
tory thereof, we, the undersigned, do
hereby associate ourselves, adopt and sign
the following articles of Incorporation:
Article 1.-The name and style OF said cor
poration shall be The Minneapolis Glass
Novelty Company; and the general nature
OF Its sna d b pc 70 sa
to acquire, purchase, own and deal
in all kinds of material necessary or
useful for the manufacture of glass
articles; to make, purchase, own. lease,
license, use and operate all kinds OF ma
Chimes apparatus. appliances, processes,
patented or otherwise, necessary or seryicea-
BILE for glass making; to acquire, purchase,
buy and sell and convey to others, inven-
tons, letters patent and patent rights relat-
ing to the art of glass making: to acquire,
purchase, own, lease, hold and sell and con-
vey real estate, and all kinds of property,
real, personal or mixed, necessary, useful or
purposes aforesaid.
Art. 1.-THE principal place of transacting
the business OF this corporation shall be in
the city of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin,
Art III-The time of the commencement
of this corporation shall be the first day of
July, A. d. 1888, and the period of continu-
ance thereof shall be thirty years from said
date.
Art. IV.-The amount of the capital stock
of this corporation shall be fifty thousand
dollars 10000, which shall be paid in at
such times and places and in such manner as
shall be called for by the board of directors
of this corporations; and said capital stock
shall be divided into two thousand (2,0OO)
shares Of twenty-five dollars tS25l each.
Art. V.-The highest amount Of indebted
1,,l~s h,ah fl.sc tsr,,
shall ever be subject at anv one time shall be
ten thousand dollars (Sl0,000).
Art. YI.-The names and p aces of resi-
dence of the persons forming this association
forincorporation are as follows:
Charles F. Baker, Minneapolis, MINI.
Richard G. A. Witt, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Fritz J. L. Reifiann, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Alva W. Stahl, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Ellsworth B. Mccoy. Minneapolis, MINI.
Art. VII.-The government of this corpora
ton and the management of its affairs shall
be vested in a board of five directors, who
shall all be stockholders in this corporation.
No person shall be eligible as director who
owns less than two shares of stock. The said
board of directors of this corporation shall,
after the one herein named, be elected by the
stockholders of this corporation at their an
nual meeting, to be held at the principal
place of business of this corporation, in the
city of Minneapolis. on the first Wednesday
III June in each year, commencing with the
year 1888. Said directors shall be elected
for the term of one year and shall hold their
offices until their successors are elected and
have qualified. At the first meeting of said
board of directors, after such annual meeting
of the stockholders, or at any adjourned meet
ing thereof, said directors shall organize by the
election from their number of president
vice president, secretary and treasurer, who
who shall constitute the officers of said cor
poration, and who shall hold their re-
spectiye offices for the term of one year and
until their successors are elected and have
qualified. Said offices of secretary and
treasurer may be filled by one and the same
person. Said meeting of said directors for
organization shall be held Immediately after
the annual meeting of stockholders; or as
soon thereafter as is practicable.
The first board of directors Of this corpor-
alton shall consist of the said Charles F.
Baker, the said Richard G. A. Witt. P. J..
Councils, A]ya w. Stahl and Ellsworth B.
Mccoy. all residents of Minneapolis, MIMI,
who shall hold their offices until the first an
| nual meeting of the stockholders, to be held
at the time and place aforesaid, and until
their successors are elected and are quail
fed.
Art. VIII-The stockholders of this cor
poration shall, at their first meeting, to be
held at the time and place aforesaid, or at an
adjourned meeting thereof, adopt proper by
laws for the government of the affairs of the
corporation.
Art. lX.-The stock of this corporation
| sqall be issued subject to the following re-
strlctions, viz: This corporation shall have
the first refusal of any stock offered for sale
by any stockholder at the price offered by
the third party purchaser And every GER
| tiicate of stock issued by this corporation
| shall have written or printed on its face
words aptly expressing the foregoing re-
strictions.
Art X.-The capital stock of this corpora
| ton may be increased and The foregoing arti
| Giles be otherwise amended at any annual
| meeting of the stockholders, by vote of the
| majority of stock issued and outstanding, or
| at any special meeting of the stockholders,
| ten days notice OF such proposed amend
ment having been given i'll the call for such
| special meeting.
In testimony whereof we have -hereunto
| set our hands and affixed our seals this 10th
| day of June, A. d. 1888.
| CHARLES F. BAKER. Seal.l
RICHARD G. A. WITT. CSeal.1
| FRITZ J. l.. REMAIN. Seal
| ALVA w. STAHL. (Seal.1
ELLSWORTH B. MCCOY. lSeal.J
| In the presence Of
EMMA F. GILMORE.
W. Ii. TRIP.