St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-20

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 (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 be necessary
or convenient in the prosecution of said
business. Or to the interest of the corporation
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. u.-Th1s corporation shall commence
on the first QsO day of June, a. d. 1883,
and continue thirty 800 years.
Art. lII.-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 ana 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 corporations.
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.
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dence of the persons forming this corpora
ton are Mcintosh Howes, james r. Cooper.
Henry E. Hullsiek, Edward K. B. Bird and
Richard F. Nachtrieb, all residing i'll said
city of St Paul, Ramsey county, Minnesota.
Art. VI.-The above-named incorporat ors,
Mcintosh Howes, James r. Cooper Henry E.
Hu!lsiek. 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 above-named Mcintosh
Howes shall be the first president and gen
the first vice president and secre-
tary, and said James r. Cooper
the first treasurer. Said officers and
directors hereinbefcre named shall hold their
offices and exercise and discharge the duties
and qualified The board of directors of
this corporation shall be composed and
constituted of five 90 members, in
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
poratlon and the management of its affairs
shall be vested i'll its officers and board of
directors. The directors, after the first here
in named, shall be elected annually by the
stockholders at a stockholders meeting,
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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 a meeting OF the directors, which
shall be held at said principal office of the
corporation at said st. Paul. on the second
CID 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 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
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 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 q stakeholder
therein.
Article VII-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be divided into one thou
sand Il 600 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, lSeal1
JAMES Il COOPER, Seal
HENRY E. HULLSIEK, Seal
EDWARD r. b. BIRD, Seal
RICHARD F. NACHTRIEB, [Seal.1
Signed and sealed in presence of
W. COLLINS, JR.