St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-05
A RTICLEs OF INCORPORATION NJ


men by these presents, that we, whose names
are hereunto subscribed. have and do hereby
adopt and sign the following written articles
or incorporation with the intent and for the
purpose or being incorporated and consti.
tuted corporation under and by virtue of
title two (2), chapter thirty-four j3D of the
General Statute of 1878 of Minnesota. and
the laws OF said state amendatory thereof
and supplementary thereto
ARTICLE FIRST.
Inc name of this corporation shall be
Acme Electric Company
Inc general nature of the business of this
corporation, shall be buying, selling and
dealing in electric dynamos and other cleo.
trlc discoveries, inventions. devices appa-
ratus. machines, material and substances
now in use or that may be hereafter in.
vented, discovered or in use. and also the
same and all necessary and convenient ere G.
tons, structures, buildings, machines, ma
chlnery motive powers, fixtures, apparatus
ana appliances, to erect, build, construct and
set up IN place ready for use and operation
and to be used and operated for all or any
tne uses ana purposes to which such electric
dynamoS and other electric discoveries in
Ventlons, Devices apparatus. machines ma
chinery, material and substances are or NAV
be used or applied. either for the use, profit
ana advantage OF this corporation and to be
operated 1T. or for others, to be owned used
and operated by them for their own profit
and advantage and for such consideration
and upon such terms as may be agreed upon :
dlSO W uuy. Sell anu zeal III all TOOLS and
implements, articles of trade and rnerchan-
disc. material and substances in the line of
SAID business or appertainiDg and incident
thereto; and all other such inventions. de-
vices and articles. as may be determined
upon: also to acquire, own, control and dis
pose of the patented rights or rights under
patents, to use, sell or manufacture such or
any patentable or patented electric lnven-
lions or devices, and TO acquire, own, enjoy,
lease, mortgage. cucumber or sell all such
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required for the convenient CARRYING on of
said business.
The principal Office and place of transact
ing the business OF said corporation shall be
the City of st. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE SECOND.
SAID corporation shall commence on the
9th day Of April, A. D. 1889, and continne
thirty 800 years;
The amount of capital stock of said corpo-
ration shall be two hundred thousand dollars
and all stock shall be fully paid for when
issued.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
Nhe highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bility to which this corporation shall at any
time be subject shall be fifty thousand dol
lars.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
The names and places of residence Of the
persons forming this association for incor-
poratlon are: Charles f. Diether. Joseph l.
Beaumont, Irwin j. Beaumont, Edward W.
Johnson and Andrew Schoch, all residing in
the city Of st. Paul, in the state of Mime
sofa.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
The above-named incorporators. Charles f.
Diether, Joseph /. Beaumont, Irwin j. Beau
mont. Edward w. johnson and Andrew
Schoeh, shall constitute and be the first
board of directors of this corporation; and
the government of this corporation, and the
management of its affairs, shall be vested in
its board of directors, which shall consist of
five members and its officers
The officers of this corporation shall con-
slst OF president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer; and any two of said offices,
except the offices of president and vice pres
1dent, may be held at the same time by the
same person.
The said Charles F. Diether shall be the
first president, the said Irwin j. Beaumont
the first vice president. the said Joseph /.
Beaumont the first secretary and treasurer of
this corpora ton; and said directors and Off
GERS herelnbefore named shall hold their re-
spective offices and discharge the duties
thereof until the second Tuesday in April,
A. d. 1890, and until their successors are
elected and qualified
GERS, after the first herein named, shall be
one year, and until their successors are
elected and qualified.
The directors after the first herein named
Shall be elected annually by the stockholders
of the corporation at a stockholders meet
ing, which shall be held at the principal
office OF the corporation at said Sc. Paul at
three (3) O'Clock in the afternoon on the sec
ond Tuesday in April in each and every year,
commencing and holding such first stock
holders meeting for the election of directors
Oh the second Tuesday of April, A d. 1890,
and shall be so elected for the year then next
ensuing. The president, vice president, sec
rotary and treasurer of the corporation, after
the first herein named. shall be elected annu-
ally at meeting of the directors, which
shall be held at said principal office of the
corporation on the second Tuesday in April
In each and every year Immediately after the
stockholders meeting and election of direc-
tors on that day. by the directors on that day
elected, and from their own number, COM
mencing and holding such first directors
meeting for election of officers on the second
Tuesday in April, A. d. 1890.
"a The first meeting of the board of directors
herein named shall be held ut said principal
office of the corporation on the eighth day of
April, A. d. 1889, at three 90 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The board of directors shall have the
power. and they may call such special and
general meetings of the stockholders and
directors as in their judgment the interests
or business OF the corporation may require,
or may at any general or special meeting of
the board of directors, whether so called or
otherwise convened, fill any vacancies i'll any
of the otiicies herein named. of officers or
directors, and may make bylaws for the cor
poration, and the same alter. amend or re-
peal aud may adopt a seal for the corpora
ton.
No person shall be director or officer
who is not stakeholder of the corporation.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
The capital stock of said corporation shall
be divided into twenty thousand shares of
ten dollars each.
In witness whereof. the persons hereinbe-
fore named as incorporators, and forming
this association for incorporation, have here
unto set our hands and affixed our seals,
this 21st day of March. A. D. 1889.
CHAS. F. DIETHER, [Seal1
IRWIN j. BEAUMONT, [Seal.1
JOSEPH /. AUMONT, TSeal.1
EDWARD W. JOHNSON, [Seal.
ANDREW SCHOCH, GSeal1
Signed and sealed in presence Of
VIM. s. MOORE,
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