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Articles Of Incorporation Of tie Grant,. Falls In
thsran Seminary.
Know all Men by These Presents, That the under
signed ---- and such other personsa as may here
after be associated with thea, have agreed to associate
themselves fer lno.rporation, and b become ~ineorpor-
a,ed under and pursuant to the laws Of the State Of
Minnesota, and more especially under asd pursua0 It to
the Three Cd of Chapter ILiry-F aur so Of the geu-
eral statutes Of Minnests and the acts amenda,ery
thereof and for that purpose have adopted and signed
rhe following articles Of incorporation, W.
ARTICLE ONE
The name Of the corporation hereby formed is the
Granite Falls Lutheran Seminary 4 Gtanie Falls,
Minnesota.
ARTICLE TWO.
The general purpose and plan # operation is to pro-
cure suitable grounds for school buildings, to cree; and
maintain sutaole school buildings on such grounds, to
appoint instructors ard pr fessors and maintain a seat
Of ielrning for the diffusion Of useful, secular and re-
Feious knowledge amongst the young. but nothing
shall be taught contrary to the s~ymboleal bo4ks u the
Lutheran Faith.
ARTICLE THREE.
The place Of location o. said eorporatios, and Of the
Seminary and school by Il conducted, shall be the City
OF Granite Fans, in the county Of yellow Medicine and
Safe Of Minnesota.
ARTICLE -FOUR.
The terms Of admission to membership to this Cor
poraton shall be, that new members may be Admitted
by a majority vote Of the members Of the Corporation
at any annual meeting, and none but voluntary cou,ri-
buttons shall be required Of the members Of his Cor
IJraton.
ARTICLE FIVE
There shall be no capital Stock q this Corp ,ra, On.
but its business shall be clrried on by voluntary contr-
bu ION, and by the collection of such tuiion fees as
by the Officers Of the Corporation shall from time to
hme be determined
ARTICLE S X
The officers Of this Corporation shall be Of the Lu-
theron FNith, and shall consist Of a President, a Vice
President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and I'VE Trustee,
whcirofdcers shall be elected at the annua. meeting Of
the Corporation, to be held on the tast Tuesday in the
month Of June, at the City of Granite Falls, in the
county 81 Yellow Medicine, in said State. The Presi-
dent and Secretary shall be cx Off 10 nembe,s Of he
Board Of Trustees, but shall not be among the five
trustees elected as such. All the officers Of the Corpo-
ration shall hold their Offices for one yer, excep. the
members Of the Board Of Trustees, who shall hold :heir
offices for thee wears, provided however, that Two Of
the members of tie Board Of rrlstees elected at lie
FIRST annual meeting shall hold their Offices for The term
Of one year, and two Of the members SO elected shall
hold their Offices for the term of wo years, the other
member shall hold his office FL thu ce yelrs All officers,
including the trustees, el>c ed at any annual NEE. ng
shall hold their respective ,ficrs unit! their SUCCESSORS
are selected aud have accepted such Offices.
ARTICLE SEvEN
These Articles Of Incorporation may, from time to
time, be amended in accordance with the laws in fore
when so amended. with the except on Of that portion u
article six (6) which provides that the officers Of tie
Corporation shall be Of the Lu heran Fa:ih; but as to
that portion Of said article no change or amendment
shall be of any force or validity without an ~unauimou
vote Of all The members Of tne Corporation in favor Of
such change or amendment
ARTICLE EIGHT.
Ole o Lskensgaard shall b, te president, Knudt f.
Neste the vice president, Knudt o Nes,e the secretary,
Gunder Johns n the treasurer and John S. Johnson,
Rollaug o Moe, I~ngcbreth L. Kolhei, Apdr. J. Vol
stead and Halvor S. Berg, the trustees Of said Corpc.
ration during the first year Of its existence, and until
the first annual meeting Of the Corporation, and during
such time cond ct the Transactions of the Corporation.
IN eSoihhOhy hclN We AdFC uCIGuut & W naIQ-
and seals this goth day of January, A. ID. 1889.
Ole o. Lokensgaard, Paul Ch Brevg,
knudt Z. Neste, Endre q. Heimark,
knudt o. Nestle, L. NJ. Jensvold,
l~ngebreth l. Kolhei, !~ngebret Simundsson,
John S. Johnson, Bersyepd Johnson,
Martin I. Ness, Andreas Lende,
Andrew J volstead, Halvor S. Berg,
Henry Benson, Gunder Johnson,
~Ingebreth Johnson, Nels J. Bake,
Rolaug .. Moe, Ole 6. Homme,
Rasmus Hanson, Fels n. Rudy,
Peter CLAUS Iceberg
Signed and sealed in presence Of
d. A. McIarty.
John L. Wilson,
Silas Rogers.
Acknowledged and recorded.
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