Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-07-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The Northwestern Car Seal Co,
OF MINNESOTA.

WE, The undersigned. do, by these presents
associate ourselves together fOrthc purpose of
"a OF the General Statutes OF 1873 OF the State of
Minnesota, and the Acts anendatory thereof,
and to that end do hereby adopt and sign the
following articles of incorporation, to witt
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of said corporation
Co., and the general nature OF it's business
shall be the manufacturing and selling Of Car
Seals, Car Seal Punches and Car Seal Devices
with such tools and appliances said
Board Of Directors may decide upon, and max
ing such contracts as may be necessary to carry
into effect the purposes of such corpora.
ton. The location and place of business Of
said corporation shall be ut the Village Of Ian
sing, in the County Of Mower and State Of
Minnesota.
ARTICLE 2:-Thc time of commencement of
said corporation shall be July LIST 1859, and the
period OF its continuance shall be Twenty coy
years from and after that date.
ARTICLE 3:-Thc amount of capital stock
OF said corporation shall be Twelve Thousand
Dollars ($l2,O00.) divided into Six hundred QOO)
shares at Twenty Dollars (*20) each. and shall
be paid in at such times and in such manner
as may be prescribed by the resolution Of the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE 4:-The highest amount of indebt-
edness or liability to which said corporation
shall, at any time be subject shall be Three
Thousand Dollars 3,OOO.) .zs<
ARTICLE 5:-The names and places Of resi-
dence OF the persons forming This Association
for incorporation, are as follows. to witt.
Hurlburt, residing ut Austin, Minnesota; L. A.
Foote, residing at Lansing, Minnesota; S. V.
Potter. residing at DEBORAH, Iowa; +. W. Kim
ball. residing at Milwaukee, Wisconsin,: and
H. r. Williams, residing at Chillicothe, Miss
Ouri.
ARTICLE 6:-The government of the cor.
pOration and the management of its affairs
shall be vested in President Secretary, Treas
| of the first Board of Directors are l.. Hurlburt,
/. A. Foote, S. V. Potter, F. w. Kimball and
H. r. Williams. The Office of the Secretary
son. L. Hurlburt Shall be the first President
and L. a. FOote shall be the first Secretary and
Treasurer ct said corporation and they shall
hold such office until their successors are elect
| ed and qualified.
The Board of Directors Of said corporation
| shall be elected annually at the annual meet.
| ing of the stockholders of this corporation.
held on the first Monday in July of each year,
and the Board of Directors elected by such
meeting shall convene upon the same day and
of officers. All officers Of the corporation
shall hold their offices until their successors
| are elected and qualified.
The Board of Directors shall have power to
| make bylaws necessary for the government
of the corporation, to I'LL any vacancies tina,
may ut any time exist in the offices OF said
| corporation.
our hands and seals, on this 18th day of June
A. D. 1889.
| l.. HURLBURT, (SEAL.]
! S. V. POTTER, lSEAL1
| F. w. KIMBALL, lSEAL.l
| l.. A. FOOTE, TSEAL.l
| H. X. WILLIAMS. (SEAL.1
In presence Of
F. YAGER,
S. II. YAGER,
| AS to signature of s. V. Potter.
LAFAYETTE FRENCH,
A. w. WRIGHT,
AS to signatures OF l.. Hurlburt, F. w. Kim
ball, L. A. Foote and H. Il. Williams.
sT 6o1o of n NJ M6TeT. }ss
On this 18th day of June, 1889, personally
appeared before me L. a. Foote, l.. Hurlburt
H. Il. Williams and +. w. Kmball, to mi
known to be tho persons who executed thu
foregoing instrument and acknowledged tina
they executed the same for the uses and pur
poses therein expressed.
(SEAL1 LAFAYETTE FRENCH,
Notary Public.
STATE OF Iowa, s..
Winnishelk County. 90
De it known that on this 9th day OF July, A
D. 1889, personally appeared before me, no
t0ry public, in and for said county and state
S. '. Potter, to me known to be the persol
described in and who executed the annexed
instrument, and acknowledged that he eXecU
ted the same as his free act and deed for III
uses and purposes therein set forth
[SEAL.] JOHN Il. KAYE.
Notary Public.
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