St. Paul daily globe., 1890-05-03

A RTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
n the Saint Paul Fence Works Company.
Know all men by these presents, That we.
the undersigned, oliver j. Clark, Gustav
Nelson and Kate Wilson,, all of the city OF
st. Paul and state of Minnesota. do hereby
associate ourselves together, for the purpose
of becoming corporation under the laws OF
the state OF Minnesota, and for that purpose,
do agree to and do sign the following articles:
ARTICLE 1.
The name of this corporation shall be the
Saint Paul Fence Works Company.
ARTICLE IL.
The general nature of the business of said
corporation shall be the manufacture and
sale of wood, iron, wire and other kinds OF
fencing and general contractors and build
ers' supplies, together with such other arti-
ctes of commerce as may be convenient to
its purposes.
ARTICLE Ill.,.
The principal office and place of business
of said corporation shall be the city of ST.
Paul. in the state of Minnesota.
ARTICLE ".
The time of commencement of this cor
poration shall be the 18th DAY of May, A. d.
1890, and the period of its existence thirty
years.
ARTICLEy.
The amount of the capital stock of this
corporation shall be ten thousand dollars.
which shall be divided into two hundred
shares of fifty dollars each and which shall
be paid in from time to time, as called for, by
the board of directors.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of Indebtedness to
which this corporation shall at any time be
subject, shall be two thousand dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this association for 1ncor-
poratlon, are Oliver j. Clark, Gustav Nelson
and Kate Wilson, all of whom reside at st.
Paul in the state of Minnesota. IL
ARTICLE VIII.
The government of this corporation and
the management of its affairs, shall be vested
in board of three directors, all of whom
shall be stockholders and who shall be
elected annually at the annual meeting of
the stockholders. and who shall hold Office
until their successors are elected.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
shall be held on the first Tuesday in Decem-
Der OF each year, commencing with the year
1890, at such hour and place as the board
OF directors may direct.
ARTICLE IX.
The executive officers of this corporation
shall he president, vice president, secre-
tary and treasurer, who shall be elected an
nually by the board of directors al their first
meeting after the annual meeting Of the
stockholders in each year. and they shall
hold office until their successors are elected
and qualified: and 1t shall be lawful for one
person to hold more than one office. Va
cancies arising in said board of directors or
in any of the offices of this corporation may
be filled by the board at any meeting thereof.
The board of directors may, at any meeting
of said board, make bylaws for the govern
ment of this corporation, and may amend
the same. The first board of directors shall
be composed of Oliver j. Clark, Gustav Nell
son and Kate Wilson, and they shall hold
Office from the commencement of this cor
poration until the first meeting OF the board
of directors after the annual meeting of the
stockholders on the first Tuesday in Decem-
Der, 1890, and until their successors are
elected. Until the first election of officers
by the board of directors, Gustav Nelson
shall be president Kate Wilson vice presi-
dent and Oliver ]. Clark secretary and treas
urer.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 3Uth day of April,
A. d. 1890.
OLIVERJ. CLARK [Seal1
GUSTAV NELSON lSeal]
KATE WILSON lSeal1
in the presence of:
F. G. INGERsOLL,
JAS. MANAHAN.