The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-08-25
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THE
FRENCH LEAGUE SAFETY CURE CON-
pANY OE WNRTHINGTQN MINNESOTA

OF THE
FRENCH LEAGUE SAFETY CURE COM
PANYOF FWORTHINGTON. MINNESOTA.
Know all men by these presents, that we
whose names are hereto subscribed, do hereby
associate ourselves together for tho purpose o1
@2ass a9a %l Sy ySs
Statutes Of the State of Minnesota OF 1873, to-
gethcr with the several acts OF the Legislature
amendatory thereof and ssugglementary there
Incorporation.
ARTICLE ONE.
The name OF this Corporation shall be-: The
French League Safety Cure Company, of Wor
thingtOr, Minnesota.
ARTICLE TWO.
The General purpose of this Corporation shall
be. the treatment OF the Liquor, Morphine
Opium and Tobacco habits and surgical and
other treatment OF nervous, chronic and all
other diseases.
ARTICLE THREE.
The principal place OF business and tAalecas
WOrthlngtOn, Mobiles County. Minnesota but Il
may have offices and carry on business in other
places, as may be determined blythe board Of
ARTICLE FOUR.
This Corporation shall continue for period
of Thirty years from and after the first day OF
August A. ID. 1882. unless sooner terminated by
a three -fOurths vote Of the stockholders at any
previous notice Of such intended action has been
given the stockholders by letter duly stamped
and addressed 10 them at their last known Post
Office address.
ARTICLE FIVE
The authorized Capital Stock OF this Corpora.
tion shall be Twenty. five Thousand ($25, ,GOO)
Dollars. which shall be divided into Two Hun
dred aud fty shares Of f. one hund5ea dollars
time it is issued, and no part OF said stock shall
be issued for less than It's par value. In all
meetings OF the stockholders each stock holder
stock owned by him, to be cast by him in per-
son or by proxy duly authorized in writing.
ARTICLE SIX.
The highest amount OF Indebtedness of this
Corporation shall be not to exceed fifty per cent
Of the amount OF Capital stock issued.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
The business of this Corporation shall be
under the control and management OF board
of Five or Seven Directors, as the stockholders
may determine at each annual election, who
anal a bs as nns
sofa, on the first Tuesday alter the first Monday
In january OF each year and who shall hold their
are duly elected and qualiticd And until the
first annual meeting in 1893 the following per-
sons shall constitute SAID @ beard Of Directors to,
Falk, Jos. Lowe, and j. d. Humiston.
ARTICLE EIGHT.
The other officers of this Corporation shall bt
| 4 President, Vice President. Secretary, Genera
Manager, Treasurer, Medical Director, ant
General Agent: Which officers shall be elected
! by the board OF directors annually and immed
lately after the election of said board, and the,
| shall hold their offices for one year and unit
| their successors are elected and qualified; eX
cept that until after the next annual meeting II
1853, the following persons shall fill such offices
| tOwit; Peter Thompson. President, II. j. Ludlow
| Vice President, Robert McCume. Secretary
I Paw Iy,u ,iyfrv,
Treasurer, and Joseph Seidl, Medical Director
The board Of directors are authorized to fill al
vacancies occurring in their own number o
among the other officers.
ARTICLE NINE.
All the officers shall be under the control an.
direction of the Board of Directors. The PreSi
dent. Vice President, Secretary. and Treasure
! shall exercise the powers and perform til,
and such others as MY be PRESERVED by tn,
BY Laws Of this Corporation. The Genera
| Manager shall be the Executive officer Of tn
board OF directors and sha! II have general charg
and management OF the business The Medi
| cal Director shall have charge of and superyi
| sion over the Medical affairs Of the Corporation
| supervising the treatment of the patients AIT
the preparation aud administration Of til
| medicines.
| ARTICLE TEN.
| This Corporation may convey or mortgage it
real or personal property upon vote OF til
! Stockholders and all cOnVcyanccS and merty;l
! gcs shall be executed by the President and al
| tested by the Secretary with the Corporate sea
| attached. And all releases Of mortgages to sal
| CORPORATION may be made and executed by it
| General Manager or its Secretary.
ARTICLE ELEVEN.
This Corporation shall have a corporate Seal
| upon which shall be engraved the folloWlp
words. to. wit: French League Safety Cure Co.
of Worthington Mimi, Corporate Seal.
| ARTICLE TWELVE.
| The board of directors may adopt such BY
| Laws and make such rules as they deem expedi
| ent for the regulation of the business ard pro
! vide for the holding Ofregulara and special meet
il IS of their board, except all special meeting
| the General Manager on five days notice to eac
| member of said board. the said notice to be de
| livered personally or by letter duly stamped ant
| addressed to each director at his last known
address.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
The names and places of residence OF the per
sons forming the association for this Corpora
tion are us follows: Peter Thompson, Il. }
Ludlow. Robert McCune, Ray Humiston, Theo
| dOre Hinricks, Frank Hansberger, August Falk
J. d. HumistOn, Frank Saxson. C. I. ShattucE
H. G. Shepard Joseph Lowe. Frank Glasgow.
| All residing at WOrthington, Mobiles county
| Minnesota.
| ARTICLE FOURTEEN.
These Articles may be amended at any annua
| meeting of the stockholders by twO-third
| vote Of the stockholders voting and at an
| special meeting of said stockholders called 70
| that purpose, of which meeting and proposed
| change. all stockholders shall have had at leas
fifteen days written notice sent to them by mai
| at their last known place of residence.
| In witness whereof we have hereunto set Ou
hands and seals this 26th day Of July 1892.
| PETER THOMPSON. (Seal)
| FRANK HANSBEKGER. (Seal.)
ROBERT MCCUNE. lSeal)
| Il