St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-21
Articles of incorporation of the
Rock County News Publishing


KNOWALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
IN That the undersigned have associated.
and hereby do associate, themselves together
Tor the purpose of forming body corporate
under and by virtue of the provisions of an
act of the Legislature of the State of Mime
sofa, entitled: IAN act relating to manu-
featuring corporations" approved March
9Th, 1873, and the different acts of said Legis-
lGture amendatory thereof, and to that end
DO hereby adopt agree to, and establish the
following articles of incorporation:
ARTICLE l. The name of said corpora
ton shall be THE Rock County News PUB
lisning Company"
ARTICLE ii. The general nature of the
business to be transacted by said company
shallbe, and the purpose of its organization is.
TO manufacture and publish newspapers and
other periodicals, and to manufacture all
Kinds of printed matter, blank books, and
any or all other articles of stationery.
ARTICLE I'LL The principal place of
tranSacting the business of said corporation
shall be in the village of Luverne in the
County OF Rock and State OF Minnesota.
ARTICLE ". Said corporation shall
commence upon the first QsU day of No
vember, A. d. 1893. and shall continue to
exist for the period of thirty (30) years there
after.
ARTICLEV. The amount of the capital
stock of said corporation shall be three thou
sand dollars (S3,UJ0 00). which shall be sub
scribed in the form and under regulations
prescribed by the Board of Directors of said
Company, and shall be fully paid in. as fast
as subscribed.
ARTICLE VI. The highest amount of in
debtedness or liability TO which said Company
may at any time be subject shall be one thou
sand dollars (Sl,00J.00).
ARTICLE VII. The names ana places OF
residence of the persons forming said cor
j. Ryder, st. Paul. Minnesota; Max H.Yoelz,
st. Paul, Minnesota; and Frank w. M Cut
cheon. st. Paul. Minnesota.
ARTICLE VIII. The government of said
0y1nf hn raQt OT &c ~;
shall be vested in a Board of Directors which
shall consist of three (D persons Members
OF said Board of Directors shall hold office
for one year, or until their successors are
elected and qualified. They shall be elected
at the regular annual meeting of the share
holders OF said company; or, in case of fail
ure to elect them at such meeting, at auy spe-
cial meeting of the shareholders specially
called for that purpose. The regular annual
meeting of the shareholders of said company
shall be held upon the first Saturday of Au-
gust i'll each year.
ARTICLE TX The officers of said COM
pany shall be President, General Mana
ger. Secretary, and a Treasurer. Such Off
GERS shall be elected annually, by the Board
OF Directors at Il Regular Annual meeting of
said Board that shall be held Immediately
upon the adjournment of any shareholders
meeting at which new Board of Directors
may be elected, and shall hold office respect
lively until their successors are elected and
qualified Said officers shall possess SUI CHI
of Directors of said Company may, by reso-
luton. prescribe. Any single person may
hold TWO or more of said offices at the So me
time.
ARTICLE X. The first Board of Directors
of said company shall be composed of the fol-
lowing persons, who shall hold office until
the first annual election of said company,
and until their successors are elected and
qualified: John j. Ryder, Max H Voelz and
Frank w. NJ. Cutcheon.
The FIRST officers of said company shall
be the following persons. who shall
hold office until the first meeting of
the Board of Directors of said company and
their successors are elected and qualified:
President and General Manager, John j.
Ryder; Secretary and Treasurer, Max II.
VoelZ.
ARTICLE XII. The capital stock of said
corporation shall consist of thirty (31) shares
of one hundred dollars (SlG0. 0O) each.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, these pres
ents have been subscribed and sealed by the
incorporators hereiuabove named this Goth
day OF October A d. 1898.
JOHN j. RYDER, [Seal1
MAX III. VOELZ, lSeal1
FRANK W. M. CUTCHEON. [Seal.