The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
ARTICLES Of Incorporation
OF
The Mankato Safe Deposit Vault
Company.

AhIlClIE l.
The name of this corporation shall be the
Mankato safe Deposit Vault Company.
The general nature OF the business to be trans
acted by this corporation snail be the building
and maintaining OF safe deposit vaults in the
City OF Mankato, Minnesota,
The principal place for transaction of the bus
mess of this corporation shall be in he City of
Mankato, County of Blue Earth AMI State of
Minnesota
ARTICLE II
The time OF the commencement of this cor
poration shall be January "a , 1898, and the
period Of it's continuance shall thirty years
from that date.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of said cor
poration shall be the sum of Fifty Thou and
100000 Dollars and tina same shall be paid in
in cash when the stock is subscribed for and is
sued.
ARTICLEIv.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liabili-
ty to which said corporation shall at any time
be subject shall be the sum OF Ten Thousand
100000 Dollars.
ARTICLE V.
The names aud places of residence of the per-
sons forming this corporation are l.. G, NJ.
Fletcher, George E. Brett, George Il. Barr, and
William W, DAVIS, Jr all residing IN the city Of
Mankato, minnesota, and Jams Mcmillan, AL
fred H. Hedderly and George II. Fletcher, all re-
siding at Mime apolis, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI.
The government of this corporation and the
management Oh us dldlES Sudll De vested III d
Board of Directors to consist of not less than
five nor more than nine members all of whom
shall be stockholders, and in a President, Vice.
President, Secretary and Treasurer
The Board of Directors shall be elected at the
annual meeting of the stockholders which shall
beheld on the last Saturday in December in each
year begiuning with December, 1898.
Immediately upon the election of the directors
in each year and upon the adjournment of the
stockholders meeting, at which they are elected
the new directors shall hold meeting and shall
elect from their number the officers of the cor
poration for the ensuing year.
The first Board of Directors are L. G.. M
Fletcher, George E. Brett, George L. Barr, vii
liam W; Davis, Jr. James Mcmillan, Alfred ID
Hedderly and George H. Fletcher.
The first President of the corporation shall be
L. G. M. Fletcher, the first Vice President shall
be George E. Brett and the first Secretary anC
Treasurer shall be William w. Davis, Jr.
The said directors and officers shall hold Of
flee until their successors are elected and quail
fed
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
divided into five hundred shares OF the pal
value of One hundred (lOO.) Dollars.
In Witness whereof, we have hereunto set oul
hands and seals this 9th day of January, 1898
J. G. Cotton, Emma A. Fletcher, witnesses a.
to t. G. NJ Fletcher and Geo E. Brett.
Fred 7. Koch, ". B. Bebb, witnesses as te
Geo. II. Barr
]. c. Colt n, F. E. Crandall, witnesses as te
William W. Davis, Jr
VIM c. Wishart. W. B. Bebb, witnesses as tC
James Mcmillan Alfred H. Hedderly. George III
Fletcher.
L. G. NJ. FLETCHER. Seal.
GEO. E. BRETT. Seal.
GEO II. BARR. (Seal.
WILLIAM W. DAVIS, JR. (Seal
JAMES MCMILLAN. Seal
ALFRED II HEDDERLY. (Seal
GEORGE b. FLETCHER. Zeal.
State of Minnesota, CO
County OF Heunepin, %
On this 9th day of January, 1898, before me
a Notary Public within and for the County O.
Hennepin aud State OF Minnesota, personally
appeared James Nc MILAN, Alfred HI. Hedderly
and George HI. Fletcher to me known to be the
persons described in and who executed the fore
going instrument and they each acknowledged
that they executed the same as their free act
and deed.
VIM C. wIsHART, (SealD
Notary Public
Hennepn County, Minnesota
State of Minnesota
County of Blue Earth 90
On this 18th day of January, 1898, before mi
a Notary Public within and for the County o
Blue Earth and State of Minnesota, PERSONAL!
appeared L. G. M. Fletcher, George E. Brett AND
William w. Davis, Jr., to me known to be th
persons described in and who executed the fore
going instrument, and they each acknowledged
that they executed the same as their free ac
and deed.
j. c. COTTON Notary Public,
(Seal) Blue Earth County, NJ iunesota
State OF Minnesota, GO
County of Hennepln, "
On this 1Qsh day of January, 1898 before M
personally appeared George 7. Barr to me per
sOnally known to be the identical person of tina
name who is described i'll and who executed tn
foregoing articles of incorporation and he az
knowls dyed the execution OF the same as his FIRE
act and deed.
CHAs s. CAIRNS No tary Public.
(seall Hennepin County. Minnesots