St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-02
4 RT1cLEs OF INCORPORATION OF

4 RTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
"A the western Electric Heating Com
pany. We. the undersigned persons, do
hereby associate themselves together for the
purpose OF becOmiug a corporation under
ana pursuant to the provisions of chap,er
thirtyfouI (3) of the general Statutes
ls7S'' Of the State of Minnesota, and the laws
OF said State of Minnesota amendatury
thereof, and for that purpU>e we do hereby
sign and adopt these articles OF incorpora-
ton:
ARTICLE ONE.
The name of this corporation shall be the
western Electric Heating Company" and
the general nature of the business of said
company shall be the manufacture of electric
heating appliances. articles, goods and ap
paratus of every description. and all articles
OF merchandise i'll the use of which elec-
trlclty enters as factor, and the principal
place OF The transaction of the said business
shall be Saint Paul. Minnesota.
ARTICLE TWO.
The time of commencement of this corpo-
rauOn snail be August 18th, 1873, and the pc
riod of its continuance shah be for the pc
riod of thirty years from the time of its COM
mencement.
ARTICLE THREE.
The amount of the capital stock of said
corporation shall be one million of dollars
Isl Ot,uU0). divided lutC twenty thousand
(2lO00) shares at the par value of fifty (SJ0.00)
dollars each. Said capital stock shall lie paid
fur,and in, i'll such manner and at such times
as the Board of Directors of this corporation
shall or may determine and said corporation
may commence and do business when, and
as soon as, twenty thousand dollars Cf said
STOCK mas been subscribed for or paid III.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The highest amount of Indebtedness and
liability TO which said corporation shall be
subject is the sum of five hundred thou
sand dollars.
ARTICLE FIVE.
The names of the persons forming this
Association tor incorporation are:
trederlck D. Hager, Frederick p Luther
and Charles p. Johnston, and the place of
residence of each and all of said persons is
the City of Saint Paul, RAMSEY County, Min
nesota.
ARTICLE SIX.
the government of this said corporation
and the management of its affairs shall be
vested in a Board of seven Directors, which
said Board of Directors snail be elected by
and from the stockholders of this Company
at their meeting every tenth year, commenc-
ing with the year 1898 The first Board OF
Directors OF this Corporation shall be. and
is, Frederick -. Hager. Fred P Luther,
Henry b Scott, Frederick Z. Foster, Frank
Dabney, Charles p. Johnston and Thomas T.
taunteroy, and said first Board of Directors
shall hold their Office, as such Directors, I'M
til their successors are duly elected by the
said stockholders at their meeting in the
year 1903, and until their successors shall
duly Qualify.
All Directors and Officers of this Corpora-
tion shall hold their positions and offices I'M
I'll their successors are duly elected and
shall duly qualify.
he officers of this Corporation shall be
President Vice President, Secretary. Treas
urer and Manager, and except that of Presi-
dent ana Vice President. any TWO of said Of
fices may be filed by one and the same per-
son. Every Board of Directors of this Com
pany, at their first meeting, shall elect from
among their number the officers of this Cor
poratiOn, except that the said Manager Sec
retary and Treasurer thereof NAV be elected
by said Board at their said first meeting ire
specuye of their being members of The said
Board Of Directors.
The Board of Directors of this Corporation
shall have the power. by a majority vote of
said Board of Directors, at any time 70 re-
move any director or officer of this Company.
and to fill any vacancy.
The said Board of Directors shall have the
sole power to make the Bylaws of this Com
pany; and said Bylaws, among other
things, shall designate and fix the duties of
the Directors and officers of the Company,
their compensation and pay for any services
they, or any of than, may render said Com
pany, and the times when the stockholders
and Directors shall hold their general and
special meetings; said Bylaws may from
time TO time be changed or amended by said
Board of Directors at any of their meetings
ARTICLE SEVEN.
The number of the shares OF the Capital
Stock of said Corporation shall be twenty
thousand (20,OUO). and the amount of each
share shall be fifty dollars (S50.UO
In witness whereof. we have hereuntO set
our hands and seals this 30th day of July, A.
D. 1898
FREDERICK D. HAGER, [Seal7
FREDERICK P. LUTHER. Seal
CHARLES P. JOHNSTON, (Seai.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence