St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-07
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
IA ents, that we, whose names are hereunto

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
IA ents, that we, whose names are hereunto
subscribed, nave agreed to and do berebyt as
soclate ourselves for INCORPORATION under
Title Two (3t ofChapter Thirty-four SD of
the General Statutes of the State of Mime
sofa, 1873, and. the various acts amend
atory thereof and supplementary thereto. and
to that end have adopted and signed the fol-
lowing Articles of Incorporation, viz: ) :
Article l. The name of this corporations
shall be st. Paul Dry Goods. Company
The general nature OF its business shall be to
deal III dry goods, and such other articles as
are incident to, retail dry goods business.
Its principal place of business shall be st.
Paul. Minnesota. ].
Article IL. The time of the commencement
of this corporation shall be the twelfth day
of June. 1884, and the period OF its existence
shall be twenty years.
article III. The amount of the capital
stock of this corr Grafton shall be FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS, and the same shall
be divided into one thousand l,000) shares
of FIFTY DOLLARS each. SAID stock shall
be paid i'll as called for By the Board Of Di-
reclors: Provided. however. that said cor
poraiion may besiu to transact business
has been subscribed for and paid in.
Article ". The highest amount of in
debtedness or liability to which said corpora
ton snail be at any time subject shall be
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Article V. The nalnes and places of resi-
dence of the persons forming this corpora
ton are is follows viz: Charles l.. Duroeher.
Matthias b. Hoffman,, Walter A. Gillette and
John A. Bazille, all residing at st. Paul.
Minnesota.
Article VI. The government of this cor.
poration shall be vested in President, Vice
President Secretary. Treasurer and Board
OF three Directors. One person may hold the
offices Of Secretary and Treasurer. Each
officer aud director of said corporation shall
continue in office for the term Of one year
and until his successor is elected and quail
fed. The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers for the election of Directors, and such
other business as may regularly come before
it shall take place Oh the first Monday of
June in each year. beginning with 1885, The
Directors of this corporation shall be elected
by the stockholders at their annual meeting
in each year, and the President VicePresident
Secretary and Treasurer shall Re elected by
the Directors from among their own number
ct their ANNUAL meeting in each year. The,
annual meeting of the said Buaru of Directors
shall he held on the first Monday in June of
each year, Immediately after the close of the
stockholders meeting. All vacancies in said
Board or among the officers may be filed BY
the Board of Directors The duties of the
officers and Directors shall be prescribed by
the bylaws. The bylaws OF this corporation
shall be amended only by the stockholders.
The names of the first Board of Directors are
Charles l.. Duroeher, Matthias B. Hoffman,
and Walter A. Gillette; and said Charles L.
Durocher shall be the first President, said
Walter A. Gillette the first Vice President,
and said Matthias B. Hoffmann the first Sec
rotary and Treasurer. Each of said officers
eGG directors shall hold Office until the an
nual meeting in 1895, and until his successor
is elected and qualified.
Article VII The first meeting of said cor
poration shall be held at the Company's office
atNo.37 East Seventh Streei.in the City Isl.
Paul. Minnesota. on June 12th 1894. at ten
O'clock q. m. and the first Directors meetine
shall be held at the same place, on the same
day, at TO- o'clock a. m. II
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. The persons
hereinbefore named as incorporates have
hereunto subscribed their names and affixed
their seals this fourth day Of june, A. D. 1894.
CHARLES L. DUROCHER, GSealH .
MATTHIAS b. HOFFMAN,, fSealf
WALTER A. GILLETTE, fSealI :,
JOHN A. BAZILLE, fSeali
In presence Of
T. j. WHEELER
E. C. CAMPBELL.