St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-08

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRE$E
N ents, that rre,. whese-names are hereunfo
subscribed, have agreed to ard do hereby aSt
socIate. ourselves for INCORPORATION under
Title Two (2l of Chapter Thirty-f (34} afa
the General Statutes of the State OF Milne!
sofa. 1878, and the various acts amend
atory thereof and supplementary thereto, and
10 that end have adopted and signed the fol-
lowing Articles of Incorporation. viz
Article l. The name of this corporation
shall be st Paul Dry Goods Conn any."
The general nature OF its business shalrbe to
deal i'll dry goods, and such other articles as
are incident to a retail dry goods business
It's principal place Of business shall be st.
Paul. Minnesota.
Article II. The time of the commencement
of this corporation shall be The twelfth day
OF June. 1894, and the period of its existence
shall be twenty years. -
article III. The amount of the capital
stock of this corporation shall be FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS. and The same shall
be divided into one thousand u,D10) shares
of FIr TY DOLLARS each SAID stock shall
rectors: Provided. however. that said cor
poration may begin to transact business
whenever Ten Thousand Dollars of its stock
has been subscribed Tor and paid in. 80
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 names and places of resi-
QSuCG VI tut pGTeDuS lOTu3uS tulS COrpfJrd-
ton are as follows, viz: Charles l.. Durocher
Matthias b. ,Hofmann, Walter A. Gillette aud
John A. Bazille, all residing at St. Paul.
Minnesota. st
r Artieie'vI. The government of This cor
pofation shall bevested in President Vice
President Secretary. Treasurer and a Board
of three Directors. One person may hole, the
offices Of Secretary and Treasurer, Each
off Ger 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 Tor the: election OF Directors aud such
other business as may regularly come before
ii. shall take place Oh the first Monday of
June IN each year, beginning with 1885,. The
Directors of this corporation shall he elected
by the stockholders at their annual meeting
i'll each zeal. and the President VicePresideilt
Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected by
the Directors from among their own number
at their annual meeting in each Year The
ann iaf meeting of the said Bparu of Directors
SHAFT be heidon the first Monday in June of
each year. Immediately after the close of-the
stockholders meeting. All vacancies iii said
Board or among the officers may be flied 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.Durocher. Matthias d Hoffman,
:4tld Matter a. Gillette; and said Charles, L.
Durocher shall be. the first PRESIDENT said
aiter A. Glilette the nrst wee PRESIDENT
aud said Matthias B. Hoffman, the first seq
refary and Treasurer. Each Of said officers
and directors shall hold office until the jat7
nuai meeting in 1895, and until his saccessDr
is elected and qualified - =
Article VII. The first meeting of said cdr
poration shall be held al the Company's atite
atNo 81 East Seventh Stree. in the City d ST.
Paul. Minnesota. on June 18th. 1894, after
O'Clock a. inland the first Directors meeting
shall be held at the same place, on the same
day. at lG :39 o'clock T. m. n .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The De ysohs
hereinbefere named as incorporators lave
hereunto subscribed their names and affixed
their seals this fourth day of june, A. D::1Sg4i
CHARLES [. DURocHER. ISeal]
~ MATTHIAS B. HOFFMAN,, fSeskI :
WALTER A. GILLETTE, lSeaAI ,
JOHN A BAZILLE lSeaI. i
In presence Of
T. J. WHEELER, |
E. C. CAMPBELL.