The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
Pine Tree Union Lumber Co.

Know All Men by These Presents, That we
F FRANK G wan F. E. Hidde J. B. Ford, VIM,
Minnesota, and S. r. Taylor, of Interior, Mich,
have agreed to associate, and do hereby asso-
ciate ourselves together for the purpose of
forming body corporate under the provisions
of Title 2 of Chapter "a, General Statutes
1873, OF the State of Minnesota, and all acts
amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto
and Tor the purpose aforesaid, have adopted
and signed the following Articles of Incorpora
| ton, to-wit
ARTICLE 1.
SECTION L. The name of this corporation
shall De Pine Tree Union Lumber Company
SEC. =. The general nature of the business of
this corporation shall be manufacturing lum-
Der, owning and operating lumber, coal and
wood yards and dealing in and handling all
KINDS OF building material, of any kind and ma
ture Buying, owning, improving, operating,
leasing and disposing of farm lands and city
property in the State of Minnesota and else
where, either for itself or for other persons,
otherwise.
SEC 8, The. principal place of transacting
the business of this corporation shall be in the
City OF Mankato, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
Said corporation shall commence on the sec
ond day of April, A. ID. 1885, and the period of
its'contInuance shall be thirty 800 years from
that date.
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
porat1on shall be twenty-five thousand dollal
S25,OOO,0O), which shall be paid in such man.
ner and at such times as may be required by the
ARTICLE ".
The number of shares of the capital stock of
this corporation shall be five hundred $780, and
the amount of each share shall be fifty dollars.
ARTICLEv.
The highest amount of Indebtedness CATER
the corporation is completely to which this
corporation shall at any time be subjected,
shall be no more than Ten Thousand Dollars
(S10,OO00Ol.
ARTICLE VI.
The names and places of residence of the per-
sons forming this corporation are Frank
Gramer, +. E. Hidde, j. B. Ford VIM. Taylor, !
VIM. Malloy and Geo. Rice, who reside in Man
kato, Minnesota, and 5. Il. Taylor, who resides |
IN Interior, Michigan.
ARTICLE VII.
SEC. l. The government of this corporation
and the management of its affairs shall be |
vested in board of directors, to be elected by |
the stockholders at their annual meeting.
SEC The annual meeting of the stock /
April of each year after the year 1896, unless
provided by the bylaws of this cor
pOration.
SEC. The several incor- rators above |
named shall constitute the fir C'ooard of direc- |
tors, who shall continue in office until the an
nual meeting in 1897, until their successors
are elected and qualified. Vacancies may be
filled by the stockholders in such manner as
the bylaws may provide.
SEC. 4. The board of directors may be in
creased to not exceeding nine in number by |
majority vote of the stockholders at any lawful
meeting.
SEC. 8. The officers of this corporation shall
be a president, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer, who shall be elected by the board of
directors and shall hold their offices for one
year. or until their successors are elected and
qualified. The offices of secretary and treas
urer may be held by the same person
In witness whereof the several incorporators
aforesaid have hereunto set their hands and
seals this 18th day of March, 1896.
FRANK GRAMER, ISeal.I |
F. E HIDDE, Seal. |
j. B. FORD, [Seall
S. r. TAYLOR, Seal
GEO. RICE, lSeal. |
WILLIAM II OY CSaal