Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-07-10
ARTICLES OF Incorporation
OF THE
Interstate Milling Company

We, the undersigned, have associated
ourselves and do hereby associate our
selves together as a manufacturing cor
four, of the general statutes of 1878, of the
state of Minnesota and all laws amend
atOry thereto, and have agreed upon and
adopted the following articles of incor-
poration. X
ARTICLE ONE.
The name of this corporation shall be
the Interstate Milling Company" The
general nature of it's business shall be
carrying on the business of manufacture
ing. flour from wheat and other cereals,
and dO all such business as may be
necessary in carrying on and conducting
said business; and the functions of said
ness OF manufacturing and to business
essential thereto. ~
The principal PLACE for the transaction
OF the business of this corporation shall be
at the city of Little Falls, Minnesota.
/, ARTICLE TWO. ~.
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the 18th day of July,
"A. D., 1896, and the period of it's contirl-
uance shall be thirty years.
!, I 5gs:. ARTICLE THREE.
The amount of the capital stock Of this
Fifty thousand dollars, divided into one
thousand five hundred shares of one hun
dred dollars each; all to be paid in at the
time of the commencement of business of
said corporation.
ARTICLE FOUR.
Said corporation shall have power to
borrow money, and to issue it's notes,
bonds or other obi cations and securities
therefor, but the highest amount of in
debtedness or liability to which said cor.
poration shall at any time be subject is
seventy-tive thousand dollars.
ARTICLE FIVE.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this corporation. are as
Ivan Hecke and j. ". irwin, all of Little
Falls, minnesota. ~.
ARTICLE SIX. -
The names of the first board of directors
of this corporation are as follows, to-wit:
F. EICawley, Z. E. Hyde, L; Van hecke,
officers of the corporation shall be elected
at their first meeting.
!; Tie government & this !ai CORPORATION and
vested in a board OF directors, consisting
of four, who shall be elected by and from
the stockholders Of the corporation each
holders, and the directors Shall hold their
office for the term of one year and until
their successors are chosen in their stead
Corporation shall be a president, vice.
president, secretary and treasurer, the
latter two offices may be held by the same
person. The officers shall be elected by
the board of directors at their annual
meeting and shall hold their offices for the
term of one year, and until their SUCCESS
sors are elected and have qualified. The
annual meeting. of the stockholders shall
be on the second Monday in January in
each year, and the annual meeting of the
board Of directors shall be immediately
after the stockholders meeting The
stockholders may by a vote at any annu-
al meeting OF the stockholders increase
the members of the board of directors to
any number not exceeding seven.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
The first meeting of the ock-holders of
the company shall be on the 18th day of
July 1856, at the office of the com pany in the
city OF Little Falls. Mimi, and the first
meeting of the board of directors shall be
held on the same day. in the same place
after the stock holders meet
ing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the under.
signed have hereunto set our hands and
seals this goth dayof June, "A. d. 1886.
F. E. CAWLEY ISEALl
c. E. HYDE fSEAL1
L. VAN HECKE SEAL IN
]. w. IRWIN fSEAL1 IS
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence
Of q
CA. LINDBERGH,
/ w. N. FULLER.