The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-01
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
Pine Tree Union Lumber Co.

| Know All Men by These Presents. That we
Frank Gramer, F. E. Hide, J. b. Ford, VIM,
Taylor, VIM. Malloy and Geo. Rice, of Mankato
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
1875" of the State of Minnesota, and all acts
| amendatory thereof, or supplemental thereto
and for the purpose aforesaid, have adopted
and signed the following Articles of Incorpora-
| tion to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
SECTION /. The name of this corporation
shall be Pine Tree Union Lumber Company.
SEc.2. 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
partnerships corporations, as agents or
otherwise
SEC. 3, 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. 1896, and the period of
its'continuance shall be thirty (30) years from
that date.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
pOratlon shall be twenty-five thousand dollars
IS25 0O0.00). which shall be paid in such man.
ner and at such times as may be required by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE ".
The number of shares of the capital stock of
this corporation shall be five hundred (500), and
the amount of each share shall be fifty dollars
ARTICLEy V.
The highest amount of Indebtedness latter
the corporation is completely to which this
corporation shall at any time be subjected,
shall he than Ten Thousand Dollars
($10000.00)
ARTICLE VI.
The names and places of residence of the per-
sons forming this corporation are Frank
VIM. Malloy and Geo. Rice, who reside in Man
kato, Minnesota, and S. K. Taylor, who resides
IN Interior, Michigan
ARTICLE VII.
SEC 1. 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 2. The annual meeting of the stock
holders shall be held on the first Tuesday OF
April of each year after the year 1885, unless
otherwise provided by the bylaws of this cor
pOration.
named shall constitute the first board of direc-
tors, who shall continue in office until the an
nual meeting in 1897, or until their successors
are elected and qualified. Vacancies may be
filed 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 5. 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, 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, [Seal.
F. E HIDE, [Seal.
j. B. FORD, Seal.
S. r. TAYLOR, Seal.]
GEO. RICE, Seal.
WILLIAM MALLOY Seal