The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-10
Articles of Incorporation
- OF THE
hQlkQIO Fruit Commission 60.

hnoW All Men by These Presents; That we,
the undersigned, do hereby associate ourselves
together for the purpose of forming and organ
lzlng corporation under provision of title two
~ of chapter thirty-four (34) of the General
Statutes of the State of Minnesota, and the acts
amendatory thereof, and supplementary there
to, and to that end and purpose we do hereby
adopt and sign the following articles of incor-
poration, as follows:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be "The
Mankato Fruit Commission Company"
The general nature of the business of this cor
poratlon shall be the engaging in and carving
on general mercantile business. and the pur-
chasing and sale of all kinds of fruits and pro-
ducts of the soil, and doing a general commits
sion business, together with such business as
may be Incidental thereto.
The principal place for transacting the bust
ness of this corporation shall be at the City of
Mankato,. in the County of Blue Earth and
State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE H.
The time of the commencement of this cor
poration shall be the first Qst) day of May, A:
d. 1896, and the period of the continuance of
said corporation shall DE ten (10) years,
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
poration shall be ten thousand dollars (S1O.
O0O.OO), and the same shall be paid in at such
times and in such installments as the same may
be called for by the board of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabi-
lty to which this corporation shall at any time
be subject, shall be the sum of ten thousand
ARTICLEv.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this association for incorpora-
ton are as follows, to-wit: Stephen G. Palmer
and George c. Sherman, who reside at the City
of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin, State of
Minnesota, and Clara A. Wright, who resides
at the City of Mankato, County of Blue Earth
and State of Minnesota.
ARTICLEvI
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| this corporation are Stephen G.. Palmer, George
| G. Sherman and Clara A. Wright, in whom and
In their successors in office, and in a president,
vlce-presldent, secretary and treasurer, the gov
eminent of this corporation and the manage
| ment of its affairs shall be vested.
The board of directors herein named shall
hold office until the second Tuesday in January,
A. ID. 1884, when, and at each succeeding second
Tuesday in January, the stockholders of said
corporation shall meet at the Office of said cor
poration in said City of Mankato Blue Earth
| County, Minnesota, and elect board of three
| 81 directors, who shall at once organize by
electing president, vice-president and secre-
The board of directors herein named shall
elect at their first meeting president and vice.
| president, who shall be chosen from their own
| number, and also secretary and treasurer, who
| shall be the officers of the company. Any per-
| son may fill any two of the said offices except
| president and vice-president and all members of
| the board of directors and officers shall
| hold their offices until their successors are
elected and enter upon their duties. The board
hcerS or agents as they may find necessary for
the transaction of the business of the said cor
pOratlOn.
Bylaws may be adopted by the directors de-
timing the duties of the various officers and
agents of the corporation, and providing for the
administration of the details of its business.
ARTICLE VII.
The number of shares of the capital stock of
said corporation shall be two hundred (200) and
| the amount of each share shall be fifty dollars
| ($50.00).
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hands and seals this the 23d day of March, A.
''''' STEPHEN G. PALMER, lseall
GEORGE G. SHERMAN, fSeal1
CLARA A. WRIGHT. tsealt
| In presence of:
| II. L. SCHMITT,
| s. j. WRIGHT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, GO
County of Blue Earth. 90
On this 23d day of March, A. d. 1896, before
| me, notary public within and for said Blue
Earth County, State of Minnesota personally
| came Stephen G. Palmer. George c.. Sherman
and Clara A. Wright, to me personally known
| to be the persons described in and who sever
ally signed the foregoing articles of incorpora-
| ton, and each for himself duly acknowledged
that he executed the same his free act and
deed, and for the uses and purposes therein
expressed III. l.. SCHMITT,
NOTARIAL Notary Public,
! SEAL. Blue Earth County, Mimi.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of State.
/ hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this Office on the 9th day
of March, A. ID. 1896, at o'clock p. M, and was
duly recorded in Book p 2 of interpretations, on
page 1888. ALBERT BERG,
Secretary of State.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
County of Blue Earth.
hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed in the Office for record on the LIST day
of April, 1896. at 80 o'clock p. M, and was
duly recorded in Book of Misc, page %.
o. BIERBAUER,
Register of Deeds.