The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-31
Articles of Incorporation of the St
Paul Collection Co.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, DO HEREBY
associate ourselves together for the purpose
OF forming a Corporation under the laws of
the State of Minnesota, and to that end do
hereby adopt and sign the following Articles
of Incorporation:
First. The name of this Corporation shall
be the st. Paul Collection Co. of st. Paul,
Minnesota.
The general nature of the business of said
all kinds of Real Property, Goods, Wares and
Merchandise, Evidences of Indebtedness,
Book Accounts. Bonds and Mortgages.
Second. The principal place of business
shall be in the City of St. Paul. County of
Ramsey, and State Of Minnesota
The term Of the commencement of said
Corporation shall be December TO- 1885, and
the period of the continuance thereof shall
be thirty years.
Third The Capital Stock Of said Corpora
ton shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars $5O,O0W:
and Five Thousand Dollars ($5, 00O thereof
shall be fully paid in before the commence
ment of said Corporation.
Fourth The highest amount of indebted
ness for which said corporation shall at any
time be liable shall be Five Thousand Dol
lars ($5, 000).
Fifth. The names and places Of residence
Of the persons forming said Corporation are
Timothy R. Flanagan, NJ. NJ Keogh, H. H
Merrick, all Of the City Of St. Paul.
The names of the first Board of Directors
Of said Corporation are Timothy r. FIanag gan,
NJ. M Keogh and H. H. Merrick who ssf3 II
hold their Offices until their successors shall
have been elected at the first annual meet
ing of the Stockholders Of said Corporation,
to be held as hereinafter provided, and until
such successors shall have been qualified
The Government of said Corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be vested
in a Board Of Directors, who shall be elected
by the stockholders of said corporation at
the annual meetings., which shall be held in
said City. of st. Paul, on the third Monday
in December in each year.
The officers Of said corporation shall be a
President, Vice President a Secretary who
shall also be Treasurer. and General Man
ager.
Said officers and directors shall hold Office
until their successors shall have been elected
and shall have qualified.
Until the first annual meeting, In December
1896 said H. H. Merrick shall be President
said NJ. NJ Keogh, Vice President and said
Timothy r. Flanagan, Secretary Treasurer
of the offices, or in said Board of Directors
however occasioned, shall be filled by the said
Board Of Directors for the unexpired term
Of the position made vacant.
The number of shares in the capital stock
of said corporation shall be five hundred and
each share shall be One Hundred Dollars
sons forming this Corporation, have hereunto
set their hands and seals, this 8th day of De-
cember. 1896.
NJ M. KEoGH (seaD
H. H. MERRICK, (SeaD
TIMOTHY r. FLANAGAN (Seal1
Signed and sealed in presence Of
Frank Keogh,
F. H. Haupt.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF RAM
Sey-ss.
On this Sth day of December, 1895, before
me, Notary Public within and for the
County of Ramsey and State Of Minnesota,
personally appeared Timothy r. Flanagan
NJ. NJ. Keogh and H. H. Merrick, to me well
known to be the same persons described in
and who executed the foregoing instrument
and they each severally acknowledged that
they executed the same freely and voluntar-
lily, and for the uses and purposes therein ex-
pressed. s7r.sr2t3
F. H. HAUPT
Notary Public. Ramsey County. MinE.s