The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-24
ARTICLES Of Incorporation
GEORGE &. BRETT,
INCORPORATED

We the undersigned, whose names are here
unto subscribed, have agreed to and do hereby
associate ourselves together under the constitu-
tion and laws of the State of Minnesota, and
more particularly under title Two, of Chapter
81, of the General Laws of Minnesota, for the
year 1894, and the laws amendatory thereof as a
corporation under the name, and for the pur
poses hereinafter set FORTH and for such pur
poses, do hereby adopt the following:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Article l. The name of this association shall
be George E. Brett lncorporated)."
Article 2. The business and purposes for
which this corporation is established is and
shall be buying, selling and dealing in all kinds
of goods, wares, merchandise. dry goods and
notions and do ali business incident thereto or
connected Herewith.
Article g. The principal place of business of
this corporation and of the transaction of the
same shall be the City of Mankato, in the
County of Blue Earth and State of Minnesota
Article 4, The time of the commencement of
this corporation is the 4th day of May, A. d.
1896, and the period of the continuance thereof
shall be twenty years from said date.
Article The amount of the capital stock of
this corporation shall be thirty thousand
($30, 00o.O0) dollars. and shall be divided into
three hundred shares OF one hundred ($100.00)
dollars EACH all of which shall be paid in at the
formation and beginning of this corporation.
Article 6. The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability to which said corporation
shall at any time be subject is fifty thousand
$3.50 900 O0) dollars.
Artcle7 Z. The names and places of residence
of the persons forming this association for in
corporation, are as follows: George E. Brett
Liz +. Brett. James K. Brett and Edmund
Rausch, all of the City of Mankato, in the
County of Blue Earth, and State of Minnesota.
Article 8. The government of this corpora
ton and the management OF its affairs shall be
vested in board of three directors, who shall
be stockholders of this corportion and who
shall be elected by the stockholders thereof, at
their annual meeting to be held at the City of
Mankato, in said County OF Blue Earth, on the
first Monday in May, in each year, and who
shall thereafter elect from their own number
president, secretary and treasurer.
The first annual meeting of this corporation
shall be held at the City of MankatO, in said
County of Blue Earth, on the first Monday in
May A. ID 1897, and until such time the follow
directors of this corporation, viz George E.
Brett, James E. Brett and Edmund Rausch
and until said annual meeting is held and the
directors of this corporation thereat chosen
shall elect officers hereinbefOre provided; the
officers of this corporation shall be as follows
George Z. Brett. President; James E. Brett,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Article 9. The directors and officers of this
corporation, except those designated to act as
such, until the first annual meeting thereof,
shall hold their respective offices for the term
of one year and until their successors are
elected and qua flied, and in vacancy oc-
ours in any such offices. the same shall be filed
by appointment bv the directors or the remain
ing members thereof until the next annual
meeting.
Article 10. The board of directors of this cor
poration shall adopt such rules, regula tions
ticles, with the constitution and laws of the
State of Minnesota, as they may deem necessary
for the government of the offices and the con-
duct of the affairs of this corporation.
In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 18th day of April A. D.
1903