The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-29
j. J. WATSON, Agent.
Gqmania Life Ruiiding
Articles of Incorporation.

We, the undersigned, hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose of becoming
Q corporation under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of Minnesota and do hereby
adopt and sign the following articles OF in
corporation:
ARTICLE
The name Of this corporation shall be the
Laurel Flats Corporation. The principal place
of the transaction of the business Of said
corporation shall be st. Paul, Minnesota.
The general nature Of the business Of said
corporation shall be buying, owning, improv-
ing selling. leasing and dealing in lands.
tenements and Entertainments. real mixed and
personal estate and property and building.
buying selling, leasing and operating apart
mert houses.
ARTICLE II.
Sad corporation shall commence on the
5Oth day OF December. 1897. and the period Of
its continuance shall be the term of thirty
years thereafter.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock OF said COR
porat:on shall be thirty thousand dollars
1885. O0Ol, divided into $50 shares OF one hun
dred dollars 1900 each. to be issued AMI
paid in as the Board of Directors of sad cor.
poration shall determine.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount OF indebtedness or lIa<
bility to which said corporation shall at anI
time be subject shall be fifteen thousand
dollars G15.OOO.
ARTICLE V.
The names and PAGES of residence OF the
persons forming said association for incor-
pOratlOn are as IOiIOWS. Edwin VI. ware.
George b. Ware and Howard f. Ware all
residing at St. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI.
The government of this corporation and tho
management OF its business and affairs shall
be vested In a board OF three directors. who
shall be elected annually by and from the
stockholders OF SAID corporation at each an
nual meeting thereof. which shall be held on
the first Monday IN each and every year at
the principal office of said corporation In st.
Paul Minnesota except no annual meeting
thereof shall be held during the year 1898.
Said directors shall hold Office for one year
until their successors are elected In their
stead
The annual meeting of the Board Of Drec-
tors of this corporation shall. be held at its
principal Office In st. Paul Immediately after
the adjournment of each annual meeting Of
said corporation.
The first Board of Directors shall consist OF
Edwin NJ. Ware. George r. Ware and Howard
f. Ware, who shall hold office until the an
nual meeting OF the corporation for the year
1899. or until their SUCCESSORS are elected in
their stead.
The officers Of this corporation shall be q
president. a Vice president secretary and a
treasurer who shall be elected by the Board
of Directors at each annual meeting thereof
and shall hold office for one year or until
thor successors are elected in their stead
They shall perform such duties and have such
powers as the bylaws OF the corporation shall
prescribe. The office of secretary and treas
urer may be held by the same person.
The first officers of this corporation shall be:
President Edwin NJ. Ware.
Vice President George p. Ware.
Secretary and Treasurer. Howard f. Ware.
and they shall hold Office until the annual
meeting Of the Board of Directors for the
year 1899. or until their successors are elected
I'm their stead
In witness whereof. we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 22nd day of De-
cember, 1897.
EDWIN NJ. WARE. Cseal)
GEORGE b. WARE. (Seal)
HOWARD r. WARE. (Seal)
In Presence Of
j. D. McCuloch.
f. C. Stringer.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF RAM
sey-ss
On this 22nd day of December A. d. 1897,
personally appeared before me Edwin M
to me known to be the same persons who ex-
ecuted the foregoing instrument and each for
himself acknowledged that he executed the
same freely and voluntarily and for the uses
and purposes therein expressed.
Notarial Seal) Z. G. STRINGER
Notary Pubic.
Ramsey County, MINI.
STATE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
I / hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the 22d
day Of December. A. b. 1897 at 2 O'Clock
p. m, and was duly recorded in Book S. 2 Of
interpretations. on page
ALBERT BERG
Secretary OF State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF RAM.
sey-ss
Office Of the Register OF Deeds.
This is to certify that the within instrument
was filed for record In this Office at ST. Paul,
on the 22d day OF December A. D. 1897 al
2:1O o'clock p. M, and that the same wal
duly recorded in Book OF interpretations,
pages 570-572.
EDWARD G. KRAMER
Register Of Deeds.
BY f. L. Breen. Deputy.