The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-20

THE UNDERSIGNED, FOR H PURPOSE
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State Of Minnesota, as now amended, do
hereby associate themselves for that pur-
pose, and do make, sign and declare the
following certificate Of incorporation:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
THOMPSON RUBBER COMPANY.
Article 1. The name of this corporation shall
be the THOMPSON RUBBER COMPANY
and the general nature Of its business shall
be the manufacturing Of ard dealing in all
kinds of rubber goods and other articles Of
merchandise, buy and sell real estate and
other kinds Of property Of every kind and
description which may be deemed necessary
principal place for the transaction of the
business Of this corporation shall be in the
City of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Article 2. The time Of the commencement
Of this corporation shall be the 22nd day Of
July, A. D., 1897. and the period of its con-
t%inuance shall be thirty 800 years.
Article 8: The capital stock Of said cor
poration shall be the sum Of ten thousand
dollars &10,O0Q, to be paid in at such times
and in such amounts as the board of direc-
tors may from time to time direct.
Article 4. The highest amount Of indebted
ness or liability to which said corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be the
sum of ten thousand dollars .G1O,O 600.
Article g.. The names and places of resi-
denee Of the persons forming this associa-
ton of incorporation shall be as follows:
R. R. THOMPSON.
Bloomington, Ill.
THEO. F. SMITH,,
st. Paul, MINI.
HERBERT NJ. TEMPLE,
st. Paul, MINI.
Article 6. The government Of said corpora
ton and the management of its affairs shall
be vested in a board OF five % directors who
shall elect from their board a president, vice
president, a secretary and a treasurer, eX-
treasurer may be filed by one person. Every
officer of said corporation shall continue in
office for the term of one o. year, and until
his successor shall have been elected and
qualified. Meetings of the stockholders of
said corporation for the election of directors
and transaction of other business. shall be
held at the office of said corporation at st.
Paul, Minnesota, annually on the 18th day of
July. The directors of said corporation shall
be elected by the stockholders at their annual
meeting, and the president, vice president.
a secretary and a treasurer shall be elected
by the board of directors, and any vacancies
in any of said Offices or in said board oc-
casioned by death, resignation or otherwise,
shall be filed by the said board for the un-
expired term. The duties and compensation
of the, officers and directors of said corpora
ton shall be prescribed by the bylaws. The
bylaws of said corporation shall be adopted
by the stockholders at their first annual
meeting and the same shall be changed and
modified only by the stockholders at the
annual meeting thereof, and the first board
Of directors may adopt bylaws which shall
continue in force until the annual meeting
Of the stockholders and until others have
been adopted. The names of the first board
Of directors are:
R. R. THOMPSON.
H. NJ. TEMPLE.
THEO. F. SMITH
G. l.. F. KELLOGG.
c. W.. TEMPLE,
and they shall hold a meeting on the 22nd
day of July, A. D., 1897. at 10 o'clock a. m,
and elect from their board the first officers
OF said corporation.
Article I. The capital stock of this cor
poration shall be divided into one hundred
600 shares Of the par value of one hundred
In witness whereof, the persons hereinbe-
fore named as incorporators have hereunto
ascribed their names and affixed their seals
this 14th day of July, A. D.. 1897.
R. R. THOMPSON (seaD.
THEO. F. SMITH (seaD;
HERBERT NJ. TEMPLE (seaD.
In presence Of
NJ. STANLEY,
N. G. GOULD.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Be it known on this 18th day of July. A.
D., 1897, came personally before me R.. r.
Thompson, Theo. F. Smith and Herbert NJ.
Temple, to me personally known to be the
persons who are described in and who have
executed the foregoing articles of incorpora-
ton, and they then and there duly acknowL
edged the same to be their free act and deed,
Notarial seal.) HAROLD HARRIS,
Notary Public,
Ramsey County, Mimi.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
RAMSEY-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 18th day of July, A. D.. 1897, at II %
o'clock a. M, and that the same was duly
recorded in book H OF interpretations.
EDWARD G.. KRAMER,
Register Of Deeds.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.
1 hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the 14th
day of July, A. D., 1897, at Ills o'clock a.
M, and was duly recorded in book s 3 of In
corporations on page.
ALBERT BERG.
Secretary of State.