The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-27
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 l.
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 heredtaments real. mixed and
personal estate and property. and building.
buying. selling. leasing and operating apart
ARTICLE II.
Sad corporation shall commence on tina
30th 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
porat.on shall be thrty-fve thousand dollars
($35. O0O). divided into $50 shares of one hun
dred dollars $500 each. to be issued and
paid in as the Board Of Directors of said cor
poration shall determine.
ARTICLE w.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or lla-
bility to which said corporation shall at any
time be subject shall be fifteen thousand
ARTICLE V.
The names and PAGES OF residence OF ths
persons forming said association for incor-
poration are as follows: Edwin NJ. Ware,
George b. Ware and Howard h. Ware, all
residing at St. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI
The government OF this corporation and the
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 Satd corporation at each
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 1893.
Said directors shall hold Office for one year.
or until their successors are elected In their
stead.
The annual meeting of the Board OF Direc-
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 M. Ware. George B. 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.
ARTICLE VII
The officers OF this corporation shall be A
president. vice president. secretary and
treasurer who shall be elected by the Board
OF Directors at each annual meeting thereof.
and shall hold office for one year or until
their SUCCESSORS are elected I'm 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 th7 corporal on 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 tho
year 1899 or until their SUCCESSORS are elected
in their stead.
In witness whereof we have hercunto set
our hands and seals this 22nd day Of De-
EDWIN NJ WARE. (saaI1
GEORGE b. WARE (Se1D
HOWARD f. WARE. (seal)
! In Presence Of
!. D. McCulloch.
e. G. Stringer
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Ram
On this 22pd day of December. A. d 1897
personally appeared before me Edwin NJ.
Ware George p. Ware and Howard f. Ware
to me known to be the same persons who ex-
ecuted the foregoing instrument and each for
himself Acknowledged that he executed tho
same freely and voluntarily and for the uses
ard purposes therein expressed.
CNotarial Seal) f. C. STRINGER.
Notary Pubic,
Ramsey County. MINI.
STATE OF MINNEsoTA-DEPARTM
/ 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. Of
interpretations. on page
ALBERT BERG
Secretary OF State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF RAM
sey-ss.
Office OF the Register OF Deeds.
This ia to certify that the within instrument
was fled for record IN this Office at St. Paul.
on the 22d day OF December. A. d. 1897. at
2:1O o'clock p. m. and that the same was
duly recorded In Book III OF interpretations.
pages 57O-572.
EDWARD G.. KRAHMER
Register OF Deeds.
BY f. L. Breen. Deputy.