The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-24
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 I.
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 hereditaments, real, mixed and
personal estate and property, and building,
buying, selling, leasing and operating apart
ment houses.
ARTICLE II.
Sad corporation shall commence on the
Goth 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-fve thousand dollars
($35, 000), divided into $50 shares of one nun
dred dollars ($1O0) each to be issued and
paid in as the Board of Directors Of sad cor
poration shall determine.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount Of indebtedness or La
bility to which said corporation shall at any
time be subject shall be fifteen thousand
dollars $4,000.
ARTICLE v
The names and Places of residence OF the
persons forming said association for tncor-
poration are as follows: Edwin NJ Ware
George B. Ware and Howard F. Ware, all
residing at 81. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI
The government of this corporation and the
management Of its business and affairs shall
be vested in board of three directors, who
shall be elected annually by and from the
stockholders Of sstd corporation at each an
nual meeting thereof, which shall be held on
the first Monday in each and every year at
thn mir oiTaI nff1 of oil in,
Paul Minnesota, except no annual meeting
thereof shall be held during the year 1898.
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 NJ. Ware, George B. Ware and Howard
F. Ware. who shall hold office until the an
nual meeting of the corporation for the year
their stead.
ARTICLE VII
The officers of this corporation shall be
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 in their stead
They shall perform such duties and have such
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 B. Ware.
Secretary and Treasurer. Howard r. 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
in their stead.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 22nd day Of De-
cember, 1897.
EDWIN NJ WARE. (seall
GEORGE 3. WARE. (Seai5
HOWARD F. WARE. (seal.)
In Presence Of
J. D. McCulloch.
E. c. Stringer.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Ram
sey-ss.
On this 22nd day of December, A. D. 1897,
personally appeared before me Edwin NJ
Ware, George B. 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 the
same freely and voluntarily and for the uses
and purposes therein expressed.
C1otarial Seal) E. c. STRINGER
Notary Pubic.
Ramsey County, MINI.
STATE OF oTA-DEPARTMENr
of State.
hereby certify that the within instrument
was Hlsu LOT TScOTu III THIS Clnce on the 22d
day Of December, A. y. 1887, at 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 Cor record IN this office at St Paul
on the 22d day OF December, A. D. 1897 at
2:10 o'clock p. m, and that the same was
duly recorded in Book II OF Interpretations
pages 670-572.
EDWARD G. KRAHMER
Register OF Deeds.