The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-18

THE UNDERSIGNED, FOR THE PURPOSE
of organizing a corporal ton, under title 2,
chapter a. of the General Statutes 1866, of
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 /. The name of this corporation shall
be the "THOMPS0N RUBBER COMPANY
and the general nature of its business shall
be the manufacturing of and dealing in all
merchandise, buy and sell real estate and
other kinds of property CT every kind and
description which may be deemed necessary
in the prosecution of the said business. The
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 END day of
July, A. D., 1897. and the period OF its con-
t;nuance shall be thirty 1907 years.
Article g. The capital stock of said cor
poratiOn shall be the sum Of ten thousand
dollars 100000, 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 amoant Of indebted
ness or liability to which said corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be the
sum of ten thousand dollars t$1OO0O.
Article g.. The names and places of resi-
dence of the persons forming this associa-
ton Of incorporation shall be as follows:
r. r. THOMPSON,
Bloomington, III.
THEO. F. SMITH, . go.
st. Paul, MINI.
HERBERT M TEMPLE,
st. Paul Mimi
Article c. The government of said corpora
ton and the management of its aft airs shall
be vested in a board of five o. directors who
shall elect from their board president, vice
president, a secretary and a treasurer, eX-
ceptng that the office of secretary and
he
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 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 treasurer shall be elected
by the board of directors, and any vacancies
in any of said offices in said board oc-
casioned by death, resignation or otherwise
shall be filled by the said board for the un-
expired term. The duties. and compensation
of the officers ard 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 chsnged and
modified only by the stockholders at the
annual meeting thereof and the first board
Of directors may adopt bylaws which shall
of the stockholders and until others have
been adopted. The names of the first board
Of directors are:
R. r. THOMPSON,
Fl. NJ. TEMPLE.
TIIEO. F. SMITH,
C. L. f. KELLOGG.
C. w. TEMPLE,
and they shall hoid meeting the 22nd
day of July, A. D., 1897 at 10 o'clock a. M,
and elect from their board the first officers
cf said corporation.
10 Mo ifOI ctfSaI-
poration shall be divided into one hundred
900 shares of the par value of one hundred
dollars ($100) each.
In witness whereof, the persons hereinbe-
ascribed their names and affixed their seals
this 14th day of July, A: D., 1897.
R.~R. THOMPSON (seaD.
THEO. +. SMITH (seaN
HERBERT NJ. TEMPLE (seaD.
In presence Of
NJ STANLEY.
N. G. GOULD.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
Be it known on this 14th day of July. A.
D, 1897, came personally before me R. r.
Thompson Theo. F. Smith and Herbert. M
Temple. to me personally known to be the
| persons who are described in and who have
executed the foregoing articles of incornora-
ton, and they then and there duly acknoUI-
edged the same to be their free act and decd
(Notarial seal-) HAROLD HARRIS,
Notary Public
Ramsey County, Mimi.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY Or
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 2;
O'Clock a. m, and that the same was duly
| recorded in book II of interpretations.
EDWARD G. KRAHMER
Register of Deeds
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.
| hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the 14tf
day Of July, A. D., 1897 at Ills o'clock a
m, and was duly recorded in book 2 of In.
| corporations on page.
| ALBERT BERG
| Secretary of Estate.