The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-22

The UNDERSIGNED, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF organizing corporation, under title 2,
Snapter 81, OF the General Statutes 1866, of
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 it's 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 END day of
July A. D., 1897, and the period Of its con-
t:nuance shall be thirty 800 years.
Article 8. The capital stock of said cor
poration shall be the sum of ten thousand
dollars &1O,OOO, to be paid in at such times
and in such amounts 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 $4,000.
Article 5. The names and places of resi-
dence 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, Mimi.
ton and the management of its affairs shall
be vested in board of five O. directors who
shall elect from their board a president, vice
president, a secretary and A treasurer, ex-
cepting that the office of secretary and
treasurer may be filled 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 o: 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 stockh0lders at their annua.
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 filled by the said board for the I'M
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
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 22no
day of July, A. D., 1897, at 10 o'clock a. m
and elect from their board the first officers
OF said corporation.
Article l. The capital stock of this cor
poration shall be divided into one hundred
Q00) shares of the par value of one hundred
dollars ($100) each.
In witness whereof, the persons hereinbe-
fore named as incorporators have hereuntc
ascribed their names and affixed their seals
this 14th day of July A. D.. 1897.
r. r. THOMPSON CseaD
--. THEO. F. SMITH (seaD
HERBERT NJ. TEMPLE (seaD
In presence Of
NJ. STANLEY,