The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
Articles of incorporation.

We, the undersigned, hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose of becoming
a corporation under and by virtue of the
laws Of the State of Minnesota, and do hereby
adopt and syn the following articles of in
corporation:
ARTICLE 1.
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
Tire 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 preperty,y and building.
buying, selling, leasing and operating apart
ment houses.
ARTICLE II
Sad corporation shall commence on the
SOth day of December, 1897, and the period Of
it's 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
1886 OG0), 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 ia
blity to which said corporation shall at any
time be subject shall be fifteen thousand
dollars (s15,00W.
ARTICLE v.
The names and PAGES of residence of the
persons forming said association for incor-
poration are as follows: Edwin NJ. Ware.
George B. Ware and Howard T. Ware, all
residing at st. Paul, MinnesotaS
ARTICLE VI. j
The government Of this corporation and the
management of it's business and affairs shall
be vested in a board of three directors, who
shall be elected annually by and from the
stockholders of SAID corporation at each an
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 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.ifWare and Howard
T. Ware who shall hold Office until the an
nual meeting of the corporation fer the year
1899, or until their successors are elected in
their stead.
ARTICLE VII
The officers of this corporation shall be a
president a 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
powers as the bylaws of the corporation shall
prescribe,
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 F. Ware
and they shall hold office until the annual
meeting of the Board of Directors for the
year 1892 or until their successors are elected
in their stead.
our hands and seals this 22nd day Of De-
cember 1897.
EDWIN NJ WARE. (seaI0
GEORGE B. WARE (Seal)
HOWARD F. WARE. (Seal)
In Presence Of
J. D. McCulloch.
E. c. Stringer
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Ram
On this end 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.
Notarial Seal.) E. c., STRINGER.
Notary Pubic,
Ramsey County, Mimi.
STATE OF MINNEsoTA7-DEPA
I hereby certify that the twithih instrument
was filed for record in this office on the 22d
day OF December, "A. ID 1881, rat CLOCK
D. M, and was duly recorded in Book S. 2 of
interpretations, on page X
-'-@ ALBERT BERG.
Secretary of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF RAM
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 22d day of December. A; D. 1897, at
2:1O o'clock p. M. and that the same was
duly recorded in Book H OF Interpretations,
p@s'S ''''' EDWARD g. KRAMER.
Register of Deeds.
Bv F. L. Breen, Deputy.