The Saint Paul globe., 1898-04-07
ARTICLES OF WCORPORAUON.

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THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE AGREED To
become and do hereby associate themselves
together for the purpose of becoming incor-
porated under and by virtue of the laws of
the State of Minnesota. and to that end do
hereby adopt and subscribe the following artl-
cles of incorporation:
ARTICLE l.
The name of the corporation hereby organ
lied shall be "Esch Brothers Company"
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business of said
corporation shall be the buying and selling.
both at wholesale and retail of beers wines
liquors, cigars and tobaccos.
ARTICLE III.
The principal Office and place of business
Of said corporation shall be at the City of
St. Paul. N the County of Ramsey and State
of Minnesota.
ARTICLE ".
The names and residences of the persons
composing said corporation are as follows:
j. j. Esch, Peter J. Esch and Stephen O.
Geiser, each and all residing at st. Paul, in
Ramsey County, Minnesota.
ARTICLE V.
The amount of capital stock OF said cor
poration shall be Fifty Thousand ESQ O00.GOl
Dollars, which shall consist of Two Thousand
shares Of twenty-five Cs25.00l Dollars each.
and shall be paid in as called for by the
board of directors.
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount of indebtedness t.
which said corporation shall be at any time
subject shall be the sum of Twenty Thousand
C$2C, ,OO0.OO) Dollars.
ARTICLE VII
The time of commencement of said cor
poration shall be the 18th day of April. A.
D. 1898, and shall continue for the period
of thirty years thereafter.
ARTICLE VIII.
The government and management of said
corporation shall be and is hereby vested
in a board of three directors, and the first
board of directors of said corporation shall
be ]. ]. Esch, Peter j. Esch and Stephen o.
annual meeting of the stockholders of this
corporation in the year 1899, and until their
successors are duly elected.
ARTICLE TX.
The officers of said corporation shall be a
president vice president secretary and treas
urer. The offices of president and treasurer
may be filed by one and the same person;
the offices Of vice president and treasurer may
be filled by one and the same person, and
the Offices Of secretary and treasurer may be
filled by one and the same person. Said Of
ficers shall be elected by the stockholders OF
said corporation at the annual meetings of
said stockholders each and every year after
the year 1898, and shall hold office until their
successors are duly elected.
The first president and treasurer of this
corporation shall be Peter J. Esch and the
first secretary shall be ]. J. Esch, and the
first vice president shall be stephen y. Geiser.
ARTICLE X.
elected by the stockholders of this corpor-
alton at their annual meetings in each year.
The annual meetings of the stockholders shall
be held on the first Tuesday of April in each
and every year.
In witness whereof we hereunto set our
hands and seals ON this 4th day of April, 1893.
J. J. ESCH. (SeaD.
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Signed and delivered in presence Of
H. Barton,
Frank Hubbard
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAM
sey-sS.
personally appeared j. ]. Esch, Peter j.
Esch and Stephen o. Geiser. to me known to
be the persons described and who executed
the annexed and foregoing instrument and
they acknowledged that they executed the
same as their free act and deed.
II. BARTON,
(Notaral Seal. Notary Public,
Ramsey County, Minnesota
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF RAM
sey-ss. Office of the Register of Deeds.
This is to certify that the within instru-
ment filed for record in this Office at
st. Paul. the 5th day of April, A. D. 1898,
at 1G:45 o'clock a. m, and that the same
was duly recorded in Book c. of Incor-
EDWARD c. KRAMER. e
Register of Deeds.
STATE OF MINNEsoTA-DEPART
/ hereby certify that the within instru-
ment filed for record in this Office on
the 5th day of April, A. d. 1898, at 10:30
o'clock g. m., and was duly recorded in Book
] g. of interpretations, on page -. ,Tf
ALBERT BERG,
Secretary Of State.