The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-21
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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"1 incorporation of the
northwestern Automatic SNAKE
Preventer COMPANY

We the undersigned. pursuant % and =
SWGiniorIhity with the statutes OF the state ~
and No. IN such case made and provided
c Gu LnoIe particularly pursuant to and in
GonIormity with an act entitled AN acT re-
@einS 20 manufacturing corporations an
eraI acts nda a tn: A d. 1879 and the sew
presents associate ourselves topetber for ~ =
nuI pose or forming a corporation and 70
adant tba nave 9ai, agreed upon. and do hereby
,tt Tue IolloWlng articles OF incorpora tion.
Article l. The corporate name -, ,Iis
corporation shall be the ''Nortbwestern
'IAt rtiaie smoke Prevention Company
Alticie :. The objects and purposes for
"ataIii thIs corporation is hereby formed and
tbstdiplshed are, and the general nature of its
~ 1i L. 50 shall be, the manufacture and sale
y, 1IiioAe preventing and fuel sayfag devices
ana such other toos. machinery imnis
tsnents' or ether devices or articles as NAV
t Ill the component parts Of. or be Incl.
aboVe mentioned.
article D. The principal place for the
~ ii'nsactiqh OF the business OF this corpora-
ticn shall be in the City Of ST. Paul in The
County OF ramsey and State of Minnesota
A tLi 4. The time of the commencement
o. a. TINS corporation shall be the twenty-third
continuance shall be thirty years, " 10
Article .. The amount Of the casital stock
4 a. anIs corporation shall be fifty thousand
sand Q.OOOl shares Of the par value oS agIv
dollars $3.50 each. to be paid iE at such
times and in such amounts as the board OF
directors may determine.
Article 6. The highest amount Of i,tehted-
ness OF liability to which this CORPORATION
s si, at any time be subject shall be the
sum oil tea thousand dollars, (slO000)
Article Z. The names and places Of resi-
t dence Of the persons forming this associa-
ton for Incorporation are as follows:
d. NJ. ROBBINS,
RALPH W T. f cHvE Nln1ei2.A-
st. Paul. Minnesota
GEORGE GRIGGS'
Article 8. The government Of this cLrnora-
tlon' and the management OF its affairs. shall
pc vested In. and under the control OF, a
BOARD or three directors who shall he stock
holders, and who shall be CHOSEN annually
by the stockholders, at such time and mace
as shall be provided by the bylaws Of this
corporation; and, subject to the control Of
the board Of directors. the active manage
ment of the affairs OF this corporation sbs1I
De vested in the following named officers
A president, a vice president, a secretary:
treasurer. and a general manager. who
snail be elected annually by the
board Of directors, and whose duties
such the bylaws may prescribe
except that the Offices of president and treas,
urer. and the office OF vice president and
general manager, may be held by one and
the same person.
Article g. The names Of those persons
VINO shall constitute the first board OF d.
rrectors OF this corporation are. D. NJ Rob-
6ins, ralph w. Cavenaugh and Ge~rge
Grlggs, and the names OF the first set OF Of
fcers for this corporation whose successora
shal! be elected by the board OF directors as
herelnhetore provided, are follows: Pres
ident and treasurer. D. NJ. Robbins vice
president and general manager Ralph w.
Cavenaugh. and secretary. George Griggs.
In witness WI ereof we have hereunto SET
our hands and affixed our seals this twelfth
day Of February, 1858
D. NJ. ROBBINS.
RALPH w. CAVENAUGH.
GEORGE GRIGGS.
In the presence CT
Frank H. Griggs,
G.. w. Collins.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
On this twelfth day of February 1893. be-
fore me. notary public in and for said
county. personally appeared D. NJ Rob
bins, Ralph w. Cavenaugh and George
Griggs, to me well known to be the per-
sons named in and who executed the fore
going instrument, and each acknowledged
the execution thereof to be his free act and
deed
FRANK H. GRIGGs.
Notaral Seal Notary Public.
Ramsey County Minnesota
STATE OF MINNESOTA. DEPARTMENT
hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was filed for record in this office on
the 14th day OF February, A. D., 1898 at IL
O'Clock m. and was duly recorded In Book
., Of interpretations on page
ALERT BERG,
Secretary Of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss. Office Of the Register Of
Deeds.
This is to certify that the within instru-
ment was filed for record in this office at St
Paul, on the 18th day Of February, A. d.
1898, at 10 o'clock a. m, and that the same
was duly recorded in Book H of Incorpora-
EDWD. C. KRAMER,
Register OF Deeds.