The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-16
ARHcLES OF MC0RpORA7OU
Articles ~, S@o0o""-@~0~o-~-o-o-o.~oo
incorporation of tn.
western Automatic suoI-.
Preventer COMPANY.

confornitv G yxitb sign pursuant to and in
minnesota in such case mad a1I ne STATE OF
anu more particularly pursuant to 60 d'eu.
iti trinity with an act entitled An ant III
proved ME- iigl!iSacturing corporations. aD
eLaI acts amendatory thereof do -, ue ~
burmese %SS'o se ourselves together for the
that end have iorr aan a corporation. and to
Xrtic the IolIoWing articles OF inc9rporation.
corporation eb me corporate name Of this
Automatic Smoke Preventor C or,rr,S,'
,,t Hitic!e :. The objects and purpo.es for
"n .I TINS corporation Is hereby formed "a
bnSiDeSH eb are and the general nature Of its
90 1"'ohe preventing and fuel sayicg devices
aHu such other too's machinery inria,
form tb ~. otner devices or articles as may
I'm tIe component parts Of, or be Incl.
GENITAL to the manufacture NJ tto do ~
above mentioned ''0 ue'ice'
tra Arucle D. The principal place for the
tidHsaotlon OF the business of this crrocT-a
ten shall be in the City of St paul in 10
OUunty OF ramsey and State of Minnesota
80 At tsiie a. the time of the commencement
9l TINS corporation shall be the twenfy-thrrS
uay OF February, 1899 and the uerI Il ~ ~,
continuance shall be tnirty years
Of H TIC .. The amount OF the o2sitzl st,cl
VI Lhls CORPORATION shall be fifty thousand
uo.lSrs. YoOO0O), to he divided into enc m ~
s 5d p'00Ol shares OF the par value Of fifGy
t Tgniars "a, lSoQl each to be paid in at such
directors may determine
article =: The highest am unit Of ilCebted
MSS nb, or liability to which this corporation
sum OF ten thousand dollars. 4l0.0001.
Article 4. The names and places Of resi-
cehce or the persons forming this associa
'ioH iot incorporation are as follows:
ID. NJ. ROBBINS
st. Paul. Minnesota
RALPH w. CAVENAUGH
ST. Paul Minnesota
GEORGE GRIGGS
-, st. Paul Minnescta.
=, Article g. The government of tn c.rnora-
tlon, ana the management of its fairs sbsI
be vested in. and under the control ~
board OF three directors who shall he strck-
noiders, and who shall be chosen annually
o oS I'm the Stockhoiders at such time and place
as snail be provided by the bylaws of this
corporation; and subject 10 the control M
the board OF directors. the active manage
i ln OF the affairs OF this corporation shall
De vested In the following named officers:
president vice president a secretary;
treasurer and general manager, who
board D dlr slseleo a anIuay bo.o by the
and qualifications for office shall he
such as the bylaws may prescribe
except that the Offices OF president and treas
the same person.
Article g. The names Of those persons
VINO shall constitute the first board of al
Tect0rs or this corporation are d. NJ Rob
bins, Ralph w. Cavenaugh and Ge~-gs
Grlggs. and the names OF the first set OF o.
whose Successors
shall be elected by the board OF directors as
hereinbefCre provided are as follows: Pres
ident and treasurer. d. NJ. Robbins vice
president and general manager. Ralph W.
Cavenaugh, and secretary, George Griggs.
In witness whereof we have hereuntG set
our hands and affixed our seals this twelfth
day OF February. 1898.
d. NJ ROBBINS,
RALPH w CAVENACCH.
GEORGE GRIGGS.
In the presence of
Frank II. GTiggs,
C. w. Collins
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
On this twelfth day of February. 1898. b..
lore me. notary public in and for said
county. personally appeared D. NJ RON
bins, Ralph w. Cayenaugh AMI George
Griggs. to me well known to be the uer-
going instrument, and each Acknowledged
the execution thereof to be his frae act and
deed.
FRANK II. GRIGGs.
Notarial Seal. Notary Public
Ramsey County Minnesota.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. DEPARTMENT
l hereby certify that the within instrp-
ment was filed for record in this office on
the 14th day Of February. A. D.. 1898 at Ia
o'clock m. and was duly recorded in Book
T ?, OF Incorporations page
ALBERT BERG
Secretary Of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramzey-ss. Office OF the Register OF
Deeds.
This is to certify that the within !ns.ru-
ment was filed for record in this Office at 81
1893. at 10 O'Clock a. m. and that the same
was duly recorded in Book II OF Incor-ora-
tons pages 5s6-5S8
EDWD. c. KRAMER.