The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-02

Minnesota.
We, the undersigned, associate ourselves to.
gether for the purpose OF forming a corpora
ton according to the provisions OF title two
" OF chapter thirty-four (34) of the General
Statutes OF the State of Minnesota 1873 and
t the acts amendatory and supplementary
thereto, and for that purpose do hereby adopt
agree to and sign the following articles OF
association. towt:
ARTICLE l.
The name Of this corporation shall he the
Northwestern Land and Improvement Com.
pany of Winena Minnesota.
The general nature of the business of this
corporation shall be to buy own hold DIAL
In, sell and negotiate notes, bends stocks
mortgages and other evidences of ndebt d.
ness; to buy, own. acquire. improve. sell.
lease, exchange, plat mortgage and to deal
In lands, tenements, hereditaments, real per-
sonal and mixed property, and particularly to
issue and sell installment investment con-
tracts for the future delivery Of real estate
goods wares or merchandise, maturab.e at
such times and such conditions as the
board OF directors may from time 20 time de-
terinine, and generally do and perform such
lawful business and undertaking as shall be
necessary or expediert fer the proper carry
ing on of the business above named It's prin-
cipal place of business shall be at Winona
ARTICLE II.
The time of commencement of this corpora
ton Shall be on the 2lst Gay OF May 1898. and
the period of its continuance shall be the
term OF thirty CsG , years r ,,r
poration shall be fifty thousand dollars
500o0), divided into two thousand q OOOJ
shares of twenty-five dollars tS25) each; such
capital stock shall be paid in in such INSTALL
ments and ar such times as the board Of di-
rectors shall by resolution determine
ARTICLE w
The highest amount CT indebtedness or liza
bility to which said corporation shall al any
time be subject shall be fifty thousand dollars
$780, 00)
The names Of the persons forming this as
ISOLATION for Incorporation are j. NJ. Court
right. Oscar H. Schmidt. NJ. E. Bryant, all
residents of Winona, Minnesota
ARTICLE VI
The government OF this corporation and the
management of its business shall be, ami
hereby is. vested In board of five 81 di-
rectors, who shall be elected annually from
| the stockholders of said corporation at its an
| nual meeting, which shall be held or the first
Tuesday in July in each year at Winona Min
| nesOta. The names Of the first board of d-
rectors of this corporation H. G. G..
Schmidt, ]. N. COPYRIGHT. John Ludwig Os-
car H. Schmidt, NJ. E. Bryant, who shall hold
Office until the first annual meeting. TIE first
officers of this corporation shall be H. G. C.
Schmidt. president; NJ, E. Bryant vice presi-
dent; Oscar H. Schmidt, secretary and treas
urer. who shall hold their respective offices
until the first annual meeting.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals.
OSCAR H. SCHMIDT, (seaI)
J. NJ. COURTRIGHT. (seaLj
NJ. E. BRYANT (SeaIj
W. A. Allen.
G. W. Hodgson.
Estate OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF WI
nona-ss.
| On this 18th day of May 1898 before me-
| Court Commissioner within and for said coun-
| ty, personally appeared J. NJ. COPYRIGHT Os-
| car H. Schmidt, VI. Z. Bryant, to me known
| to be the persons described in and who exc
| cuted the foregoing articles of incorporation.
and they each acknowledged that they execut-
| ed the same their free act and deed
w. A. ALLEN.
Court Commissioner of Winona County Min
nesota.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF WI
nona-SS.
/ hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed in this Office for record on the 23d
day of May. A. D. 1885, at O'Clock D. m,
and duly recorded in Book 3 of Misc. page
49, GEO. D. FRENCH
Register OF Deeds.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPARTMENT OF
State.
I hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record In this office on the LIST
day of June, A. d. 1898. at o'clock a. M
and was duly recorded in Book 2 OF In
corporations, on Page -.
ALBERT BERG, Secretary Of State