The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-09
Articles of Incorporation of the l.
n. Martin Co

Articles of Incorporation of the L..
n. Martin Co.
WE. THE UNDERSIGNED, DO HERE
by associate ourselves together for the
purpose of forming a corporation, in nc
c0rdance with the provisions of Title 2,
chapter "a, General Statutes of Minne-
sofa for 1894, and the amendments there
to, and for that purpose have agreed
upon, adopted and signed the following
articles OF incorporation:
ART. 1.
me name of the corporation shall be
IL. X. Martin Co.
~,s ART. 2.
Inc general nature of the business Of
this corporation shall be to buy own hold,
tenementS1 and Entertainments, real mix
ed and personal. estate and property, and
70 use and enjoy the same; to buy, sell,
manufacture, get out, engage in lumber
ing and deal In logs and timber and all
other kinds of products, both for itself as
well as for others. -
The principal place for the transaction
of the business of said corporation shall
be at Duluth Mnnegota
The time Of commencement of this cor
poration shall be the 18th day of April.
A. ID. 1889, and the period of continuance
'here0f shall be t aRT' : years
me me amount Of capital stock shall be
Twenty naid =, thousand dollars (s2oOOW, to be
of the board of directors
ART. 6.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which said corporation
shall at any time be subject is twenty
thousand dollars.
ART 7.
Inc names and places of residences Of
the persons forming this corporation are:
Louis r.. Martin, Duluth, Minnesota.
Thomas H. Martin, Duluth, Minnesota,
| Lincoln A. Sukeforth, Carlton, Mime
| sofa.
= ART g.
The names of the first board of direct
ors OF this corporation are: Louis R. Mar
| tin, Thomas H.. Martin and Lincoln A.
Sukeforth, who shall constitute the board
OF directors of said corporation until the
annual meeting of the stockholders there
| or, to be held on the second Tuesday in
| June, 1892
ART g.
th The government Of this corporation and
vested in board of three directors. to
| be elected by the stockholders at their
annual meeting, to be held on the second
tuesday or June of each year, who shall
| hold their office until their successors are
| elected, as herein provided
The board OF directors, at their first
meeting after the annual meeting of the
| stockholders or thereafter at such time
| as they may agree upon, shall elect q
president, vice president, secretary and
continue until the next annual meeting
| thereafter, and until their successors are
erected and qualified. The office of sec
| rotary and treasurer may be held by the
same person.
| The board of directors may, from time
| to time, appoint such other officers as
| they may deem necessary, who shall hold
| their. office during the pleasure Of the
board.
| All-vacancies in the membership of the
board of directors, or other officers shall
| be filled by an election held by the bal
ance of the board of directors and such
| directors, so elected, shall hold their Of
nee for the unexpired term Of such pre-
| decessor.
ART. 10.
The capital stock of this CORPORATION
| shall be divided into 200 shares of the
par value of one hundred dollars each. :
In testimony whereof, we have here
unto placed our names and affixed our
seals this 9Th day of April, A. D. 1899.
LOUIS r. MARTIN, (Seal)
THOMAS H. MARTIN, (Seai)
| LINCOLN A. SUKEFORTH (Seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence
j. F. Whalen,
| Jno. Jenswald Jr.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
| st. Louis-ss.
On this 9Th day of April, A. D. 1899. be-
| fore me, a notary1public within and for
| the County of St. Louis, in the State of
| Minnesota, personally came Louis r.
Martin, Thomas II. Martin and Lincoln
sons described in and who executed the
| foregoing instrument, and they acknowl-
| edged that they executed the Same as
| their free act and deed
-JNO.- JENSWALD JR..
(Notarial SeaL) I Notary Public.