The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
CHApTER se-S r NO IN

state, to have public office In this
state, at which to transact its business,
and to appoint an agent duly authorized
to accept service of process, and requir
ing such corporation to file its articles
or certificates Of incorporation with the
secretary of state, and pay into the
state treasury certain fees, providing
penalties for a violation of the .provi
bqes Of hs se ana ana e
the general laws Of the State of Mime
sofa for the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-fiVe QS95).
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. Every corporation for pecnn-
tary profit, organized in any other state,
territory country, before it shall be
authorized or permitted to transact any
business in this state or to continue busi-
ness herein, if already established, or to
acquire, hold or dispose of property, real,
personal, or mixed, within this state, or
sue or maintain any action at law or 9TH
erwise in any of the courts of this state.
shall have and maintain public Office or
place in this state for the transaction OF
its business, and shall appoint an agent,
who shall reside in the county, in which
said public office is located, duly author
lied to accept service Of process, and
upon whom service of process may be had
in any action to which said corporation
may be a party, and service upon such
agent shall be taken and held as due and
personal service upon such corporation.
Sec: 2. A duly authenticated copy Of the
appointment of said agent shall be filed
certified copy thereof shall be prima
facie evidence of the appointment and
authority of such agent.
Sec. 8. Every corporation for pecuniary
profit organized in any other state, terri
tory or country, now or hereafter doing
business within this state, shall file in the
its charter or certificate or articles of in
corporation, duly certified and authenti-
Gated by the proper authority: and the
principal or agent in this state of the
said corporation shall make and file with
the secretary of state of this state, with
the articles or certificates above provided
for, a statement. duly sworn to, showing
the proportion of the capital stock of the
said corporation which Is represented by
its property located and business trans
treasury the sum of fifty dollars (sEO) for
the first fifty thousand dollars (s50,OOo) or
capital stock, and the further sum of five
dollars (s5, for every additional ten thou
sand dollars (slo,Ooo) or fraction thereof
of tbe OF soe and
corporation shall be valid or effectual IN
til such corporation shall have paid into
lars for every ten thousand (s1O,66O) dol
lars or fraction thereof of such increase
of said proportion of capital stock of such
corporation.
of the capital stock Of such corporation
upon which 1t shall pay license fees as
aforesaid, the business of said corporation
transacted In and out of this state dur
ing the year Immediately preceding the
| filing of it's articles or certificates as
above provided for shall be considered
and control. Upon a compliance with
| the above provision by the said corpora
ton the secretary Of state shall execute
and deliver to said corporation certif1-
cate that said corporation has duly COM
piled with the laws Of this state and Is
authorized to do business herein stating
portion thereof which is represented in
this state, and such certificate shall be
prima facie evidence that the said cor
poration Is entitled to all the rights and
creation and incorporation Of such cor
poration, and such corporation shall en-
JOY. those rights and benefits for the
the charter or corporate existence of such
| corporation shall sooner expire under it's
own provision or those of the state un-
der whose laws it was created, and the
so transact business and acquire and
hold property In this state may be re-
newed for like periods by refling its ar
ticles Of incorporation with secretary
of state and by the payment Of like fees
whenever, pursuant to the provisions of
this act, its said right and privileges shall
have expired
Sec T. Every corporation for pecuniary
profit organized In any other state, terri
tory or country now doing business in or
which may hereafter do business In this
state, which shall neglect or fail to COM
ply with the conditions of this act shall
(S1 00O dollars to be recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction; and it Is
hereby made the duty Of the secretary Of
state Immediately after October first qst),
and as often thereafter as he may be ad-
vised that corporations are doing busi