The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-17
ARTICLES SO OF INC INCORPORATION.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ENTS that we, whose names are here
unto subscribed, do hereby associate our
selves for incorporation under the laws
Of the State of Minnesota, and to that
end do hereby adopt the following articles
of incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
Section l. The name of this corporation
shall be National Novelty Company"
Section 2. The general nature of it's
business shall be the buying, owning, sell
and disposing Of all k nds. of novelties
and sundry articles of manufacture adapt
ed for use, entertainment or ornament at
PLACES Of public resoGt ton refreshmen
Section 8. The principal place for trans
acting the business of said corporal on
shall be at the City of Minneapolis in the
County Of Hennepin and State of Mime
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ARTICLE II.
Said corporation shall commence on the
twentieth day of October, A. D. 1S99 and
shall continue for, the period of thirty
ARTICLE III.
Section l. The amount Of capital stock
Of said corporation shall be fifty thousand
dollars.
Section 2 Said capital stock shall b be
rectors of said corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount Of indebtedness- or
liability to which said corporation shall at
W ~ ARTICLE V.
The names. and places Of residence of
the persons forming said corporation are
John O'Brien and Edward Haynes, all Of
the City of st; Paql; Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI.
Section 1. The government of said cor
poration and the management of its af-
fairs shall be vested in board of three
directors, chosen by and from the stock
holders of said fiOn and In q
President, Vice Pres: dent, Secretary and
Treasurer. who shall be chosen by and
from said board of directors; and the
offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be
united in one person.
Section 2. The names of the first Board
of Directors Of said corporation shall be
and Edward Haynes, who shall serve I'M
til their successors are duly elected and
qualified.
Section g. Annual meetings of the stock
holders of said corporation shall be held
at its office in said City of Minneapolis on
the first Monday in the month of Novem-
year 1899, at ten clock in the forenoon.
for the election Of such board of directors
and the transaction Of other business.
And said Board of Directors shall iaold
said day last mentioned, Immediately
after adjournment of said stockholders
meeting, commencing with the year 1885,
for the election of officers and the trans
action of other business. Sad directors
and officers shall serve until their sue
cessors are annually elected and qualified
and vacancies shall be filled as directed
by the bylaws of said corporation Other
meetings of said stockholders and Ill
rectors may be held as provided in said
bylaws.
Section T. The bylaws of said cor
poration shall be prescribed and adopted
by said Board Of Directors. who may
amend and repeal the same from time to
( ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be divided into five hundred shares
of one hundred dollars each.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the persons
here: nbefore named as incorporators have
hereunto set their hands and seals this
ninth day of October, A. d. 1899, in dupli
cate original.
JOHN O,BRIEN; (Seal)
EDWARD HAYNES. (Seal)
Executed and delivered in duplicate.
In presence Of
HUGO JAEGER,
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