The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-10
Articles of Incorporation of the L

Articles or incorporation of the l..
r.. Martin Co.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, DO HERE
by associate ourselves together for the
purpose of forming a corporation, in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of Title 2,
sofa for 1894, and the amendments there
to, and for that purpose have agreed
upon, adopted and signed the following
articles of incorporation:
..The name of the corporation shall be
IL. R. Martin Co..
ART. 2.
The general nature of the business of
this corporation shall be to buy, own, hold,
improve, lease, sell and deal in lands,
tenements and hereditaments, real mix
to use and enjoy the same; to buy, sell,
manufacture, gel. 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.
ART. 8.
The principal place for the transaction
OF the business of said corporation shall
be at Duluth, Minnesota.
ART. A.
The time of commencement of this cor
pora a 1000 shall be the 18th day Of April.
A. D. 1879 and the period Of continuance
| thereof shall be thirty years.
The amount Of capital stock shall be
paid In from time to time, upon the cali
of the board of directors
ART. g.
or liability to which said corporation
shall at any. time be subject Is twenty
thousand dollars.
The 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. 8.
| 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
| Of, to be held on the second Tuesday In
| June, 1899.
The government Of this corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be
vested in board Of three directors to
be elected by the stockholders at their
annual meeting, to be held on the second
| Tuesday. Of June of each year, who shall
hold their office until their successors are
| elected, as herein provided.
| The board of directors, at their frs,
| meeting after the annual meeting of the
stockholders, or thereafter at such time
as they may agree. upon. shall elect g
| treasurer, whose terms of office shall
| continue until the next annual meetins
4 thereafter, ana until Inelr successors are
| elected 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 tho
| board
| All vacancies in the membership of the
| board of directors, or other officers, shall
| be filed by an election held by the bal
| ance of the board of directors, and sucI
| directors, SO elected, shall hold their of
| fee for the unexpired term of such pre-
| decessor.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be divided into 200 shares of In,
par value Of one hundred dollars each.
In testimony whereof, we have here
| unto placed our names and affixed oul
| seals this 9Th day of April, A. D. 1890.
LOUIS r. MARTIN, (Seal)
THOMAS H. MARTIN, (Seal)
Signed. sealed and delivered in presence
F Whalen,
Jno. Jenswald Jr.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
ST. Louis-ss.
On this 9Th day of April, d. 1899. be
fore me, a notary public within and To-
the County of st. Louis, in the State o.
Minnesota, personally came Louis r
Martin, Thomas H. Martin and LincoIr
] A.. Sukeforth, to me known to be the pcr
sons described in and who executed tn,
! foregoing instrument, and they acknowl
their free act and deed.
JNO. JENSWALD JR,
(Notaria1 Seal) Notary Public
BIT. Louis County, MINI.