The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-30
Articles of Incorporation of the
Minnesota Water Arch Furnace

We. THE UNDERSIGNED, PURSUANT
to and in conformity with the statutes
Of the State of Minnesota in such case
made and provided, and more particu-
larry pursuant to and in conformity with
the acts entitled IAN act relating to
manufacturing corporations" approved
March 7th. A. D. 1878, and the several acts
amendatory thereof. do by these presents
associate ourselves together for the pur-
pose Of forming a corporation, and to
that end have agreed upon, and do here
by adopt the following articles Of incor-
porat1on:
ARTICLE L
The corporate name of this corporation
shall be the minnesota Water Arch Fur
ARTICLE II a
this corporation Is hereby formed and
established are, and the general nature
of its business shall be, the manufacture
and sale of boilers and furnaces, fuel
saving devices. and such other tools, ma
chinery, implements, or other devices or
articles as may form the component parts
of, or be incidental to the manufacture
of the devices above mentioned.
ARTICLE III.
The principal place for the transaction
Of the business Of this corporation shall
be in the City of St. Paul, in the County
Of Ramsey, and in the State Of Mime
sota-
ARTICLE ".
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the sixth day Of jan
uary, 1900, and the period of its con-
ttnuance shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE V
The amount of the capital stock of this
corporation shall be fifty thousand dol
lars GO, 900 COY to be divided into one thou
sand G,00O shares, of the par value of
fifty dollars $4,000 each, to be paid in
such manner and in at-such times and
in such amounts as the board of direc-
tors may determine.
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability TO which this corporation shall
at any time be subject shall be the sum
OF ten thousand dollars $50. 100000.
ARTICLE VII.
The names and places of residence of
the persons forming this association for
incorporation are as follows:
G GSsogge fFiggs o St 5Raq Ba MinnesOt
H. Melville Griggs, st. Paul. Minnesota.
ARTICLE VIII.
The government Of this corporation. and
the management OF its affairs. shall be
vested in and under the control of
board of three directors, who shall be
stockholders. and who shall be chosen
annually by the stockholders, at such
time and place as shall be provided by
the board of directors. The active man
agement of the affairs of this corporation
shall be vested in the following named
officers: A president, vice president, a
secretary, a treasurer, and a general
manager, who shall be elected by the
board Of directors, and whose duties and
qualifications for office shall be such as
the bylaws may prescribe, except that
the offices OF president, general manager,
and treasurer. and the offices OF vice
president and secretary may be held by
one and the same person.
ARTICLE TX.
The names of those persons who shall
constitute the first board Of directors Of
this corporation are, George Griggs,
Chester H. Griggs, and H. Melville Griggs'
and the names of the first set of officers
for this corporation whose successors
shall be elected by the board of directors
as hereunto provided, are as follows:
President treasurer and general man
ager. George Griggs; vice president and
secretary. H. Melville Griggs
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and affixed our seals this
tWenty-seventh day of December, A D.
GEORGE GRIGGs.
CHESTER H. GRIGGS.
II. MELVILLE GRIGGS.
In the presence of
Ain s. Griggs,
Franklin H. Griggs.
Cancelled 10c stamp)
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-Ss.
On this twenty-eighth day of December.
1899, before me, notary public in and for
said county, personally appeared George
Gf1ggS, chester II. Cr1ggS and H. Mel
vile Grfggs, to me we'll known, to be the
persons named in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and each acknoWI-
edged the execution thereof to be of their
free act and deed.
FRANK H. GRIGGS.
Notary Public, Ramsey County, MINI.
(Notarial Seal.)
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss. No. 244. re. ONCE of the
Register of Deeds.
This Is to certify that the within in
strument was filed for record in this office
at st. Paul, on the 2Sth day of Decem-
Der. A. D. 1899, at 40 o'clock a. M, and
that the same was duly recorded in Book
J of interpretations, pages $685.
EDW. @. KRAMER
Register Of Deeds.
STATE OBJ MINNESOTA. DEPART
ment of State.
I hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was. filed for record In this Office on
the 18th day of December. A. D. 1899, at
4 o'clock p. m, and was duly recorded n
Book wa Of Interpretations, on page =.
ALBERT BERG,
Secretary Of State