The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-15
Articles OF 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-
Chapter "a. General Statutes of Mime,
sofa for 1894. and the amendments there
to- and for that purpose have agreed
upon. adopted and signed the following
articles Of Incorporation
ART. l.
.,,T me name of the corporation shall be
Inc general nature of the business of
this corporation shall be to buy. own, hold.
improve, lease, sell and deal In lands
tenements and Entertainments, real, mix
ed and personal estate and property, and
to use and enjoy the same; to buy. sell.
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, Minnesota.
ART. A.
The time OF commencement of this cor
poration, shall be the 18th day of April,
A. D. 1899, and the period of continuance
thereof shall be thirty years.
The amour. Of capital stock shall ba
paid in from time to time, upon the call
OF the board of dir set :
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.
and
Lincoln A. sukeforth, Carlton, Mime
sofa.
The names Of the first board of direct
ors Of this corporation are: Louis r. Mar
XIV, orfs,
Sukeforth, who shall constitute the board
of directors of said corporal ton until the
annual meeting of the stockholders there
of. to be held on the second Tuesday In
June, 1899.
ART 9.
The government Of this corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be-
vested in a 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 first
meeting after the annual meeting of the
stockholders, or thereafter at such time
as they may agree upon, shall elect q
treasurer, whose terms of office shall
continue until the next annual meeting
thereafter, and until their successors are
elected and qualified. The office of sec
rotary and treasurer may be held by the
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
flee for the unexpired term of such pre-
decessor.
The capital stock of this corpora ton
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. 1880.
LOUIS r. MARTIN, (Seal)
THOMAS H. MARTIN, (Sealj
LINCOLN A. SUKEFORTH. (Seal.0
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, notary public within and for
the County of st. Louis, in the State of
Minnesota, personally came Louis R.
Martin, Thomas H. Martin and Lincoln
A. Sukeforth, to me known to be the per
sons described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and they aclznowl-
edged that they executed the same as
their free act and deed.
JNO. JENSWAI5D JR.,
(Netariai SeaLl Notary Public:
: St Louis County. MINI.