The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-01-19

We, the persons whose names aye hereuiito
subscribed, do hereby associate ourselves to-
g soa under 1h shee Chap
Ser "a, of the General STATUTES Ct the State Of
Minnesota, and the laws 2ipendatory therei,f;
and for that purpose do heGebH ad9pt and
Sign these Articles Of ine0rP8fatfeas te=Witi
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be the
UNITED MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
ana the same is organized for the purpose of
manufacturing Washing Machines. Churns
J1sh- washers and doing general manufac-
turing business in wood and metal, and the
transacting of all business pertinent or essen
tial thereto.
The principal place of business of said cor
poration shall be at the City of Sank Centre,
.Srearns County, and State of Minnesota.
AR rICLEII.
The time of the commencement of said cor
poraton shall be the 18th day, of January. A.
d. 1890. and the period of its continuance shall
be the term of Thirty 900 years from said date
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars
(S10O, 600 to be divided into Ten Thousand
100000 shares of Ten Dollars $40 each, and all
to be paid in at the time of the commence
ment of this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The names of the persons forming this asso-
citation for incorporation are:
James Ingram. Gordon l.. Ingram and III. ).
Gibson, all residing in the City of Sauk Cen.
tre Stearns County, Minnesota. and George
A. Pettigrew and Francis f. Conner, residing
at the Village of Flandreau, Moody County,
South Dakota,
ARTICLE v.
The government of the corporation and the
management of its business and affairs shall
be vested in Board of five ~ Directors Said
Directors shall be elected annually at the an
nual meeting of this corporation the first of
which annual meetings shall be held on the
annual meeting shall be held on the first
Tuesday in February, A. D. 1900, and all sub
sequent annual meetings shall thereafter be
held on the first Tuesday in February in each
year
The following persons shall constitute the
first Board of Directors and shall continue as
such until the first annual meeting of said
corporation, on the first Tuesday in February,
1900 or until their successors are elected and
qualified. to-wit:
James Ingram.
Gordon L. Ingram,
III. S. Gibson,
George A. Pettigrew and
Francis +. Conner.
\ The Officers of said corporation shall con-
sist of a President, Vice President. Secretary
and Treasurer, who shall be elected annually
Dy Une BOdrQ OF DlrecUOfS dU meeting Unefe-
OF held Immediately after the annual meet
ing of the said corporation. Such officers
shall hold their offices for the period of one
year. or until their successors are elected and
qualified. Any two of said offices, except
those of President and Vice President may
be held by the same person, and of said Off
GERS the President and Vice President shall
be chosen from the Board of Directors, and
the remaining officers may. or may not, be
chosen from the Board of Directors.
Vacancies in said Board of Directors and in
said offices may be filled by the Board of Di-
rectOrS at any regular meeting held in purSu-
ance of the bylaws
The following shall constitute the first Off
GERS of said corporation. who shall hold their
offices until the first Tuesday in February,
1900, or until their successors are elected and
qualified:
James Ingram, President.
George A. Pettigrew, Vice President.
Gordon L. Ingram, Secretary, and
Lucas Kells, Treasurer.
In WITNESS WHEREOF. We have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 9th day of Janu-
airy, A. ID. 1899.
RoBT. r. KELLs JAMES INGRAM [sEALl
YGoRDoN I. INGRAM[ seal
T.. NJ KELLS s. GIBSONfSEALl
S.L.SPEARI GEORGE A. PETTIGREWtsEAL1
w. P.HEss( FRANCIS f. CONNERtsEAL1
STATE OF MINNESOTA 60
COUNTY OF STEARNs,
On this 10th day of January, A. D.. 1892 be-
fore me, Notary Public within and for said
County and State, personally appeared James
Ingram, Gordon L. Ingram and III. s. Gibson,
the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged
that they executed the same as their free act
IsEALl ROBT. r. KELLS.