The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-13
Articles of incorporation of the l..
II. Martin Co.


WE. THE UNDERSIGNED. DO I4ErE-
by associate ourselves together for ina
purpose of forming a corporation in &c
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
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a., The name of the corporation shall be
The general nature of the busir sss of
this corporation shall be 10 buy, own hold.
improve. lease, sell and deal in lands.
tenements and hereditaments, real mix
ed and personal estate and property, and
to use and enjoy the same; to buy sell.
manufacture, get out, engage in lumber
ing and deal In logs and timber AMI all
other kinds of products, both for itself as
well as for others.
ART. g.
The principal place for the transaction
of the business of said corporation shall
be at Duluth, Minnesota.
ART. T.
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 t aRfy, : years
The amount of capital stock shall be
twenty thousand dollars &2O.0OO). to be
paid in from time to time, upon the call
or the board of directors.
ART. 6.
me highest amount Of Indebtedness
VI lldDtiity " WHICH SAID corporation
shall at any time be subject is twenty
thousand dollars.
ART. T.
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 g.
The names of the first board of direct
ors of this corporation are: Louis r. Mar
tin, Thomas II. Martin and Lincoln A
Sukeforth, who shall constitute the board
annual meeting of the stockholders there
of. to be held on the second Tuesday in
June, s1899.
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 a
president, vice president. secretary and
treasurer, whose terms of office shall.
thereafter, and until their 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 mold
their Office during the pleasure of the
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 such
directors, SO elected, shall hold their of
flee for the unexpired term of such pre-
decessor.
ART TO-
The capital stock of this corporation
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. 1899
LOUIS R. MARTIN. (SeaI)
THOMAS H. MARTIN, (Seai)
LINCOLN A. SUKEFORTH.s fSeal.)
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence
J. F. Whalen,
Jno. Jenswald Jr
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
ST. Loufs-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. Sukefortb, to me known to be the per-
| sons described In and who executed the
FOREGOING instrument, and they ackpowl-
edged that they executed the same as
their free act and deed.
JNO. JENSWAI.D JR., !.
(NotarisI Seai3 Notary Public.
st. Louis County. MINI.