The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-15
Articles of incorporation of Grand
Forks Sheet Metal Works.

Articles of Incorporation of Grand
Forks Sheet Metal Works.
THE UNDERSIGNED IN ORDER TO
form corporation under the provisions
of Title two (2) Chapter thirty-four j3O
OF the General Statutes of Minnesota do
body polite and corporate for the pur-
pose of carrying on an exclusively man
ufacturing or mechanical business and
to that end hereby agree upon and adopt
the following Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
Sec l: The, name of this corporation
shall be Grand Forks Sheet Metal Works
sec. The general nature of it's bust
ness shall be the manufacture of sheet
metal constructions, making marketable
prooucts OF the same and architectural,
structural or other useful adaptation
thereof; to do construction work proper
Iy incidental to such business: to pur-
chase or acquire necessary materials and
rights and make all contracts essential or
appropriate to the business above describ-
ed; to sell its products; TO acquire and
hold such lands, tenements and heredita-
ments as shall be necessary to provide
proper plants or places in which to do
the business of the corporation, and to
manage and dispose of the same; and
to have and exercise all the rights and
privileges conferred by law on exclusive
ly manufacturing or mechanical corpora
tions.
Sec. g. The principal office of this Cor
poratlon shall be at st. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement of said
corporation shall be the S1st day of May,
1900 and the period of its continuance
shall be twenty years.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of authorized capital stock
of said corporation shall be ten thousand
dollars (S10000) to be paid in from time
to time as the Board of Directors NAV di-
rect and shares of the stock are subscrib-
ed for and taken, and the corporation
may commence to do business when sew
enty-twO shares shall be subscribed and
paid for. The amount of said capital
stock may be increased in the manner
provided by law.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation shall
a. any time be subject shall be ten thou
sand dollars ($10,000).
ARTICLE V.
The names and places of residence of
the persons forming this association for
Incorporation are as follows to-wit:
CHARLES A. Zetterstrand and Peter Mel
son. both residing at Grand Forks, North
Dakota, and Leigh Pruden, residing at
Cass Lake, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI.
The government of this corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be
and is hereby vested in a board of not
less than three 90 nor more than five (5J
directors, the number to be specified in
the by laws each and all of whom shall
be stockholders in the corporation.
The names and residence of the first
Board of Directors are as follows:
Charles A. ZetterStrand residing at
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Peter Nelson residing at Grand Forks,
Leigh Pruden residing at Cass Lake.
Minnesota.
They shall hold their office until the
first annual meeting of the stockholders
to be held the third Monday in january,
1901, and until their several succe ssors
are elected and qualified
Directors shall be chosen annually, at
the annual meeting of stockholders
which shall be held the third Monday of
January OF each year at noon, beginning
in January, 1901, at a place TO be de-
termined by the Bylaws, and shall each
mold for one year and until a successor
is elected and qualified. Vacancies in
the Board of Directors by death, resigna-
ton or otherwise, shall be filed for the
then current year by the remaining mem
bers of the Board of Directors.
The officers of the corporation shall
be a President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer, and such others as the
bylaws shall prescribe or the Board Of
Directors shall from time to time select
or appoint. The same person may hold
at one time any two offices except Pres
ldent and Vice President. The President
wee President, Secretary and Treasurer
shall be elected from the Board of Di-
rectors; and all officers shall be elected
or appointed by the Directors
The first officers of the corporation
snail be as follows: President, Charles
A. Zetterstrand; Vice President Peter
Nelson; Secretary and Treasurer, Leigh
Pruden, who shall hold their offices un-
til the annual meeting of the Board Of
Directors l.
successors are elected and qualified
The Directors shall meet annually i'm
medlately after the annual meeting of
stockholders and elect officers for the on
suing year. They shall meet at slIch
other times and on such notice as the
Bylaws shall prescribe But no notice
OF meeting shall be required for a meet
ing al which all Directors shall be pres
ent. ~
Special meetings of stockholders NAV
be called by the Directors as provided in
Bylaws.
The Directors shall have the mower to
establish and amend Bylaws; and the
duties of the officers Of the corDorat ton
snail be such as are defined by the BY
laws.
ARTICLE VII
The capital stock of this corporation
shares Of fifty 900 dollars each.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals the days and
udteS lleIelH acknowledged.
CHAS. A. ZETTERSTRAND. (SealO
PETER NELSON. lSeaiI
LEIGH PRUDEN, CSeai3
Executed in presence Of
Dan w. Doty,
Walter l.. Chaplin,
As to Leigh Pruden.
w. L. Vannet,
]. MOrck,
Witnesses as to Chas. A. zetterstrand
w. D. McClntock,
John s. Whitacre
AS to Peter Nelson.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
On this 4th day of May, 1900. before me
personally appeared Leigh Pruden to me
known to be the person described in and
who executed the foregoing instrument
and he acknowledged that he executed
the same as his free act and deed.
DANIEL w DOTY.
Notary Public, Ramsey County, MINI.
STATE E OF NORTH DAKOTA, COUNTY
of Pierce-ss
On this Sth day of May, 1900, before me
personally appeared Peter Nelson, to me
known to be the person described in and
VINO executed the foregoing Instrument
ana ne acknowledged that he executed
the same his free apd 6aod