The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-31
Articles of Incorporation of The
MOntrOse Company.


MontrOse Company.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY
associate ourselves together for the
purpose CT becoming a corporation, under
and by virtue of the laws of the State Of
Minnesota, and do hereby adopt and sign
the following articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE /
The name Of this Corporation shall be
The Montrose Company
The general nature of the business of
the corporation shall be buying, owning,
improving, selling, leasing and dealing in
lands, stenements, and hereditaments,
real, mixed end personal estate and prop
erty; and building, buying, selling, leas-
ing and operating apartment houses.
The principal place of transacting said
business shall be st. Paul, Minnesota
ARTICLE II.
Said corporation shall commence on the
I1th day of June, 1900, and the period of
its continuance shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of
said corporation shall be Thirty-Five
Thousand Dollars ($35, ,000), and shall be
divided into $50 shares. of One Hundred
DolIarS $lOO) each, and issued and paid
in as the Board of Directors of said cor
poration shall determine.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount Of indebtedness or
liability TO which said corporation shall
at any time be subject shall be Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($2O,00O)
ARTICLE V.
The names and the places of residence
or the persons forming said association
for Incorporation are as follows: Edwin
NJ. Ware, George b. Ware and Howard
f. Ware, all residing at ST. Paul. Min
nesota.
ARTICLE VI.
The government of this corporation and
the management of it's business and affairs
shall be vested in a board of three di-
rectors, which board shall have power,
amons other things, to borrow money,
from time to time, on behalf Of the cor
porat1on, and to cause to be executed. by
the proper officers of the corporation its
note or notes therefor, and a good and
any or all of the property of the CORPORA
tion, to secure the payment thereof upon
such terms and conditions as to said
board shall seem best Said board shall
be elected annually by and from the
stockholders Of said corporation. at each
annual meeting thereof, which shall he
held on the first Monday in each and
every year at the principal office of said
corporation in st. Paul, Minnesota
Said directors shall hold office for one
year, or until their successors are elect
ed in their stead.
The annual meeting Of the Board of Di-
rectors Of this corporation shall be held
at Its principal office in St Paul imme-
diately after the adjournment Of aaob
The first Board of Directors shall con-
sist OF Edwin M Ware, George B. Ware
ana toward f. Ware. who shall hold Of
nee until the annual meeting of the cor
porat1on fer the year 1901 or until their
successors are elected in their stead.
ARTICLE VII.
The officers of the corporation shall he
a president, vice president, secretary and
a treasurer, who shall be elected by the
Ing thereof and shall hold office for ona
year, or until their successors are elected
in their stead. They shall perform slIcH
outles ana nave such powers as are in
cident to their respective fices. or as
the bylaws OF the corporation shall pre-
scribe. The office Of secretary and trea
urer may be held by the same person.
be: 7i'4l
President. Edwin M. Ware
Vice president. George B. Ware.
Secretary and Treasurer. Howard f.
Ware
And they shall hold office until the an
nual meeting OF the Board Of Directors
for the year 1901, or until their success
sors are elected in their stead.
Special meetings of said Beard Of d.
rectors or stockholders may be held at
such times and under such rules as the
bylaws OF the corporation may prescribe.
and. until such time as suitable bylaws
are adopted. special meetings of said
Board of Directors may be held at anv
time upon one DAYS written notice. given
personally to each member thereof nv
the secretary Of the corporation. AMI
special meetings of the stockholders Tog.1
be held at any time upon ten DAYS writ
ten notice thereof. served personally on
each stockholder, or by mailing to sucr
stoCkholder. at his last known address
a COW of such notice. at least ten da VS.
before the date of such meeting.
In witness whereof we have herer1pto
May. 1900. u
EDWIN NJ. WARE. (seaIN
GEORGE B. WARE (SeaI2
HOWARD F. WARE. (Seai)
In presence of
Geo w. Markham
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