The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-01
Articles of Incorporation OF the
Minnesota Water Arch Furnace

Minnesota Water Arch furnace
Co.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED PURSUANT
to and in conformity with the statutes
Of the State OF Minnesota In sucn case
made and provided. and more pafticn-.
larly pursuant to and In conformity with
the acts entitled IAN act relating to
manufacturing corporations. approved
amendatory thereof. do by these presents
associate ourselves together forrthe pur-,
pose of forming corporauonT ana to
that end have agreed upon. and DO here.
by adopt the following articles of tncor-
80 p9i { tioH 80 ARTICLE II *e
The corporate name Of this corporation
shall be the Minnesota Water Arch Fur
'-''0' ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for WHICH
this corporation Is hereby formed ana
established are, and the general nature
and sale of boilers and furnaces, fuel
saving devices, and such ether tools, ma
ehinery, implements. or other devices or
articles as may form the component parts
of, or be Incidental to the manufactures
of the devices above mentioned.
ARTICLE III.
The principal place for the transaction
of the business of this corporation shall
of Ramsey, and in the State Of Mime
ARTICLE w.
The time Of the commencement Of this
corporation shall be the sixth day of Jan:
uary, 1900, and the period of Its con-,
tinuance shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE v.
The amount of the capital stock of this
corporation shall be fifty thousand dol
lars 100000 to be divided into one thou
sand Q,000) shares, of the par value of
fifty dollars (s50.00) each, to be paid in
such manner and in at such times and
in such amounts as the board of direc-
tors may determine.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount Of indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation shall
at any time be subject shall be the sum
Of ten thousand dollars $1000o.00).
ARTICLE VII.
The names and places of residence of
the persons forming this association for
incorporation are as follows:
Chester H. Griggs, st. Paul, Minnesota:
II. Melville Griggs, st. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VIII.
The government of this corporation, and
the management of its affairs. shall be
vested in and under the control of a
board of three directors, who shall be
stockholders, and who shall be chosen
annually by the stockholders, at such
time and place as shall be provided by
the board of directors. The active man.
agernent of the affairs of this corporation
shall be vested in the following named
officers: A president. vice president,
secretary q treasurer, and general
manager, who shall be elected by the
board of directors, and whose duties and
qualifications for office shall be such as
the bylaws may prescribe, except that
and treasurer. and the offices % vice
president and secretary may be held by
one and the same person.
ARTICLE TX.
The names of those persons who shall
constitute the first board of directors OF
Chester IL Griggs, and H. Melville Griggs..
and the names of the first set of officers
for this corporation whose successors
shall be elected by the board OF directors
President treasurer and general man
ager. George Griggs; vice president and
secretary, Fl. Melville Griggs.
In witness whereof We have hereunto
set our hands and affixed our seals this
twenty-seventh day Of December, A. D.
1899.
GEORGE GRIGGS, ..
CHESTER H. GRIGGS.
H. MELVILLE GRIGGS
In the presence Of
Ain S. Griggs,
Franklin H. Griggs.
(Canceled 10c stamp.)
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
On this twenty-eighth day of December
1899. before me. notary public In and for
said county, personally appeared George
Griggs, Chester H. Griggs and H Mel
willie Griggs, to me we'll known, to be the
persons named in and who executed the
foregoing instrument. and each aeknowl-
edged the execution thereof to be of their
free act and deed.
FRANK H. GRIGGS,
Nota-y Public, Ramsey County Mimi
(Notarial Seal9
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss. No. 244,76. Office of the
Register of Deeds
This Is to certify that the within in
strument was filed for record in this office
at st. Paul. on the 18th day of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1899, at 11i40 O'Clock a. M, and
that the same was duly recorded in Book
7 of Incorpora tons. pages S6-S8.
EDW. G. KRAMER,
Register of Deeds.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. DEPART
ment of State.
/ hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was filed for record In this Office on
the 2Sth day of December. A. D. 1899, at
4 o'clock p. ~, and was duly recorded In
Book VIZ of interpretations, on page =.
ALBERT BERG,
Secretary of State,