The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-07-26

focal and long distance telephone lines ant
exchange systems and public and priYat,
j telephone lines and telephone exchanges
4 and IN transmitting Intelligence by electric
4 lty FOR all purposes. and In doing y genera
i telephone business both within and witilou
4 the state OF Minnesota, and the acquiring
i holding. leasing, using and selling all rights
patents apparatus, machinery and fran
ehises pertaining to such business. The
4 principal place for doing business and thu
1 principal office for the transaction Of sncl
4 business Of this corporation shall be a TIL,
! Village Of Bemidji. in the County of Bel
| trami, and State Of Minnesota.
i ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement Of Thu
/ corporation shnll ba the 10th day OF July A
.. 1900, and the period Of its continuance
shall be thirty 1909 years.
4 ARTICLE III
The amount Of the capital stock OF said cor.
poration shall be Ten Thousand Dollar.
/ esi0o9OOol With the privilege OF increasinl
law in that behalf, and It shall be divided
into one hundred a001 shares OF One Hun.
| dred Dollars {s10Ol each. Said capital stock
and in such manner, in money or property as
the beard Of directors may determine and
| direct
ARTICLE w.
The highest amount OF indebtedness te
which this corporation shall at any time BIZ
subject, shall be Ten Thousand Dollars (sl0..
| 000. COD.
Article ".
The names and places of residence OF the
persons forming this Corporation ARE Joseph
n. Haner. residing Ut Bemidj j. Minnesota,
h Aadrsw Ri Stephens !, rna DeFyrsst Bucksn
colin McKinnOR, residing at FOsstUn. Mimne.
sofa and Albert Kaiser. also residing at Foss-
ton. Minnesota. @ 8s
ARTICLE VI.
| The government of said corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be vested
in Board Of Directors OF not less than three
nor more thHn five In number, who shall be
elected annually from among the stock-hold-
ers Of said corporation, at the annual meet
Ing Of the stockholders of said corporation
which shall be he'd annually on the first
Monday In january OF each and every year
beginning with ths year 1901. and tile trst
meeti ng OF the stock holders shall be held On
the first MONDAY IN January. l.Ol; at he office
ton, ut the city of Crookston, MinnesOta. u b
8 o'clock p. m. ard The annual meeti az III the
stockholders shall be held annually thereAf-
ter =, On the first Monday in Isn,iaIy Of each
place as Shall be fixed w the Board of Direc-
tors At said annual meeting each stock
holder shal be entitled To one vote for each
share OF capital stock owiied by him. and may
vote either In person or by proxy appointed
in writing. The officers OF said corporation
shall ,e 4 President. Secretary ana Treasar-
or. and such other officers as tn. Board of
Directors may from time TO time deem mecca
sary. TIE Board OF Directors shal / elect said
officers Immediately after the annual stock
holders b meeting in each year, The Board, pf
Directors and the officers Of said corporation
shall hold their respective offices for one
year and until their successors are elected
aud qnali He'd. IL for any reason Directors
sshall iut pc cli.sen nv the annual meeting as
herein provided they may be elected ut any
fspeoihl meeting VI the stock iders called
Tor that pur pose, upon such notice as shall be
ribbed BY the bylaws Of said corporation,
and If, for any reason. The Board OF Directors
shall fail to elect Qtfic rs rs herein provided,
such officers may be elected W any SUISSE
" or p rs
Ors may make such rules. and regu latiens, and
adopt such by-iaws for the management Of
the affairs OF said curporation,n not incOnsist-
they may deem necessary or advisa bic. The
persons named iii article ". shall constitute
the first Board of Directors, and until after
the annual stock -holders meeting on the first
Monday iii january 1901. and their successors
are elected and qualified. they shaii contlnuc
as such directors. }i88
Joseph H. Haner shall be President and
Andrew .. Stephens shall be Secretary. and
Albert KAISER shall be Treasurer. and shall
held their respective Offices until after.
the first annual meeting of stock holders apd
3nn til their successors Hre elected and quali-
fed. f
HIS lfSU flGetlIlS Oh SalQ fSOarU OF directors
shall be held on the 3Dth day of July a D..
1900 at 2:D0 o'clock p. M. az BemidjI in Bel
tramt County. Minnesota. for the purpose of
fransacting any and all business pertaining
TO the affairs of sud corporation.
In Testimony Whe reof. we have hereunto
set our hands aud affixed our seals this 18th
day of June Al. d. 1905.
JOSEPH H. HANER IsEALl
ANDREW ID. STEPHENS [sEAL1
DEFoREST BUCKLEN lsEALl
ALBERT KAISER fsEALl
MALCOLM Ma McKlSSoN tsEALl
In presence Of g
s1 A. H.. SMITHERS
JOHN BARKER
State Of Minnesota.
County OF Polk.
On this 18th day of June.. 1900, before me the
undersigned, Notary Publi within and for
said County, personally appeared Joseph fl
Haner. Andrew d. Stephens, and DeForest
named in and who executed the foregoing
articles of incorporate. n, and acknowledged
that they executed TIE same as their free act
- 'e''' ARTHUR ii. sMrrHEas
State Of Minnesota,
County Of Polk,
On this 14th day of June 1900 before methe
said County. personally appeared Malcolm
McEinnon, to me known to be the person
named in and who executed the foregoing
articles OF Incorporation and acknowledged
that he executed the same as his free act and
deed.
HAROLD + MARK
IsEAL Notary Public Polk County
State Of Minnesota Z
4 County of Polk.
On shis 18th day of June 1900, before me the
u Notary Public within and for
said County, personally appeared Albert
Kaiser. to me known to be the person named
in and who executed the foregoing articles of
and acknowledged that he
executed the same as his free act and deed
HAROLD F. MARK
IsEALl Notary Public Polk County.
State OF Minnesota,
Department of State.
I hereby certify that the within instrument
was fled for record in this Office on the 9th
day of ] uly a. d. 1900 at 1 o'clock D. m. and
was duly recorded in Book Y-2 of Incorpor-
! ALBERT BERG
Secretary of Suite
Office Of Register of Deeds.
Beltrami County
I hereby certify that the original Of this
fAr