New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1901-02-27
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THE
BURG CIGAR COMPANY.

BURG CIGAR COMP ANY,
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
That the undersigned do hereby assoc1-
and by virtue of Chapter Eleven I'D of
| the General Laws of Minnesota of 1873, and
the several acts amendatoryy thereof, and
articles of incorporation:
ARTICLE 1.
The name of this corporation shall be
the Burg Cigar Company"
ARTICLE 2.
The general nature of the business of
Said corporation and the purpose for
which the same is formed shall be the
manufacture of cigars and tobacco aud
the product Of tobacco of every nature,
name or description; of purchasing tobac-
GO and other raw material necessary
the product SO manufact1red.
ARTICLE g.
The principle place of t1ansacting the
business of said corporation shall be the
City of New U1m in the County of Brown
ARTIcLE4.
corporation shall be the first day of March,
A. d. 1901, and the continuance thereof
shall be for the period of thirty (aO years
from and after said date.
ARTICLES.
The amount of capital stock of this cor
poration shall be fifty thousand ESQ OGO,)
dollars, of which amount fifteen thous-
and t$150OO.) dollars thereof shall be actu-
nlent of this corporation, and the remain
der of the said stock shall be issued in
such amounts, paid in at such time and
place and in such manner as the Board of
Pf>f of rat
mine.
ARTICLE 6.
The name and places of residence of
the persons forming this corporation are
as follows: Frank Burg, William Burg
New Uln1 in the County of Brown and
State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE I.
The number of shares of the capital
stock Of this corporation shall be five hun
shall be one hundred tSl0o.oW dollars. The
number of shares owned by each stock
holder is as follows: Frank Burg, fifty (5O) {:
William Burg, fifty (50) and lax Burg IF
ty (50) shares.
ARTICLE s.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation shall
at any, time be subject, shall be sum not
actually paid in by the stockholders of
said corporation,
ARTICLE 8.
The first board of directors of this cor
pOratiOn shall consist of Frank Burg, Will
liam burg and Max Burg, OF whom said
Frank Burg shall be President, William
Burg shall be Secretary aud Max Burg
shall be Treasurer of said board and of
this corporation; al of whom shall hold
their respective offices until the first an
nual meeting of this corporation to be
held on the second Tuesday in January,
A. D. 1902, and until their successors are
vacancies a s provided for by law,
ARTICLE 10.
The stock, property. affairs, business
and government of this corporation shall
be vested in a board of three 60 directors,
corporation. Said board of directors, after
the one herein named. shall be elected by
and from the stockholders of the corpora
holders which shall be held at the office
of said corporation in the City of New
Ul1n, Brown County, Minnesota, at 4
o'clock P. NJ. on the second Tuesday of
January in each year, commencing with
the year 1902. Said Board of Directors, ex-
cept the one herein named, shall be elect
shall hold Office as such directors until
their successors are elected and qualified
Provided however, that the stockholders
of the said corporation may at any annual
meeting thereof, increase the number of
the Board OF Directors to not to exceed five.
ARTICLE IL.
At the first meeting of said Board of Di-
| rectors. after such annual election or at
ly elected Board of Directors shall organ
ize by the election from their own mum Der
of a President, Vice President, Secretary
aud TREASURER, who shall hold their re-
spective Office for the term of one year and
until their successors are elected and
qualified At all meetings OF said Board
of Directors, majority thereof shall con-
stitute a quoron for the transaction of
business, but a less number may adjourn
from time to time. The offices of Secre-
and the same person The Board of Direc-
tors of this corporation shall have the
power to establish bylaws, rules and re G.
rnent of the affairs of this corporation
create and designate mana ger and other
officers and employees and prescribe the
powers and duties of each and every Off
Ger and employee of this corporation.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have here
unto set our hands and seals this 14th day
| of January, A. D. 1901.
FRANK BURG, LSea1.l
WILLIAM BURG, [Seal.l
MAX BURG, (Seal.l
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence
Jos. A. EcKsTEIN,
As Witnesses.
State of Minnesota, e lOc
On this 18th day of January, A. o.
1901, before me, Notary Public within and
| for said County, personally appeared,
Frank Burg, William Burg and Max Burg,
| to me known to be the persons described
in and who executed the foregoing instru-
rnent and acknowledge that they execu-
| ted the same as theirfree act and deed.
| (Notarial Sea1) JOS. A. ECKSTEIN,
Notary Public, minnesota.
! Endorsed.)
Office Of Register of Deeds, County OF
| Brown, Mihn.
thereby certify that the within Instru-
| ment was filed in this office for record on
| the 18th day of January, AID. 1901, at 4l5
| o'clock 2. NJ, and was duly recorded in
Book of Interpretations on pages 3i--34.
4 w. G.. MILLER,
Register of Deeds
Endorsed.)
| State.
/ thereby certify that the within instr,1
r1ent was filed for record in this office on
the ed day of January, A. d. 1901 at II