New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1901-02-06
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THE
BURG CIGAR COMPANY,

UUltU UlUAll UUVIl HN !
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That the undersigned do hereby assocI-
ate themselves as a corporation under
a ana by virtue OF Chapter Eleven 1o45 Of
| the several acts arnendatory thereof and
| to that end adopt and sign the following
| articles of incorporation:
ARTICLE 1.
| The name of this corporation shall be
the Burg Cigar Company"
ARTICLE.
! The general nature of the business OF
| said corporation and the purpose for
| which the same is formed shall be the
the product of tobacco of every nature,
| name or description; of purchasing tobac-
and Other the Of raw teri
| the product so manufactured.
| ARTICLE 3.
The principle place of transacting the
| business of said corporation shall be the
City of New Ulm in the County of Brown
and State OF Minnesota.
| ARTICLES.
The time of the commencement of this
| corporation shall be the first d ay of March,
| A. d. 1901, and the continuance thereof
I shall be for the period of thirty SO) years
| from and after said date.
| ARTICLES.
[ The amount of capital stock of this cor
poration shall be fifty thousand (S5O, 0OO)
dollars, of which amount fifteen thous-
and ,OOO.) dollars thereof shall be actu.
ment of this corporation, and the rem ain
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
mine.
ARTIcLE6.
| The name and places of residence of
the persons forming this corporation are
and Max Burg. all residing in the City Of
| New Ulm in the County of Brown and
| State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE.
! The number of shares of the capital
| stock of this corporation shall be five hun
| dred 600, and the par value of each share
! shall be one hundred (SlO0.0W dollars. The
number of shares owned by each stock
holderis as follows: Frank Burg, fifty (5W ;
! William Burg, fifty (50) and Max Burg fif-
, ty (50) shares.
The highest amount of indebtedness or
| liability to which this corporation shall
| at any time be subject shalibe sum not
exceeding the amount of capital stock
| actually paid in by the stockholders of
| said corporation,
| ARTICLES.
| 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 and Max Burg
! shall be Treasurer of said board and of
: 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
elected and qualified, with power of filling
vacancies as provided for by law,
| ARTICLE 10.
| The stock, property, affairs, business
| and government of this corporation shall
| all of whom shall be stockholders of this
corporation Said board of directors, after
| the one herein named. shall be elected by
| and from the stockholders of the corDora-
ton at the annual meeting of said stock
| holders which shall be held at the office
of said corporation in the City of New
O'Clock P. NJ. on the second Tuesday of
| January in eacl, year, commencing with
| the year 1902. Said Board of Directors, ex-
l Cept the one Iereit, ramed, shall be elect
| ed for term of one year, and its members
| shall hold office as such directors until
| their successors are elected and qualified.
| ofthe said CORPORATION may az any annual
f! meeting thereof, increase the number of
| the Board of directors to not to exceed five.
ARTICLE H.
| AT the first meeting of said Board of Di-
| rectors, after such annual election or a t
| any adjourned meeting thereof, said new
| ly elected Board OF Directors shall organ
| ize by the election from their own number
| of President, ice itres dent, Secretary
and Treasurer, y no STALL hold their re-
+, spective office for the term ofone year and
| until their successors elected and
! qualified. At ali meetings of said Board
| of Directors. q majority thereof shall con
| St1tute quorom fbr the transaction of
! business, but a less ~; nlbeI may adjourn
! from time to time. The offices of Score
tary and Treasurer may be held by one
! and the same person The Board of DireC-
| tors of this corporation shall have the
| power to establish bylaws, rules and re q
| ment of the affairs of this corporation.
create and designate manager and other
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
| FRANK BURG, [Seal.l
| WILLIAM BURG, ISeaI.l
! MAX BURG, tSeal
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence
los: a. EcksTEIN.
AS Witnesses.
| State of Minnesota, lOc !
| County of Brown. Rev.S. I
On this 14th day of January. A. d.
isl, before me, a Notary Public within and
Frank Burg, William Burg and Max Burg,
! to me known to be the persons described
in and who executed the foregoing instru-
ment and acknowledged that they execu-
| ted the same as their free act and deed.
| (Notarial Sea1) JOS. A. ECkSTEIN,
| Notary Public, Minnesota.
| (Endorsed.)
Office Of Register of Deeds, County OF
| Brown, Mian.
| 1 hereby certify that the within Instru-
| ment was filed in this office for record on
the tie, l day of January, A; D. 1901, at Ale
! O'CLOCK t. NJ, and was duly recorded in
| Book of Interpretations on pages 3i-34.
| w. C. MILLER,
/ Register of Deeds.
| (EndorsedD
State of Minnesota, Department OF
| State.
| hereby certify that the within instru-
/ 1nent was filed for record in this Office on
| the I'D daY of January a. d. 1901 at 10