The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-01-10
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE Il
RLACKDIJCK MERCANTILE co.

DllftOIADCG YIN VAhNSAAlh ILL w.
We the undersigned do hereby associate
ourselves together for tile purpose of forming
corporation under the provisions of Title.
Chapter "a, of the General Statutes of the
State OF Minnesota; FOR slsei, ana the Acts
to. and for that purpose do hereby adopt, sign
and acknowledge these articles ef incorpor-
alton as follows
The name Of this corporation shall be. Black
duck Mercantile Company The general
nature. OF the businsss OF this corporate shall
be the buying, selling and d,ealingln mer-
candise at Wholesale and retail, and said cor
poration may acquire hold and dispose Of such i
real and per.onal property as may from time
to time he deemed necessary 4, and expedlent il
and fOr'tle u insactiOn OF It's business. The
principal place OF transact az the business of
this corporation shall be BlackLuck, Beltrami
county, Minnesota 6pt the hessde q of
IL. 81
The time Of the commencement Of this cor
poration shall be the First day of January a.
b. I. 1901. and the period OF frs continuance
shall be for Thirty (30) years from that date .
III.
ration shall be Thirty Tho nsand s3oOtD.OO
Dollars consisting of Three Hundred (a0)
shares Of One Hundred $4,000 Dollars each.
The highelt amount Of Indebtedness or
liability to which said corporation. shall at
Thousand (Sl5O0U ,0O) Dollars.
".
The names and, residence Of the persons
forming this corporation are as follows: \
william Meonqig Bemidii Minnesqta John
Parker. Blackduck. Minnesota.
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The AFFAIRS of said corporation shall be con- Z
troIled bya board OF three (3) directors who
snail choose and direct q general manager for I
ifAos "a ,V.ft Non pta,,e
ofsaid board Of directors shall be stool holders
whoshail be elected Mt the annual meeting of Il
the stockhSders q said ssoEp2ration which
of each and every year. The first board OF &
directors shall consist Of WitlianlsM cCuaig q,
John a.. Ludington, and Lewie +. Parker.
who shall hold their office until the annual
meeting OF this corporation in the year 1902,
and un.il their successors are duly elected
and qualified. The board of directors at the
sirst meeting, in each year after the ANIMAL
meeting Of the corporation Shall elect from
their own number the officers of this eorpor-
alton. W no SHALL consist Of q President. vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer; said Of
feers shall hold their offices until the next
annual meeting Of this rpora zion ard until
their successors are elected and quail fled, but
at no time shall the Two last named Offices be-,
held by the same person, The first president
shalt be. William McCuais: the first Vice
president shai! be John a. 14ndington: the first
first treasurer, shall be John "a. Ludilgton. q "a s
vacancy in the board OF directors may be filled
by The board OF directors atany regular or,
special meeting. Special meetings of The stoct.SS
holders may be held in such manner and upon
such notice as may be provided by tine bylaws.
In testi l.ony whereof We have hereunto set
our hands and seats this 9th day January. A.
D. 1901.
tio Witnesses. WILLIAsI AIcC,TAIG.
q THOMAS SMITH 49, JOHN "A. LUDlNGToN.
4 +. F. WALLISH LEwIE f. PARKER
Stateof Minnesota.
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Countyof Beitrami. !
Y On the 9Th day Of january. A Y ID 1901 before
nue., u Notary Public In and for said county
personally came William MeCuaig. John a.
to be the persons described IN ana who ex-
ecuted the foregoing instrument and who
each Tor himself, acknowledged thathe ex
ecuted the same as his free act aud deed "
j .1I.h EYNOLDS.