The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-05

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ents that we whose names are here
unto subscribed, haYe agreed to. and do
hereby ASSOCIATE ourselves for incerpora-
ton under Title 2 Of Chapter 81 Gen
eral Statutes Of the State Of Minnesota,
1894, and the various acts amendatory
thereof and supplementary thereto. and
to that end have adopted and signed the
following articles Of Incorporation.
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
Rochester Department Store. The gem
eral nature of its business shall be to
puy ana sell goods, wares and merehan-
dlse, at retail. The principal place for
the transaction of It's business shall be
Rochester, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
Said corporation shall commence on the
18th day Of August, 1901. and shall con-
tinue for the period of twenty years.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corporation
snail be twenty-five thousand dollars
S$z5,0 oO), and shall be paid in as called for
poratton may commence business when
twelve thousand dollars (S12, ESQ., thereof
mas been paid in.
ARTICLE W
The highest amount of indebtedness or
nanlllty to which said corporation shall
I'VE thousand dollars (S25 OO0)
ARTICLE v.
The names and places Of residence OF
the persons forming said corporation are
as folloWs: Henry c. Burbank, of St
Paul, Minnesota; Patrick HI .,.oriarty.
of Rochester Minnesota. and arthur r
1aylor OF st. Paul. Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI.
The government of said corporation
and the management of it's affairs shall
be vested In President, Vice President.
secretary, Treasurer, and board Of
three directors. Any two offices may be
heid by the same person. The officers or
Salo corporation shall be elected from its
directors. The names of the first board
OF directors are as follows: Henry c.
Burbank, Patrick H. Morfarty and Ar
thur r. Taylor.
The annual meeting of the s+ockhald
ers or said corporation for the election
OF directors and the transaction of such
olher business as may properly come be-
Iore II, snail be held at the office of
sald corporation, at Rochester, Mime
sofa, on the first Tuesday In September
IN eacn year, commencing with the year
19Oz, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon
Otner meetings of the stockholders of
SAID corporation shall be held at such
times as the bylaws of said corporation
may provide.
The annual meeting of the heard ot
directors of said corporation, for the
election of officers and the transaction
OF such other business as may properly
come before it, shall be held at the or
nee or said corporation at Rochester
Minnesota, on the first Tuesday in Sep
tember in each year, commencing with
the year ISoz Immediately after the adj
gournment of the meeting of the stock
hoiders. The board of directors may
nold such other meetings as the bylaws
OF Sald corporation may provide.
The directors of said corporation shall
De elected by the stockholders, from
among their number, at the annual meet
ing OF the stockholders in each year, and
the officers of said corporation shall be
elected by the board Of directors. from
among the directors, at the annual meet
Ing of the directors in each year.
henry Z: Burbank shall be the first
corporation, and Patrick H Moriarty
shall be the first Vice President and first
secretary of said corporation. Any va
board of directors. shall be filed by the
board of directors for the unexpired
term. The duties of the officers and di-
recfSrs of said corporation shall be pre-
meeting of said corporation shall be
held In Room Z, National German Amer
lean Bank Building. st. Paul Minnesota,
on the 9th day of September, 1901. at two
O'Clock p. m, and the first meeting of
the board of@directors shall be held at
the same place, On the same day, at 2:3O
o'clock p. M The bylaws Of said cor
poration shall be adopted, and may be
from time to time amended and repealed,
by the directors.
ARTICLE VII
The capital stock of said CORPORATION
shall be divided into two hundred and
fifty (25o) shares, of the par value of one
hundred dollars ($10O) each Each stock
holder shall be entitled to ono vote for
each share of stock held by him. The
holders of majority of the shares of
stock outstanding shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business at
any meeting of the stockholders Two
directors shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business at any meet
ing Of the board of directors
IN witness whereof, the persons herein
before named as incorporators. have
hereunto subscribed their names and af-
fixed their seals, this 18th day of August,
A. d. 1901.
HENRY G. BURBANK, -fSeaD.
P. II. MORIARTY, (SeaD.
ARTHUR R. TAYLOR, (SeaD,
Signed and sealed in triplicate in pres