The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ents, mat we, whose names are here
h unto subscribed, have agreed to, and do
ton under Title of CHAPTER "a Cen.
eral Statutes of the State Of Minnesota,
1884, and the various acts amendatory
t IN ana supplementary thereto, and
Following articles of incorporation.
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall be
Rochester Department Store. The gem
eral nature of its business shall be to
puy and sell goods, wares and merchan-
disc, att retail. The principal place for
the transaction of its business shall be
rochester, Minnesota
ARTICLE II.
Said corporation shall commence on ths\
I 1 day Of August, 1901, and shall con-
elhue Ior the period Of twenty years.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corporation
snail be twenty-five thousand dollars
SSzoV Oo) and shall be paid in as called for
by the Board Of Directors. but said cor
porat1on may commence business when
twelve thousand dollars ($12OOO) thereof
mas been paid in.
ARTICLE w.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or.
Inability to which said corporation shall
at any time be subject shall be twenty >
AfC lhOuSduu QOlldrS ($Zo,OUU),
ARTICLE ".
- The names and places of residence of
the persons forming said corpora tion are
as follows: Henry C. Burbank. of St
Paul, Minnesota; Patrick III. '.oriarty.
of Rochester, Minnesota, and Arthur r
Iaylor, OF st. Paul, Minnesota
ARTICLE VI.
The government of said corporation
and the management of it's affairs shall
1e vested IN President, Vice President,
secretary, Treasurer, and board Of
three directors. ANY two offices may be
heid by the same person. The officers OF
SAID corporation snail be elected from it's
directors. The names of the first board
OF directors are as follows: Henry G..
burbank, Patrick H. Mor1artv and Ar
thur r. Taylor.
Inc annual meeting of the stockhold-
erS OF said corporation for the election
of directors and the transaction of such
other business as may properly come he
1ore 1t, shall be held at the office of
sato corporation, at Rochester, Mime
sofa, on the first Tuesday in September,
IN eacn year. commencing with the year
1877 at eleven o'clock in the forenoon
Other meetings of the stockholders of
said corporation shall be held at such
times as the bylaws of said corpora ton
may provide.
The annual meeting of the board OF
directors of said corporation for the
election of officers and the transaction
OF such other business as may properly
come before it, shah be held at the or D
flee of said corporation at ROches+er
Minnesota, on the first Tuesday in SEN
TEMPER, IN each year, commencing with
the year 1902, Immediately after the adj
louTnment OF the meeting of the stock
nolders. The board of directors NAV
hold such other meetings as the bylaws
OF Sald corporation may provide.
Inc directors of said corporation shall
be elected by the stockholders from
among their number at the annual meet
ing OF the stockholders in each year, and
the ofncers 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 c. Burbank shall be the first p
president and the first Treasurer of said
corporation, and Patrick H. Moriarty
stall be the first Vice President and first
secretary of said corporation. Any va
{ eancy IN any of said offices, or in said
board of directors for the unexpired
term. The duties of the officers and di-
rectors 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 NAV be
from time to time amended and repealed.
by the directors. 4
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be divided into two hundred and
nifty ESQ shares, of the par value of one
hundred dollars ($100) each. Each stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote for
each share of stock held by him. The
holders of majority of the shares of
stock outstanding shall constitute a ono e.
rum for the transaction of business at
any meeting of the stockholders. Two
directors shall constitute 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 C. BURBANK, (SeaD.
P. H. MORIARTY, (SeaD.
ARTHUR R. TAYLOR, (SeaD.
Signed and sealed in triplicate in pres
enco OF
Philip Gilbert,
r. H An,eS