The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF the Hauaer lumber Company

Of the HauGer Lumber Company.
Know all men by these presents:
That we, the Undersigned do hereby
associate ourselves for the purpose Of
! forming a corpora ton under and pursuant
to title two CD Of chapter thirty-four (34)
of the General Statutes of 1878. of the
State of Minnesota. and acts amendat tory
thereof and supplementary thereto and to
that. end DO hereby adopt and subscribe
the following articles Of Incorporation:
ARTICLEI
The name of this corporation shall be
Hauser Lumber Company
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corporation
was established and the general nature Of
its business shall be the buying and sell
Ing of Lumber Hardware, TinWafe and
Furniture and all other articles usually
kept, bought and sold by a general retail
dealer OF Lumber. Hardware. Tinware and
furniture.
ARTICLE III.
The following are the names and places
. of residence of the persons so associating
to form such corporation: Henry Hauser.
No. 2614 Fremont avenue, South Min
bOn Minnesota c. w. Parsons, Frank
lin, Minnesota G. A. Rieke and Charles
hammers, both Of Fairfax. Minnesota.
ARTICLE ".
The principal place for the transaction
of the business of this corporation shall
-
RenVille and State Of Minnesota.
ARTICLE V.
The time Of the commencement Of this
corporation shall be January I'd, A. d.
1903, and the period of its continuance
shall be twenty-five years.
ARTICLE VI.
The amount of the capital stock of this
sand dollars ($1O0 G0O.0O) which shall be
paid in at such times and in such man
ner either IN property, cash or otherwise
ton shall prescribe.
ARTICLE VII.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation shall at
any time De subject shall be the sum Of
thirty-five thousand dollars ($35, 000.00).
ARTICLE VIII
The government of this corporation and
the entire management of its affairs shall
be vested N a board of directors, con-
slSting in not less than three 80 nor more
than seven CD members, which number
shall be prescribed by the stockholders Of
said corporation at its first annual meet
ing, who shall be elected annually by the
stockholders from among their number at
their annual meeting, which shall be held
at the principal office of the corporation
on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day IN January of each year commence
elected as directors shall serve for the
term of one year after their election. and
until their successors are elected and en-
ter upon the discharge Of their duties.
Henry HauSer. Robert Tester. c. w. Par
sons, G. A. Rleke and Charles hammers
shall constitute the first board Of directors
and shall serve in that capacity until the
first annual meeting of said stockholders
OF said corporation anG until their sue
Gessors are elected and enter upon the
discharge of their duties.
ARTICLE TX.
The officers of this corporation shall be
PresiCeat, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer. 1t shall be the duty Of the
President to preside at all the meetings
of the board of directors, and to sign all
certificates Of stock issued by said cor
poration. 1t shall be the duty of the
Vice President to preside at all the meet
ings Of the board of directors during the
absence of the President. The Secretary
shall keep a record of all the proceedings
of the board Of directors and shall be the
custodian of all the books and papers per-
tanning to the corporation, and shall at
test by his signature all the certificates OF
Treasurer shall be the custodian of the
funds of said corporation. Said corpora
ton may prescribe further duties to be-
done and performed by any or all or said
officers by its bylaws.
ARTICLE X
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be divided into 1000 shares Of the
value Of one hundred dollars ($1o0.OO)
ARTICLE XII.
Every member of this corporation shall
$4,000 so held by such member.
In testimony whereof, we have hereto
set our hands and seals this 9Th day of
January A. d. 1903
HENRY HAUSER. (SeaL)
ROBERT TESTER, (SeaL)
@. w. PARSONS, (Seal.1
G. A. RIEKE, (SeaLI
CHARLES HAMMERS. (SeaLI
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence Of
A. E. Carver,
N. P. Nelson.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Renville-SS.
On this Sth day of January, A. D. 1908.
before me, a Notary Public. within and
for said County and State personally ap-
peared Henry Hauser, Robert Tester, C.
w. Parsons, G. A. Rieke and Charles
hammers, to me known to be the persons
who subscribed and executed the FORE
going articles of Incorporation, and ac-
knowledged that they executed the same
freely and voluntarily for the uses and
purposes therein expressed.
A. E. CARVER,
(Notaria5 Seal) Notary Public
Renville Co., Minnesota.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPART
ment OF State. /