The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-07
Articles of Incorporation of the Matt j
johnson COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
entS, That we, the undersigned, nave
together for the purpose of forming cor
poration under the laws of Minnesota
relating to manufacturing corporations
and to that end have adopted and sign
ed the following Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE I.
Section l. The name of this corporation
shall be the Matt J. Johnson Company.
Section 2: The general nature or ITS
business shall be the manufacture Of
drugs, chemicals, medicines and drug
gists supplies. the purchase of such
property as may be necessary in the con-
duct of such business and the sale and
other business as may be Incidental
thereto
Section 8. The principal place for the
transaction of the business of said corpo-
ration shall be St Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
Section ]. Said corporation shall COM
mence on the 9th day of April A. d. 1903,
and shall continue for period of thirty
years.
ARTICLE III.
Section l. The capital stock of said cor
poratiOn shall be Fifteen Thousand Dol
lars, divided into one hundred and fifty
shares of one hundred dollars ($1OOOO)
each.
as called for by the Board of Directors
of said corporation.
ARTICLE ".
Section l. The highest amount Of in
debtedness or liability to which said cor
poration shall at any time be subject snail
be Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars.
ARTICLE V.
Section l. The names and places of
residence of the persons forming said cor
poration are as follows Matt ]. Johnson,
Stephen d. Pulley and Nelson ]. Wilcox,
all Of st. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI.
Section 1. The names of the first Board
of Directors of said corporation are as
follows Matt ]. Johnson, Stephen D.
Pulley. and Nelson j. wilcox.
Section 2. The government of said cor
poration and the management of its af-
fairs shall be vested in a Board of three
90 Directors. and in President, Vice
President. Secretary and Treasurer.
ton shall be chosen from the Directors
and one person may hold any two Of
fees.
Section a. The annual meeting of the
stockholders of said corporation for the
election of Directors and the transaction
of such other business as may properly
office of the corporation. in st. Paul, Min
nesota, on the second Tuesday In Deem
Der in each year, commencing with the
year 1903. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon. Other meetings of the stockholders
of said corporation shall be held at such
times as the bylaws of said corporation
Section 5. The annual meeting Of the
Board of Directors of said corporation
for the election Of officers and the tran
saction of such other business as may
properly come before them, shall be held
at the office of the said corporation on the
second Tuesday in December in each year
mediately after the adjournment of the
meeting of the stockholders. The Board
of Directors may hold such other meet
ings as the bylaws of said corporation
may provide.
Section 6. The Directors of said corpo-
ration shall be elected by the stockholders
from among their number at the annual
meeting in each year and the officers of
said corporation shall be elected by the
Board of Directors from among the Di-
rectors at the annual meeting of the
Section Z. Matt ]. Johnson shall be the
first President and Treasurer of said
corporation: Stephen D. Pulley shall be
the first Vice President and Secretary of
said corporation. Said officers shall serve
until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Section 8. Any vacancy in anv Of said
offices or in said Board of Directors shall
be filled by the Board of Directors for
the unexpired term.
Section 8. The duties of the officers
and Directors of said corporation shall
be. prescribed by the bylaws -
Section 10. The first meeting of said
Morphy. Ewing. & Bradford. in ST Paul,
Minnesota, on the 9th day of April, A. D.
1913. at ten o'clock A. M.
Section II. The bylaws of said cor
poration shall be adopted and may be
from time to time modified. amended and
repealed by the Board of Directors
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. The persons
hereinbefore named as incorporators have
hereunto subscribed their names and af-
fixed their seals this 4th day Of April,
A. D. 1903.
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NELSON j. WILCOX. (SeaL)
Signed, sealed and delivered in the pres
ence of
E. H. Morphy.
Frank H. Ewing.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-Ss.
On this 4th day Of April. A. D. 1903.
before. me- a Notary Public. within and
for said county, personally appeared Matt
]. Johnson. Stephen D. Pulley and Nelson
j Wilcox, to me known to be the persons
described in and who executed the fore
going instrument, and acknowledged that
they executed the same as their free act
and deed.
(Notarial seal) FRANK. H. EWING.
Notary Public, Ramsey County Mime
sofa.
STATE OF NNESOTA-DEPART-
ment of State.
hereby certify that the within instru
ment was filed for record in this Of
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