The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-11-21

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ARTICLES or INCORPORATION OIL
VEsTMENT COMPANY.
We, the undersigned, intending to asso-
porate for the purposes hereinafter set
forth, and to become a corporation under
and pursuant to the provisions OF Title 2
Of Chapter - OF me genera e anGe4or ~
thereof, do hereby make and adopt the
following articles Of Incorporation.
The name Of fH f5i5 dd4p J; shall be
Small Loan and Investment Company
The general nature Of the business OF TINS
corporation shall be the buying owning tf:
making of loans upon. real estate, build
ings, furniture, mortgages, and other real,
mixed and personal estate ana properly IN
this state or elsewhere, either 1or ltseli "
as agent of other corporations, partner
ships or individuals; and in connection
with such business to hold, assign or
transfer any obligation Of said corpora.
ton, or of any other person, partnership
or corporation for whom said corporation
may be acting as agent, and to collect
foreclose, compound, compromise, release
and to do and perform all acts and things
necessary or proper in the conduct Of such
business :,
business of said corporation shall be at
the CITY of St. Paul, in the County Of
Ramsey and State t 1! Of Minnesota II n
The time of commencement of this cor
poration shall be the list day of December,
1908, and it shall continue for the period
of thirty g" XX fRsTrfTci III.
The capital stock of this corporation ea dno1
and the same shall be paid in at such IN
times and in such manner as the Board OF
Directors shall from time to time deter
mine and direct.
@''' ARTICLE w.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation shall at
any time be subject shall be twenty thou
sand dollars (s2O, OO0).
The names and places of residence OF
the persons forming this corporation are
Obadiah D. Howard, Robert c. Minor
HsG Rsssgg ohag srong and
James W. Wynne, all of st. Paul, Ramsey
oou'''s' -''''''e ARTICLE vi.
The government Of this corporation and
vested in a Board of Directors, seven 60
in number, who shall be stockholders and
stockholders at the annual meeting of the
stockholders, which shall be held on the
first Thursday in October of each year. II
for any cause any vacancy IN the board
Of Directors shall at any time occur. the
same may be filled by vote OF the remain,
ing Directors at any regular or special
meeting Of the Board Of Directors; or IT
not SO filled, such vacancy MAY be filed
by vote of the stockholders at any regular
or special meeting Of stockholders.
The first Board of Directors shall con
Thomas R. Morgan, Robert G. Minor, Da-
vid E. Beasley, Jonas s. Strong, James W.
Wynne. Joseph S. Strong and Obadiah p
Howard, and they shall hold office until
Ioir
The officers of this corporation shall be
president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer. who shall be elected annually
by the Board of Directors from among the
stockholders of said corporation at the
annual meeting of the stockholders, held
on the first Thursday in October of each
those of president and vice president, may
be held by the same person.
The officers of this corporation shall
perform such duties and shall exercise
such powers as may be prescribed by the
Bylaws. The stockholders shall have au-
thority, at any regular or special meeting,
to provide for other officers, If in their
judgment such are needed, and to pre-
scribe their duties and powers.
If for any cause any Office shall at any
time become VACANT s9Gh vacancy may
regular or special meeting.
Until their successors are elected, Oba-
diah D. Howard shall be president, Rob-
ert c. Minor vice PRESIDENT Thomas K.
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be divided into five thousand $4,000
shares of the par value of Ten Dollars
($10) each.
ARTICLE VIII.
The first meeting of the stockholders OF
this corporation shall be held at Rooms
421-422 Bradley Building. in the said City
Of st. Paul, on Thursday, the Sd day of
for the purpose of adopting Bylaws for
the government of said corporation.
In Witness Whereof. We have hereunto
set our hands and seals this I'd day of
November, 1908.
Executed in presence Of: H. L. Mills,
OBADIAH D: HOWARD. {seaD
ROBERT C. MINOR. (Seal)
JOSEPH 8. STRONG. (SeaD
THOMAS R. MORGAN. (SeaD
DAVID E. BEASLEY., (SeaD
JONAS S. STRONG. (SeaD
JAMES w. WYNNE.. (SeaD
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
On this I'd day of November 1903, before
me personally appeared the above named
incorporators, Obadiah D. Howard, Rob-
ert c: Minor, Joseph 8: Strong, Thomas +.
Strong and James w. Wynne, to me
known to be the persons described in and
who executed the foregoing instrument,
and acknowledged that they executed the
same as their free act and deed.
HENRY l.. MILLSE,
Justice Of the Peace,
Ramsey County, Minnesota.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPART
hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was filed for record in this office on
the 9Th day Of Nov. A. D. 1903, at IL
9 4cI3t < a. M. and was duly recorded in
! P. E. HANSON,
Secretary of State
Ramsey, SIS. Office of the Register of
Deeds. -
This is to certify that the within instru-
ment was filed for record in this Office at
st. Paul, on the 9Th day of November, A.
u: 1903. at 1915 o'clock a. M, and that
the same was duly recorded in Book I of
interpretations. page $50.
w. M. FITZGERALD,
Register Of Deeds
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