The Irish standard., 1903-10-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
PERCIVAL-SMITd CIGAR co.


For the purpose of forming corpora
ton under the provisions of Title two (e),
Chapter thirty-four (3D, of the General
Statutes of Minnesota, for the year 1878,
and the acts amendatory thereto, we.
the undersigned, hereby adopt and sign
the following
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
ARTICLE 1.
The name of this corporation shall be
tn" Percival-smith Cigar Co.
The general nature of it's business shall
hc TO buy and sell cigars, tobaccos and
smokers sundries.
Tho principal place of transactine the
business Of said corporation shall be the,
City of Minneapolis, County of Henne-
pin and state of Minnesota. (
ARTICLE III.
Thc tim" of the commencement of this
corporation shall be October Goth. A. D.
1903. and tn" period of the continuance
thereof shall he thirty (So years
ARTICLE III.
The canital stock of this corporation
shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars (S5O,O O)),
To he paid in from time to time as the
hoard of directors shall decide. and the
said stock shall he divided into common
ana preferred, as may DO determined by
the stockholders of this corporation, at a
meeting specially called for that pur-
rose. at which said meeting the nature
Of the preferred stock and the form of
the certificate to be issued therefor shall
also hc determined
ARTICLE ".
Tho highest amount Of indebtedness to
which this corporation shall Mt any time
he subject shall he Forty Thousand
Dollars tSl0.OOo>.
ARTICLE V.
TN" names and places of residence Of
tho persons forming this corporation are
rs follows: John A. Pcrcival and Adm
Eurdirk, of Minneapolis Minnesota, and
Elmer T.. Smith. of Fargo. North Dakota.
ARTICLE vi.
IN" names nf tho persons constituting
the first Board of Directors are John A.
P"rcival Elmer t. Smith and Adin Bur-
dick.
The government of this corpora ton and
the management of it's affairs shall be
vested in Il Board of Directors consisting
"f three t3) stockholders. and tn" said
BOARD of Directors. after the one named
herein, shall be elected at the annual
meeting of tho Stockholders. to he he'd
in ih" City of Minneapolis. Minnesota.
ON the first Tuesday in january of each
Year, beginning With the first Tuesday in
january. a. d. 1901
TIL" Board Of Directors shall haye
power to- establish Bylaws for the MAN.
nEcmont ana conduct of the corporate
BUSINESS. ana TO eject ana appoint such
executive officers ana agents as II may
deem necessary: and until their SUCCESS
"rS shall have been elected and entered
upon the discharge of their duties, the
following shall DO the officers of said
corporations: John A. Pcrcival. Presi-
dent: Elmer L. Smith. Vice-Prcsident:
AMI Adm 1'urlck Secretary and Treas
urcr
ARTICLE VII
IN ,lnr ,r OH.
Stock shall he five hundred (5Oo>. and the
amount Of each share shall he One Hun
'lrch Dollars $1,000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have
hrrc'nto set our hands this 10th day Of
October. a. d. 1903
JOHN A. PERCIVAL.
EIMIIR r.. SMITH,
Adm BURDICK
In Presence of:
GEO w. CALDWELL,
AUG. G. ERICKSON.
AS to ]. A. Pcrcival
GEO. w. CALDWELL.
AUG. G. ERICKSON, =
AS to Il. Il. Smith
GEO. w. CALDWELL.
AUG. G. TIRICKSON
AS to Adm BnrdicE
STATE or MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
TIcnncrin-ss:
On this nth day OF October A, u. 1903
before me-. Notary Public within and
FOR said County. personally appeared
John A. Pcrcival ana Adm Burdicl1. to
mo known to he two Of the persons de-
Srrihcd in ana who executed tho fore
going instrument, ana scvcrlly ncknowl-
edged that they executed the same ns
their free act ana decd
GEO. w. CALDWELL,
Notary Public.
ilenncpin County,
Minnesota.