The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-08
FINANCIAL.
n. HOLBERT & SON,
Bankers and Brokers'
34i Robert st. ST. Paul.
Articles of Incorporation of the Matt
johnson Company.

johnson Company.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ents. That we. the undersigned. have
agreed and do hereby associate ourselves
poratOn under the laws of Minnesota
relating to manufacturing corporations
and TO that end have adopted and sign
ed the following Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE l.
Section /. The name of this corporation
shall be the Matt ]. Johnson Company"
Section =. The general nature OF its
business shall be the manufacture OF
gsts supplies. the purchase OF such
property as may be necessary in the con-
duct of such business and the sale and
disposal of its product. together with such
other business as may be incidental
thereto.
Section 3. The principal place for the
transaction of the business of said cOrpO-
ration shall be st. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
Section l. Said corporate ton 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 ($l0o00)
each.
Section 2: Such stock shall be paid in
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 / The names and places Of
residence of the persons forming said cor
poration are as follows: Matt j; Johnson,
Stephen d. Pulley and Nelson J. Wilcox,
all Of st. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI.
Section l. The names of the first Board
Of Directors OF said corporation are az
follows: Matt ]. Johnson. Stephen D.
Pulley and Nelson ]. 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 a President Vice
President. Secretary and Treasurer.
Section 3. The officers Of said corpora
ton shall be chosen from the Directors
and one person may hold any two Of
fees
Section 4. The annual meeting of the
stockholders Of said corporation for the
election of Directors and the transaction
of such other business as may properly
come before them shall be held at the
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
may provide.
Section s. The annual meeting of the
Board of Directors of said corporal ion
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 corpora ton on the
second Tuesday in December in each year
commencing with the year 1903, and i'm
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 g. 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
Board Of Directors from among the Di-
rectors at the annual meeting Of the
Directors in each year.
Section 7. 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.
offices or in said Board of Directors shall
be filled by the Board Of Directors for
the unexpired term
Section Q. The duties Of the officers
and Directors OF said corporation shall
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
MATT ]. JOHNSON. (sea1l
STEPHEN D. PULLEY. (seal)
NELSON ]. WILCOX (Seai)
cd nd daIi To- a..
ence Of
Frank Fl. Ewing.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
On this 4th day of April A D 1909
before me- Notary Public. within and
Tor said county. personally appeared Matt
J. 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 acknowledges that
they. executed the same as their free act
and deed.
(Notarial seal) FRANK. II. EWING.
Notary Public. Ramsey County. Mime
STATE OF NHNNEsOTA-DEPARr-
hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was fled for record In this Of
fee on the 9Th day Of April. A. D. 1903.
at 2:SO o'clock P NJ. and was duly record
ed in Book Els. Of interpretations. on
page
p. E. HANSON
Secretary Of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss. Office OF the Register OF
Deeds.
This Is to certify that the within in
strument was fled for record in this OF
flee. at st. Paul. on the 9Th day of Anrii
A. D. 1903. at 1925 o'clock p NJ, and that
the same was duly recorded in Book X,
on interpretations. pages
NJ. W.. FITZGERALD
"A . RARiGtar of Dab