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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PRATT's
EXPRESS COMPANY

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PRATT's
EXPRESS COMPANY.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the persons hereinafter named, desiring to
bve tar and
edged these Articles of Incorporation, and that
snes 90 neneDH t together and
forming corporation under the provisions Of
ws @ chsptf "a of the the
acts amendatory thereof and supplemental there
ARTICLE 1. -,
pRArTs T ExPREss coMPHNY'' M cs5f'H Tne 1aat gen.
eral nature Of its business shall be the transpor-
| tation and storage of goods. merchandise and
other materials or commodities; the leasing !
| trucks. wagons, sleds, ETC.; the owning, keep
| ing and maintaining Of horses, harnesses trucks.
lonsings may be necessary or advantageous
for the purpose OF carrying on the business of
said sal corporation Also to acquire hold, lease
real estate as may be necessary or convenient for
the purpose Of conducting and carrying on the
| ing the business Of said corporation shall be in
the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin county, Min
| nesota.
The time Of commencement Of said Corporation
shall be the first pst day, of March. 4. D. 1908
| ..a',I ARTICLE III.
The amount Of capital stock Of said eorpoea-
tion shall be fifty thousand dollars t$5o, ,0oo),
which shall be fully RRTic1H Rsia npi w.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liability
IS Mentg dollars s %
ds or es s1e
Charles Morton Pratt, Ernest Clifford Pratt. and
Gy Of Mnneapo
Morton Pratt, who lives in the City Of ST. Loais.
Missouri.
The names Of the first board Of directors are
fa Sisa s.
hd office m until a,f the r. hsst M6 meeting OF the stock
n's The soyernment n @ OF Of % the corpora @ ton and til.
management Of its affairs shall be vested in
ftse aii Of Whom e shall be members Of the board ot
directors; said board of directors shall be elected
sn as se Of
such election and the transaction cf other busI-
sres a. p tsf s in
Of ssid ssia sss eesckhoiders sha be held at the
Of said company on the first Monday in March
ds1 anS after the
| the stockholders. annual meeting. the directors
treasurer, and any officer except the president
may hold more arr aRrichE Sas '!'ff. Vii.
The number of shares OF said capital stock
each share Ss nss shall be one Sundred dollars
) In witness whereof, the said parties have here
4 MARY ELIZA PRATT, Seal 9
| CHARLES MORTON PRATT. tSeall S
ERNEST CLIFFORD PRATT, tseal
4 GEORGE ALBERT PRATT. TSeall
In the presence Of
4 - Sc. PRICE,
j ". W. BARDWELL
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Hennepin--ss.
/ on this oath day of February, A. D. 1904,
before me. notary public within and for said
4 Pratt Charles Morton Pratt, Earnest Clifford
pratt and George Albert Pratt, to me known to
i he the persons described In and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged
& that they executed tho same as their free act
!. and deed.
Notary Public, Hennepin County Minn.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
Il County OF Hennepin.
II I hereby certify that the within instrument
| was fled for record In this office OH the 26th
day of February, A. D. 1908, at o'clock p. M,
4 and was duly recorded in Book of -.
i Register OF Deeds.
By A. ". skog, Deputy Register Of Deeds.
s STATE OF MINNESOTA, -
81 Depa rtment Of State. s5s 8:
5 was fled Tor record in this office on the eth
s. day of February, A. D. 1So3 at o'clock sp. M,
E b and was duly recorded In Book 3 OF Meorp0r
~ rAtions on page F.. p. HANSON. q
81 Secretary Of Stats.