The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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p Minneapolis Fruit Auction Company.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
ourselves together for the purpose OF forming
and organizing a corporation under and pur-
ter rhirts-four ls4J Of the General Statutes Of
the State of Minnesota, and the acts amendatory
o ana
execute the following articles of Incorporation,
as follows, to-wit:
The name OF the corporation shall. be !s..Minne-
The general nature of its business shall be the
engaging In and carrying on Of fruit auction,
and the purch asfng, and the selling at auction
otherwise, of all kinds of fruits and products of
the SOIL, and doing Z general commission bust
ness. together with such other business as may be
incidental thereto and connected Herewith, and
generally to do anyt thing and rything
sary and lawful in connection with said business
to carry out the. objects, uses and purposes
The principal place for transactfng the bust
ness of this corpora ton shall be at the City Of
Minneapolis County of Hennepin and State OF
ARTICLE "II''
90 The time forethe COMMENCEMENT en shall be the
its continuance shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE iii
:. The amount of capital stock Of this CORPORA
and in such amounts and in such manner as
the Board Of Directors shall require.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or Habil-
be subject, shall be the sum of Ten Thousand
Dollars Dollars sS1o,oeo) pr r1c = ..v
The names and places Of residence of the per-
sons: forming this Association for incorporation
are as follows, to-wit: Levi LongfeHow. Bent.
lender, Chas. G. Hillman, David f. Gamble,
Ewing knes cen, and m all Of whom
nepin, and State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE tsVI.'
The government of this corpora ton and the
ma a orr no ho al ", a
board of not less than five or more than seven
directors. who shall be receivers and shall be
year at each meeting of the stockholders. The
Directors shall hold office until their successors
are elected and enter into the discharge Of their
duties. ia go
The annual meeting of stockholders shall be
held on the second Monday Of April in each year,
The officers Of this corporation shall be Presi-
dent, vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Such officers shall be elected Immediately after
the annual meeting of the stockholders in each
year by and from the Directors, and shall hold
their respective offices for one. year and; until
their successors are elected and enter into the
discharge of their duties.
elect Directors by the stockholders, OF to elect
officers by the Board of Directors, at the time
above speclned such election may be held or
sequent, regular special meeting Of stock
holders or Directors, respectively, to be called
and held in such manner and at such times as
the bylaws may prescribe.
ANY vacancy iii said Board of Directors or In
any office hereby established, shall be fIIed by
the Board of Directors until the next annual
meeting. Itsa
The Board Of Directors shah hare power to
establish bylaws for the government and man
agement of the affairs and business OF said cor
pOration.
ARTICLE WI,
The number of shares Of capital stock of this
corporation shall be One Hundred (10o), and
the amount Of each share shall besone Hundred
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this sth day Of May, 4. B.
LEVI LoNGFELLow,
b BENZ MI r COLLINS "a
SHERMAN w. CALENDER
CHARLES q. HLLMAN,
RkyIRd :; : ak kNEEN
S. g. PALMER.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence Of
D. w. .LoNGFELLoW.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Hennepin.-ss
On this sth day of May, A. d. 1908, before me,
a Notary Public within and for said County,
Collins Clinton L. Stacy, Sherman w. Calender,
Chas G. Hillman, David F. Gamble, ErvinS
the identical persons described in and who say.
orally signed and executed the foregoing Articles
Inowedged that he executed the s same eu as s az
free act and deed, and for the uses and purs
poses therein expressed and S Sssc lib I...
Notary Public, Hennepin County Minns.ot.
LNotarfal Seaf.] 8.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS
State of Minnesota, County of Hennepfn.
!. hereby certify that the withic Inst. WIS
fled for record in this office the 10th day Of
duly recorded in Book - Of - Page -
). GEO. g. MERRILL.
By " skoc register Of Deeds,
Deputy Register Of Deeds.
sTATE OF MINNESOTA.
Department of State
hereby certify that the within instrument
vas MED for record in this office on fhe ION
day OF Maya .. 1903, at 9 O'Clock a. M. and
was duly recorded in Book 8 Of fncorporat lions,
P. b. HANSON,
Secretary ef State