The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-11-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE SMALL: LOAN AND IN So

ciate ourselves together as BODY cor
porate for the purposes hereinafter set
forth and to become a corporation under
and pursuant to the provisions OF Title z
of Chapter "a of the General Statutes Of
Minnesota and the acts amendatory
thereof, do hereby make and adopt the
following articles Of Incorporation.
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
The general nature Of the business of this
corporation shall be the buying, owning,
selling, leasing and dealing in, and the
making of loans upon, real estate, build
ings, furniture, mortgages, and other real,
mixed and personal estate and property in
this state elsewhere, either for itself or
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,
satisfy and discharge the same of record,
and to do and perform all acts and things
necessary or proper in the conduct OF such
The principal place Of transacting the
business of said corporation shall be at
the City of St. Paul, in the County OF
Ramsey and State Of Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of commencement of this COR
poration shall be the list day Of December,
1903. and it shall continue for the period
Of thirty 'S0' A AfSFTi ILL.,
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars 100000,
and the same shall be paid in at such
Directors shall from time to time deter
mine and direct
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount OF indebtednesS or
liability to which this corporation shall at
any time be subject shall be twenty thou
sand dollars CSC, 0002
The names and places of residence OF
the persons forming this corporation are
Obadiah D. Howard: Robert c.. Minor
Joseph S. Strong, Thomas r: Morgan;
James w. Wynne, all of st. Paul, Ramsey
'~' ARTICLE VI.
The government of this corporation and
the management Of it's affairs shall be
vested in a Board Of Directors, seven CD
in number, who shall be stockholders and
who shall be elected annually by the
stockholders at the annual meeting of the
stockholders, which shall be held on the
first Thursday in October Of each year. If
for any cause any vacancy in the Board
same may be filled by vote Of the remain
ing Directors a. any regular or special
meeting Of the Board Of Directors; or if
not so filled, such vacancy may be filled
by vote Of the stockholders at any regular
or special meeting of stockholders.
The first Board OF Directors shall con-
sist Of the undersigned incorporato tors,
Thomas R. Morgan, Robert c. Minor, Da-
Vid E. Beasley. Jonas S. Strong, James W.
Wynne, Joseph S. Strong and Obadiah D.
Howard, aud they shall hold office until
then successors are elected and qualified
The officers of this corporation shall be
a 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
thn fret dow in 0of of oh
year as aforesaid. Any two offices, except
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.
II for any cause any office shall at any
time become. vacant, such vacancy may
regular Or special meeting.
Until their successors are elected, Oba-
diah D. Howard shall be president Rob
Morgan secretary and Joseph S. Strong
treasurer.
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be divided into five thousand $4,000
shares of the par value of Ten Dollars
$50 each.
ARTICLE VIII.
this nc corporation Shall be be- h.id at Rooms
42l-422 Bradley Building, in the said City
Of st. Paul, on Thursday, the Sd day of
December, 1908, at eight o'clock p. m,
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,
John I-ohmann.
OBADIAH D. HOWARD. (seaD
ROBERT c.. MINOR. (SeaD
JOSEPH S. STRONG. (SeaD
THOMAS r. MORGAN. (SeaD
DAVID E. BEASLEY. (SeaD
JONAS S. STRONG. (SeaD
JAMES w. WYNNE (SeaD
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
ne personally appeared the above named
incorporators, Obadiah D. Howard, Rob-
ert c. Minor, Joseph S. Strong, Thomas r.
Morgan, David E. Beasley, Jonas 8.
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
I hereby certify that the within instru-
1nent was filed for record in this Office on
the 9Th day Of Nov. A. D. 1903, at IL
o'clock a. NJ, and was duly recorded in
Book G of Interpretations, on page -.
p. e. HANSON,
Secretary Of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey, SIS. Office of the Register of
Deeds.
This is to certify that the within instru-
nent was filed for record in this Office at
st. Paul, on the 9th day Of November. A.
D. 1908, at 1915 o'clock a. M, and that
the same was duly recorded in Book 1 of
interpretations, page 5S2.
w. NJ. FITZGERALD.
Register Of Deeds.
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