The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF BUILDING
BLOCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

BLOCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
selves together for the purpose Of forming a cor
poration under the provisions Of chapter H.. OF the
General laws OF the State Of Minnesota for the
year 1878, aud tho acts of the legislature of said
state amendatory thereof. and supplementary
se& ad sh rc e0 Sf snp 90
ton. .' -
ARTICLE l.
The name of this Corporation shall be Build
Ing Block Manufacturing Company The general
nature of the business Of this corporation shall
concrete building blocks. and machinery and ,ap-
pliances for manufacturing the same and business
essential thereto, and the sale of articles manu-
featured by it either under letters patent 9th
erwise.
Of this, corporation shall be the City Of Mime
aPoiss in the County of Hennepin, in the State
~ Al''"~''''' ARTICLE II, &c :
the gns 10Th Gp1 Of s s1 sna ss
continue for period 3D. Of Il thirty years. ,Hts&o
The rDta dn stoek Of h this shall be
such times and in such manner as the board Of d.
Fsctoss OF this c0G ISr;dG may 1v direct.
The highest amount of Indebtedness to which
this corporation shall at any time be subject
shall be five hundred thousand dollars
l. -.- ARTICLE Y. : :
The names and places of residence of the per
sons forming. this corporation are; Samuel
Whaley. William F. Porten and Charles w.
Ruechner, each residing at St. Paul. Minnesota,
and James W. Cooper residing at Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
.: .,...,. ARTICLE VI. e, 4.4.~,.5.J.
This corporation shall be governed by board
OF three (3) directors, who shall, be stOckhold-
srs and IN whom the government of the cor
poraation and nd Management Of Its affairs shall be
for one year and until their successors shall be
elected and qualify. Directors shall be elected
this corpor alton. The directors. shall elect from
among their number president, vice president,
ONE and n their np are
ed and qualify Any two of said offices, except
president and vice president. may be held by ono
person. ~ ~ 80
The first meeting OF the corporation shall
be held on the first Monday of February 1904,
and thereafter annual meetings of stockholders
Of said corporation shall be held on the first
Monday of February in each year. The d.
elect officers in each year imme diately after ths
annual meeting Of the stockholders Vacancies
ae s s Of shall in BE- any 81 s
board OF directors.
The first board Of directors Of said corporation
Porten. Charles W; Buechner and James W.
Cooper, and until the first meeting of said cor.
poration Samuel sWhaley shall be it's president
Charles W.. Buechner Its vice president and
James W. Cooper its secretary and William Il.
f''''n us H'''o ARr1oLu VII. 49,.
The capital stock of this corporation shall
conSiat Of twenty thousand shares of the mar
value Of fifty dollars each.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set ouI
hands and san1 tns % S?n 1fE Of January
CHARLES w. BUECHNER, (Seal.)
JAMES W. COOPER. }Seal.}
In presence of
Josephine Boyle, s'1'-'-"@ ''' '--.'
Charles N. Akers
sTATE OF sM,NNEsorAs,als -sss,s. -. ...
County Of Ramsey--ss.
On this 18th day of January. 1904 before me
notary public, in and for said county, person
ally appeared Samuel Whaleys William F. Porter
and Charles W. Buechner;~tom personally known
to be the same persons described in and vht
executed the foregoing instrument and they &C
oac+ boi,
free act and deed,S r.
ps, ,,,tsi,.,. p CHARLES CHAR n. AKERs,
STATE OF MINNESOTA, ~ H..
County of Hennepin-ss.
Or this 25th day OF January, 1904. befor,
me, a not AIRY PUBLIC, IN and for said county per
sonally appeared James W. Cooper, to me know
TO be the same person described Inn who ex
ecuted the foregoing instriment aud he &C
snowiedgs ad that he executed tie same hi
%s-ssF'ssa%+ VI NJ OHN4A. LARfMoRE.
Notary Public, Hennepin County. Minnesota
lSeal.l