The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF sharoOd Shoe Speciality Company.

We the undersigned do hereby asso-
ciate ourselves into corporation, under
and by virtue of the provisions of Title
of Chapter "a, of the General Statutes
1894 of the State of Minnesota, and the
laws amendatory thereof, for the purposes
hereinafter named, and do hereby adopt
the following Articles of Incorporation:
l. The name OF the Corporation shall
be ''Sharood Shoe Speciality Company;
it's principal place of business shall be
in the City of st. Paul and State of Min
nesota. The general nature of the bust
ness and the purposes for which the cor
poration is formed, shall be to apply for,
purchase, or otherwise acquire. and to
hold, own, use, operate sell, assign. or
otherwise dispose of, to grant licenses in
respect of, or otherwise turn to account
any and all inventions, improvements and
processes used in connection with the
manufacture and marketing of boots,
shoes, and all other kinds of footwear.
and used in connection with, or secured
under, the letters patent of the United
States or elsewhere, and for the purpose
Of developing the same to carry on any
other business, whether manufacturing or
otherwise. which the Corporation may
think calculated to effectuate these OBJ
jects.
2. The time of the commencement Of
the Corporation shall be the 25th day of
March, 1904, and the period of the con-
tinuance of such corporation shall be
thirty years.
3. The amount of capital stock of said
sand QO0,O00) dollars, and said capital
stock shall be paid in in such manner, and
at such times, as the Board of Directors
shall direct
and liability to which said Corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be ten
thousand 100000 dollars.
s.. The names. and places of residence
OF the persons forming such corporation
are as follows
Charles K. sharood, ST. Paul, Mimi
Freeman P. Strong. st. Paul. MINI.
William H. Elsinger st. Paul Mimi
Haydn S. Cole. st. Paul MINI.
6. The names of the first board of di-
rectors are as follows:
Charles K. Sharood
Freeman P. Strong
Alfred W. Rollins,
William H. Elsinger,
Haydn S. Cole.
The government of the Corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be
vested in a board of directors and in a
president, vice president secretary and
treasurer, with such power and duties as
shall be defined by the bylaws. The di-
rectors shall be elected at the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Cor
poration, to be held on the first Satur-
day in May in each and every year. and
the officers shall be elected by the direct
OTIS at the annual meeting to be held on
the same day, Immediately after the adj
journment of the annual meeting of the
stockholders. or as soon thereafter as a
u.
The first meeting of the board of direct
ors herein named shall be held on Satur-
day, the Goth day of March 1904 at $3.50
O'Clock p. M at the offices of the Sharood
Shoe Company, in the City of ST. Paul,
Minnesota.
The directors may adopt such bylaws
not inconsistent with these articles, as
they may deem necessary and proper for
the government, conduct and affairs of the
corporation.
7. The capital stock of said Corpora
ton shall be divided into one thousand
q,OOO) shares of one hundred GOO) dol
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this
18th day of March, 1904.
CHARLES K. SHAROOD. (SeaL)
FREEMAN P. STRONG. (SeaI)
WILLIAM H. ELSINGER. (Seal)
HAYDN S. COLE. (Seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in pres
John R. Wibor,
L. r. Record.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
On this 18th day of March, 1904. before
the undersigned, a notary public within
and for said County and State. personally
F. Strong, William H. Eisinger and Haydn
s. Cole, to me personally known to be
the identical persons described in and
who executed the foregoing articles Of in
cOfpOrdllOn, ana lnSy SeyefdIiy aCRnOWl-
edged that they executed the same as
their free and voluntary act and deed.
{Notarial Seal} JOHN r. WILBOR,
Notary Public, Ramsey County. Mimi
STATE OF MINNESOTA. DEPART
ment of State.
I hereby certify that the within instru-
nent was filed for record in this office on
the 18th day of March, A. D. 1904, at 2:45
o'clock p. M. and was duly recorded in
Book Fl of interpretations, on page =.
p. E. HANSON
Secretary of State
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
This is to certify that the foregoing
instrument was filed for record at ST
Paul. Minnesota. on the 10Th day of
March. A. d. 1904, at 3:15 o'clock D, M,
and that the same was duly recorded In
Book L of Interpretations. on page =
NJ. w. FITZGERALD.
Register of Deeds.