The Saint Paul globe., 1904-03-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of sharood Shoe Specially Company

Of Sharood Shoe Speciality Company.
We, the undersigned, do hereby asso-
ciate ourselves into corporation, under
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:
1. The name of the Corporation shall
be "Sharood Shoe Specially Company; !;
its principal place of business shall be
in the City of st. Paul and State of Min
nesOta. The general nature of the buSi-
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.
8. The amount of capital stock of said
Corporation shall be One Hundred Thou
sand (100,c00) dollars. and said capital
stock shall be paid in in such manner, and
| at such times. as the Board of Directors
shall direct.
A. The highest amount of Indebtedness
and liability to which said Corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be ten
thousand 100000 dollars
5. The names and places of residence
nf hp rati inT1
are as follows:
Charles K. Sharood, st. Paul. Mimi
Freeman F. Strong, st. Paul, MINI.
William II. Elsinger st. Paul, MINI.
Haydn S. Cole ST. Paul, Mimi
6. The names of the first board of df-
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 it's 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
oTs at the annual meeting to be held on
| the same day. Immediately after the ad-
| journment of the annual meeting of the
| stockholders or as soon thereafter as a
valid meeting of the board may be held.
| The first meeting of the board Of direct
| ms herein named shall be held on Satur-
| day, the 26th day of March, 1904 at 80
| 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.
z. The capital stock of said Corpora
! tion shall be divided into one thousand
|. (1,000) shares of one hundred (100) dol
| lars EACH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have
| hereunto set our hands and seals, this
| 18th day of March, 1904.
| CHARLES K. SHAROOD. (Sea1)
| FREEMAN p. STRONG. (SeaL)
WILLIAM II. ELSINGER. (Seal.)
/ HAYDN s. COLE. (Seal.)
Signed sealed and delivered in pres
| ence of
/ L. r. Record.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
RamSey-ss.
On this 18th day of March, 1904, before
/ the undersigned, a notary public within
and for said County and State. personally