The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-26
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ARTICLES q Is OF INGoR9oRATIoN OF BUILDING
We the undersigned, do hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose Of forming a cor
poration under the provisions Of chapter H. of the
year 1873. and the acts of the legislature of said
state amendatory thereof and supplementary
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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
be and be limited to the manufacture of hollow
concrete building blocks and machinery and APP
planes for manufacturing the same and business
essential thereto. and the sale of articles manu-
featured by 1t either under letters patent 9TH
erwise.
The principal place Of transacting the business
of this corporation shall be the City of Mime
apolis in the County of Hennepin, in the State
Of Minnesota.
ARTICLE H.
the Both day of January, A. d. 1904, and shall
continue for a period Of thirty years.
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
one million dollars which shall be paid in at
such times and in such manner as the board Of di.
rectors of this corporation may direct.
ARTICLE ".
= The highest amount Of Indebtedness to which
shall be five hundred thousand dollars.
The names and places of residence of the per:
sons forming this corporation are: Samuel
Whaley, William F. Porten and Charles W.
Buechner, each residing at ST. Paul, Minnesota,
and James w. Cooper, residing at Minneapolis,
ARTICLE VI
This corporation shall be governed by a board
Of three 60 directors, who shall be stockhold
ers and in whom the government of the cor.
poration and management of it's affairs shall be
for one year and until their successors shall be
elected and qualify. Directors shall be elected
at each annual meeting, of the stockholders OF
among their number a president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer: who shall hold office
for one year and until their successors are elect.
ed and qualify. Any two of said Offices, except
president and vice president, may be held by ono
person.
be held on the first Monday of February, 1904,
and thereafter annual meetings of stockholders
ef said eerpUraton shall a; be held on the first
he ese Re se after
annual meeting Of the stockholders. Vacancies
In the board of directors, 1t in any of the Of
fees of the corporation, shall be filled by the
The first board Of directors of said corpora ton
Porten Charles W. Buechner and James W.
Cooper and until the first meeting of said cor
poration Samuel Whaley shall be it's president
Charles W.. Buechner its vice president and
James W. Cooper its secretary and Wi31nm r.
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of this corporation shall
consist of twenty thousand shares of the par
value of fifty dollars each.
In whereof we have hereunto set
SAMUEL WHALEY, (Seal.)
VIM. F. pORTEN. (Seal)
CHARLES w. BUECHNER, (Seal}
JAMES w. COOPER. (Seal.)
In presence Of
Josephine Boyle.
Charles N. Akers.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Ramsey-ss.
On this 25th day Of January. 1904. before me-
notary public, in and for said county, person.
ally appeared Samuel Whaley, William F. Porten
and Charles W. Buechner, to me personally known
to be the same persons described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument and they ac
knowledged that they executed the same as their
free act and deed.
CHARLES n. AKERS,
Notary Public, Ramsy County, Minnesota.
(Seal.)N
STATE OF MINNESOTA
County of Hennepin--ss
On this 25th day of January, 1904 before
me, notary public. in and for said county, per
sonaly appeared James w. Cooper, to me known
to be the same person described in and who ex
ecuted the foregoing instrument and they &C
knowledged that they executed the same as their
free act and deed.
John A. LARlMoRE
Notary Public, Hennepn County, Minnesota.
(Seal)