The Dickinson press., 1905-10-07
. ORGANIZATION II 6l CERTIFICATE E
The GLADSTONE STATE BANK
- n AnSI0NF E0pIHSnAx0IA

KNOW ALL MENsBY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, whose Names are Observation-Disclosures,
have his day unitedto form, IN aelociation for
laws Of + The state as Of North i5si,Snan EEel haauf to to
Stat banks, and have adopted and executed ar
.sticles OF ast ociation IN sduplicate for that pnr-
pose. and have Forwarded d cory Of enid articles
We do hereby under our hands make and file
the following "a our certificate OF. Organization:
FIRST ~
The name Of said corporation shall he the
Gladstone State Bank. & .,s.s ss
+ ~ + va Sc, OND. y
The placi. where the business Of banking. dis
count and derOs,t are to be carried on is Glad
stone, Stark County, North Dakota.
THIRD r
The amount of capital stock and the amount
into which its shares are to be divided is 'en
thousand dollars divided into one hundred
shareF OF the value of one hundreddollars each.
FOURTH:
Tbs names and residences of,he shareholders
follows:
Name. Residence. No. of shares,
L. A. Simpson Dickinson, NJ. IS
George 6 ~ Lee e Gladstone, n. p 90
i, FIFTH.
The time at which this corporation shall COM
mence bus ness shall be the dnte IT which ie
charter il issued in the year 1905, and shall con.
tlnue for twenty-five years.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 10Th day OF June, A. D..
1905
Is L A. SimpronSt s[seal
George w. Lee Efeall
y NIL. Mcbride ~seal
State of North Dakota
County of Stark. ~
On this 10th day of June, A.. y. 1905, before
me 70 lsonally appeared l.. A. Simpson, George
w. Lee aud NJ. L.. Mcbride known 10 me to be
the per.ons who are descrihed in and who ex-
ecnted the foregoing certificate of organization,
and they ouch duly acknowledged to me- thai
they executed the same.
Witness my hand and Notarial Seal the day
and year last above written.
N:C.M COLEMAN, ~
[Notarial Seal Notary Public,
Stark County, N. D.
Ny commission expires August 21st, 1907.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. .
Department of State Certificate of Corporate
Existence. H4fEssr,l
Whereas. L. A.. Simpson, Geo. w: Lee and
81. L. Mcbride. have filed in this office q copy
Of their articles of Association and an Organ
tzatlcn Certificate, as provided in Sections 1926
1928, Chapter 20. Revised Codes 1899, eaid
ton and Infringement Of State Bapfs; setting
forth all The facts required to be- slated lin. raid
sections, and TO have in all respects complied
Organization Of. State Banks. a. eontainedin
the chapter hereinbefore REFERRED to:
Now therefore, 1, E.. F. Porter. Secretary of
State Of tire State OF North Dakota. by virtue
and authority of law, do hereby verify that said
p:rties. their associates and successors, have be.
come a body polite and corpor&te, under the
corporate name Of ~g.
GLADSTONE STATE BANK
and by that name are hereby authorized to
ommenc the business of banking; to adopt
and use a corporate seal. to sue and be sued
purchase. hold and convey. real and personal
property, as provided by said chapter; to have
succession for a period of twenty-five wears; to
make contracts and to have and enjoy all the
rights and privileges granted to State Banks
under the laws of this State, subject to their Ar
tirles of Incorporation, and Ill legal restrictions
and liabilities in relation thereto. -s.,.
In testimony whereof, ] have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Dakota.F at Bismarck, this 9th day of
September, A.. d. 1905.
E. F. PORTER,
GREAT SEAL Secretary of State.
SIATEOF By FRANK LAWRENCE,
NORTH DAKOTA; Deputy.