Warren sheaf., 1905-03-30
Articles of Incorporation
WARREN MERCANTILE co.

For the purpose of organizing corporation
under and in accordance with the provisions of
Title two g) of Chapter thirty-four go of the
1878, and of the Laws amendatOry thereof and
supplementary thereto
We, the undersigned. do by these articles of
agreement associate ourselves together to be-
come Incorporated under the name below in
dicated and hereby assumed by us. for the pur-
pose OF engaging in the business indicated in
the following articles which we hereby adopt
and execute.
", me 4er,1 name OF this Corporation shall be
WARREN MERCANTILE COMPANY. Its
principal place Of business shall be at the City
sofa. The general nature of its business shall
be to buy and sell all kinds of shelf and heavy
hardWare Implements tools. merchandise of
all descriptions. farm produce. and other ar
tlcles Of merchandise incidental or necessary
in operating and conducting a general depart
ment store. to buy and sell much real estate
business.
ARTICLE IL
The time of the commencement of this Cor
poration shall be the first Cd day of April 1905
AND the period of it's existence shall be thirty
500 years.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock shall be and
is hereby fixed at the sum of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars (Sl5.00O0O) to be divided into shares of
One Hundred Dollars (S1Oo.OO each. and shall
rectOrS.
ARTICLE ".
The number Of shares in the capital stock of
TINS corporation shall be one hundred fifty Q5O)
shares and the amount of each share shall be
One Hundred Dollars (SlOOOO).
ARTICLE V.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or
naDllty to which this corporation shall at any
time be subject shall be Ten Thousand Dollars
(TlOO OU00.OO).
ARTICLE VI.
The names and places of residence Of the
persons forming this corporation are: Martin
L. Larson, 1ver n. LOdOen and Frank E. Dahl
gren. all Of whom reside at Warren Marshall
County. State Of Minnesota and said persons
shall constitute the first Board of Directors of
said corporation, in whom as a Board of Di-
rectors the government of this corporate and
the administration Of it's affairs are hereby
vested; and the directors above named and
each Of them, shall hold Office until their sue
cessOrs are duly elected or duly appointed but
any vacancy occurring in said Board of Direct
OrS. or any Board of Directors of this corpora
tOn through either death. resignation or re-
moval, may and shall forthwith be filed by the
remaining members Of the said Board of
thus appointed Chat is to fill such vacancies)
shall severally be directors (that is, be ap-
pointed to be directors) until. but not longer
than until the next annual stockholders meet
ing OF this corporation.
ARTICLE VII
The annual stockholders meeting of this
corporation shall be held at it's general office
and place OF business in the City of Warren.
Marshall County. State of Minnesota on the
third (3rO Monday of January of each year
and the first stockholders meeting of this cor
poratiOn shall be held AZ 10 o'clock a. M on the
third (3rd) Monday of January in the year 1906,
when and where new Board of Directors
shall be elected, consisting Of three 60 mem
berS.
Immediately after an annual election of
members to constitute a board of directors of
this corporation the said Board of Directors
shall forthwith organize itself for the due
transaction of business of this corporation by
electing from it's own members President,
Vlce-president. Secretary and Treasurer.
provided. that any member of said Board of
Directors may be elected to be both President
and Treasurer.
ARTICLE VIII.
Until the annual stockholders meeting to be
held on the third (3rGO Monday of January 1906
Martin L. Larson shall be the president and
treasurer; Iver N. LOdOen shall be the Vice
president; and Frank E. Dahlgren shall be the
secretary of said corporation.
In Witness Whereof, we have hereuntO set
our hands and seals this 10th day of March. A.
D. 1908.
In Presence of Martin L. Larson (seaD
JULIUsJ. OLSON Iyer N: Lodoen (seaD
Miss L. RAFTEvOLD Frank E. Dahlgren(seaD