The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-02-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
THE ACME THEATER COM
PANY.

of forming corporation under and by
virtue Of Title Two CD Chapter Thirty.
Minnesota for the year 1894, and the
acts amendatory thereof and supple
mentary thereto, do hereby associate
ourselves together and adopt and sign
the following A aFt1f{ss Of incorporation:
The name Of this corporation shall
be- THE Acme Theater Company Its
principal office and place Of business
Of Minnesota: The general nature Of
Its business shall be the conducting and
carrying on Of one or more theaters In
the state of Minnesota, and in any
ted states, and in connection Herewith
it shall have the power in said states
and territories to. buy, own, sell, mort
gage. lease and improve real estate;
receive deeds. mortgages, leases and
other instruments effecting real estate
and the title thereto, and to foreclose,
collect, release and satisfy mortgages
labor and enter into contracts Of hire
and employment with persons, firms,
corporations and associations; and to
execute all necessary contracts and
acts and execute all instruments neces-
sary. proper and convenient in carrying
on a general theater business.
ARTICLE 2.
The time of the commencement of
this 5Ss s sha be February f0r
period of thirty 800 years.
ARTICLE 3.
The amount of the capital of this
corporation is Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000) which shall be paid in cash
or in property at such times and in such
amounts and in such manner, as may
be determined by the Board of Direc-
tors.
ARTICLE 4.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which said corporation
shall at any time be subject, is Thirty
Thousand Dollars C$ao,ooo.)
ARTICLE 5.
The names and places of residence of
the persons forming this association
for incorporation are as follows:
John 8. Gooch, Sioux City, Iowa.
Herbert I. Gooch, Duluth, Minnesota.
William Getty, Duluth, Minnesota.
ARTICLE 8.
The government of this corporation
and the management Of its affairs shall
posed of not less than three 60 per-
sons, nor more than five 90 persons,
each of whom shall be a stakeholder in
John s. Gooch, Herbert I. Gooch and
William Getty. shall constitute the first
Board of Directors. and shall serve as
such until the first annual meeting Of
the Stockholders. hereinafter provided
chosen and qualified.
The first annual meeting Of the
stockholders shall be held at 10 o'clock
ruary. 4. D. 1905. and the regular an
nual meeting thereafter shall be held
al the same hour on the second Monday
in February Of each year At such
more than five 80 directors shall be
elected. who shall serve one 90 year
or until their successors are duly elect
ed and qualified.
GERS. who shall perform such duties
and exercise such powers as may be
prescribed by the Board Of Directors,
the Board Of Directors, at the annual
meeting. Immediately following the an
nual meeting of the stockholders, to-
wit:
and Treasurer. Any two (2) or more
OF said offices may be held by the
same person, except those Of president
and vicezprssident and until the first 1
following persons shall act as Officers
of said corporation:
John s. GOoch, President; Herbert l.
Gccch, Vice-President, and William
Getty, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Board Of Directors shall have
power to enact and adopt such bylaws
for the government of the corporation
as they may see fit and from time to
time to revise or amend the same or
any part thereof.
ARTICLE 7.
The number Of shares of the capital
stock of this corporation shall be two
hundred (20O). and the amount Of the
par value Of each share shall be- Fifty
IN WITNEss WHEREOF. We have
her eunto set our hands and seals this
23rd day of January, A. D. 1905.
JOHN S. GOOCH, (SEAL)
Herbert /. GOOCH, (sEAL.)
WILLIAM GETTY. (SEAL-)
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in pres
ence Of
c. E. HOFLUND,
MOAN I. JUNA,
witnesses as to signature of John
S. Gooch.
JOHN A. KEYES.
PEARL ErT1NGER,
Witnesses as to signature of Her
bert I. Gooch and William Get