The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
GENERAL CONTRACTING ooMPAl

"GENERAL CONTRACTING COMPANY"
Know all men by these presents, that the
undersigned, citizens of the state of Minnesota,
do hereby associate themselves together a
body corporate, pursuant to Title Two (2),
Chapter Thirty,four (a4) Of the General Stat
amendments thereto, and do hereby adopt the
following articles of incorporation to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall be Gen
eral Contracting Company
The general nature Of it's business shall be
the buying, owning improving. selling and deal
ing in lands, tenements and hereditaments real
The principal place of transacting the bust
ness Of this corporation shall be the city Of
Minneapolis, county Of Hennepin and state of
Minnesota.
IT, ARTICLE II.
The time Of the commencement of this coz
poration shall be the first day Of February, A.
be the term Of thirty (3o) years from and after
said date. '..--
.- ARTICLE III.
The amount Of the capital stock of this cor
poration shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars
ESQ, 0OO), to be paid in from time to time as
the board of directors shall prescribe. +
r.. ,-g~r ARTICLE w.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liza
bilty to which this corporation shall at any time
be subject shall be Twenty Thousand Dollars
$50, O0O). 80. = "
The names and places Of residence of the
persons forming this corporation are as follows,
to-wit:
Arthur ]. Leahy, residing at Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
William j. PSendergast, residing at St. Paul,
Minnesota; and
Morris Seyferth, residing at MINNEAPOLIS Min
nesota.
ARTICLE vi.
The names of the first board Of directors of
this corporation are as follows, to-wit: Arthur
Seyferth, who shall hold their offices until the
annual meeting Of this corporation on the frs,
Monday in February, 1906, or until their sue
| cessors are elected and qualify: and Arthur ].
Leahy shall be president and William J. Prem.
dergast shall be secretary and treasurer and
Morris seyferth shall be vice president of this
corporation until the annual meeting in Febru.
airy. 1906. or until their successors are elected
| and qualify.
The annual meeting Of this corporation shall
be held on the first Monday Of February in each
year. and the government of this corpora ton
and the management Of Its affairs shall be
vested in board of three CD directors. who
| nual meeting Of the corporation, and in presi
dent, vice president, secretary and treasurer
who shall be elected by said board of directors
at their first meeting. which shall be held Oh
the day of the annual meeting of the corpora
ton. and whose terms of office and powers and
duties shall be prescribed by the bylaws OF
the corporation. Any two of said offices, except
that of president and vice president, may be
held by one person.
ARTICLE VII
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
divided into Five Hundred (5OO) shares ,of One
Hundred Dollars (S100) each.
In witness whereof the undersigned have here,
unto set their hands and seals this eighteenth
| 18th) day of January. 1906.
ARTHUR J. LEAHY. iSea11
WILLIAM J. PRENDERGAsT, (Seal.y
NORRIS SEYFERTH. (SealD
/ Signed, sealed and delivered in presence al
Clarence e. Drake, John B. Atwater
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Hennepin-ss.
On this eighteenth Gsth) day of January
1906 before me, notary public within and fol-
said county, personally appeared Arthur J.
Leahy, William ]. Prendergast and Morris Sey.
ferth. to well known to be the same persons
described in and who executed the foregoing in
strulnent, and seyerally acknowledged that they
fexecuted the same as their free act and deed
CLARENCE E. DRAKE
(Seal Notary Public
Hennepin County, Minnesota
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