The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
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..GENNRALa CONTRACTING coMPANYs,,s
hnow oil men by these presents, that the
UNDERSIGNED, citizens Of the state Of Minnesota,
DO hereby associate themselves together as 2
oody corporate. pursuant to Title Two ~,
Chapter Thirty four (34J Of the General Stat
utes 1894 Of the state Of Minnesota. and the
amendments thereto. and DO hereby adopt the
following articles OF Incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE II.
The name Of this corporation shall be Gen
eral Contracting Company ss
The general nature Of It's business shall be
the buying. owning, improving. selling and deal
ing IN lands, tenements and hereQltaments, real
The principal place Of transacting the bust.
ness of this corporation shall be the city Of
minneapolis, county Of Hennepin and state OF
| The time Of the commencement OF this cor
Rora ao shall be the first day OF February. a;
D. 1906 and the period of Its continuance shall
be. the term of thirty 1907 years from and after
said date.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
por ra Ion shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars
/ $3.50 .o0o), to be naid in from time to time as
the board Of dreet Crash shall q prescribe.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or la
bility to which this corporation shall at any time
be subject shall be Twenty Thousand Dollars
! 0.000).
| ARTICLE "
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this corporation: are as follows,
to-wit: .yts5 ST aaas4#.gJ
Arthur J. Leahy residing at Minneapolis,
Minnesota. $50 efss3 sts
William J. Prendergast, residing at st. Paul,
| Morris Seyferth, residing at Minneapolis, Min
| nesota.
ARTICLE VI.
The names of the first beard of directors OF
| this cor?oration are as follows, to-wit: Arthur
: j. Leahy, William J. Prendergast and Morris
Seyferth, who shall hold their offices until the
annual meeting OF this corporation on the first
| MONDAY February.
cessors are elected and qualify; and Arthur J.
Leahy shall be president and William ]. 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.
j The annual meeting Of this corporation shall
be held on the first Monday of February, in eact
year, and the government of this corporation
vested in board of three (3) directors, WIT
| shall be elected by the stockholders at the an
| nual meeting of the corporation, and in u presi
dent, vice president, secretary and treasurer
l who shall be elected by said board of directors
at their first meeting. which shall be held oil
the day of the annual meeting Of the, corpora
] ton, and whose terms of office and powers an,
duties shall be prescribed by the bylaws; %
4 the corporations Any two of said Offices excep
that of president and vice president. may b.
held by one person ~tsz&
The capital stock of this corporation shall b
divided into Five Hundred (5oo) shares of On
Hundred Dollars $4,000 each. ~
| In witness whereof the undersigned have here
unto set their hands and seals this eighteenth
(1Sth) day of January. 1906 O..
/ ARTHUR j. LEAHY, . (Seal)
WILLIAM J. PRENDERGAST, iseal.)
NORRIS sEYFERTH. #(seal.)
Signed sealed and delivered in presence o
Clarence e. Drake, John B. Atwater. s,14
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County Of Hennepin-ss. r.
On this eighteenth usth) day Of January