The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-06
CERTIFICATE OF INCoRPoRATIoN OF
FIRE AND MARINE IN

CERTIFICATE OF 1NCORPORAT!ON "
sURANCE COMPANY.
We, the undersigned, do hereby associate our
selves together for the % and
the Revised Laws of 1905 of the state OF
Minnesota, and do hereby subscribe and adopt
the following certGats OF Incorporation 10 W.T.
The name of this corporation shall be NORTH;
WESTERN FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE
This corporation shall transact its business
on, the stock plan or principle and the general
nature of its business shall be to insure against
loss damage to property on land by ire,
lightning, hail Or tempest, or any or all of them:
and to insure vessels freight, goods, money. eff
fects and money lent on bottomry or responder
tia against the perils of the sea and other perlls
usually. insured against by marine insurance rance
portation and to reinsure the risks OF other
companies and associations doing a similar bust
ness.
This corporation may transact its business in
any state or territory in the United States and
in the Dominion of Canada.
of this corporation shall be the city of Mime
apolis. county of Hennepin state of Minnesota
SECOND.
The period of duration of this corporation
shall be thirty 600 years from the date hereof.
The names and places Of residence of the In
corporators of this corporation are as follows:
Otto o: Tollefson. MINNEAPOLIS. Minnesota
Charles H Baldwin. Minneap POLLS, Minnesota.
Waiter A. lalQlaW, st. Paul, Minnesota.
FOURTH.
The management Of this corporation shall be
vested in Board of Directors which shall con-
sist of not less than five 90 nor more than
eleven 11) members.
The annual meeting. of this corporation. at
which the Board OF Directors shall be elected.
shall be held on the second Thursday in March
of each year. beginning with the year 1906
\ The first Board of Directors shall consist Of
five (o) members and they shall hold their
Offices until the first annual meeting of this
corporation. Or until their successors elected
and qualified.
The names and addresses Of those composing
the Board Of Directors until the first election
are
Otto o. Tolefson Minneapolis Minnesota:
Charles Carothers., Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Charles II. Baldwin, Minneapolis. Minnesota;
James D. Brown. Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Walter A. Laidlaw. ST. Paul Minnesota.
FIFTH.
The amount of the capital stock Of this cor.
100000 dollars. TO be paid in full in cash within
six 90 months from the date hereof. The said
into two thousand (2.GOO) shares. of the par
value of one hundred (S1G0Oo) dollars each.
SIXTH.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabi1
tty to which this corporation shall at any time
be subject shall be hundred thousand ($1oO.
O00.00) dollars, exclusive of contingent liability
surance. ..-.~ ..- ..-
In witness whereof the undersigned have here
March, 1906
OTTO O. TOLLEFsON. (Seal)
CHARLES CAROIHERS. (Seal.)
CHARLES H. BALDWIN, (Seal.j /
JAMES D. BROWN. (seal)
WALTER A. LAIDLAW. (sealj
In presence Of
George w. Buffngtqn
8s Nels II. Nelson.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
County of Hennepin-ss.
On this Sd day OF March, 1906 before me
personally appeared Otto o. Tollefson, Charles
Carothers. Charles H. Baldwin James D. Brown
and Walter A. Laidlaw to ME known to he
the persons described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument and acknowledged thai
they executed the same as their free act anG
. deed GEORGE w. BURLINGTON,
Notary Public. Hennepin County Minnesota.
My commission expires April TO- 1908
The form OF and the within Certificate of In
corporation is hereby approved
THOMAS D. O'BRIEN,
st. Paul March s. 1906
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
Department Of State.
hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the
day of March, A. d. 1906. at Iu5s o'clock A m :
lions on page -. P. E. HANSON,
Secretary Of State.
Office OF REGISTER OF DEEDS.
State of Minnesota. County of Hennepin
hereby certify thar the within instrumen
day of Mch. A. d. 1906 at ~ o'clock M ami
was duly recorded in Book 1O7 of Misc, page
s BIZ. etc. GEO. c. MERRILL
Register OF Deeds.
By a. W. skog, Deputy Register Of Deeds.