The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-05
ARTICLES Of IMeoRgSRAr19N OF GEN,

ARTICLES OF IMcoRgSRArI9N OF GEN
The undersigned subscribers hereto hereby. as
sociate ourselves for the purpose of organizing
corporation under and pursuant to the Fro
visions Of Chapter S. Revised Lay LAYS Of the
the purpose Of engaging in and carrying on
the business hereinafter. designated. 49,, . :.
eral Inspection CompanY.," The principal place
Of transacting the business of this Company
and It's home office shall be the City Of Min:
Minnesota. The general nature of its business
shall be to collect, publish, sell and furnish in
formation relating to the writing Of Fire Insur-
ance In the State Of Minnesota and other states,
and the collecting, compiling and publishing of
maps, plans, surveys and general information
relating to the situation, Of and circumstances
surrounding property located in said states with
respect to the exposure thereof to, fire and
protection thereof against fire, and procuring and
relation to fire risks and proper estimates OF
the relative fire hazards Of property in said
states for the use and benefit Of the stock.
or this Or r. for sale to others
The time Of the commencement of this cor.
pera at shall be May 3rd, 1906 and the period
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The names and residences Of the incorporators
Are Ks,r as # foGMs Matst Ggbsan and W
dali of st, Faul Minn5 5ls,t.ss w..
. ~ 49,. ARTICLE ". o-l~, ~.
~, The2goyernment of this corpora tion and the
en- Of it, irs shall be vested in
stockholders and be elected by the stockholders
ct their +, annual meeting or at any special
Of stockholders each share Of stock shall entitle
the holder to cast one 7vote. either in person OF
Px written proxy The annual meeting of the
e. its office in the city, of Minneapolis on the
fourth ! Tuesday Of January in each and every
yer hereafter, and special meetings of the;
ths corporation by notice in writing mailed tc
each director at his usual place of residence one
week prior to the date Of said meeting A
majority of the stock shall constitute Il quorum
foe the transaction Of business.
The officers OF the Company shall be Pres
gent, Secretary and Treasurer. and such other
officers as the bylaws may prescribe. The Of
fcers shall be chosen BY the directors and shat
hold their respective Offices for one year. o.
until their successors elected Any vacancy
occurring in the directorate or ineany of the Of
fees may he Allied by the Board 81 Directors A
meeting of the Board Of Directors may. be called
BY the President or Secretary at any time BY
giving one days notice thereof. to each member
Of the Board. At all meetings of the Board o.
Directors majority thereof shall constitute
quorum to transact business: The Board of Di
Rectors may from time to time make and adop
bylaws, rules and regulations touching the man
| agement and government of said corporation ant
| it's business and officers and agents, and all mat
| ters pertaining to the concerns of said corpo
| ration. and the same in their discretion alte
and amend. Until the holding of the first an
nual meeting the following shall constitute tn
and W. A. Kerr: both.residents of Minneapolis
t Minnesota, and Edwards Randall resident Of st
| Paul. Minnesota. ndasaid Walter II. Cobbal
shall be the first President and said w. A. Ker
| shall be the first secretary. and said Edwar
| Randall shall be the first Treasurer, and each o
| said officers and directors shall hold their re
spective Offices until their respective successor
| are elected. =. - . IS et.lss.z-
= T. ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this company shall b
1ollo cfon
| divided into two hundred I 2o0) shares of til
| par value Of fifty dollars ($50) each. Stock sha
| be paid in such manner as shall be. directed b
the board Of directors - H.. = ~.
49, q ARTICLE VI. .s
| The highest amount Of Indebtedness or liz
Il bility ITO which the corporation shall at an
/ time be subject shall be twenty-five hundre
dollars ($2,5O0). - ~
! In witness whereof. we have hereunto set on
hands and seals this 2dsday Of May 1906.
\ - IL - s.SSs SWALTER H COCHRAN,
il ;st--E-.7 ~. w. A. KERR. ~
i i. EDWARD RANDALL.
In presence Of s#lss5ssss s5s
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