The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-11

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
Melges Bros. Company.
| Know all men by these presents. That we,
| subscribed. do hereby associate ourselves
| together and adopt and sign these articles for
the purpose Of forming q corporation in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of Chapter So OF
Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto.
ARTICLE i.
The RsR RR6 Ct tbs corporation shall be
The general nature Of the bushes of this
corporation shall be the engaging in and
CARRYING on OF general MERCANTILE business
and the purchasing and selling at wholesale
and products of the SOIL and doing a general
commission and brokerage business. includ-
ling the buying. selling, handling, storing and
shipping OF produce and live stock; and to
buy. sell, receive. store and ship all kinds of
goods. wares and merchandise at wholesale
and retail on commission or otherwise, and
disposal of products OF The soil generally. and
also produce and live stock. together with all
such other business as may be Incidental
thereto and connected Herewith, and gener-
and lawful in connection with the buying.
selling. handling. storing and shipping IT the
products OF the soil. produce and live stock.
and to carry out the objects. uses and pur-
poses aforesaid.
And said corporation may buy. own, lease
and sell real estate and may acquire title.
hold, use and dispose of all such property
including. real. personal and mixed. and to
do all things and acts usually incident,
necessary nvenient. expedient or conducive
to the attainment of any Of the. purposes
aforesaid, or to the continuance and manage
ment Of the business of said corporation.
The principal place of business of this cor
portion shall be at Bemidji, Minnesota, but
it may have offices in other cities in Mime.
sofa and elsewhere.
ARTICLE2.
The time Of the commencement Of this cor
poration shall be November 1st. 1907, and
shall continue for period Of thirty
further periods. each of thirty years.
ARTICLE g.
The amount of the capital stock OF this cor
poration shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars
{s5o;ooo) to be paid in cash or property. or
and such manner as may be determined by
the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE f.
The highest amount of indebtedness or
liability to which said corporation shall at
any time be subject shall be Twenty Thou
sand Dollars GS2O.000).
ARTICLES 5.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this association for inccrpor-
alton are A. A. Melges. G. AL elges. both of
Bemidji., Minnesota. and Hugh J. McClearn,
OF Duluth. Minnesota.
ARTICLE6.
The government OF this corporation and
the man agement Of its affairs shall be vested
in a board of three directors. all Of whom
shall be stockholders. and who shall be
elected annually by the stockholders at their
annual meeting to be held on the I'd Monday
IN IN January var Of each year; and in the Presi-
W Vice sic and s who
a place and IN manner prescribed by the
Bylaws Of this corporation The offices Of
President and Treasurer may be held by the
same person. The names of the first Board
of Directors ares
A. A. Melges, Bemidji, Minnesota,
G. A. Melges. Bemidji, Minnesota.
Hugh J. McClearn. Duluth. Minnesota,
and until their successors are elected the
officers shall be-
A. A. Melges, President and Treasurer,
G. A. Melges. Vice President.
Hugh j. McClearn. Secretary.
ARTICLE T.
The capital stock of this corporation shall
be divided into Five Hundred $500 shares OF
the par value OF One Hundred Dollars ts1oW
each.
In testimony whereof. Witness cur hands
and seals this 26th day Of October. A. .. 1907
A.A. MELGEs. lSeal]
G.. A. MELGES, fSeaIi
HUGH J. MCCLEARN, tSeall
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the Presence off,
r. II. SCHUMAKER,
NJ. R. vILLEMAN..
Is F K & 4 kE SIS 81 s. he'ses'
d. II. LONGLEY.
as to Fl. J. McClearn.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. &C
County Of St. Louis, %.
Notary Public within and for said County
ard State. personally appeared Hugh J. Nc,
t. persons described in and who executed
the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
that he executed the same as his free act and
ISeai] FRED REYNOLDS,
Notary Public. st. Louis County. Mimi. Ny
commission expires Nov. 7th. 1907.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. 90
County OF Beltrami
On the 2sth day Of October, 1907, personally
appeared before me A. A. Melges. and G.. A.
Melges, to me person ally known to be two Of
the persons described in and who executed
the foregoing instrument and they each
severally acknowledged that they executed
the same as their free act and deed. and for
the pnEpeTfs and Rs1i hsEHtn MSIREgSfsd
Notary Public Beltrami County. Mime
| sofa. Ny commission expires April oath, 1912.
| STATE OF MINNESOTA.
Department of State.
hereby certify til at the within instrument
was filed for record in this Office on the day
OF Nov. A. b. 1907. at 1O:3O O'clock a M. and
was duly recorded in Book 8 Of Incorpora-
lions on page
| JULIUS "A. SCHMAHL.
Secretary Of State.
24622
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS
| Beltrami County, MINI.
! thereby certify that the within instrument
was fled in this office for record on the 9th
day of November. A. ID. 1907. at IL o'clock a.
M. and was duly recorded in Book OF Mis-
cellaneous on page 528
j. O. HARRIS
tseal] Register OF Deeds.