The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Certificate of Incorporation
of the
Bemidji Lumber companv


We: the undersigned, for the purpose of
forming corpora ton under and pursu ant to
fhe provisions Of Chapter lfty-eight 68)
OF Min9esota for 1906 and any
selves as body corr crate. and do hereby ad-
opt the following Certificate of Incorporation.
M ARTICLE I.
8 ff shall be the
eral nature Of it's business shall be the buying
and selling Of logs. lands and timber, the
ma of logs into lumber. dsposing of
sn me ProdHct; and al other business necessary
ton shall be the city OF Bemidji, county Of
'eltrami' State G Sf RMTj9nsFo f.
rne s,me t9r the cGmmencement Of this
period OF its doE HRTPG Sh2! Rf 50 years:
Inc names n and places OF residence OF the
persons pM!' forming This corporation are D. n
Winton Thief ~ River Falls Mimi. Charles J.
"ann'' '0nn NJ A E1sFfcfS bffsVn o Mimi
yested ia Of this shall
m anea The names and addresses OF the
THef B R1er Of Riresors are p Wnton
John n Richards, 3 Be@ GG9io M Hiemla' MIMI
be- Pr asSd ecefS Of this shall
Falls. Mimi. Vice-President, Charles 'J +
Wip R'n5 " Wansan; wis; SECRETARY. John
G E5Gh1ra Bsm Semd iiu MIMI "
named officers and directors shall hold their their
respective offices aforesaid. until the next
a am l meeting of the corporation to be held
and annually thereafter. Board OF Directors
Of this corporation. The annual meeting 81
olace of business ON the second (2) Tuesday in
January In each year. Immediately after
soe election OF directors. or as soon thereafter
elect from their number ! president and a
vice-president, and from their number or
from 1ron line the stock-h9lders secretary. and
dent and vice president may be held by y one one
person. The directors and officers Of this
corporation shall hold their respective
otces until their successors have been duh,
of their duties. The first I msatir 81
ct the stockholders and of the board board of
directors shall be held at Bemidji Minnesota.
o ~ Eng ea uay q july 1907 At 10 and il
~, N NK$fl1cLE v.
Inc amount OF the capital stock OF this
paid IN. In money or property. or both. in In
such manner. at such times, and in such
amounts as the Board of Directors shall
into 1000 shares Of the par value Of 500 each.
=, me highest amount Of Indebtedness or
s snS ~ ti% e be subject shall be the sum Of
IN Testimony Whereof. we have hereunto
1So7. ""''> 80 '-''' '''fu uas u july q. D.
2. N. Winton.
-1.. T. : Q.,J. Winton.
John N: Richards.
In the presence OF
]. S. Hanson. g.. e. -. .r.ss..ss. ...-... = q.
w. R. lindsay. ~
State Of Minnesota.
County OF Beltrami. So sss~
On this 2snd day
o5 1907 a gedTsGnaly appeared before
known to be the persons named in and who
executed the foregoing Certificate Of incoro
poration and each acknowledged that he exc
the uses and purposes therein expressed. "
Chas. A. Mason, Notary Public.
M Ny =, commission q and expires May e. ISIS.
Red Lake Co. Minn.{
State Of Minnesota. ),
County Of Beltrami. %
Of July: A; D. 1907 personally appeared before as
me J. NJ. Richards and W. A. Gould. to me-
known known to be the persons named in and who
executed the foregoing Certificate of Tncnr-
poration and each acknowledged that he
executed the same as his free act and deed.
1or the uses and purposes therein expressed.
Notary Public. ,Beltrami County. Mimi
f NOtarial Seal L. .Fs - - &. 8
Beltrami Co. MINI.
State OF Minnescsa, S
Department. OF State. hereby GER.
tify hat the within instrument was fled for
reco Nr IN this office on the Is day Of July, A.
recorded in Book Q 3 of Interpretations On
page 400. n n -
Julius a. Schmahl,
Secretary OF State
Office of Register Of Deeds
sBeltrami County, MINI.
hereby certify that the within instrument
vas filed in this Office for record on the FIRST
day OF August A. D. 1907 at 3 o'clock p. M.
and was duly recorded In Book Of Miscl. on
page l36, ~ II AM
JsO. Harris.
rs..r, Register OF Deeds.