The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
meIges Bros. Company.

the undersigned, whose names are hereto
together and adopt and sign these articles for
the purpose Of forming corporation In &C
cordance with the provisions Of Chapter So OF
Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto.
ARTICLE
METaEs Bros s GoM z aGS9ora''0n snail 0e
The general nature Of the bushes of this
corporation shall be the engaging in and
carrying on Of a general mercantile business
and the purchasing and selling at wholesale
OF
commission and brokerage business. includ-
ing 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
to act as sellers generally for the sale 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 Of the
products OF the soil. produce and live stock.
ana to carry out the Objects uses and pur-
And said corporation may buy. own. lease
and sell real estate and may acquire title.
including, real personal and mixed. ard to
do all things and ACTS usually incident.
necessary. convenience pedient 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.
ARTIOLE2.
The time of the commencement of this cor
poratiOn shall be November 1st. 1907, and
shall continue fol, a period of thirty years
and may be renewed from time to time for
further periods. each of thirty years.
ARTICLE 3.
The amount Of the capital stock Of this cor
poration shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars
($5O.OOO) to be paid in cash or property. OF
both. at such times. and in such amounts
and such manner as may be determined by
| the Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE
The highest amount Of Indebtedness OF
liability to which said corporation shall al
| any time be subject shall be Twenty Thou
sand Dollars CS2O.O0O).
ARTICLES 5.
The names and places OF residence of the
persons forming this association for incorpor-
| alton are a. A. Melges. g: A.Melges. both Of
| Remidjt. Minnesota, and Hugh J. McClearn
of Duluth. Minnesota.
ARTICLE
The government of this corporation anC
the management OF its affairs shall be vested
in board Of three directors, all OF whom
shall be stockholders. and who shall bt
elected annually by the stockholders at thei1
snnHal meeting to be held on the I'd M9ndaI
| dent. Vice President and Secretary, who
shall be elected by the Board Of Directors a.
| place and In manner prescribed by thu
Bylaws of this corporation. The Offices Of
President and Treasurer may be held by thu
same person. The names of the first Boart
OF Directors are:-
g. A, MelReS. Bemfdii, Minnesota
Hugh J. McClearn. Duluth. Minnesota,
| ana until their successors are elected tn
A. A. Meiees. President and Treasurer
| g. A. MelgeS. Vice President.
Hugh J. McClearn. Secretary.
| ARTICLE z. >
| The capital stock Of this corporation shall
be divided into Five Hundred 5000 shares o
| each.
In testimony whereof. Witness our hand
and seals this 26th day Of October. A. p 1907
G: a. MEG rs. Seal
HUGH j: McCTEARN. tseaii
Signed. Sealed and Delivered
NJ. R. VGLiEMAN.
as F K 4: 4 kE s9S 81 q; Melees'
q. b. LONGLEY.
! as to 81. J. McClearn.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. lss
County of St. Louis. 90
On this goth day OF October: 1907. before me
and State. personally appeared Hugh j. Nc
i Clearn. to me personally known to be one O
the persons described in and who executes
the foregoing instrument and acknowledge
that he executed the same as his free act an
i deed.
[Seal] FRED REYNOLDS.
Notary Public. st. Louis County. Mimi. M
commission expires Nov 9TH. 1907.
STATE on MTNNEsOrA
County of Beltrami
On the 2sth day Of October. 1907. PERSONAL
J appeared before me A. A. Melges, and G.
Melges to me personally known to he two Q
the persons described in and who execute
severally acknowledged that they execute
the same as their free act and deed. and 70
the purposes and uses herein expressed.
sots ssal Public Ra + sGaU GdaRtz Mimi,
sofa. My commission expires April oath. lsl:
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of State.
4 thereby certify that the within instrumeu
was filed for record in this office on the da
Of Nov, A. u. 1907. at 1880 o'clock M. an
JULIUS A. ssoHMAHL.,
3 Secretary Of State.
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OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS
!! Beltrami County. Mimi.
hereby certify that the within instrumer
vas fled in this Office tor record on the st
NJ, and was duly recorded In Book of Mis-
cellaneous on page 52e:
lseal] Register of Deeds.