The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

ARTICLE I.
N0RTHLAND PRODUCE COMPANY
corporation shall be to buy. own, keen. mort
gage produce, manufacture and sell at
wholesale ,id $; and retail butter, eggs. poultry
fruits and other food products
70 Duy own, keep. mortgage. sell and deal
III I'VE stock. real estate. promissory notes,
ponds; capital stock of other corporations
dltamentS and all classes of real, mixed and
personal property, and to act as agents for
individuals, associations and CORPORATIONS in
the transaction of such business upon com
mission or otherwise for hire.
Inc principal place OF transacting such
business. and the principal place of business
OF the corporation shall be Bemidji, Beltrami
County. Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement of this cor
poratlon shall be the first day of March, A.
ID. 1907. and the period of it's continuance
snail be thirty (30) years.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
poratlon shall be fifty thousand (s5O,OOO
dollars d which shall be paid in at such times
by the board of directors.
The board of directors may at any time d.
rect the issue OF special or preferred stock
with such preferences in favor of such stock,
and with such restrictions as to rights of
holders as may be deemed best without any
previous authority from other stockholders;
but such special and preferred stock shall
not be issued for more than twenty thousand
dollars (s2O00O in the aggregate.
ARTICLE ~
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation shall at
any time be subject snail be an amount equal
to its capital.
ARTICLE v.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this association for incor-
GHAs: 3. GALE. New York. NY.
JOHN D: LGNN. Bemidji. Mimi
g; = ENk S y T Bemidji. Mimi.
Z. }. RUSSELL, Bemidji, Mimi.
ARTICLE VI.
The government of this corporation and
the management of it's affairs shall be vested
IN IN board Of five directors all Of whom shall
yearly by the stockholders at their annual
meeting. which annual meeting shall be held
at at. me Office OF the corporation in Bemidji.
third (3rd) Tuesday in January of each year
beginning with the year A. D. 1905 "
Each director shall serve until his successor
occurring in the board of directors shall be
hlled 6y the remaining members of the board
Immediately following each annual meeting
or stockholders, the board of directors
elected at such meeting shall convene and
snail elect from among their number as
officers OF the corporation, president. vice
president secretary and treasurer; and the
othceS OF secretary and treasurer may be
held by the same person. Chas. B. Gale, John
D. Lunn, G. L. Ekstrand. P. J. Russell, W. E.
Neal shall constitute the first board of direc-
tors. each to act from the time of the COM
mencement of the corporation, until the
election I and qualification Of his successor
ChaS b. u ale shall be president, w. E. Neal
shall be vice-president. John D. Lunn shall
be secretary and treasurer of the CORPORA
ton. each to act from the time of the COM
mencement of the corporation, upon qualify
ing until the election and qualification of his
successor.
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of this corporation shall
fifty $50 dollars each. Of which thirty thous-
and G3O.OOO shall be common stock and
twenty twenty thousand $4,000 shall be preferred.
An annual dividend of not less than seven
e percenD per annum on the par value repre-
sented by this certificate is guaranteed
In witness whereof. the parties have hereto
set their hands and seals this 10Th day of
February, A. D. 1907 -,
Signed. 81 :; EKsTRAND :.
Signed. P j. RUSSELL
3: E. MCDONALD
M. L. ANDERSON
Signed, c. B. GALE
VIII WI: < WHITE
r. BYATT
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
County of Beltrami. IS
BE 1t known that on this 10Th day of Feb
ruary. A. D. 1907, personally appeared before
me o: T. Ekstrand. John d. Lunn, W. E. Neal,
+. }. Russell. to me known to be four of the
persons who have subscribed their names to
ana who are named in the foregoing articles
of incorporation and each separately ac-
kn0Wledged that he executed the same freely
and voluntarily for the uses and purposes
deed. ''o' "1N
LsEAL] E.E. MCDONALD,
Notary Public
.Beltrami County. Minnesota
My commission expires May 18th, 1910.
:, STATE OF NEW YORK. &C
On the 23rd day of February. in the year
l9O1, before me personally came Charles B.
Gale, to me known and known to me to be
the Individual described in and who executed
the foregoing instrument and he ac-
knowledged that he executed the same
L. B. HOWE,
Notary Public $780,.
My commission expires March 30. 1908.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of State.
| hereby certify that the within instrument
day Of February, A. D. 1907, at II o clock a. M,
and was duly recorded in Book 3 of IncOr-
poratiOnS on page 504.
JULIUS A. sCHMAHL.
Secretary of State
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
Beltrami County, MINI.
l hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed in this Office for record on the 5th
DAY OF March. A. D.. 1907. at 2 o'clock D. M,
aaa was du " recorded in Book OF Mis-
10. HARRIS,
Register Of Deeds.