The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-30
Certific ate of Incorporation
of the
Smith, rlinor Lumber Com PAW.

We. the undersigned. for the purpose Of
forming corporation under and pursue ant to
the provisions OF Chapter Fifty eight (5S)
revised Laws OF Minnesota for 1905. and act S
ourselves as a body corporate. and do hereby
ADOPT the following Certificate of Incorpor-
alton.
ARTICLEI.
q hs 6BHR S9S be
The general nature Of its business shall be
the buying. holding and selling of Logs, wood,
lands and timber the manufacture Of logs
!n!O Jumper. qlspOslng OF the product and
doing any and all other business necessary
and incidental thereto.
The principal place of transacting the
6Hsn re- OF t5S corRoration shall be at the
Minnesota
ARTICLE II.
The time for the commencement Of this
corporation shall be October 1st., a. D, 1907,
an; amd the period of its duration shall be thirty
ARTICLE III.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this corporation are A. r..
Smith, Bemdji. Minnesota. r. F. Minor.
H HGm1d5 M inn cs s. e. Smith, Bsmid
sOta "
ARTICLE ".
The management OF this corporation shall
be vested in board Of directors. composed
members; who shall be elected from the
of said corporation at its ANIMAL
R Re%;d Mhlch shall be held in the City Of
November OF each year. commencing With
the year 1907. and they shall hold office until
their $. successors &C. are elected and qualified.
holders of said corporation, the folloWine
named persons shall constitute the Board
OF DIRECTORS OF said corporations:
A Az f. "a Smith f. Minor and J: J. Conger.
Treasurer. The offices Of secre SECRETARY and and
Treasurer s 81 t may be held by the same person.
poratlon: and unil their successors are elected
and qualified. the first officers of this corpora
ton shall be President. A. E. Smith: Vice.
Treasurer. r. F. Minor. The annual meeting ane
OF this corporation shall be held at its
29rlncipal place Of business on the first Thurs
9: m: Immediately after the election Of
directors. the directors shall meet and elect
from their number. a president. a vice.
president ana secretary and treasurer.
ARTICLE v.
Shall be s aod Of this hs
divided into one hundred and fifty shares .of
the par value of one hundred dollars each.
sald stock shall be paid in. in money or
order.
AkIlCLE vi.
The highest. amount Of indebtedness or
any time be subject, shall not exceed $4,000
In Testimony Whereof. we have hereunto
set ,our. hands and seals this goth day of
'f IN PREsE & q 81! 81
G. w. CAMPBELL
IL 4. E; SMITH sEAL|
s. a. Z. Sniff Shifts fs sEAt2
f. S.ARNOLD 11A'1'
. Witnesses as to the. signatures of A. r.
'm''h +: + +. + PI MIl5fF' and j. j. oonger.
Witness as to the signature Of s. E. Smith.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County OF Beltrami { SIS
On this Goth day of September A. D. 1907.
before me. Notary Public. within and FOR
A. e. Smith. r. F. Minor. S. 3. Smith and ].
}. COnger to me known to be the same
persons described In and who executed the
that 9, they they executed the same as their free act
[snAhl GEO. W. CAMPBELL.
Notary Public.
Beltrami County. MINI. Ny Commission
expires Oct. 4. 1909.
State OF Minnesota.
Department OF State.
| hereby certify that the within instrument
vas filed for record In this Office on the s3rd [
was duly recorded in book P3 Of Incorpora-
lions on page %.
Julius A. schmahl
Secretary of State
Office of Register OF Deeds
Beltrami County, Mimi.
thereby certify that the within instrument
las filed in this Office for record on the 18th
lay OF sept. a. y. lsO7; at O'Clock 2. NJ, and
s ass d bsg recorded in Book Of Mtsceil On
[sEALl J. o. Harris,