The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-04-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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Grand Marais Mercan
tile Company.

the Undersigned, do hereby associate our
the purposes hereina fter mentioned. un-.
der the provisions of Title Two 60, OF
Chapter thtrty-four CD CT General Stat
acts amendatory thereof and supple
menta thereto.
ARTICLE L.
The name Of this corpora ton shall be
Grand Marais Mercantile Company"
The general nature of it's business shall
and deal with, either at Wholesale or re-
tail, upon it's own account or upon COM
mission, goods, wares and merchandise.
kind, nature ana description whatsc-
ever, including groceries, provisions, pro-
duce, hardware, sporting goods. wooden
wafs; dry go9dsh millinery 9lothing fur
stationery, drugs, glassware. crockery,
meats. fish, hay grain, feed, mbermen's
equipments egg ard supplies, logs, lumber
farming implements and @achinery and
to engage in all lines of mercantile bust:
or not. also to manufacture any or all
such property, goods, wares and mer-
chandise, and acquire, own, use and dis
dent or convenient to the general punpos-
es herein expressed, including the right
to acquire, own, hold, rent, incumber and
convey real estate OF any interest there
The principal place for trausacting the
business of said corporation shall be at
State of Minnesota, and said corpora ion
may conduct stores, and engage in Its bus
mess at such other place or places as
may be determined by its Board Of Di-
rectors.
ARTICLE II.
corporation shall be April first, A. D. 1907,
and it shall continue for the period of
thirty years.
ARTICLE III.
The amount Of stock of said corporation
and it shall be paid In from time to time
in cash or property when subscribed on
call made therefor by the Board of Direct
transact business and carry out the pur-
thousand dollars Of stock shall have been
subscribed and paid in.
ARTICLE Nv.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability to which said corpora ton snail
at any time be subject shall be thirty
thousand dollars (93O000)
ARTICLE V.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this associati ton for in
TsyoF &na T.
Lien. Grand Marais, Mimi; James Fl.
Ginder, Duluth, Mimi.
ARTICLE vi.
The officers and. persons in whom the
OF SAD and
shall be board 9Sicb of three three
elected ba; annually By the St9Gkholdesf
meeting, which shall be m held at
April OF each year at two o'clock in the
and a president. a vice-president, a secre.
tary and treasurer who shall be elected
by the Board of Directors, from their own
in each year, to be held Immediately af-
ter the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers.
Each of the officers and directors of said
Offices: for the period Of one year: or until
their SUCCESSORS have been duly elected
and ndo gualiaed, and any Two Of sid Offices
be held by the same person.
A director may be removed from Office
and successor elected, and vacancies
provided by the bylaws.
The above named incorporators shall
constitute the first board of directors,
and until their successors have been duly
ed persons shall be the officer Of said cor
poratioh: Clarence H. Taylor, president
and treasurer. James H. Ginder, vice.
preSlQenC, anu Lever ID. Lien, secretary.
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be divided into five hundred shares
OF par value of one hundred dollars
$500 each.
In witness whereof. the above.named
incOrpOratOrs have hereuntO set their
hands and seals this 22nd day Of February,
A. D, 1907.
CLARENCE H. TAYLOR. (seal)
JAMES FL. GINDER. (Seal)
LEVE II LIEN. (Seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in
presence Of
GRACE RICHARDSON
ANNA c. TAYLOR.
State Of Minnesota, County Of St. Lou
iS.--SS.
On this 22nd day of February, A. D. 1907,
before me notary public, within and for
said county, personally appeared Clar-
ence H.. Taylor, James H. Ginder and
Lever II. Lien. each being to me person
ally known to be the persons described in
and who executed the foregoing articles
OF incorporation, and who severa!ly and
duly acknowledged that they executed
said articles freely and voluntarily, sfor
the uses and purposes therein expressed.
P. J. NEFF,
(SeaI) Notary Public.
st. Louis County, Minnesota.
MY commission expires Nov. IA, 1907.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Depart ment OF State.
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