Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27
First publication May 2O.]
Articles Of incorporation Of Atwate,
Hardware COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ents that we. whose names are hereto sub
scribed, do hereby associate ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of forming a corpora
ton under and by virtue of Chapter So OF
the Revised Laws of Minnesota for 19O5 to-
gether with the several Acts of the Legsla
hereby adopt the following Articles of Incor
pOratiOn.
. The name Of said corporation shall be
'AIWATER HARDWARE COMPANY"
The general nature of the business Of said
corporation shall be the buying and selling
OF all kinds of goods, wares and merchandise
and dealing in farm products.
The principal place of transacting the bust
ness OF said corporation shall be in the Vii
and State of Minnesota. ~ . "a
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The time of commencement of said corpor
alton shall be the nineteenth day of May, A
d. 1908 and the period of its continuanct
shall be thirty years..
The amount of capital stock of said cor
125 .ooo) dollars, which stock shall be di
v1ded into Two hundred and Fifty (25O)
shares of One hundred (1OO) dollars each
No stock shall be issued until it has beer
fully paid for. Stock shall be issued from
time to time as authorized by the board O.
directors.
vi.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bility to which said corporation shall at an,
time be subject, shall be the sum of Fiv,
Thousand $4,000 d9 %Ia,
The names and places s' Of residence IF III,
persons forming this association for incor
poration are, as follows:
Walter J. Neal residing at st. Paul, Min
George Cahill, residing at St. Paul, Min
nesOta.
Gyda S. Hansen, residing at St. Paul, Min
nesOta.
The government Of said corporation ant
the management of its affairs shall be vested
in board of three directors, two of whom
SHAH constitute quorum. The board OF di
rectors shall have power to fill any vacan
c!es arising in said board by death, resiRna
ton or otherwise, and the director elected tc
hll vacancy shall serve for the unexpired
portion of the term of said predecessor ant
until his successor shall have been duly elect
ed and qualified. The annual meeting of the
stockholders shall be held of the office OF
said corporation in Atwater, Minnesota, or
the first Monday in June of each year at thu
nour OF two O'Clock p: m: commencing with
the year 1908. Each director shall hold
office for the term of one year and until hi:
successor Is elected and Qualities
The first Board of Directors of said corpor.
alton shall be as follows: Walter 7. Neal
George Cahill and Gyda S. Hansen who shall
hold office until the annual meeting of said
J
The officers of this corporation shall be 6
president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer. Any two offices except the Office
of president and vice president may be held
by one and the same person. The officer.
shall be elected annually by the members O
the Board of Directors at the first meeting O
the Board of Directors held after the annua
meeting of the stockholders. 1t shall not b.
required that any officers other than tn,
president, be a director or stockholder O
said corporation.
Until their successors are elected and quail
fly, the officers of said corporation shall b,
as follows; Walter J. Neal, president; Gyds
S. Hansen, vice-president; and George c ahill
secretary and treasurer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have here
unto set our hands and seals at the City O
St. Paul, Minnesota, this thirteenth day O
May, A. ID. 1908.
WALTER J. NEAL. (Sea1)
GEO. CAHILL. (Sea1
GYDA S. HANSEN. (Seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
b. H. SCHRIBER.
GRO. w. COOLEY.