The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-28
Certificate of Incorporation
of
Blakely Lumber COMPANY.

The undersigned. for the purpose of becom-
ing a corporation under the constitution and
Laws of the State OF Minnesota and especially
Under Section 2846 OF Chapter So OF the
Revised Laws of Minnesota of 1905, do hereby
adopt the following
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
BLAKELY LUMBER COMPANY
and the general nature Of it's business shall
be the carrying on of logging operations and
Herewith to buy and sell merchandise Of ali
kinds, and generally to do all such acts and
things, and acquire. use hold and dispose of
an such property as may be incident or con-
venientt to the general purpose herein ex-
The principal place for the transacting of
the business OF said corporation. shall be
Farley. Beltrami County, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
alton shall be the 18th day of November, 1908,
and the period of its continuance shall be
ARTICLE III.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this association for the pur-
William T. Blakely. residing at Farley,
Chas. s. Blakely. residing at Farley. Min
nesota,
Stanley Linton, residing at Farley. Min
neSOta.
ARTICLE
The management Of this corporation shall
be vested in board of three directors to be
elected annually from among the stockhOld-
erS at the annual meeting of said company.
The date OF the annual meeting a. which
said Board of Directors shall be elected shall
be the third Monday in January of each year
at ten o'clock in the forenoon. and the above
board OF Directors. until the first election.
ARTICLE V.
The amount of capital stock OF this corpor-
alton shall be Ten Thousand Dollars 100000
which shall be paid in cash or it's equivalent
in property. to be determined by the Board
The number of shares into which said
capital stock is to be divided. shall be One
hundred OF the par value of One Hundred
Dollars each.
ARTICLE VI.
>, The highest amount of indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation shall at
any time be subject is the sum OF Five
Thousand Dollars IS 0OO.)
ARTICLE VII.
The officers of this corporation shall be
elected by the Board of Directors from their
number and shall be president. vice presi-
and who shall hold
elected and qualified; and any two Of said
except thit Of and vice
The Board Of Directors shall adopt such
bylaws for the government and manage
ment of the corporation. not inconsistent
herewith. as they deem necessary and proper.
=, In testimony whereof the above named
and seals this 18th day of October, 1908,
William T. Blakely, {SeaD
Stanley Linton, lSeaD
Charles S. Blakely, (SeaD
In presence of:
Chester McKusick.
Gregory Malone.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, /
County of Beltrami, (ss.
On this 18th day Of October r. 1908. before me.
a Notary Public within and for said County,
personally appeared William T. Blakeiy.
U Uai' >: Blakely. and Stanley Linton. to me
In and who executed the foregoing articles OF
Incorporation and they acknowledged that
ghey executed the same as their free act and
oeed for the uses and purposes therein ex
pressed.
~ Chester McKusick,
(SeaD 81 = - Notary Public,
Beltrami Co.. MINI,
My commission expires January 10Th, 1909.