The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of
Turtle River Lumber Company.

We, the undersigned. for the purpose Of
forming corpor alton .uuder and pursuant to
| the provisions OF Chapter Fifty Eight. Revis-
| ments thereof. do hereby associate ourselves
as a body corporate. and do hereby adopt the
foiioWl i ARTICLES OF Incorporation.
shall be. Turtle River Lumber Company
The general nature of the business of this
corporation shall be to buy, acquire. lease
est or privelage therein: to build upon or
otherwise improve, plat. divide or subdivide
the same. and to sell. convey. cucumber.
the same: to cut and remove timber there
from and to sell the same either in logs. or to
manufacture the same into lumber or lum-
Der products and sell the same: to build own
and maintain saw mills: to own. purchase
and sell m achinery. tools. implements. sup
plies and logging equipment OF whatever ma
necessary tor logging operations and the
transportation OF forest products: to con-
struct. own and maintain logging roads and
and sell timber and timber products: to buy.
acquire own, sell: and hypothicate the stock
OF other corporations, the nature of whose
business is. in whole or in part. similar to
that OF this corporation, and to carry on any
other business, which may seem to the cor
poration capable of being conveniently car.
ried on or calculated directly or Indirectly
to enhance the value of, aud render profit
able any OF the abov mentioned privileges,
property rights. or business. and and to un-
dertake, transact and carry on any~and all
business deemed directly or indirectly to eff
feet said objects.
mess Of this corpor alton shall be the Village
OF Turtle River. Reltrami county. Minnesota
Article H. The time for the commence
me- ment Of this cerporation shall be Saturday
of its duration shall be thirty years.
!, Article III. The names and places Of resi-
dence OF the persons forming this corporation
W. c. Kelso, Bellevue Iowa.
A. ". Baldwin. New Albin. Iowa. e
A. Q: y3hns9n. Turtle River. Minnesota.
of this corporation shall be vested in board
OF directors, composed of not less than three
members and no more than five members.
OF directors are: D.. #15s- =. =,
W. g. Kelso Bellevue Iowa.
A. Johnson T NeH AR9 Ver MIN Minnesota
The first officers Of this corporation shall
VIC. Kelso,-President s'
A. w. Baldwin. Vice-President. -
a. .. Johnson. Secretary and Treasurer.
All the above named officers shall hold
their respective offices aforesaid. until the
be held on the second Tuesday in May 1909.
at which time and annually thereafter.
board OF directors shall be elected by the
meeting OF this corporation shall be held at
ITS prlnclpa1 place OF business on the second
ates sBBs OF IL each 81
thereafter as practicable. the directors Shall
meet and elect from their number. a presi-
den dent s vice president and secretary and
The directors and officers Of this Corporation
successors shall have been duly elected and
entered upon the discharge of their duties.
The first meeting of the stockholders and of
GoaSd Be d hsd 81
1908. at eight O'Clock P. NJ. at the office of said
company.
Article v. The amount OF the capital stock
Thousand (s2OO.0O0) Dollars which shall be !
paid in in money or property, or both. in such
ana IN such IN IN such
shall be divided into 1000 shares Of $1,000 $1,000
each
Article vi. The highest amount Of indebt-
edness or liability to which this corporation
hall be at any time liable shall be the sum OF
In Testimony Whereof. we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this sixth lay of Aug
ust, 1908. - |
W Q. Kelso. seal
a. W. Baldwin. SEAL
A. g. Johnson. seal
si gnSa II II a the presence nee Of
r. B. Stewart
e ooant of y H ba9frs%;, IS
On this sixth day of |
w. G. Kelso. A. W. Baldwin and A. 6. john
son. to me known to be the persons named in
incorporation and each acknowledged that he I
executed the same as his free act and deed.
for the uses and purposes therein expressed.
3 John f.. Gibbons,
W Notary Public. Minnesota.
My commission expires September. a. 1905
[Notaria1 Seal
State OF Minnesota. &C
Department OF State. %
hereby certify that |