Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-20
First publication May 2O.l
Articles Of Incorporation Of Atwater
Hardware Companv.

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
to- R nnder and by Tirtue Of Chapter S.
gether with the several Acts of the Legisla.
ture of said State relating thereto, and do
hereby adopt the following Articles of Incor-
poration.
"ATWATER 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
ana dealing IN farm products 112
The principal place of transacting the bust
1age of Atwater in the county of kandiyohi
and State of Minnesota.
The time OF commencement of said cOrpOr-
alton shall be the nineteenth day of Nav, A.
d. 1908 and the period of its continuance
The amount Of capital stock of said cor
poration shall be Twenty-Five Thousand
vided into Two hundred and Fifty (25O)
shares of One hundred GOO) dollars each.
No stock shall be issued until it has been
time to time as authorized by the board of
directors.
vi.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liza
time be subject, shall be the sum of Five
Thousand $4,000 dollars,
VII.
The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this association for incOr-
poration are, as follows
WalterJ J. Neal, residing at st. Paul. Min
ncsOta.
George Cahill, residing at St. Paul, Min
nesota.
Gyda S. Hansen, residing at St. Paul, Min
neSOta.
:, The government of said corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be vested
in board of three directors, two of whom
s saet constitute ms quorum; The board OF d.
c!es arising in said board by death, resigna-
ton or otherwise, and the director elected to
fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired
portion of the term of said predecessor and
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, on
the first Monday in June of each year at the
hour of two O'Clock p. m. commencing with
the year 1908. Each director shall hold
office for the term of one year and until his
successor is elected and qualities.
The first Board of Directors of said corpor-
alton shall be as follows: Walter J. Neal,
George Cahill and Gyda S. Hansen who shall
hold office until the annual meeting of said
corporation in June 1908.
The officers of this corporation shall be a
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 officers
shall be elected annually by the members of
the Board of Directors at the first meeting of
the Board of Directors held after the annual
meeting Of the stockholders. It shall not be
required that any officers other than the
president, be a director or stakeholder of
said corporation.
Until their successors are elected and quail
as follows; Walter ]. Neal, president; Gyda
S. Hansen, vice-president; and George Cahill,
secretary and treasurer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have here
unto set our hands and seals at the City of
St. Paul, Minnesota, this thirteenth day of
May, A. d. 1908.
WALTER ]. NEAL. (Sea)
GEO. CAHILL. (Sea1)
GYDA S. HANSEN. (Seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of:
B. H. SCHRIBER.
GRO. w. COOLEY.