The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-31
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of
Turtle River Lumber COMPANY.

We. the undersigned. for the purpose OF
| the provisions OF Chapter Fifty Eight Revis
| ed Laws of Minnesota for 1905 and amend
| ments thereof. do hereby associate ourselve:
following articles Of interpretation. ''op' '"s
Article |. The name of this corporation
shall be. Turtle River Lumber Company.
! The general nature of the business of thi
| corporation shall be to buy. acquire. lease
and hold real-estate or any right. title inter.
| est or privelage therein; to build upon OF
otherwise improve. plat. divide or subdiyide
! mortgage. lease let or otherwise dispose Of
the same: to cut and remove timber there
| from and to sell the same either in logs. or tc
Der products and sell the same: to build. own
and maintain saw mills: to own purchase
and sell machinery. tools. implements. sup
plies and logging equipment OF whatever ma
ture or kind which may appear to it to be
necessary for logging operations and the
transportation, OF forest products: to con-
| and sell timber and timber products: to buy
acquire: own, sell. and hypothicate the stock
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
ried on. or calculated directly or Indirectly
to enhance the value Of. and render profit
able any OF the abov1' mentioned privileges,
property rights. or business. and and to I'M
dertake. transact and carry on any and all
business deemed directly or Indirectly to eff
feet said objects.
mess OF this corpora alton shall be the Village
OF Turtle River. Reltrami county. Minnesota
Article II. The time for the commence
the 5th day of September. 1905. and the period
Of its dur alton shall be thirty years.
Article III. The names and places of resi-
dence OF the persons forming this corporation
VIC. Kelso. Bellevue. Iowa.
A. ". Baldwin, New Albin. Iowa.
Article ". The management Of the affairs
of this corporation shall be vested in board
OF directors. composed Of not less than three
The names and addresses of the first board
OF directors are:
". G. Relso. Bellevue; Iowa,
A. ". Baldwin. New Albin Iowa.
A. g. Johnson. Turtle River Minnesota.
The first officers of this corporation shall
w. 9. Kelso.-President.
4. v. BaldWin. Fice-PEesident.
a. .. Johnson. Secretary and Treasurer.
., All the above named officers shall hold
1esF 5esReftiye 3ses - af9resaa Until t4
be held On the second Tuesday in May, 1909,
board Of directors shall be elected by the
meeting or this corporation shall be held at
It's prlnclpa1 place OF business on the second
Tuesday Ives OF Nay IN each year. Immediately
thereafter as practicable. the directors shall
meet and elect from their number, presi,,
Dent gent. vice-president and secretary. and
treasurer. ANY Office except president and
vice president can be held by one person.
IEas bFGG 9s Hna oceEs Of @
entered upon the discharge of their duties.
me first meeting OF the stockholders and Of
ne noasd Of directors shal be held at Turtle
1903. at eight O'CLOCK P, NJ. at the office Of said
Xfsiciss v. The amount of the capital stock |
Theassnd ssoaooo5 Dollars S " which, shaii be
paid In in money or property. or both: in such |
manner and in such time; and in such
order: The capital stock Of this corporation
shall be divided into 1900 shares of $4,000
each. =
Article VI The highest amount of indebt-
sdness or liability to which this corporation
shall be at any time liable shall be the sum OF
Two Hundred Thousand G2oo,o00 Dollars.
in Testimony Whereof. we have hereunto
let our 1ci hands and seals this sixth day Of Aug
y. " g. k kslso; seal d.,
Signed in the presence Of.
John E. Gibbons,
State of Minnesota, - -
County OF Beltrami SO
-. Il. 3. - .ooos On this sixth day Of
tcOcs p0ESOudlty appeared before me
VIC: kelso. A. W. Baldwin and AC john
on, to me known to be the persons named in
nd who executed the foregoing articles Of
Incorporation and each acknowledged that he
xecuted the same as his free act and deed,
OF the uses and purposes therein expressed.
John F. Gibbons,
Notary Bubble. Minnesota.
Ny commissicn expires September. a. 1908.
[Notarial Seal
State OF Minnesota. Too
department. Of State. 90
l hereby certify that
ne within instrument was fled for record in
his Office on the 9th day of August A ID. 1908
t O'Clock A. M. and was duly recorded in
look Q-3 OF Interpretations on page 376
Julius A. Schmahl
Secretary Of State
2TO56
Office of Register of Deeds.
Beltramf. County, Mimi T.
thereby certify that the within instrument
IS hied IN this on1ce foE record on the 18th
Ineous on page 397.
]. @. Harris,
Register OF Deeds.