The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-24
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
JOHNSON SUPPLY COMPANY.

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JOHNSON SUPPLY COMPANY.
For the purpose of forming and becom-
ing body corporate under and by virtue
of the constitution and general laws of the
State of Minnesota and more particularly
under the provisions of Chapter So of the
Revised Laws of Minnesota for the year
1905, and all laws amendatory thereof, the
undersigned have adopted. signed. sealed
and acknowledged the following articles of
incorporation:
ARTICLE1,
The name of this corporation shall be
JOHNSON SUPPLY COMPANY" and the
principal place of business thereof shall be
Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota; the
general nature of its business shall be the
buying, selling and dealing in sewing ma
chimes, Photographs and general 1nerchan-
disc. selling the same either for cash or
upon the monthly insta1lment plan; the
doing of a general wholesale and retail
merchandise business; the buying, leas-
ing, selling, n1ortgaGing and otherwise
disposing of real estate and buildings. and
in general doing such acts and things as
are usually necessary, convenient or expe-
dent in conducting or managing the bust
ness of such corporation in any of it's
branches or such other enterprises or
things as are incident thereto.
Article II.
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the first day of April.
1911, and the continuance thereof shall be
thirty 500 years.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The names and places of residence of the
persons who forming this association for
the purpose of incorporation are as follows:
Carl r. Johnson. Virginia. MIMI;
Gertrude B. Johnson, Virginia, Mimi;
Anton E. Johnson, Tower, MINI.
ARTICLE Nv.
The government of this corporation and
| the conduct and management of its affairs
| is hereby vested in board of three 'direC'
tors who shall all be stockholders in the
corporation, and except as hereinafter pro-
vided, shall be elected by the stockholders
at their annual meeting.
The officers of said corporation shall be a
president, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer, who shall be elected by the
board of directors at it's annual meeting
from among the stockholders of said cor
poration. Any two of said offices may OF
held by the same person. with the excep
ton of the offices of president and vice
president The first annual meeting o
this corporation shall be held on the secon<
Tuesday of January, 1872 and until suct
time and until such directors shall haV'
been elected and shall have qualified, tn
following persons shall be and shall con
stitute the board of directors of this col
poration, to-wit: Carl r. Johnson, of Vii
ginia, Mimi, Anton E. Johnson, of Tower
Minn., and A. E. Baker, of Odebolt. Iowa
and until such annual meeting is held AM
until the directors thereat chosen sha]
have elected officers as hereinbefore orc
vided and until such officers shall hav
qualified. the officers of this corporation
shall be as follows:
Carl r, Johnson president; Anton T
Johnson vice, president; and A. F.. Bake
secretary and treasurer.
The annual meeting of both the stool
: holders and directors shall be held on tn
second Tuesday of January, every yea
Besides such annual meetings, any otlle
meetings may be held at such times an
, places as may be prescribed by the b!
laws
The officers and directors of this corpor:
, tion except those herein designated to az
, in the first instance, shall hold office tC
the period of one year or until their SUI
cessors are elected and qualified.
The board of directors of this corporatio
may adopt and is hereby authorized
, adopt such bylaws, rules and regulation
not inconsistent with these articles or wit
the constitution and laws of the State
Minnesota as it may deem needful for tn
government of the officers and the condu<
of the affairs of the corporation and ma
create such other offices in addition
those herein provided as may from time
time be deemed necessary for the conduc
ing of the business of this corporation, an
may provide for the filling of such Office
ARTICLE V.
| The amount of the capital stock of tn
corporation shall be the sum of FIT
Thousand Dollars ($5O 100000, divided int
Five Hundred $500 Shares at the par valu
of One Hundred Dollars (S10O.O) eaCl
= which may be paid for either in propert
moneyIor services as the board of directo,
shall elect, and said stock shall be paid #
at such times and in such amounts as
, prescribed by the board of directors.
This corporation may commence doin
, business when twenty per cent of it's stoC
, shall have been prescribed for.
| ARTICLE vi.
The highest amount of Indebtedness {
5 liability to which this corporation shall i:
5 any time be subject, shall be Twent
r Thousand Dollars $200OO)
; In Witness Whereof, We have hereun'
set our hands and seals this 7th day
March, 1911
. CARL r. JOHNSON. (Seal
ANTON E, JOHNSON. (Sea1
GERTRUDE B. JOHNSON.( Seal
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of