Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-08
(First publication Nov. 1-2w)
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
or
WILL MAR-NEBISH COLONIAL
TION COMPANY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ENTS. That we, the undersigned here
purpose Of forming corporation under
Chapter So of the Revised Laws Of Min
nesota Of 1905, and the acts amendatory
thereof, and hereby adopt and sign the
ARTICLE I.
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ARTICLE II.
The general nature Of it's business
gage and improve real estate e to deal in
farm and forest products and real es-
tate securities, and to do and perform
any and all other acts and things neces-
sary for or incident to the carrying on
of Its said business.
ARTICLE III.
The principal place of transacting the
business of said corporation and it's
head office ehall be in the City of Will
mar, County of Kandiyohi and State. Of
Minnesota MINES b. out branch offices may be
ty of Beltrami and State Of Minnesota,
Or at such places as the board of direc-
tors may determine. ~
*: ARTICLE ".
The time of commencement of the said
corporation shall be the 1st day Of De-
cember, a.. D. 1911, and it shall continue
to exist for Thirty (30) years thereaf-
ARTICLE v.
The amount Of the capital stock Of
the said corporation shall be Fifty Thou
divided into One Thousand (1OOO) shares
Of the par value Of Fifty ($5O.0O) Dol
lars each, and shall be paid in as the
board of directors may from time to
time determine and direct.
ARTICLE vi.
or liability to Which the said e corporas
ton shall at any time be subject shall
oe, the sum of Fifty Thousand ESQ. O00.-
ARTICLE VII.
), The names and places; Of residence Of
the persons forming this corporation
are as follows: Russell Spicer. A. A. An
derson, G. A. Erickson, C. j. Johnson,
Swan Anderson. VIM. O; Johnson. J. F.
s = ~ 6+o a. aaedtn, R: W. Stanford.
bertson. R. c. Bonham, G. o. Sand and
=. NJ. Stanford, all of the City Of Will
mar, Minnesota; r. Rasmussen, of the
village OF Pennock, Minnesota; and Jens
J: Opsahl, Of the Village Of Bemidji,
ARTICLE VIII.
The government Of the said corpora
ton and the management of its affairs
saadl be vested IN board Of Nine 90
all needful rules and regulations and
all bylaws for the government Of the
ga: corporation and the conducting Of
ITS ITS tSs and who shall be elected
meeting which shall be held at the prin-
cipal Office Of the said corporation, or
at such other place within the State Of
tary may determine and direct, on the
first Tuesday in September Of each and
every year beginning with the year A.
?. 1912. and shall hold Office for the
cessors are elected and have qualified. :.
The officers Of the said corporation
shall be President, Vice President,
Secretary and q Treasurer, who shall
the first regular meeting Of said board
after the annual organization thereof
from among their own number, and shall
or until their successors are elected and
have qualified. Any vacancy occurring in
the board Of directors may be filled by
the board Of the remaining members
In electing directors or officers, the
candidate receiving the highest number
Of votes shall be declared elected.
& Each and every holder or owner Of
titled. either in person or by written
proxy, to- cast one vote for each and
every share Of stock which he holds or
director or oeer Of said &C ~ un
less he be stakeholder thereof.
ARTICLE TX.
The first board Of directors shall be
A. A. Anderson, Russell Spicer, Jens J..
0psahl, G.. A. Erickson. e Johnson,
VIM: Q. johnson. r. w. Stanford, A. G..
Hedin, and E. M. Stanford, Of whom
Russell spicer shall be President, g. a
Erickson shall be Vice President, r. w.
Stanford shall be Secretary and A. A.
Anderson shall be Treasurer, and they
shall hold office until the first annual
meeting of stockholders or until their
successors are elected and have quail
fled. sSE5
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. The under
signed have hereunto set their hands
and seals this 18th day Of October. A.
D. 1911. s-,3.s
JENS J. OPsAIL (SEAL)
r. w. STANFORD (SEAL)
G. "a. ERICKSON (SEAL)
1t "A. "A. ANDERSON (SEAL)
G. o. SAND#tSEAL)s:
r. RASMUSSEN iSEAL)
A. G. HEDIN (SEAL)
RUSSELL SPICER (S1CAL)
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