The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE BEMIDJI INSURANCE r.AG-
ENCY, INCORPORATED.
Article +.

Article +.
Section l. The name of this corpo-
ration shall be The Bemidji Insurance
Agency, Incorporated.
Sec. 2. The general nature of it's bus
mess shall be the soliciting and writ
ing, as agent or broker, of fire, life, ac.
cident fidelity or other kind Of insur-
ance or indemnity contracts. the pur-
chase and sale of real estate. the 1,:s,k-
ing of loans on real estate, and generally
to do all acts necessary or incident to
the carrying on of general insurance,
real estate and loaning business.
Sec. 3. The principal place for the
transaction of tho business of said cor
poration shall be at the City of Bemid-
il. Beltrami County, Minnesota.
Article II.
Said corporation shall commence on
the second day of October, 1911, and
: AL continue for a period of thirty
years.
Article ILL.,
The names and places of residence of
the persons forming said corporation
are:
A. P. White, residing at Bemidji, Min
nesota;
w. l.. Brooks, residing at Bemidji
Minnesota.
L. L. Berman, residing at Bemidji,
Article Nv.
The government of said corporation
and the management of it's affairs shall
be vested in a board Of three directors,
who shall be elected from the stockhold-
ers of said corporation at it's annual
meeting, which shall be held in the City
Of Bemidji, Minnesota, on the first Mon
day in June of each year, and they
shall hold Office until their successors
are elected and qualified. Until the
first annual meeting of the stockholders
of said corporation the following named
persons shall constitute the Board of
Directors Of said corporations: A. P.
White, w. L. Brooks and L. L. Berman
Article v.
The officers Of said corporation shall
be a president, ce-president, secretary
and treasurer, all Of whom shall be
chosen by the board of directors from
the stockholders of said corporation
The offices Of secretary and treasurer
may be held by the same person.
Until the first annual meeting Of said
are elected and qualified, A. p. White
shall be president, w. L. Brooks shall be
vice president, and l.. l.. Berman shall
be secretary and treasurer.
~. Article vi.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be twenty-five thousand dollars,
and the same shall be divided into two
hundred and fifty shares of the par val
ue of one hundred dollars each. Said
stock shall be paid in as called for by
the board of directors of said corpora
ton.
T.. - -. Article VII.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which said corporation
shall at any time be subject, shall not
exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this goth day
of September, 1911. '-5
A. P. WHITE, . (Seal)
w. L. BROOKS, (SeaD
E.. L. L. herman. (Seal)
In presence of: 49,. -s.4>. .ss T.. Z.
GRAHAM M. TORRANCE,
J. F. HERMANN. 4
STATE OF MINNESOTA, - ~ ~
County Of Beltrami. s- rs
On this Goth day of September, A. D.
1911, before me, notary public within
and for said county and state, personal
ly appeared A. p. White, w. L. Brooks
and L. L. Berman, to me known to be
the same persons described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and
duly acknowledged that they executed
the same as their free act and deed.
GRAHAM M. TORRANCE.
(SeaD Notary Public,
My commission expires Aug. "a, 1917.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of State.
hereby certify that the within in
strument was filed for record in this
office on the 22nd day of September, A.
D. 1911, at 4 o'clock p. M. and was duly
recorded in Book U-3 Of interpretations
on page 523.
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL,
Secretary Of State.
375O4
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
Beltrami County, Mimi
I hereby certify that the within in
strument was filed in this office for rec
ord on the 26th day of September, A. D.
1911. at 8 o'clock a. M, and was duly
recorded in Book of Miscellaneous, on
page 408.
90 ]. o. HARRIS,
Register Of Deeds.