The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
ARTICLES Of Incorporation
JOHNSON SUPPLY COMPANY.

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 IS of the
Revised Laws of Minnesota for the year
1906. and all laws amendatory thereof the
undersigned have adopted, signed, sealed
and acknowledged the following articles of
interpretations:
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 it's business shall be the
buying, selling and dealing in sewing ma
chimes, monographs and general merchant
disc. selling the same. either for cash or
upon the monthly installment plan; the
doing of general wholesale and retail
merchandise business; the buying. leas-
ing. selling, mortgaging 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 {30) years.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The names an6 places of residence of the
persons who forming this association for
the purpose of incorporation are as follows:
Carl r. Johnson, Virginia. Minn.;
Gertrude B. Johnson, Virginia, Mimi;
Anton E. Johnson. Tower MINI.
ARTICLE Nv.
The government of this corporation and
the conduct and management of it's 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 its annual meeting
from among the stockholders of said cor
poration. Any two of said Offices may be
held by the same person. with the excep
| ton of the offices of president and vice
president. The first annual meeting OF
this corporation shall be held on the second
Tuesday of January, 1912, and until such
time and until such directors shall have
been elected and shall have qualified, the
following persons shall be and shall con
stitute the board of directors of this cor
poration, to-wit: Carl r. Johnson, of Vir
ginia, Mimi, Anton E. Johnson, of Tower
Mimi, and A. E. Baker, of Odebolt, Iowa
and until such annual meeting is held and
until the directors thereat chosen shall
have elected officers as hereinbefore pro
vided and until such officers shall have
qualified, the officers of this corporation
shall be as follows:
Carl r. Johnson, president; Anton E
Johnson vice president; and A. E. Baker
secretary and treasurer.
The annual meeting of both the stock
holders and directors shall be held on thu
second Tuesday of January. every year
Besides such annual meetings, any othe
meetings may be held at such times ant
places as may be prescribed by the by
laws.
The officers and directors of this corpora
ton, except those herein DESIGNATED to &C
in the first instance. shall hold Office TO
the period of one year or until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
The board of directors of this corporation
may adopt and is hereby authorized t
adopt such bylaws rules and regulation
not inconsistent with these articles or will
the constitution and laws of the State o
Minnesota as it may deem needful for tn
government of the officers and the conduc
of the affairs of the corporation and ma.
create such other Offices in addition t.
those herein provided as may from time t.
time be deemed necessary for the conduct
ing of the business of this corporation, ant
may provide for the filling of such offices
ARTICLE v.
The amount of the capital stock of thi
corporation shall be the sum of FIT.
Thousand Dollars @5OOO0OO), divided int
Five Hundred $500 Shares at the par valu
of One Hundred Dollars ($1OO0O) each
which may be paid for either in property
noneylor services as the board of director
shall elect, and said stock shall be paid TO
at such times and in such amounts as i
prescribed by the board of directors.
This corporation may commence dom,
business when twenty per cent of it's stocl
shall have been prescribed for.
ARTICLE vi.
The highest amount of Indebtedness o
liability to which this corporation shall a
any time be subject, shall be Twent!
Thousand Dollars ($20OW)
In Witness Whereof, We have hereunt
set our hands and seals this 9TH day O
March, 1911.
CARL r. JOHNSON. (Seal.
ANTON E. JOHNSON. (Seal
GERTRUDE B. JOHNSON Seal.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in Presence of
r. G.. PICKERING.
Wv. HENINGER.