The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-13
Organization Certificate. of the Argus
. willie State Bank.

Know All Men By These. Presents,
That We, whose names are hereunto
subscribed, have this day united our
selves together to form an association
for carrying on the business of bank
inG under the laws of the State of
North Dakota, and have adopted and
executed Articles of Incorporation, in
duplicate for that purpose, and have
Secretary of State of North Dakota,
that we do hereby under our hand
make and file the following as our
Certificate Of Organization:
First-The name OF said. corporation
is Argusville State Bank. =
Second-The place where the bust
ness Of discount and deposit are to be
carried on is >A~rgusville,. N. p.
. Third-The amount of capital stock
and the amount into which its shares
are to be divided is Ten Thousand
$50, 000. 00) Dollars, divided into One
Hundred shares of n Hundred ($10O)
Dollars each. .''"
Fourth-The names and residences Of
the shareholders, ana the number Of
shares held by. each of them are as
A. F. Erickson, A~rgusvil1e. N. D.. 20
Henry Hildreth, Argusville, N. D. 20
shares.
Geo. H. Johnston, Fargo. N. D., 20
shares
H. ". Gearey, Fargo, N. D., 20 shares.
w. L. Day, Fargo, N. D., 20 shares.
L Fifth-The period at which this cor
poration shall ommence business shall
be about July l., 1913, It shaI ter
inmate twenty-five years from date
Of it's charter.
I'm Witness Whereof, we have here
unto set our hands and seals, each for
himself, this 25th day of April, a. D.
1918.
49,. A. T. ERICKSON, =.
HENRY HILDRETH, &c
GEO. H. JOHNSTON,
.&... H. w. GEAREY, l.
W.. l.. DAY. =
State of North Dakota, County of
On this 25th day of April. 1913, be-
fore 2 me personally appeared A F.
Johnston, H. W, Gearey and-w. l. Day,
known to me to be the persons who are
described in and who executed the
foregoing certificate of organization,
and they and each Of them acknowl-
same. ~"
(SEAL), ABRAM J. BILLINGS,
Notary Public.
| My commission expires July 3, 1918,
Charter Issued by h Secretary Of
State.
NO. S91. =.
United States of America. Depart
Certificate No. 891. Official No. 935.
To All to Whom These PRESENTS Shall
Come:
Whereas, A. +. Erickson, Henry Hill
dreth, w. L. Day and others have filed
in this office a copy Of their Articles
Of Association and an Organization
G asss snd 1884, 81 P ehspaee 4 4. S Retieed
Codes 1905, said chapter being the law
governing the organization and man
agement Of State Banks, setting forth
all the facts required to be stated in
| said Saptinrr and haua in all roo~oo+
complied with the requirements OF the
law governing the organization vi
State Banks as contained in the Chap
ter hereinbefore referred to,
Now, therefore, ], Thomas Hall, Sec
rotary of State of the State OF North
Dakota. by virtue and authority of law
do hereby certify that a parties
their associates and successors, have
VILE STATE BANK, A]rgusviiie
Cass County, N D., and by that name
are hereby authorized to ommence the
business Of banking, to adopt and use
a corporate seal, to sue and be sued,
purchase, hold and convey real and
personal property, as. provided by said
chapter; to have succession for a per.
iod Of twenty-five years; to make con.
tracts and to have n enjoy all the
rights and privileges granted to State
Banks under the laws of this State
subject to their Articles Of I%ncorpora-
4 AS1A SLAA cA& - - dllu III
Utilities in relation thereto.
In Testimony Whereof, I have here.
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of the state, at the Capitol in The
City of Bismarck, this Bird day of Nav
lob.
(SEAL) THOMAS HALL.
Secretary of State.
(Aug. 1880; Sept. 6-13.)T
i, Geo. H. Johnston, Cashier Of thu
Argusville State Bank, hereby certjfv
that at the date of cornmencfng b,,ai.
ness the stock of the above bank had
been distributed among the following:
Judith Slingsby,
Mark III. Payne,
III. II. Kennedy,
3. r. Kennedy,
A.. j. Erickson,
j. M. Tusten,
H. w. sGearey,
Jeane Weitch,
Geo. Veitch,. Jr.,
III. III. Hildreth,
Will Veitch,
j. Plat,
w. L. Day,
VIM. Schmidt,
III. III. Hanson,
Geo. Ar. Johnston,
Hope q. sVeitch,
ID. Fischer.