The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
CERTIFICATE OF incorporation
THE ENTERPRISE PRINTIN6
and PUBLISHING COMPANY

Know All Men by These Presents, That
tor the purpose of organizing a corporation
under and pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter IS of the Revised Laws of Mime
sofa. A. D. 1905, and the acts amendatorv
thereof. we. the undersigned dohereby as
sociate ourselves together to become in
corporated under the name as hereinafter
given. and adopt the following Certificate
of Incorporation.
ARTICLE ONE.
The name of said corporation shall be
The Enterprise Printing and Publishing
Company
The general nature of the business shall
be the conducting and carrying on of a
general printing and publishing business,
including the printing and publishing of a
weekly newspaper. book and job printing.
book binding. stereotyping. electrotyrinx,
llthographing and engraving. with power
also to include the dealing of wholesale or
retail or both in books. stationery. paper
and printers supplies. And also to pur-
chase. sell. lease. mortgage or otherwise
acquire real estate. and to build. erect. con-
struct. own. lease or purchase anv build
ing or buildings that may be necessary
The principal place of transacting the
business of this corporation shall be the
City of Virginia, County of St. Louis aud
State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE TWO.
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the 18th day of Janu-
airy. A. d. 1918, and the period of it's duru.
ton shall be thirty 500 years.
ARTICLE THREE.
The names and place of residence of the
persons forming this corporation are as
follows: W. f. Hannaford. Geo. F. Shea
and p. J. Erickson. all residing in the City
of Virginia, st. Louis County. Minnesota
ARTICLE FOUR.
The government of this corporation and
the management of it's affairs shall he
vested in board of three Directors. all OF
whom shall be stockholders OF the corpora
ton. A majority thereof shall constitute
Quorum for the transaction of business.
and said Board of Directors shall have
power to adopt such rules. regulations and
bylaws as they deem needful for the man.
age1nent and conduct of the corporate bus
mess. Said Board of Directors. after the
one herein named shall be elected from
and by the stockholders of this corporation
at it's annual meeting, which shall be held
at it's office in the City of Virginia. Mime
sofa, on the first Monday of February in
each year. commencing with the year 1913.
and they shall hold their offices until their
successors are elected and have qualified.
When vacancy for any reason occurs on
the Board of Directors, or in any of the Of
fees Of this corporation. the remaining Di
rectors shall have power to appoint sue
cessor to fill such vacancy. who shall hold
his office until the next annual meeting of
the stockholders.
The names of the persons constituting
| the first Board of Directors are: w. +.
Hannaford. Geo. F. Shea and P. J. Erick-
son.
! The officers of this corporation shall be
elected each year by the Board of DireC-
4ors, at a meeting to be held by such
Board, Immediately after the Board of Di-
! rectors have been elected by the stockhold-
| ers and shall consist of President. Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Any two of which offices. except those of
President and Vice President. NAV be held
| by the same person. and they shall be
vested with the usual powers and author
tiles incident to such Office. and as may be
specifically set forth in the BYLAWS.
! sIhe following named persons of the first
! Board of Directors shall constitute the first
officers of said corporation and shall con-
tinue as such until their successors are
elected and have qualified. to-wit: w. E.
! Hannaford. President; Geo. F. Shea, Vice
Presidents and P. J. Erickson. Secretary
| and Treasurer.
! ARTICLE FIVE.
| The amount Of the capital stock of this
! corporation shall be Twenty Thousand
Dollars $2O,00O0 co.. to be divided into Two
! Hundred (2OO) shares of the amount and
par value of One Hundred Dollars tS10OO0)
| times and in such amounts and in such
manner may be directed or required by
the Boa I'd of Directors.
! ARTICLE SIX.
| The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability which this corporation shall at
! any time incur or be subject to shall not
exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($1O.0O.OO).
| In Witness Whereof. We have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 23rd day of
! Decenbr. A. D. 1912.
W. E. HANNAFORD.
GEO. r. SHEA.
P.J. ERICKSON.
| Signed. Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
PETER WESTERN.
| IT'D