The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-10
CERTIFICATE OF incorporation
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The Enterprise PRINTING
AND PUBLISHING COMPANY

Know All Men by These PRESENTS That
for the purpose of organizing a corporation
under and pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter IS of the Revised Laws of Mime
sofa. A. D. 1906. and the acts an1endatorv
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. electrotyping,
lithograp hing 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 any build
ing or buildings that may be necessary
tor the carrying on of its business.
The principal place Of transacting the
business of this corporation shall be the
City of Virginia. County of St. Louis and
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 its dura-
ton shall b. thirty 1907 years.
ARTICLE THREE.
| tn names and place of residence of the
persons forming this corporation are as
follows: w. E. 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 be
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.
apement and conduct Of the corporate bus
mess. Said Board of Directors, after the
one herein named. sh III be elected from
and by the stockholders of this corporation
at it's annual meeting. which shall be held
at its office i'll the ity of Virginia. Mime
sota on the first Monday of February in
each year. con,menc .ng with the year 1918,
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 Dl-
rectors shall have power to appoint a 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. E.
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.
sThe following named persons of the first
officers of said corporation and shall con-
tinue as such until tn ir successors are
elected and have qualified. to-wit: W. +.
Hannaford. President; Geo. r. Shea, Vice
President; and P. J. Erickson, Secretary
and Treasurer.
ARTICLE FIVE.
The amount of the capital stock of this
corporation shall be Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($2O.O OO). to be divided into Two
Hundred t20O) shares of the amount and
par value of One Hundred Dollars ($l0O OO)
each, and the same shall be paid in al such
times and in such amounts and IN such
manner as may be directed or required by
the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE SIX.
The highest amount of Indebtedness OF
liability which this corporation shall at
any time incur or be subject to shall not
exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($l00O0.OO)
In Witness Whereof. We have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 23rd day OF
Decembr, A. D. 1872
w. E. HANNAFORD.
GEO. F. SHEA.
P.J. ERICKSON.
Signed. Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
PETER WESTERN.
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