Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-02-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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The 6artIes-scott Oil Company

The 6artIes-Scott Oil Company
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned
do hereby associate ourselves tOgeth-
er for the purpose of forming a cor
poration under the provision of Title
two ~, Chapter thirty-four (34), of
the General Statutes of the State of
Minnesota, and the acts amendatory
thereof and supplementary thereto,
and for that purpose we do hereby
adopt the following Articles of Incor-
pOratiOn.
ARTICLE 1.
The name of this corporation shall
be The Bartles-Scott Oil Company and
the general nature of the business of
this corporation shall be to manufac-
ture, purchase, sell and deal in petro-
leum oils and other products of petro-
leum and to manufacture axle grease
and other forms of grease and to
manufacture and compound lubricat-
ing oils and other products of petro-
leum and to conduct such other bust
ness as may be incidental and neces-
sary thereto.
The principal place of transacting
the business of this corporation shall
be at the City of Willmar, State of
Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be November
first, 1913 and the period of it's con-
tinuance shall be thirty (3O) years.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock of this
corporation shall be ten thousand
dollars ($10,O0O), and shall be divided
into one hundred (1OO) shares of One
hundred dollars ($1O0) each, which
shall be issued and paid for in money
or moneys worth, in such amounts and
at such times as may be directed or
required by the Board of Directors.
The corporation may commence
($6,OOO) par value of stock shall have
been subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE w.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
to which this corporation shall at any
time be subject shall be the sum of
six thousand dollars ($6,OO0).
ARTICLE v.
The names and places of residence
of the persons forming this corpora
ton are as follows:
Joseph Bartles, City of St. Paul,
State of Minnesota.
w. E. Scott, City of Willmar, State
of Minnesota.
c: L. Mcguire, City of st. Paul, State
of Minnesota.
ARTICLE vi.
The government of this corporation
and the management of it's affairs
shall be vested in a board of five di-
rectors, who shall be stockholders and
who shall be elected at the annual
meeting of this corporation, which
meeting shall be held on the first Sat-
urday in May of each year, at the Of
ice OF this corporation, in the City of
Willmar, State of Minnesota, or at a
special meeting called for that DUR
pose in pursuance of the provisions
OF the bylaws of this corporation,
which shall hereafter be adopted, pro-
viding for the meeting of the stock
holders.
The names of the first Board of Dr.
rectors Of this corporation shall be
Joseph Bartles, w. E. Scott, C. L. Ma
guire, M. R. Scott and E. S. Mcguire,
who shall hold Office as directors of
this corporation from the time of it's
organization and until their success
ors are elected and qualified.
The officers of this corporation shall
consist of a President, Vice-President.
Secretary and Treasurer, who shall be
annually elected by the Board of Di-
rectors, at the annual meeting of said
board, held on the same day and i'm
mediately succeeding the annual meet
ing of the stockholders, or at a Spec
ial meeting called for that purpose in
pursuance of the provisions of the by
laws of this corporation, which shall
hereafter be adopted, providing for
the meeting of the Directors.
The first President and Treasurer
Of this corporation shall be w. E,
Scott, the first Vice-President shall be
Joseph Bartles and the first Secretary
shall be G. L. Mcguire, all of whom
shall hold their respective Offices from
the organization of this corporation
and until their successors are elected
and qualified.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
first day of November, 1913.
JOSEPH BARTLES (SEAL)
w. E. SCOTT (SEAL)
C. L. MAGUIRE (SEAL)
In Presence of
M. N. Chrissinger,
j. R. Leach, Jr.
State of Minnesota,
County of Ramsey.