New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-02
Articles of Incorporation
of New Uln Gas Co.

HloW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
That We, the undersigned. do hereby associate
ourselves together and agree upon the following
articles of incorporation, under the provisions
Of CHAPTER SO Revised Laws of 1905 of the State
of Minnesota, and acts amendatory thereof and
supplementary thereto, and do hereby adopt
the following articles.
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall be NEW
ULM GAS COMPANY.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of it's business shall be
(a) To establish, own, maintain and operate
a plant or plants for the manufacture, dstrbu-
ton and furnishing of gas, and to furnish gas
to towns, villages and cities, or any part there
of and TO the residents OF such towns, villages
or cities, and to any or all persons and corpora
tions in the State of Minnesota, or elsewhere
FOR the nurposes of heat light power, or either
of them.
~ To acquire and hold, bargain, convey and
lease property of all kinds, and do all other acts
and things necessary to the conduct ana pro-
motion of such business enterprises
The place of the principal Office or headquarters
of this corporation shall be New Ulm, Brown
County Minnesota.
ARTICLE III.
The Period of the duration Of this corporation
shall be Thirty (ao) years.
ARTICLE ".
The names and places of residence of the persons
forming this corporation are as follows:
J. A. Kennedy, Virginia. Minnesota;
j. P. Smith, Minneapolis. Minnesota; ,.
H. E. Oberg, Virginia, Minnesota.
ARTICLEV.
The government of this corporation and the
management of it's affairs shall be vested IN the
following officers, to-wit: Board OF three
Directors. who shall be stockholders OF the cor
poration, and President, Vice President, Secre-
tarv and Treasurer. The Board Of Directors
shall be eected by the stockholders OF the cor
poration at their annual meeting; and the Presi-
dent. Vice-president. Secretary and Treasurer
shall be chosen by the Directors at their first
meeting after each annual meeting of the stock
holders The Directors and Officers shall hold
their respective offices for term OF one year,
and until their respective successors are elected
and qualified. The annua. meeting of the stock
holders shall be held on the first Tuesday in August
of each year, at such hour and place as shall be
fixed by the Bylaws of the corporation.
The names OF the first Board Of Directors of
shs corporation shall be follows
J.. A. Kennedy, Virginia, Minnesota;
JP Smith, Minneapolis. Minnesota;
H. E. Oberg. Virginia, Minnesota.
of whom, J. A. Kennedy shall be President; j.
p Smith, Vice president: and Treasurer; and H.
f. Oberg, Secretary.
ARTICLE vi.
n The amount of the capital stock Of this cor
poration shall be Fifty Thousand 1850 100000
ID pillars, divided into five hundred (50O) shares
of the par value OF One Hundred ($1OO.OO) Dollars
each; the sum to be paid in called for by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLES VII.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability
to which this corporation shall be at any time
subject, is the sum of Fifty Thousand 1850 100000
Dollars.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have here
unto set our hands and seals this 28th day Of
May A. D. 1914.
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of:
o H. EIEGGS, GEO. F. SHEA, J. A. KENNEDY,
J. P. SMITH. H. E. OBERG. 49, --
STATE OF MINNESOTA
2CoUNTY OF ST. LOUIS
BE 1T KNOWN That on this 28th day OF
MAY 1914, before me, the undersigned, Notary
Public, within and for ST. Louis County, personally
apueared j. A. Kennedy, J. P. Smith and H. E.
Obere, to me well known to be the persons named
in. and who executed the foregoing certificate
of Incorporation, and they severally acknowledged
that they executed, signed and adopted the same
as their free act and deed.
GEO. F. SHEA,
Notary Public, St. Louis County, Minnesota.
My Commission Expires July 1,1914.
{Notarial SeaD
STATE OF MINNESOTA, Department Of State.
! I hereby certify that the within instrument
Twas filed for record in this office the 18th day
Of June A. D. 1914 at o'clock A. NJ, and was
duly recorded in Book of Interpretations on
page 625.
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL,
Secretary Of State.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS. State Of
Minnesota, County of St. Louis.-ss.
hereby certify that the within Instrument was
filed in this Office for record June 20, 1914 at $3.50
A. M and was duly recorded in Book II of Misc.
page 100.
CHAS CALL1GAN
Register of Deeds.
ByC.L. LOFGREN
Deputy.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS, County
of Brown, MINI.
I hereby certify that the within Instrument
filed in this Office for record on the 10th day
of Nov. A.. D. 1914, at o'clock P. NJ, and was
duly recorded in Book 3 of incorporation on
page etc.
VIC. MILLER
Repistor Of Doeda