Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-12-18

Judge of the Probate Court
Alex Lofgren, 261O Chicago Ave.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
IA1T11;9aIhS PGbIGsHIaa doMSAaY: aaaFAiSs AND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES.
ENTS, that we the undersi igned, have agreed
to and do hereby associate ourselves to-
gether as body corporate for the purpose
hereinafter expressed, under and in accord
ance with the provisions of Chapter SO of
the Laws of 1905. and amendments there
to, and do hereby adopt the following ar.
ticles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
That the name of said corporation shall
be the Volkswaechter Printing and Publish.
ing Company, and that the principal place Of
business shall be in the city of Minneapo-
lis Hennepin County, \ Minnesota.
said corporation shall be the publication of
newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, and any
and all other printed matter, and the buying
craving and iithographing Of all kinds Job
and other printing and binding and such
other business connected Herewith as shall
be deemed expedient to the carrying on Of
dealing in of all kinds of paper and paper
supplies, stationery and all stationery sup
plies, and the carrying. on of a. general sta
,debentures and other evidence of indebtedness
up to and within the amount hereinafter pre-
scr1bed and to secure payment OF the same
by mortgage, deed of trust or otherwise.
ARTICLE III.
Time Of commencement Of this corporation
sl shall all be the SECOND day Of January 1915. and
shall continue foR PERIOD ~ of thirty years.
The names and residences Of the persons
forming this corporation are Henry Morris,
BENJAMIN Shapiro, Abraham Shapiro and J.
residents of the city of Minneapolis, state
of Minnesota.
ARTICLE v.
The business Of said corporation and the
management of its affairs shall be vested
in a president, a vice-president, secretary
and treasurer and board of five directors
who shall be elected by the stockholders. at
called by majority of the stockholders for
that purpose, Any vacancy in said board
Of directors shall be filled by q vote Of the
next annual meeting Of the stockholders. At
all meetings of said board of directors q
majority shall constitute qurum and less
number may adjourn from time to time. The
poration is to be as follows. Henry Nor
lis, president, Abraham Shapiro, ,vice-presi-
Treasurer. The first board Of directors shall
be Henry Morris, A. Shapiro. Benjamin sha
piro. J. P. Brown and NJ. .sipperman. The
directors may be added to or reduced and
other officers may be added at any regular
meeting Of the stockholders or at any meet
ARTICLE VI.
The first meeting of said corporation shall
be held at 824 9th Ave. North, Minneapolis,
January A. D., am4oi 1s15 at !, 500 P. NJ.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
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and other business shall be held at the
principal office Of said corporation in the
city of Minneapolis, Minnesota on the first
Wednesday after the first Tuesday in each
1915. All officers and directors shall hold
their offices until their successors are elect
ed and qualified.
The amount of capital stock of this cor
poration shall be $50,O00OO divided into five
shares of $1,000 each and shall be
as the board of directors may require. The
highest amount of Indebtedness or liability
which this corporation may at any time be
subject fN TEsTI%SS2 5S S53;9S9o9 WHEREOF THE PAR
TIES hereto have set their hands and seals
this Twenty fourth day of November A. D.
1914
Henry Morris, Seal
Abraham Shapiro Seal
Benjamin Shapiro, Seal
j. p. Brown, Seal
w lCuPSSeSs
J. N. Lowentha1,
g. A. Peterson.
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
HENNEp1N COUNTY 80
On this Twenty fourth day of November
A. D. 1914, before me notary public ap
?eared Henry Morris, BENJAMIN Shapiro
Abraham Shapiro and j. P. Brown, to me !
Known to be the persons named in and who |
executed the foregoing articles of Incorpora |
ion and acknowledge the same to be their !
rec act and deed.
Gustave A. Peterson,
Notary Public,
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
My commission expires the 18th day of
September 1919.
Office of Register of Deeds, State of
County of Hennepin.
I hereby certify that the within ms
;rument was filed for record in this Of
ice and was duly recorded.
AUGUST w. SKOG, Register of Deeds
by D. G.. GORHAM,
Deputy Register of Deeds
State of Minnesota, Department of State
/ hereby certify that the within ms
was filed for record in this Of
ice on the 25th day of November, 1914
It o'clock p. M. and was duly recor
led in Book rs of Interpretations.
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL,
IL Secretary of State /