The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-29
Articles of INCORPORATION
of
The Peoples Drygoods
and Clothing Company

Know all men by these presents, that we,
the he undersigned. do hereby associate ourselvs
poration under and by virtue of the pro-
Visions of Chapter IS Of the Revised Laws of
Minnesota. 1906 and the Acts amendatory
thereof and md supplle Pier nted thereto, and to
adopt and sign the TO flowing Certificate and
Articles of Incorporation, to-w1t:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be :'The
Peoples Drygoods and Clothing Company.
dispose Of. deal in and deal with either at
wholesale or retail. upon its own account or
upon commission drygoods, wares and
of every kind: ma ure and description what
soeyer, including boots and shoes, clothing.
millinery, furnishing goods. jewelry and
camille business. whether hereinbefore
enumerated or not. And said corporation
may buy: own, lease and sell real estate, and
all such property including real, personal
and mixed, and do all things and acts usual,
incident, necessary, convenient, expedient
purposes aforesaid, or to the continuance
and management OF the business of said
corporation.
The principal place for transacting the
business of said corporation shall be at
State Of Minnesota. The period of duration
shall be thirty (30 years from and after the
date and completion of its corporation.
ARTICLE 2
The amount of capital stock OF this corpo-
aTs % to Te Ssd IN cssS nd Dol
perry or both. as may be determined by the
Board of Directors. Said capital stock shall
be divided into FIVE hundred (5oo} shares Of
The highest amount of indebtedness or liza
bility to which the corporation shall at any
Dollars ($l5,Oo0.00.
ARTICLE 3.
The name and places of residence of the
win Nunstedt, John H. W1nger and Christian
Winger. all of whom reside in Grand Marais,
Cook County, Minnesota.
ARTICLE 4.
The officers and persons in whom the
government of said corporation and the
management Of its officers shall be vested
shall be Board Of three Directors. members
Of which board shall be elected ann ually by
the stockholders from their own number, at
their annual meeting which shall be held at
Grand Marais, at one O'Clock in the afternoon
on the first Monday of February of each wear,
and President, ice.President, Secretary
and Treasarer, who shall be elected by the
Board of Directors from their own number at
me first meeting Of the Board in each year
AFTER the annual meeting of stockholders.
Each OF the officers and directors of said
Coipoiatlon sual! nO1u tne1f respective OF
fees for the period of one year. or until
their successors have been duly elected and
qualified, and any two Of said offices except
President and Vice. President may be held dy
the same person.
The above named incorporators shall const-
ltute the first Board of Directors, and until
their successors have been duly elected and
qualified. the following named persons shall
pc the officers of said corporation: John H.
W1nger, President; Christian Winger, Vice
President and Edwin Nunstedt Secretary and
Treasurer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have here
unto set our hands aud seals this 18th day of
July, A. D. 1915.
EDWIN NUNSTEDT
JOHN II. WINGER
CHRISTIAN WINGER
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence OF
CHAS. J. JOHNSON
BERTHA NORMAN