The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF VIZ
GINA MEAT AND PACKING COMPANY.

GINA MEAT AND PACKING COMPANY
We, the undersigned, hereby associate our.
selves together for the purpose Of forming
corporation under and by virtue Of Chapter
50 Of the General Statutes Of Minnesota fol-
! the year l913 and all acts amendatory thereof
and supplemental thereto: and for that pur-
cate of incorporation.
ARTICLE I.
The name of this Corporation shall be
VIRGINIA MEAT AND PACKING CON-
PANY.
The principal place Of transacting its blsi-
ness and it's main office and main place Of
business shall be in the City Of Virginia, In
St. Louis County. Minnesota. and 1t may e.
tahlssh offices and places of business at any
other place or places designated by the Board
of Directors of the CORPORATION.
ARTICLE III.
The general nature of its business shall be
, the buying, owning. selling and disposing of
visions at wholesale and retail: it shall have
the power to buy, own, lease or otherwise
acquire slaughter houses and packing plants =;
II shall have the power to buy. own or other
wise acquire live stock at wholesale or retail,
and to slaughter, dress and prepare the same
for market. and sell and DISPOSE Of the same
at wholesale or retail: it shall have the power
IN hrv: own. and acquire any and all food
stuffs and provisions at wholesale or retail
ard to prenare the same for market and to
sol, and dispose of the same at wholesale or
retail; it shall have the power to buy, own,
lease or otherwise acquire all property both
real. personal and mixed that may be neces-
sarv or convenient in the conduct and trans
action of it's business and shall have the
r"wer to bargain sell and mortgage lease or
otherwise convey and dispose of any and all
such propertv and 1t shall have the power Of
doing all such acts and things that may be
necessary incidental to the carrying on Of
said business and it shall have the power and
right to do any and all things in the conduct
Of its business that natural person might
or could do under like circumstances
ARTICLE Nv.
The period of the duration Of this corpor.
alton shall be thirty 1907 years.
ARTICLE "
The names and places Of residence Of the
incorporators of this corporation are as fol-
lows:
Frederick L. Schoening. Virginia, St. Louis
County. Minnesota.
Minnesota.
Alfred Staff, Virginia, St. Louis County,
Minnesota.
ARTICLE vi.
The MANAGEMENT Of the affairs of this cor
poration shall be vested in a board of direct
ors consisting of three members, all Of whom
shall be stockholders of the corporation. The
names and addresses Of the persons constitut-
ing the Board Of Directors until the first
election follows:
Frederick L. Schoening, Virginia. St Louis
County, Minnesota.
Robert A. Peers, Virginia, st. Louis County,
Minnesota
Alfred Staff Virginia, St. Louis County,
Minnesota.
ARTICLE VII.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
this corporation for the election of directors
and the transaction Of other business shall be
held on the first Monday after the 10th day
Ct January in each year, at such place as the
Board of Directors may from time to time
determine by its bylaws or by resolution
The first annual meeting shall be held on
the 18th dav Of January, 1915, at Number s1s
Chestnut Street: in the City of VIRGINIA. St.
Louis County, Minnesota, at eight o'clock p. M
ARTICLE VIII.
The amount of capital stock of this cor
roratfon shall be $4,000 90. divided into 500
shares OF the par value of $4,000 each, to
be paid in: in cash or other property as the
Board Of Directors may determine
The highest amount Of indebtedness or LA
h'iity to which this corporation shall at any
time be subject is the sum Of $25, O00 co.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have here
unto set our hands and seals this 31st day of
December. 1914.
FREDERICK L. sCHoENING tseaD
ROBERT A. PEERS (Seal
ALFRED STAFF (Seai}
Signed: scaled and delivered in Presence Of:
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M. H. MCMAHON
state OF Minnesota. County of St. Louis, "a.
On this 3lst dav of December, 1914, before
me. Notary Public within and for said
County. and State, personally appeared Fred
er'ck L. Schoenine. Robert A. Peers and
Alfred Staff. to me known to he the persons
described in and who executed the foregoing
Instrument and acknowledged that thew eye
c"eed the same as their free act and deed.
w: D. NEWCOMB. Jr,
Notary Public, st. Louis County. Mimi
My Commission Expires July 28. 1919
tNotarial SeaD
state OF Minnesota. Department of State.
herebv certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the end
day of January, A. D. 1915. at 9 o'clock A. M
and was duly recorded in Book IS Of Incor.
porations page 338.
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL
Secretary of State
Office Of Register Of Deeds
STATE OF Minnesota. County Of st. Louis "a
hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed in this office for record January 6
1915. at 8 80 A. NJ and was duly recorded in
Book IL of Misc, page 1874
CHAS. CALL1GAN,
Register of Deeds