The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-15
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF VIR-
GINA MEAT AND PACKING COMPANY.

We. the undersigned, hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose of forming a
corporation under and by virtue Of Chapter
SO of the General Statutes of Minnesota for
the year 1913, and all acts amendatory thereof
and supplemental thereto; and for that pur
pose do sign and adopt the following certif-
cate of incorporation.
ARTICLE l.
The name of this Corporation shall be
VIRGINIA MEAT AND PACKING COM
PANY.
ARTICLE H.
The principal place of transacting its bust
ness and its main office and main place of
business shall be in the City of Virginia, in
st. Louis County. Minnesota. and it may es-
tablish offices and places of business at any
other place or places designated by the Board
of Directors of the Corporation.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The general nature of its business shall be
the buying, owning, selling and disposng of
meat and meat products food stuffs and pro-
visions at wholesale and retail it shall have
the power to buy. own, lease or otherwise
acquire slaughter houses and packing plants !;
it shall have the power to buy, own other
wise acquire live stock Mt wholesale or retail
and to slaughter, dress and prepare the same
for market, and sell and dispose Of the same
at wholesale retail it shall have the power
to buy: own. and acquire any and all food
stuffs and provisions at wholesale retail
and to prepare the same for market and to
retail; it shall have the power to buy, own
lease otherwise acquire all property both
real personal and mixed that may be neces-
sary convenient in the conduct and trans
action of it's business and shall have the
power to bargain, sell and mortgage, lease or
such property and it shall have the power of
doing all such acts and things that may be
necessary or incidental to the carrying on of
said business and it shall have the power and
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Of it's business that natural person might
or could do under like circumstances.
ARTICLE w.
The period of the duration Of this corpor-
alton shall be thirty (30) years.
ARTICLE V.
The names and places Of residence of the
incorporators of this corporation are az fol-
lows:
Frederick L. Schoening, Virginia, St. Louis
Robert A. Peers. Virginia, St. Louis County
Minnesota
Alfred Staff, Virginia, St. Louis County
ARTICLE vi.
The management Of the affairs of this cor
poration shall be vested in board of direct
ors consisting of three members, all of whom
shall be stockholders of the corporation. tn.
names and addresses of the persons constitut
Ing the Board Of Directors until the frs
election are as 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 b<
held on the first Monday after the 10th da,
OF January, in each year. at such place as thu
Board of Directors may from time to tim,
determine by its bylaws or by resolution.
The first annual meeting shall be held OF
/ me llth DAY OF January. 1915, at Number 81.
; Chestnut Street. in the City of VIRGINIA. ST
Louis County, Minnesota. at eight O'Clock o. m
ARTICLE VIII
Inc amount of capital stock Of this cor
poration shall be 100000, divided into 70,
shares OF the par value of $4,000 each. 4
be paid in, in cash or other property "a tn
= Board Of Directors may determine.
@s The highest amount of indsbtednese or Lin