The Irish standard., 1915-06-26
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
FEDERAL TRADING STAMP

pursuant to the provisions Of Chapter
So of the General Statutes Of Mime
sofa for 1913. do hereby associate our
hereby agree, upon and adopt the fol-
lowing Articles R% Ef Incorporation.
be the Federal Trading Stamp CON-
pany. It's principal place Of business
shall ld be the city Of Minneapolis, IN
its business. shall be the buying and
selling, exchanging, mortgaging and.
any any village, town, city or state in the
United States; to do general advertise
ing Ing business to print. issue and circu-
out gu contracts with Corporations. and
individuals, to advertise their business
Gy speSeaal deX ydc t. give
are to be certificates or vouchers to
be sold by the Corporation and to be
redeemed by it in merchandise ac-
ulations;, also to do everything neces-
sary, suitable, convenient or proper for
me accomplishment of any and all of
the objects herein named, which shall
at any time appear expedient for the
ARTICLE 2.
The time Of the Commencement of
this Corporation shall be June is, 1915,
and a. the period of it's duration shall be
ARTICLE 3.
The names and places of residence
OF its incorporators are as follows:
John f. Kefy s19l ists Aya g.
neapolis, MINI.
g. william H. Donahue, 1000 w. Lake
ST. minneapolis AkT M1an; 4.
The management Of this Corporation
s an1s De vested ts in board Of FIVE direc;
eacR ~ wbom sha|i 81 Seo cinats, ana
lot at the annual meeting Of said Cor
Gs GO Said annual meeting shall
ness Of said eo!poraten, IN Che e City eys Of
Minneapolis, Minnesota. on the third
menciay OF 9th bu9 ne Of each
meetings of the stockholders each
share Of stock issued shall entitle the
holder thereof to cast one vote in per-
The officers of this Corporation shall
t Be a President; a Vice President, q
be elected from among the stockhold-
meeting Of the Directors held on the
the regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders each year: and said Di-
rectors so elected shall hold office until
that Of the President and Te;e f Presi.
may be held by the same
offices, or in the Board Of Directors,
may be filled by the Board Of Directors
at any regular or special meeting call
officers will Constitute the officers Of
this Corporation until the first annual
meeting nee held the third Tuesday in June,
been elected and qualified.
William Fl. Donahue. Vice President.
jon" E. Z: k ksIy, $ $SssssasS
The amount Of capital stock of this
(s56, 900: 00( Dollars. divided into five
hundred 5000 shares of One Hundred
($10O:O0) Dollars each, which said sum
or both. in SUCH manner and at such
times as the Board of Directors shall
order and direct tr1crr
or liability to which the Corporation
shall at any time be subject, shall be
t f.eE n SUN M Of twenty-five Thousand
The first Board of Directors of said
Corporation shall be:
Charles Hechtman, .osseo. Minnesota.
=, Alfred d. Hawkinson, Litchfield,
william H. Donahue. Minneapolis,
,George r. Morrissey, Minneapolis,
Minnesota
sofa, who shall hold their Offices Until
ton. held on the third Tuesday Of
ei Ha is ana or qu an their
hereunto set our hands and seals this
4th day Of June. 1915.
CHAS. HECHTMAN,
WILLIAM Il. DONAHUE,
n n: MMU TH1MG CARPENTER.
HELEN y Hz G9LE;
State ~ m,n AS to W. c H. p & = X;
On this 4th day of June, 1915. before
me personally appeared John r. Kelly
to be the persons described in, and
who executed the foregoing Articles
Of Incorporation and acknowledged
free act and deed for the purposes
GEO. G: CONWAY.
Hennepin County, MINI.
NY commission expires October IA,
state of Minnesota, County of Henne-
On this 5th day of June, 1915. before
man. to me known to be the person
foregoing Articles of Incorporation and
acknowledged that he executed the
same as his free act and deed for the
purposes therein set forth.
Notary Public
Hennepin County, MINI.
(Notaria1 Seal)
Ny commission expires November IS,
ONCE Of Register of Deeds State of
Minnesota. County of Hennepin.
I hereby certify that the within in
strument was filed for record in. this
1si5. at $40 o'cloeR P. o. NJ ion and 4; was as
duly recorded in Book - of -
AUGUST W. SKoG,
Register Of Deeds.
By D. 9. GORHAM.
ststs of Minnesota, Department. OF
i hereby certify that the within in
strument was filed for record in this
Office on the 7th day Of June, A. d,
1915, at IL o'clock A. NJ, and was duly
recorded in Book Al Of Incorpora-
''''o Va julius A.. scHMAHL,
Secretary Of State.
ATTENTION A. OH.
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