Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-01-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE

PUBLISHING aECGMFASY..e
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 l.
That the name of said corporation shall
be the Volkswaechter Printing and Publish
ing Company, and that the principal place of
shall 6e in the city
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business of the
said corporation shall be the publication of
and all other printed matter, and the buying
of articles and the publication of same. En-
craving and lithographing. of all kinds. Job
and printing and binding and such
be deemed expedient to the carrying on of
said business. The buying and selling and
dealing in Of all kinds of paper and paper
plies, and the carrying on of general sta
tionery business; and to issue bonds, notes,
debentures and other evidence of Indebtedness
up to and within the amount hereinafter pre-
scribed and to secure payment of the same
by mortgase; deed Sss q tTsst ~ er. Otherwise.
sha dIs he ft se geoeSS aaxS % 5 aea
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The na5a.s I'M! and rssidsHces q: the persons
BENJAMIN Shapiro, Abraham Shapiro and ~
P. Brown, all now residing in and being
residents Of the city of Minneapolis, state
ARTICLE v.
The business Of said corporation and the
management of its affairs shall be vested
in president, a vice-president, secretary
who shall be elected BY the stockholders at
called by majority Of the stockholders foT
Of f' e sd Sy 1ots sas Of 90s6e sRa
remaining directors to hold office until the
next annual meeting of the stockholders. At
all meetings of said board of directors a
majority shall constitute qurum and less
number may adjourn from time to time. The
names of those who shall hold their offices
until the Il next annual meeting Gf said cor
ris, president, Abraham Shapiro, vice presi-
dent, ]. P. Brown, Secretary. Paul F. Ochu,
Treasurer. The first board Of directors shall
piro, J. P. Brown and NJ .sipperman. The
number Of persons comprising the board of
directors may be added to or reduced and
othsi f be added at any
ing called for the purpose by the majority
of the stockholders:
~, ARTICLE VI.
Minnesota Wednesday the Second day Of
January A. D. 'ARTioi,s LII at s;94 v}2. P. NJ
The annual meeting of the Stockholders Of
this corporation for the election of officers
and other business shall be held at the
principal office Of said corporation in the
Wednesday after the first Tuesday in each
year at 500 P. NJ beginning with January
1915. All officers and directors shall hold
their offices until their successors are elect
ed and qualified.
ARTICLE VIII.
The amount of capital stock of this cor
poration shall be $5O,OOO.OO divided into five
thousand shares of $1,000 each and shall be
paid for in such manner and at such time
highest amount of Indebtedness or liability
which this corporation may at any time be
subject is $50,OO0.OO.
IN TESTIMONY 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
J. N. Lowenthal
G. A. Peterson.
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
HEsNEp1s COUNTY S.
On this Twenty-fourth day of November
A. D.. 1914, before me notary public ap
Abraham Shapiro % and J. 1 P. Brown, 9iapU' to me-
known to be the persons named in and who
executed the foregoing articles of Incorpora-
tion and acknowledge the same to be their
Gustave A. Peterson,
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
! Ny commission expires the 18th day of
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