The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-25
Certificate of Incorporation of j. A
WiIIwerscheid & Son, Incorporated.

WiIlwersche1d ~ Son, Incorporated
For the purpose Of forming cor
Of Minnesota we, the undersigned, dc
hereby associate ourselves together for
such purpose, and for that purpose we
have adopted the following Articles OF
incorporation:
The name of this corporation shall
be j. A. Willwerscheid & Son, Incor-
porated The general nature of its
business shall be the undertaking, en-
balming and directing of funerals OF
deceased persons and the dealing in
and selling of all such property, goods
wares and merchandise as is incidental
to and used in the business of under
taking and embalming; and also the
buying, owning, holding, selling, let
ting, leasing and dealing in and with
real and personal property of every
and operation of motor Vehicles AND
such other modes or vehicles of con-
veyance for hires which motor vehicles
be used in the ordinary course of the
business of Undertaking, embalmine
and funeral directing.
ARTICLE III. FL 500
The principal place of business OF
of st. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
ARTICLE Ill
The period of duration of this COR
poration shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE ". 81
The names and places of residence
of incorporators are: j. A. WilIWer-
scheid, residing in St. Paul, Minnesota
Eugenia Willwerscheid, residing in st
Paul. Minnesota; Lawrence e. Willwer-
seheid, residing in st. Paul, Minnesota
ARTICLE v.
1. There shall be a board of three
directors. who shall be chosen by the
stockholders from among their number
and in whom the government of the
corporation and the management of its
affairs shall be vested The directors
shall be elected by the stockholders al
the annual meeting, and such directors
shall elect a president, secretary and
treasurer, who shall be the officers Of
the board and of the corporation Any
two of said offices, excepting those OF
president and secretary, may be held
by the same person. The officers and
directors shall be elected for the term
of one year and shall hold Office until
their successors are elected and quail
fed.
2 The first meeting of the incor-
porators shall be held at st. Paul, Min
nesota, on the first day of November
A. D., 1916, at twelve o'clock noon
The annual meeting of the stock
holders shall be held on the first Mon
day in January of each year, beginning
with the year 1916, The directors shall
meet Immediately after such stock
holders meeting and elect officers fol
the ensuing year.
3. The names and addresses of those
composing the Board of Directors until
the first election to be held at the first
annual meeting of the stockholders are
j. A. Willwerscheid, 375 Iglehart Ave
nue., ST. Paul, Minnesota; Eugenia, Will
werscheid, 375 Iglehart Avenue, st
Paul, Minnesota, and Lawrence e. Will
werschefd, 81 West Dearborn Street
st. Paul. Minnesota.
4. The Board of Directors shall pos.
sess all the powers usually held BY
similar bodies and may adopt Bylaws
for the governlAeAE Of the corporation
such BYLAWS may provide the term:
stock of the corporation may be sold
transferred or pledged. Vacancies ir
the Board of Directors or any of sale
offices, may be filed by the board al
any regular or special meeting held .ir
pursuance of the Bylaws, and specia
meetings of the stockholders may be
held in such manner and upon sucf
Laws. Until their successors are
elected and qualified r.. A. Willwer.
scheid shall be president and treasurer
and Lawrence E. Willwerscheid shall
be secretary.
ARTICLE vi.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand 1925,
000) Dollars, and, shall consist of two
hundred and fifty shares of the pal
value of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars
EACH and shall be issued and paid II
as directed by the Board of Directors
ARTICLE VII.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which the corporal ior
shall at any time be subject shall bt
One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dol
lars.
In Testimony Whereof we have exc,
cuted this instrument this 9th day o.
September, A. D.. 1915
j. A. WILIIWERSC1EID,
EUGENIA WILI.WERSCHEID,
LAWRENCE E. WILLWERSCHEID,
Executed in presence of
T.. r. Willwerscheid,
Norbert WillwerScheid.