The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-11-01
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF GEAY-rRENCH COMPANY

Section Tn" name of this corpora
ton stall Ne Gray French Company.
Section ;. The general nature OF its
business shall b." tn" manufacture and
SAFE: al Wholesale and retail, of bakery
products. confectionery and other food
products. the purchase and leasing OF
real rr"perty for the carrying on Of
such business. and to transact such
other business az may be. necessary nnd
incidental thereto ''
section }. The principal place for the
oranS3cii"n Of the business OF said cor
p"rati"n shall be at the cav Of Bemidii.
BcItrnmt County. Minnesota
ARTICLE II.
said corporation shall commence on
IN" hth ''Ay of November, 1915. and shall
continue for period Of thirty years.
ARTICLE III.
The names and places of residence
OF The persons forming said corporation
Edwin y. French. Residing at Be-
midi, Minnesota.
walter y. Gray. Residing at Be-
midji. Minnesota.
Jams II. French. Residing at Be-
midi minnesota.
ARTICLE ".
T he government of said CORPORATE
ana the management Of it's affairs shall
be vested in Il board of three directors
holders OF said corporation at its an
nuai meeting. which shall be held in
the City of Bemidji. Minnesota on the
second Monday In July of each year. and
they shall hold office until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified Until
the hrst annual meeting OF the stock
holders of said corporation the follow
ing named persons shall constitute the
Board Of Directors of said corporation:
Edwin N. French. residing at Bemidji.
Minnesota. Walter a. Gray. residing ut
Bemid1i. Minnesota and James Fl
French. residing at Bemidji. Minnesota.
ARTICLE v.
The officers Of this corporation shall
be President. Vice President Secre-
tary and Treasurer. all of whom shall
be chosen by the Board of Directors
ton The offices of Secretary and Treas
urer may be held by the same person.
Until the first annual meeting Of said
corporation. and until their successors
are elected and have qualified. Walter a.
Gray shall be President. James Fl.
French shall be Vice President and
Edwin n. French shall he Secretary and
Treasurer of said corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
The capital stock of said corpora ton
shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars. and
the same shall be divided into FIVE hun
dred shares Of the par value Of one
hundred dollars each. Said stock shall
be paid in as called for by the Board of
Directors of said corporation.
ARTICLE VII
The highest amount OF Indebtedness
or liability to which said corporation
shall at any time be subject. shall not
exceed ten thousand dollars.
In Witness Whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 28th day
Of October, 1915.
WALTER A. GRAY (SeaD
EDWIN N. FRENCH (SeaD
JAMES II. FRENCH (SeaD
In e flsffsss n. TORRANCE.
JENNIE KNUTS0N.
State Of Minnesota. County of Bel
trami-ss.
On this 2Sth day Of October. 1915
before me. n Notary Public within and
for said County and state. personally
appeared Edwin N. French. Walter A.
Gray and James II. French. to me known
to be the same persons described In and
who executed the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged that they executed the
same as their free act and deed.
GRAHAM NJ. TORRANCE.
Notary Public,
Beltrami County. state of Minnesota,
My Commission expires Aug. "a, WI
(Notarial SeaD
(s1760) a H.
State Of Minnesota, Department OF
State. .
I hereby certify that the within In
Htrument was fled for record In this
Office on the goth day OF October A. p.
1915 at 0 o'clock A. NJ, and was duly
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