The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-30

Certificate OF Incorporation OF The
General Machinery a Investment
Company.
The undersigned, for the purpose of
forming a corporation pursuant to the
laws Of the State of Minnesota, hereby
adopt the following
Certificate Of Incorporation
ARTICLE T.
The name of this corporation shall
be The General Machinery & Invest
me- Company pa The principal place
shall be the city Of st. Paul, Ramsey
County Minnesota. but it may transact
BUSINESS y any state or territory Of
country. The general nature of it's
business shall be, and it shall have
power to-
(a) Acquire, purchase, hold, lease
and own, patents and patent rights
issued by the Government of the United
States or any other government, coln-
try, state, kingdom OF. empire.
(b) Grant rights, privileges, exclu-
sive or otherwise, and for limited or
special territories, or generally, and
agreed upon. and upon such Special
| term or terms as may be agreed upon,
| to other persons or corporations, to
use, and enjoy such patents or patent
rights, and ITO construct, operate and
| sell the articles covered and protected
| by such patents.
(c) Purchase, own. hold, vote and
/ sell the capital stock of other corpora
| tions, and to that end, to subscribe for
such capital stock and become stock
| holder in any other corporation, whetF-
| er organized under the laws of the
| State of Minnesota or otherwise.
| I'D Purchase, own, hold, improve,
| lease and sell real estate, wherever
/ situated.
| (e) Invest in, purchase, hold and sell
1 personal property and chooses in action
| of every description.
(f) Receive and collect royalties,
franchises and rents for the manufac--
ture. sale or use of articles protected
| by patents issued by the Government
of the United States, or any other gov
or enjoyed by this corporation. - oiie'
| co Manufacture any article Of com
/ mercial USE
! CHI Appoint agents or attorneys in
| fact, to act for it in casting it's vote
| as a stakeholder in any corporation in
| which it may own or hold capital stock.
| ID Make loans and take as security
i for such loans, real estate and .chattel
| mortgages CO collateral securities.
| ARTICLE IT.
This corporation shall commence on
1 the 18th day of December, 1916 and
continue thereafter for o period OF
| thirty 600 years.
| ARTICLE III.
of the persons forming this corporation
| are as follows:
Dorsey Q. Dewitt, st. Paul, Mime
| sofa.
Dillon ]. O'Brien st. Paul, Minnesota
! ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation
/ shall be the sum of Fifty Thousand
| ($50, 006.00) Dollars, divided into five
one Hn O Sha Gar Of he Par eae
to be paid. in as called for by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE "
Il The highest amount of Indebtedness
togwhich this corporation shall at any
Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars.
ARTICLE VI
The government of this corporation
II and the management of its affairs
shall be vested in board of five di-
reetors who shall be elected Is ed by tht
meeting; and their term of Office shall
be one year from the date of such cleo
ton. and until their successors are
elected and qualified.
AT all meetings of stockholders, eacf
stakeholder shall be entitled to one
vote for each share of stock held BY
him, and cumulative voting shall bt
allowed upon the election of~directors
Stockholders may vote by proxy, duly
appointed in writing.
The first annual meeting shall b
held on the 5th day of February, 1917
and thereafter the annual meeting!
shall be held on the first Monday il
February in each year.
The executive officers shall consiS
of President, Vice President Sec
rotary and Treasurer, any two of which
officers, except thoSe of President ant
Vice President, may be held by thu
same person. Said executive officer!
shall be elected by the Board of Di
rectors Immediately after the election
of the board, and shall hold their re
spectiye Offices for one year, and unit
their successors are elected and quail
fled.
Until the first. annual meeting TIL,
following shall constitute the Board o
Directors:
Stanley G. Miller,
Dorsey o. rDeWitt
Myron w. Robinson,
Stanley F. Miller,
Dillon J. O'Brien,
: of whom Stanley F. Miller shall b.
President, Dorsey o. Dewitt, Vice
President, Dillon J. o. Brien, Secretary
, and Stanley G.. Miller, Treasurer
In testimony whereof, we have here
unto set our hands this 10Th day o
DORSEY oLEN DEWITT, (seal
STANLEY F. MILLER, Seal
DILLON J. O'BRIEN (Seal
In Presence of:
Clara p. Murphy.
Vincent L. O'Connor.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF