The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-13
ARTICLES or 1MCoRpoRArroN 81
THE BEn1DJI IRON WORKS

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ENTs, That we, the undersigned. : do
hereby associate ourselves together for
the purpose of forming a corporation
under the laws Of the State Of Mime
organization Of a corporation for the
purpose OF carrying on a manufacturing
bgslness, and to that end do hereby
ADOPT these articles of incorporation.
ARTICLE T..
The name of this corporation shall
be Bemidji Iron Works Company. The
general nature of it's business Shall be
tn the o conducting ct Of general foundry and
mechanical business, and such business
as may be necessarily connected there
with or incident thereto.
The principal place of transacting the
business of said corporation Shall Be in in
the City. of Bemidji, Beltrami County,
Minnesota
ARTICLE II.
I'll The ;o period sio9, Of duration Of this cor
F%e Fs9 DAY Of e 6tsfty a9 Pix from
ARTICLE III. T.. .,,..
The names and places Of residence
of the l4cErporators Of this corporation
George W. :Harnwen, g. =.
Alvin ". Johnson, i
Clyde F. Olson, u
each residing in Bemidji, Minnesota.
ARTICLE w..
The management of this corporation
shall be vested in it's Board of Directors
consisting Of three members, and the
officers td sos aeti IN under authority from
shall be stockholders Of this corporation.
The President or the Vice-President may
also hold the office of Secretary or
eeting the essa OF ane shah nno Be
at which time the stockh olders shall elect
rectors so elected shall, on that day
or some adjourned day thereafter, hold
it's annual meeting and then elect the
shall consist Of a Presigent; Vice,Presi7
dent, Secretary and Treasurer. The
Board of Directors may, at any annual
meeting, provide for and elect a man
The following named persons shall
compose the Board of Directors to hold
until their successors are elected and
qualified:
George w. Harnwell,
Clyde r. Olson, all of Bemidii, Min
nesOta. n.
ARTICLE v.
The amount Of capital stock Of this
corporation shall be Fifteen Thousand
Ro1lArs (a6S9 diytded into three
of Fifty Dollars ($50.OO) each, and shall
be fully paid for at it's par value at the
time of the issuance of said stock. The
amounts a. cunts to % be Issued may be determined
BY the Board S 6 RiFSetqEg:
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,OO0.00).
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, The
parties have hereunto subscribed their
'<'''' GEoRGE W. HARNWELI
ALVIN W JOHNSON
CLYDE CLYDE F. F: e Olson:
JOHANNA JAMTvoLD.
B. McCLERNAN.
State of Minnesota, County Of Bel
trami-ss.
Be it known that on this 10th day of
October, 1915, personally appeared be-
fore me George w. Harnwell, Alvin w.
johnson and Clyde F. Olson, to me
known to be the persons named in and
who executed the foregoing Articles of
Incorporation, and they each acknowl-
edged that they executed the same as
their own free act and deed.
B. McCLERNAN,
Notary Public,
Beltram1 County, MINI.
Ny commission expires June 8, 1922
(Notarial SeaD
(61308)
Office Of Register of Deeds, Beltrami
County, MINI.
I hereby certify that the within in
strument was filed in this office for
record on the 18th day Of October, A. D.:
1916, at 9 o'clock A. M. and was duly