The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-13
ARTICLES Of Incorporation
Trading Post, Incorporated

N, Know all men by these Presents.
aIsne,. we the undersigned do hereby
to be and become a corporation under
and by virtue of the provisions of
CHAPTER SIS Of the General Statutes OF
and ana the fts
to that end and for that purpose we
90 hereby adopt and sign the following
Certlhcate and Articles OF Incorpora-
=, The he. name Of this corporation shall
general nature Of the business OF this
corporation shall be: TO deal in and
deal with. either at wholesale or re-
ea; Hp2m its oo own ACCOUNT or upon
caandlse. and other personal property
81 every kind, nature and description
whatsoever including fish. fur and fur
,,es Of mercantile business, Including
me right to acquire, own, hold, rent,
incumber and convey real estate or any
The principal place for transact
be at Grand Marais. in the the COUNTY S'e Of
COOK. and State Of Minnesota, and said
engage in it's business at such other
place or places as may be determine.
~ AS DO.tlu vi directors.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be December 18th
thirty 800 years, and may be renewed
from time to time for further periods.
The amount of capital stock of this
corporation shall be Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollars ($25,000. 00) to be paid in
cash or property or both as may be de-
termined by the Board of Directors.
Said capital stock shall be divided into
two hundred and fifty (25O) shares Of
the par value of One Hundred Dollars
($1OO .0O) each.
Article Nv
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which said corporation
00).
Article v
The names and places of residence
OF the persons forming this associa-
ton for incorporation are as follows,
chas. J. Johnson, Grand Marais. Min
nesota.
A. c. Johnson, Grand Marais, Mime
sofa.
G. G. stubstad, Grand Marais, Minne-
sofa.
Article vi
The officers and persons in whom
management of its affairs shall be
vested shall be a Board of three direc-
tors, members of which board shall be
elected annually by the stockholders from
their own number, at their annual
meeting which shall be held at Grand
Marais, on the second Monday of Janu-
airy OF each year, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, commencing with the year
1917, and President, a Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer who shall
be elected by the Board Of Directors
meeting of the Board in each year, af-
Ger the annual meeting of Stockholders.
Each of the officers and directors of
said corporation shall hold their re-
spective offices for the period Of one
year, or until their successors have
been duly elected and qualified and any
two Of said offices except President
and Vice President may be held by the
same person.
The above named incorporators shall
constitute the first Board Of Directors
duly elected and qualified the following
named persons shall be the officers Of
said corporations:
Chas. J. Johnson, President and Trea-
surer.
A., G. Johnson, Vice President.
G. G. StubStad, Secretary.
In Testimony whereof, Witness our
hands and seals this 5th day of De-
cember, A. D. 1916.
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In presence Of:
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