The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-10-04
First Pub Oct. 4-2t)
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION s
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The RUM RIVER CHEESE COMPANY
VA ~ 1ssI Princeton. Minnesota

ganizing a manufacturing corporation under
the laws of the State of Minnesota do hereby
associate ourselves as a body corporate, and
adopt the following articles Of incorporation:
ARTICLE I. Ss35
R Bs4,,ra River 90 Cheese COMPANY The general
ture and sale of all milk products and to do any
and all things necessary or incidental in the OPP
Grafton of the company in the premises and
for that purpose to own, hold, buy, sell and
deal in real estate and personal property
REQUISITE and convenient for such business and
to do any and all other adts incidental or con-
nected with such business.
The principal place of transacting the bust
ness of this corporation shall be in the village
Of Princeton, Mile Laos county. Minnesota,
and territories in the United States.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of capital stock in this corpora
ton shall be fifty thousand dollars 1850 900 y
which shall be divided into five thousand shares
of ten dollars (s10) each par value per share,
and snail be sold at such times and paid for in
cash or in property as the board Of directors
may determine or prescribe.
i 95 ARTICLE w.
Each share Of stock shall be entitled to one
"a, vote at all meetings of the stockholders,
and upon all matters coming before them.
Is ARTICLE v. ~
The time of commencement of this corpora
ton is and shall be the 9th day of October in
the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Seventeen, and the period of it's
duration and continuance shall be thirty (3O)
years.
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount of indebtedness or liza
bility to which this corporation shall at any
time be subject shall be twenty thousand dol
ARTICLE VII s
a The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this corporation are as fol-
lows:
S. E. vandevanter, residing at Princeton,
Minnesota, .' assz
F. w. Manke residing at Princeton, Min
! J. L, Townsend, residing at Princeton, Min
S. R. Jones, residing at Princeton, Min
nesota. ~. -
The government of this corporation and the
management of its affairs shall be vested in
board of five 80 directors, all of whom shall
of directors, after the one herein named shall
be elected annually, from and by the stock
holders of the corporation, at the annual
meeting of said stockholders, which shall be
held at the business house or office of the COR
poration in the village of Princeton, Mime
sofa, the second Tuesday in January, in
each year, commencing with the year of our
Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eigh-
teen, or any adjournment thereof Said board
of directors, except the one herein named,
shall be elected for the term of one year, and
its members shall hold office such directors
until their successors are elected and have
qualified. The names and addresses of the first
board of directors are: ....
Willis Foote, residing at Princeton, Mime
Sota ......
J. H. Hoffman. residing at Princeton, Mime
sofa.
Calvin Olson, residing at Princeton, Mime
G. Umbehocker, residing at Princeton, Mime
sofa.
F. w. ManEe, residing at Princeton, Mime
Said first board of directors shall hold office
until the first annual meeting of this corpora
ton, and until their successors elected and
ARTICLE TX.
The officers of this corporation shall be
President, Vice-President, Secretary and
Treasurer, and such officers as may from time
to time be designated by the board of direc-
tors. Any two officers, except the office Of
President and Vice President, may be held by
one and the same person at the same time
directors, and as soon as possible after the
annual meeting. Until the first annual meet
ing and until their successors are elected and
shall have qualified, the following shall be the
officers of the corporation, to-wit:
S. E. Vandevanter, President, Princeton,
Minnesota.
=. W; Manke, vice-President, Princeton,
J. L. Townsend, Secretary Princeton, Mime
sofa. '.-
S. R. Jones, Treasurer, Princeton, Mime
sofa.
Any vacancies in the directorate may be
filled by the remaining directors, and any
vacancies in the offices may be filled by the
directors.
ARTICLE X.
The first meeting Of this corporation may be
held at any time and place agreed upon in
meeting Of the directors Of this corporation
may be held at any time and place agreed
upon in writing by the first board of directors
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 10th day of Septem-
Der, A. D. 1917.
S. E. vANDEvANTER (seaD
F. w. MANKE (SeaD
J. L. TOWNSEND (SeaD s..
S. R.: JONES (seaD
In the presence of ~
S. P. SKAHEN
j. J. SKAHEN.
S.. P. Skahen. .,.
Attorney for Incorporators,
Princeton Minnesota.
State Of Minnesota, County of Mile Lacs.-ss.
On this 10th day of September 1917, before
ty, personally appeared S. E. Vandevanter, +.
w. Manke, J. L. Townsend and S. R. Jones.
to me known to be the persons who executed
the foregoing articles of Incorporation and ac-
knowledged~ that they executed the same as
their free act and deed, for the uses and pur-
poses set forth. "
Notary Public Mis-; 5: F. R:.s skA Ad7;Ea ,,
NY commission expires June 10th. 1918
hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the 26th
day of September, A. D. 1917, at o'clock
p M, and was duly recorded in book E-A of
interpretations, on page 419 - =
W.. JULIUS A. SCHMAHL
Secretary of State
....zE 51S46 .a-...n
Office of Register of Deeds, County of Mile
Laos, State of Minnesota.-ss. ::
hereby certify that the within Instrument
was filed in this office for record on the 27th
day of September, A. D. 1917, at 1 o'clock n.
M, and was duly recorded in book "A' Of in
corporations, on page PTS. -.
- A. G. OSTERBERG, .T.a5
Register of Deeds
First Pub. Oct. 4-3t)
Order Limiting Time to File Claims, and for
Hearing Thereon.
ESTATE OF THOMAS POWELL.
: State of Minnesota, County of Mile Laos.