Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-03-02
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION


M,Roc LODGE 0NcoRPoRATED).
We, the undersigned, do hereby asso-
under and pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter fifty-eight (58) of the Revised
Laws of Minnesota, A. D. 1905, and the
Acts Amendatory thereof, and do hereby
agree upon and adopt the following Ar
ticles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
Miroc Lodge, Incorporated.
The purpose and object of this corpora.
ton shall be the encouragement of social
intercourse and the promotion of outdoor
life and sports, among it's members, the
propagation n protection of game birds.
consistent with the Statutes and Laws OF
owning, leasing, improving, ~mortgaging
and selling or otherwise disposing of lands,
tenements, and Entertainments, including
the right to issue notes, bonds, mortgages,
the doing of such other acts rs may be
necessary or incidental to the general pur-
poses, as above set forth.
The principal place for the transaction
be at the City Of Minneapolis. in the
County of Hennepin and State of Mime
sofa.
ARTICLE II.
|. The time of commencement of this cor
poration shall be the sixth CO. day of
February, A. D. 1917, and the period of it's
continuance shall be thirty (90) years.
ARTICLE III.
The names and places of residence of
! the persons forming this corporation are
as follows, all residing in the City of Min
%neapolis:
R. M. Laird, Mac Martin, I. R. Gorham,
ger, O. A. Rofelty, H. r. Shepardson, J.
ARTICLE ~.
The government of this corporation and
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vested in a Board of not less han nine (9)
nor more than seventeen 90 Directors,
all of whom shall be stockholders of the
corporation and of whom a majority shall
business and said Board of Directors shall
w power to establish bylaws for the
management and conduct of the corporate
business.
herein named, shall be elected from and
by the stockholders of said corporation,
at it's annual meeting, which shall be held
at its office in the City of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, on the first Tuesday in Feb
ruary, in each year, commencing with the
year 1918, and they shall hold their Of
fees until their successors are elected and
have qualified. When a vacancy, for any
the remaining Directors shall have power
to appoint a successor to fill such vacancy,
who shall hold his office until the next
annual meeting of the stockholders.
The Of the persons constituting
the first Board OF Directors. are r; N.
Laird, Mac Martin. L. R. Gorham, c. M.
Odell, w. F. Fruen, H. K. Zuppinger, o.
A. Rofelty, H. r. Shepardson, j. Geo.
Pelton, having residence as hereinbefore
stated.
The Officers of this corporation shall be
elected each year by the Board Of Direc-
tors, at a meeting to be held by such
Board, Immediately after the Board of Di-
rectors have been elected by the stock
holders, and shall consist of a President,
Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary
| and they shall be vested with the usua
powers and authority incident to such Of
fees and as may be specifically set forth
in the Bylaws.
The following named persons of the first
Board of Directors shall constitute the
first officers of said corporation and shall
continue as such until their successors are
elected and ave qualified, to wit:
Robert M. Laird, President. H. r. Shep-
ardson, Vice-President, G. M. Odell,
J Treasurer, and H. K. Zuppinger, secre-
tary.
The amount of the Capital Stock of this
corporation shall be twenty-five thousand
Dollars ($25, 900. OO), to be divided into five
par value of fifty (s5o.o0) dollars each,
and shall be paid in at such times and in
such amounts n in such manner as may
be directed or required by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE vi.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability which this corporation shall, at
any one time, incur or he subject to shall
not exceed the sum of Ten Thousand
Oslo, 900. 0O) Dollars.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we lave
h%ereunto set our hands and seals this
Sixth CO.. day of February, A. D., 1917.
r. M. LAIRD
c. M. ODELL
Il %AG {. M1&FfN
w. F. FRUEN
III. r. SHEPARDSON
I. r.. GORHAM
H.. K. ZUPPINGER
J. GEO. PELTON
Signed and sealed in presence of:
ROBT. VOLLBRACHT
H. A. FUTILE