The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22

uxxr1r1oArE or uoo11o1Ax1o1
INCORPORATED.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES,
ENTs, That we have n,r aerees tosether
as a Banking Corporation under anu 1a
Pursuant to the provisions of the Laws
Of the State of Minnesota 1as' tos end to
that end we do hereby execute unaer
our hands and seals the 1olloWine oei
tidcate Of incorporation to-wit:
Tho name of this corporation shall be
the FARMERS STATE BANK OF BE,
Midi, INCORPORATED, The genera
nature Of it's business shall be bank-
ana discounting notes, bills and other
evidences of debt, domestic ana iorelsn;
dealing in gold and silver bullion ana
foreign coins, issuing circulating hot n5
personal security; and the place where
the business OF this corporation IS 10
be carried on is BemldJl. Minnesota III
Beltrami County, Minnesota
SECOND.
Said corporation shall commence on
the 14th day Of May, A. D.. 1917, ana
shall continue for the period OF thlrty
years. ~
The names and places Of residence OF
the incorporators, and the number or
shares held by each of them are as 1ol-
lows: No
Name and Postoffice Shares
Hugo Hensel, Bemidji, Minn' r. NO.
r r Gillette. Nary, Mimi: S
Edward Paulson. Bemidji, Minnesota 8
O. 4 Tag1 I NymGfie' M1nase15a 10
Knute Aakhus. Bemidji. Mimi, R. ~
Au M1 Jarchow Bemidji, MINNESOTA 5
Peter Void. Nymore, Minnesota: 10
L. P. Christianson, Bemidji. MIMI,
w iii Me' Habeiie. Nymcr:, Minn:::: =
VIM. Christianson. Nymore, Mime
August Burr, Bemidji, MINI, r. No. :.
Anton " old. NNymore. Minnesota:::: 10
ole A. Vassen. Bemidji, Mimi, R. No. =
O. p. Froirak, BBemnidji. MINI. 4. No: :.
matthew Larson. Nymore: MINNESOTA 5
Archie H no !. Olson. Nymore. MINNESOTA 3
n. c. Smith, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1O1
ESQ
The government Of this corporation
and the management Of its affairs shall
be vested in board Of not less than
or more than 8 Directors. who shall be
elected at the regular annual an pa3, meeting ing
3rd Wednesday of January Of each year
between the hours Of A: M. and p:
M. Of the said day. The first Board of
Directors shall consist of the following
II. R. Gillette. Edward Paulson. L. T.
Bella, o. J. Tagley, N. c. Smith. knute
office until the first annual meeting. and
until their successors are elected and
qualified.
The amount Of the capital stock shall
be $4,000 Dollars fully paid in, in cash;
which shall be divided into two hundred
and fifty shares Of one hundred dollars
each.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness
Or liability to whic h s smf saii be-
'' IN %YTN RSsssFS WHEREOF, We. have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
1lth day Of May, A. d. 1917.
IN A K!ses3e +: ERICKSON.
HUGO HENsEL;;,
EDW " FAULsoN.
o. J. TAGLEY.
KNUTE AAKHUs.
ATGUST .JARCHOW,
IVER void.
l. f GHRIsTII4ANsoN'
M witt A, K HAHEHhE'
E s. INGERSOLL.
VIM CHRISTIANsON,
AUGUST BURR
ANTON void.
o. P. FROIRAK.
MA TnEy LA hHKHi7s
ARCHIE 7. OLSON.
n. c. SMITH,.
state Of Minnesota County OF BEL
ora this 14tn day of Nay 4: p: 49, ~:
before me. a Notary Public in and d., f or
said County. personally appeared HUGO
q. j. Taglev. l.. T. Rjella. Knute AakhuS'
August Iarchow. IvAr Void. H. P.
Christiansor Peter void William Han
erie. John H. Krueger, F. R,,r rnse Anton
void. Ole A. Vassen. O. p. Fro1rak'
Mathew t, Larson. Gurder H; Aakhus;
Archie J. Olson, N c: Smi5n, ou; TO III" in
and who executed the foregoing instru-
ment and acknowledged that they each
executed the same as their free ACT anu
fseaD Notary Public.
Reltram Co.. MINI.
NV commission eynires Dec. 9Th. 1920
state of Minnesota. Department OF
Ranking.
ers state Rank of Bemidii. 1ncOrpor-
ated, as given in the foregoing Certit1,
cate of Incorporation has been approved
nated this 21st day of August A. D..
y. r. PEARSON.
Superintendent of Banks.
Ry G.. II. SINWRIGHT.
fSe,n Do~~+~ Superintendent.
(6SOo7)
state Of Minnesota. Department Of
State .,. =:
hereby certify that the within in
strrment was filed for record in this
of \