The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-23

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
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TA11rE1s STATE RANK OF BEN1DJ1,
INCORPORATED.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ENTS. That we have agreed to, and
do hereby associate ourselves together
as a Banking Corporation, under and
pursuant to the provisions of the Laws
Of the State Of Minnesota governing
Banks Of Discount and Deposit; and to
that end we do hereby execute under
our hands and seals the following Ger
tificate of Incorporation, to-Wft:
The name of this corporation shall be
the FARMERS STATE BANK OF BE-
MIDJI, INCORPORATED. The general
ing: Receiving deposits, buying, selling
and discounting notes, bills and other
evidences of debt, domestic and foreign,
dealing in gold and silver bullion and
foreign coins, issuing circulating notes
and loaning money on real estate and
personal security; and the place where
the business of this corporation IS to
be carried on is Bemidjl, Minnesota, IN
Beltrami County, Minnesota
SECOND.
Said corporation shall commence on
| the 14th day of May, A. D. 1917, and
shall continue for the period of thirty
years.
The names and places of residence OF
| the incorporates, and the number OF
shares held by each of them are as fol
lows:
Name and Postoffice Shares
Hugo Hensel, Bemidji. MINI, R. No.
H. r: Gillette. Nary. MINI.
Edward Paulson, Bemidji. Minnesota
! o. J. Tagley, Nymore, Minnesota. Is
1: T. Bella, Bemidji,. ;Minnesota..:. 10
Knute Aakhus, Bemidji, Mimi, r.
AUGUST Jarchow, Bemidji, Minnesota
liver Void. Nymore, Minnesota. ..... 10
Peter Void, Nymore, Minnesota. 10
l.. P. Christianson, Bemidji, Mimi,
william iii 9' Haberle. Nymore, Minn.:: 10
John H. Kruger, Bemidji. MIMI. 10
f. s. 1ngersoll, Nymore. Mimi. :.... 8
VIM. Christianson, Nymore. Mime
August Burr, Bemidj, MIMI, r. No.
Anton v old, Nymore. Minnesota::: 10
O. P. Froirak, Bemidji, Mimi, R. No.
Matthew LARSON NNymi;oir;e:. MINNESOTA
Gqnder H; Aakhus, Bemidji. Mimi.
Archie J. Olson, Nymore minnesota 2
N. c. Smith, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1O1
25o
FOURTH.
The government of this corpora ion
be vested in a : board Of not less than !
or more than 9 Directors, who shall be
elected at the regular annual meeting
Of the stockholders to be held on the
Bird Wednesday of January of each year
between the hours of 9 A: M. and 4 p
NJ Of the said day. The first Board Of
Directors shall consist of the following
members:
II. R. Gillette, Edward Paulson, L. T.
Bella, o. J. Tagley, N. c. Smith. Knute
Aakhus, E. S. Ingersoll. who shall hold
office until the first annual meeting, and
until their successors are elected and
qualified.
The amount of the capital stock shall
which shall be divided into two hundred
and fifty shares of one hundred dollars
each.
or liability to which the corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be
$3OO,O00.00 Dollars
lhereunto set our hands and seals this
14th day Of May. A. D. 1917
4 r MA +; ERICKSON
HUGO HENsEL:
H. r. GILLETTE.
EDWARD PAULSON.
q. ]. TAGLEY,
l.. r. BELLA.
KNUTE AAKHUS.
AUGUST JARCHOW,
L. p. cHTRfsT1ANsoN.
PETER VOID.
WILLIAM HABERLE.
| JOHN Fl. KRUGER.
r. s. INGERsOLL.
WIN CHRISTIANSON.
| AUGUST RI7RR.
| ANTON VOID.
| OLE a. VASSEN.
MATHEW LARSON.
G GpEHIT! :, A. o ASSHos'
N. c. SMITH.
state of Minnesota. County of Bel
On this 14th day of May a. D. 1917
Hensel. II. R. Giuette Edward Paulson
Q: j. Tag!ey: L: r. Rjella' Knnte Aakhug
Christ'anson. Peter Void William Hah
erie, John Fl. Kruger. f: s: 1ngersoll
VIM. Christianson. August Eurr; antG,
Mathew NJ oth W Lar rs Gunder Fl: Aakhus
Archie 7. Olson N. c. Smith. to m
known to be the persons described II
and who executed the FOREGOING lnstr u u
executed the same as their free act an
ANTON r. ERICKSON.
(Sean Notary Public.
Beltrami Co.. MINI.
NV commission expires Dec. 9Th. 1921
state Of Minnesota. Department o
> This is to certify that the name Farm
ers state Rank Of Remidii. IncOrpOl
ated, as given in the foregoing Certif
cate of Incorporation. has been approve
dated this 21st day of August A. I
1871
r. r PEARSON.
cune~ir+ endent Of Ponks.
BY c. H. SIVWRIGFT.
(SeaD Derrtv Superintendent.
(6SO97)
State Of Minnesota Department
state.
hereby certify that the within ~
l strument was fled for record in tn
office on the 21st day of August \.
|1o17 at o'clock p. VI >. and vas du
I recorded in Rock of state Rank Re