The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-22
ARTICLES OF incorporation
North Shore Garage and
Transportation Company

or forming corporation under and
49, General Statutes Of Minnesota for
1913, and under any amendments there
or, 90 hereby associate ourselves as a
body corporate and do hereby adopt the
following articles of incorporation:
ARTICLE I,
The name of this corporation shall
pc North Shore Garage and Transport
The general nature Of it's business
shall be a general garage and trans
portatlon business for profit; to buy,
own, sell and rent garages and garage
and automobile parts and accessories;
to own and operate machines and
pair shops and manufacturing plants
relating to automobile and Transporter
ton business; to carry mails; express
and passengers for hire; to buy, own
and sell horses and vehicles necessary
to the proper conduct of the business
aforesaid; and in general to operate
TRANSPORTATION lines within the United
States and Canada.
The principal place of transacting
business of this corporation shall be in
the Village of Grand Marais. Cook
County, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II,
The time for the commencement of
this corporation shall be August 16,
shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE III.
the persons forming this corporation
are George w. Robertson, j. G. Robert
son and Fred A. Winger, all of Grand
Marais, Minnesota.
ARTICLE Nv.
The mana cement of this corporation
shall be vested in a board of directors,
composed of not less than three men,
bers and not more than five members.
The name and addresses Of the first
Robertson, j: B. Robertson and Fred
a. Winger, all of Grand Marais, Mime
sofa.
shall be: President. George e W. Robert
son; Vice President J. B. Robertson;
and Secretary and Treasurer, Fred A.
An, the above named officers and
directors shall hold their respective
offices aforesaid until the stockholders
meeting to be held September 1st, 1917,
at which time a board of directors
shall be elected from and by the stock
holders of the corporation to hold office
until the first annual meeting of this
uary, 1918, at which time and annually
thereafter a board of directors shall be
elected from and by the stockholders of
this corporation.
The annual meeting of this corpora
ton shall be held at it's principal place
of business on the first Monday in jan
r'y ee n Haeh Of ye2 after
thereafter ot as practicable the directors
nun number president and vice presi-
the stockholders a secretary and a
treasurer. Any offices excepting those
Of president and vice president may be
officers of this corporation shall hold
their respective offices until their sue
cessors have been duly elected and
entered upon the discharge Of their
duties.
The first meeting of the stockholders
and the board Of directors shall be held
at t., Grand r Marais, Minnesota; on the
18TH day or August, 1917, at 10 and II
o'clock A. NJ. respectively.
ARTICLE V.
The amount of capital stock of this
corporation shall be twenty-five thous-
and dollors. which shall be paid in in
moneys or property, in such manner
at such times and in such amounts as
the board Of directors shol order.
~ The capital stock shall be divided
thausand of said shares shall be pre-
ferred stock and fifteen hundred shall
preferred stock shall be entitled to re-
ceive from the surplus or net profits
OF the corporation, when and de-
clared by the board of directors, div-
dens. divided at the rate Of eight per
cent per annum payable annually on
the first Monday in January in each
year, beginning with the year 1919.
shall be cumulative and shall be paid
before any dividends paid on the
common stock.
At all elections of directors each
holder of common stock shall be entitled
to as many. votes as shall equal the
number of his shares of stock multi
piled by the number Of directors to be
elected and he may cast alD Of such
votes for a single director or may dis
tribute them among the number to be
voted for or for any two or more of
them as he may see fit. Preferred
stock shall not be voted.
ARTICLE VI.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be
the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, Wehave
hereunto set our hands this 2Sth day
of July, 1917.
GEO. w. ROBERTSON
j. B. ROBERTSON y
FRED A. WINGER
In the presence Of:
S. G.. MURPHY
F. G. LUNDQUIST
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
COOK-ss.
On this 28th 1ay Of Univ 1917 nor