The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-22
cERTIFIOATE OF INCORPORATION
OF PINEWo0D MNRcANTILE 4
COMPANY. ~ & s4,.1-t.
Article I.

Section l. The name OF this corpora
ton shall be Pinewood Mercantile Com
' Sec. 2. The general nature of it's bus;
mess shall be to buy. own, sell and
tail or r Both. goods, wares and merchan-
disc Of every kind, sort and description:
and to buy, own sell and otherwise deal
m at q Or fuel Of
kind, sort and description, which shall
include engaging in che business OF log
gng getting out Of Roes Of poi ambaF
transfer. convey and otherwise, deal
in real estate and interests rests therein rem
PERSONAL and mixed property of
every kind, sort and description, in. the
state Of Minnesota and elsewhere; and
sary and convenient in conducting any of
the business aforesaid. = II
Sec. 8. The principal office and place |
pc por stisA SHAH be at Pinewood. il the
County of Beltrami and State of Mime
sofa. f.. .7's~ ;&aS.SS : -, - ~ |
FISaid corporation shall commence on |
thee25th day Of July, 1918. and shall
continue for period Of thirty years.
= The names and places Of residence of |
the persons forming said corporation
are: +
Minnesota. |
Thomas Hughes, residing at Bemidji, |
Minnesota.
Earl L. Grinols, residing at solway,
Minnesota. |
The government of said corporation
and the management of it's affairs shall
be vested in a board Of directors of not
more than seven CD, nor less than three
co members, who shall be elected from
the stockholders OF said corporation at
it's annual meeting, which shall be held
90 nm hal
first Tuesday Of September of each year,
and they shall hold office until their
successors are elected and qualified,
= Untilatthe first annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of said corporation and I'm
til their successors are elected and have
qualified the following named persons
shall constitute the Board of Directors
of said corporations: $1,000
Thomas s. Erwin, residing at Bemidji
Minnesota. ,,
Thomas Hughes residing at Bemidj,
Earl l. Grinols, residing at solway,
Minnesota.
Article v.
The officers of this corporation shall
and q Treasurer, all of whom shall be
be a President, Vice president, Secretary
chosen by the Board Of Directors from
The OFFICES Of Secretary and Treasurer
may be held by the same person.
- Until the first annual meeting of the
stockholders of said corporation, and
until their successors are elected and
have qualified, Thomas s. Erwin shall be
President, Thomas Hughes shall be vice
President and Earl l.. Grinols shall be
the Secretary and Treasurer of said cor
Article vi.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
l$25,oOO), and the same shall be divided
into two hundred fifty (25O) shares Of
the par value Of One Hundred Dollars
"loo) each' Article W.T.
Tue highest amount Of Indebtedness
or liability to which said corporation
shall at any time be subject, shall not
exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
fS Testimony Whereof we have here
unto set our hands and seals this 18th
day of July, 1918.
In Presence of
GRAHAM M. TORRANCE.
M. McMANUS,
AS to Thomas. S. Erwin and
Thomas Hughes.
6. W. FREpERicKsoN,
... THOMAS THOMAS Il Hu EHEEs' t }seaI}
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY or
On this 18TH day of July, 1918, before
me, Notary Public within and for said
County and State, personally appeared
to me known to be the same persons de-
scr1bed in and who executed the fore
ging instrument and acknowledged that
they executed the same as their free act
M McMANUS,
Notary Public
Beltrami County Minnesota
MY commission expires May 81, 1924.
Notarial Seal.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Beltrami IS.
On this 18th day of July, 1918, be-
fore me, Notary Public within and for
said county and State, personally APP
peared Earl L.. Grinols to me known to
executed the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged that he executed the same
as his free act and deed.
Notary Public,
Beltrami County, Minnesota.
fN NY COMMISSION asaI expires March IT, 1923
SAFE 2:T"' OF 1s'i MINNESOTA, DEPART
ment of State
I hereby certify that the within in
strument was filed for record in this Of
flee on the 18th day Of July, A. D. 1918
corded in Book F'-4 Of Interpretations on
page GIT.
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL,
Secretary of State.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
Reltrami County Sl56 Minn'
l hereby certify that this instrument
vas filed in this office for record on the
18th day Of July, 1913, at 5 o'clock D. m
and was duly recorded in book -, of
Miscellaneous, on page 149.
G. o. MOON,
Register Of Deeds
T., BY H. D., Deputy.