The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-26
Certificate of4Incorporation of Midwest
Misunderstanding Corporation.

Certificate of 4Incorporation of Midwest
misunderstanding Corporation.
The undersigned for the purpose of
organizing an exclusively mahufactur-
ing corporation, underaand pursuant to
the laws of the State of Minnesota, In
that behalf enacted, hereby adopt the
f allowing certificate of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall
be midwest Manufacturing Corpora
tion.''
The general nature Of Its business
shall be the manufacture of automo-
biles, or any part thereof engines and
motors, or any part thereof, vehicles
propelled by mechanical power, or any
part thereof, and any other article of
and this corporation shall, therefore
have the power to engage In the bust
ness of general manufacturing, but
shall at all times confine it's. activities
to such as necessarily pertain to an
exclusively manufacturing business.
The principal place for the transact
ton of the business Of this corporation
shall be the city of st. Paul, Ramsey
County, State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
This corporation shall commence on
the 4th day of February, 1913 and shall
continue thereafter for a period of
-, : 800 ARTICLE III.
The names and places of residence of
the persons forming this corporation
are as follows:
John Coates, st. Paul, Minnesota
John E. Donnelly, st. Paul, Mime
sofa.
Ray A. Briggs. st. Paul, Minnesota.
Samuel j. Beck, Minneapolis, Mime
Genevieve E. Bracehn, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
ARTICLE ".
The management of this corporation
shall be vested in a Board of five Dr.
rectors, who shall be elected at the
annual meeting of the corporation.
The names and addresses of those COM
posing the Board of Directors until the
first annual meeting are as follows:
John Coates, ST. Paul, Minnesota.
John e. Donnelly, st. Paul, Mime
sofa.
Ray A., Briggs, st. Paul, Minnesota.
samuef ). Beck, Minneapolis, Mime
Genevieve E. Bracelin, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
The executive officers of this corpora
ton shall consist of a President, Vice
President, General Manager, Secretary
and Treasurer. Said officers shall be
elected by the Board Of Directors at
a meeting of said Board, Immediately
following the election of the Directors,
and each shall hold his Office for the
term of one, year, and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified, but any
of said executive officers may be re-
moved by a three-fifths vote of the
entire Board of Directors. Any two
of said offices, except that of President
and Vice-President may be held by the
same person.
The first annual meeting of this cor
poratfon shall be held .on the 10th day
of June, 1918, and thereafter the annual
meeting shall .be held upon the second
Monday in June, of each year
Until the first annual meeting, the
following persons shall constitute the
executive officers of this corporation:
President, John Coates.
Vice President, Ray A. Briggs.
General Manager, John e. Donnelly.
Secretary, Samuel j. Beck.
Treasurer, Genevieve T.. Bracelin.
ARTICLE v.
At all stockholders meetings cumu-
latfve voting and voting by proxy shall
ARTICLE VI.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be the sum of Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000.000) divided into one
thousand (1,000) shares of the par
value of Fifty Dollars $4,000 each,
the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VII.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be
the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the parties
above named have executed these pres
ents' the 21st day Of January. 1913:
-GENEWIEVE f. BRACELIN,
JOHN f. DONNELLY, I've.
SAMUEL j. BECK,
RAY A. BRIGGS.
IN PRESENCE OF:
| William r. OBrien,
Robert Butler. -
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
RaTsey, S.