The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-23


cERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
&C., OF PINEWO0D MERCANTILE
- COMPANY. 80. - "
Article I. ~ -.
Section, l. The name 81 this corpora
ton shall be Pinewood Mercantile Com
pany. >,
Sec. 2: The general nature of it's bus;
otherwise deal in, at Wholesale or. re-
tail or both, goods, wares and merchan-
disc Of every kind, sort and description;
nnd to Pay sen rea or bo 6er
logs, lumber, cordw~ {! and fuel Of every
kind, sort and description, which shall
include engaging in. che business of log
ties and Manufacturing Of lumber;
and to buy, own. lease, mortgage,
transfer, convey and! otherwise deal
IN and anH ens
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 49,.
Sec. g.. The principal office and place :.
of transacting the business of this cor
.poration shall be at Pinewood, in the
County Of Beltrami and State of Mime
sofa.
~. AfC1Cle Ill.
Said corporation shall commence on
the 25th day. Of July, 1918, and shall
continue for a period Of thirty years. =
~. -. Article III. : Z
the persons forming said corporation
are: ,~.'
Thomas S. Erwin, residing at >Bemidji
Minnesota. -.
Thomas Hughes, residing at Bemidji,
Minnesota.
Earl l.. Grinols, residing at solway
Minnesota.
Article Nv.
The government of said corporation
and the management of it's affairs shall
be vested in a board of directors of not
l3) members, who shall be elected from
the stockholders of said corporation at
it's annual meeting, which shall be held
IN the City of Bemidji, Minnesota, on the
and they shall hold office until their
successors are elected and qualified.
Until the 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 corporation: ~ -. II
y Thomas S. Erwin, residing at Bemidji,
Thomas Hughes, residing at, Bemidji, =
Earl l.. Grinols residing at solway,
Article v.
The officers Of this corporation shall
and e ali of %hom sSa BY
chosen by the Board of Directors from
the stockholders Of said corporation.
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
President Thomas Hughes shall be vice
President and Earl l.. Grinols shall be
the Secretary and Treasurer of said cor
poration.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
t$25,00O), and the same shall be divided
into two hundred fifty (250) shares of
the par value Of One Hundred Dollars
($100) each.
-, Article VII.
Tue highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which said corporation
shall at any time be subject, shall not
exec e "a "a Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
In Testimony Whereof we have here
unto set our hands and seals this 18th
day of July, 1918:
In Presence. Of
GRAHAM Mc!TORRANCE,
M. McMANUS,
AS to Thomas S. Erwin and
Thomas Hughes.
FRANK Al Il P: SMITH.
AS to Earl L. Grinols.
THOMAS S. ERWIN, (Sea)
THOMAS HUGHES, (SeaD
STATE OF MINNESOTA, coUN ei S2e 81 ID
On this i5 th' day of july 1e1s,~ before
me, a Notary Public within and for said
Thomas S. Erwin and Thomas Hughes,
to me known to be the same persons de-
scrlbed in and who executed the fore
cling instrument, and acknowledged that
hni fro ant
and deed.
M. McMANUs, :
Notary Public,
Beltrami County, Minnesota
MY commission expires May 81, 1924
Notarial Seal.
STATE. OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
BeltEami, SIS.
On this 18th day of July, 1918, be-
fore me, a Notary Public within and for
said county and State, personally ap-
peared Earl L. Grinols, to me known to
be the same person described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument. and
acknowledged that he executed the same
FRANK P. SMITH,
Notary Public, =
Beltrami County, Minnesota -
My commission expires March II, 1923.
(Notarial Seal.) -
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPART
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
at 9 o'clock a. m. and was duly re-
corded in Book F4 of Interpretations on
page GIT.
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL,
Secretary Of State.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
6eltrami County, 7456 Mimi
T hereby certify that this instrument
was filed in this office for record on the
18th day, of July, 1913. at o'clock p M
and was duly recorded in book II. of
Miscellaneous, on page 149.
c. o. MOON,
Register of Deeds.
BY H. D., Deputy.
(SeaL)
2td722-723
Seal.
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