Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-05-03

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
UNITED COMPOUND DRUG
COMPANY
We, the undersigned, for the pur-
pose of forming a corporation, under
and pursuant to the provisions OF
Chapter So, of the General Statutes
of Minnesota for 1913 and acts
thereto, do hereby asso-
ciate ourselves as a body corporate
and do hereby adopt the following
Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall
be the United Compound Drug Com
pany and it's principal place of trans
acting it's business shall be the City
of Minneapolis, Hennepin County,
ARTICLE II
The general nature of the business
of this corporation shall be the ma
king and manufacturing and selling
of various medicines and remedies
for the treatment Of the diseases Of
live stock.
ARTICLE III.
The time for the commencement Of
this corporation shall be April 25th,
1918 and the period Of it's duration
shall be thirty (3O) years.
ARTICLE ~.
The names and places of residence
of the parties forming this corpora
ton are Chester l.. Poland, John 4:
Orth, and Rolla J. Henderson, all OF
whom reside in the Citv of MinneapO-
lis, Minnesota.
ARTICLE V.
The government and the manage
ment of it's ~affaires shall be vested In
a Board of Directors consisting OF
not less than three 90 and not more
than seven CD members, each OF whom
shall be stockholders. The names and
addresses of the first Board OF vi
rectors are Chester l.. Poland, John
R. Orth, and Rolla J. Henderson al
of the City Of Minneapolis, Minneso'
ta. The first officers of this corp
grafton shall be Chester l.: Poland
President, Isaac Gleason, Vice-pres'
ident, and Rolla j. Henderson, Sec
rotary and Treasurer.
All of the above named officers ant
directors shall hold their respective
offices, aforesaid, until the next an
nual meeting of the corporation, tt
be held on the first Monday in May II
1919, at which time and annual!
thereafter a Board of Directors shall
be elected from and by the stock
holders of this corporation.
The annual meeting of this corpo
ration shall be held at the office o:
the corporation at the City of Min
neapolis, Minnesota or at sucl
other place as the board of Director
shall order, on the first Monday il
May of each year. Immediately at
ter the election of the Directors or a.
soon thereafter as practicable, the ID
rectors shall meet and elect a Presl
dent, a Vice President, and a Score
tary and Treasurer. Any two office
except those of President and Vic
President may be held by the SAM
person at the same time.
The directors and officers Of tn
corporation shall hold their respec
tive offices until their successor
have been duly elected and qualified
The first meeting of the stockton
ders of the corporation shall be hel!
at 8O1 Metropolitan Bank Build
ling, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Mon
day May 6, 1918, at 10 o'clock A.. M
and the first meeting of the Board o
Directors shall be held at the sam
place Immediately at the conclusion
of said stockholders meeting.
ARTICLE vi
The amount of the Capital stock o
this corporation shall be Ten thou
sand ($1O, OOO. OO) Dollars, whic,
shall be paid in at such times n Il
such manner as the Board OF Dlrec
tors may direct. The said Capita
stock shall be divided into n hun
dred (1OO) shares of Par value Q
One hundred ($100.O0) Dollars each
ARTICLE VII
The largest amount of indebtedness
or liability this corporation shall b
subject to at any time shall be kh
sum of Ten thousand ($1O,OO0.0O
Dollars.
the undersigned have hereunto Sc
our hands and seals this 24th day o
April, 1918.
JOHN R. ORTIZ (SeaD
ROLLA. J. HENDERSON (Seal
In presence of
John R. Coan
M. L. Knowlton
State of Minnesota, County OF Hen
nepin. SIS. .
On this 23rd day Of April, A. .
1918. before me a Notary Public, il
and for said County and State, per
,onnally appeared Chester L. POLAND
John R. Ortiz, and Rolla j.. Hender
son, to me known to be the person
described in and who executed tn
foregoing instrument, and certlhcat
of Incorporation, and acknowledge
that they executed the same as thel
free act and deed.
John R. Coan
Notary Public, Hennepin County
Minnesota.
My commission expires August "a
1918.
Office of Register of Deeds, Stat
of Minnesota. County of Hennepin
I hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed for record il
this office on the "a Day of April, A
D. 1918 at $3.50 o'clock P. M. and wa
d,1lv recorded in Book-of-Page-
AUGUST w. SKOG,
Register of Deeds
By D. G. GORHAM,
Deputy Register OF Deed:
State of Minnesota, Department
of State.
I hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed for record il
this office on the "a day Of April A
D. 1918 at 2 o'clock P. M.,. and was
duly recorded in Book FL OF 1ncorpo'
rations on page
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL,
Secretary of State
JOHN R. COAN, Attorney
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