Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-08
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORA-
TON
OF THE

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORA-
TON
OF THE
MINNEAPOLIS TIRE COMPANY
The undersigned having associa-
ted to form a corporation under the
general laws of the State of Minneso-
ia, Do Hereby Certify:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall
be Minneapolis Tire Company.
The nature of it's business
shall be to manufacture, produce,
buy, sell, export, import, store and
generally deal in pneumatic and solid
tires. of automobiles and other vehi-
cles, automobile accessories, rubber
goods of all kinds and all materials
and products as may be incident and
necessary to the conduct of such bu-
siness. The principal place of trans
acting its business shall be in the
City of Minneapolis, County of Hen
nepin and State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE. II.
The period of duration Of this cor
poration shall be thirty (30) years
from and after the first day of Feb
rudry, 1915.
ARTICLE III.
The names and residences of the in
c]orporators of this corporation are
Philip A. Confer, Minneapolis, Mime
sofa, Frank H. Durham, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, and Alfred L. Gausewitz,
St. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE w.
The management of this corpora
ton shall be vested in a board of d.
rectors which shall consist of three
persons elected by the shareholders
at their annual meeting. The board
of directors shall elect from it's own
number a president of the corpora
ton. The board of directors shall
also elect a secretary, treasurer ano
manager, who need not be directors
or stockholders, and the same per
son may hold two or more of sale
offices. The date of the annual meet.
ing at which said board shall be elect.
ed shall be the first Monday in May
of each year beginning with the veal
1918. The names and addresses Of
the persons composing the first boarC
of directors are as follows: Philip A
Confer, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Frank H. Durham, Minneapolis, Min.
nesota, and Alfred L. Gausewitz, St
Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE V.
The amount of the capital stock Of
the corporation shall be Ten Thousand
$4,000. 00) Dollars, divided into one
thousand 10000 shares of Ter
($10.00) Dollars each, and said capita
stock shall be paid in at such times
and in such manner, in money or pro
perty, as shall be required by the
board of directors.
ARTICLE vi.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be subject is Ter
Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars.
In witness Whereof, we have here
unto subscribed our names this 28tl
day of February, 1913.
PHILIP A. CONFER
FRANK II. DURHAM
ALFRED L. GAUSEWITZ
In the presence of
John F.. Bernhagen
Elma f. Hermanson
State of Minnesota, County of Hen
pin. SIS.
On this 18th day of February, 1918
before me personally appeared
Phillip A. Confer, Frank H. Durham
and Alfred L. GausewitZ, to me known
to be the persons described in anC
who executed the foregoing Certifi.
cate of Incorporation and acknoWl.
edged that they executed the same az
their free act and deed.
John F. Bernhagen
Notary Public, Hennepin County
MINI.
My commission Expires Dec. z 1918
State of Minnesota, Department OF
State.
l hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed for record in
this office on the 28th day of Feb. A,
D. 1918 at 5 o'clock P. NJ, and was
duly recorded in Book F4 of Incorpo-
lions on page.
julius A. SCHMAHL,
Secretary of State
Office of Register Of Deeds, State
of Minnesota, County of Hennepin.
l hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed for record in
this office on the LIST day Of March, A.
D. 1918, at 2:55 o'clock P. M, and
was duly recorded in Book 174 of
Misc. Page 451 etc.
AUGUST w. SKOG,
Register of Deeds
By D. G. GORHAM,
Deputy Register Of Deeds.
JOHN F. BERNHAGEN, Attorney,
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