Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-03-15

~~oS VI VAN AOOC1S SON4S .
H. V. Mercer & Co. 1922
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 1.
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 (3O) years
from and after the first day of Feb
ruary, 1913.
ARTICLE III.
The and residences of the in
corporators of this corporation are
Philip A. Confer, Minneapolis, Mime
sofa, Frank H. Durham, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, and Alfred L. Gausewitz,
St. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE ".
The management of this corpora
ton shall be vested in a board of di-
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 and
manager, who need not be directors
or stockholders, and the same per-
son may hold two or more of said
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 year
1918. The names and addresses OF
the persons composing the first boaro
of directors are as follows: Philip A
Confer, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Frank H. Durham, Minneapolis, Min
n~esota, and Alfred L. Gausewitz, St
Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE v.
The amount of the capital stock of
the corporation shall be Ten Thousand
OSLO, .OO) Dollars, divided into one
thousand 10000 shares of Ten
($1O.O0) Dollars each, and said capital
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 Ten
Thousand ($1O,OO0. 0O) Dollars.
In witness Whereof, we have here
unto subscribed our names this 28th
day of February, 1918.
PHILIP A. CONFER
FRANK H. DURHAM
ALFRED L. GAUSEWITZ
In the presence Of
John F. Bernhagen
Elma E. 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 and
who executed the foregoing Certifi-
cate of Incorporation and acknowl-
edged that they executed the same as
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 18th day of Feb. A.
D. 1918 at 5 o'clock P. M, and was
duly recorded in Book F4 of Incorpo-
lions on page 1876.
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. NJ, and
was duly recorded in Book ia 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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