The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-02
Certificate of Incorporation of Midwest
Manufacturing COrDOrRtfOn.

The undersigned for the purpose Of
organizing an exclusively manufacture
ing corporation, under and pursuant to
the laws of the State of Minnesota, in
that behalf enacted, hereby adopt the
following certificate of incorporation:
ARTICLE ].
The name of this corporation shall
be Midwest Manufacturing Corpora
The general nature of it's 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
useful manufacture and general utility,
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 transac-
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, 1918, and shall
continue thereafter for a period of
ARTICLE III.
The names and places of residence OF
the persons forming this corporation
John Coates, st. Paul, Minnesota.
John E. Donnelly, ST. Paul, Mime
sofa.
Ray A. Briggs, st. Paul, Minnesota.
Samuel j. Beck, Minneapolis, Mime
sofa.
Genevieve E. Bracelin, 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.
Samuel J. Beck, Minneapolis, Mime
sofa.
Genevieve e. Bracelin, Minneapolis,
The executive officers of this corpora
ton shall consist of President, Vice
President, General Manager, Secretary
and Treasurer said officers shall be
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 ree-ffths 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
poration 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 corporations:
President, John Coates
Vice President, Ray A. Briggs.
General Manager, John e. Donnelly.
Secretary, Samuel j. Beck.
Treasurer, Genevieve Il. Bracelin.
ARTICLE "
At all stockholders meetings cumu-
latiye voting and voting by proxy shall
be allowed.
ARTICLE VI.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be the sum of Fifty Thousand
thousand $1,000 shares OF the par
value of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) each,
and shall be paid in as called for by
| 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
($50,O0O. 0O).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
above named have executed these pres
ents the 2lst day of January, 1915.
GENEViEVE E. BRACELIN,
JOHN COATES,
JOHN E. DONNELLY,
SAMUEL j. BECK,
RAY A. BRIGGS.
IN PRESENCE OF:
William r. OBrien,
Robert Butler,