The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-06-25
AItlcaIs Of incorporation
Of 81.
Cook County G.. Operative
Warehouse Association

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We. the undersigned citizens OF the
State Of Minnesota. have associated
and do hereby associate ourselves to-
gether for the purpose. of forminga
body corporate and polite under and
by virtue Of the laws OF the State Of
Minnesota; and for that purpose have
adopted and do hereby adopt the fol-
lowing articles OF Incorporation:
~ ARTICLE I. ~: .. ~.7>s. r
Name: The name Of this corporation
is and shall be Cook County Cooper
alive Warehouse Association. The time
shall be the LIST day of May, 1919. and
the period of its continuancy shall be
twenty years. !. -.
q: ARTICLE II. 49,.
Purpose: The general purpose of
this corporation is to carry on a. co.
operative business in the buying, SELL
ing. and manufacturing Of farm and
tiles essential to the conduct. Of agri-
cultural enterprises: to conduct q soci-
ETY. for the social and educational i'm
ISOLATION. for the scientific betterment
OF our farming and for the social and
educational benefit of our community;
to to provide: lease. furnish. own and
apartments for the use OF one or more
OF the purposes herein mentioned.
ARTICLE III.
Place: The general office or place of
location of the association shall be at
Grand Marais, Minnesota.
~ ARTICLE ~. 49,
1ncorporators: The names and
places Of residence of the persons form
ing this corporation are:
Z, James .: Kinney, Ole J. Allen. Isaac
Jorgen Peterson, and John Dewar, ali
OF Grand Mara1s in the County of Cook
and State Of Minnesota.
ARTICLE -
Capital Stock: The amount of capt.
tai stock of this association shall be
no two %oa anarsa and S ShS
twenty-five dollars each, and shall he
pald at such time and in such manner
rs rs > the bylaws of this association
ARTICLE vi.
Membership: Members of this asso-
citation shall hold one or more shares
OF the stock thereof and shall be adj
mltted to membership on such condi-
tions as shall be provided by the by
laws OF the association. But no men,
Der shall hold shares thereof in excess
OF the sum OF one thousand dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
Indebtedness: The highest amount of
lndebtedness or liability which said as
ISOLATION shall at any time contract
shall not exceed two thousand Ave
ARTICLE VIII,
-. Officers. Section l. The officers of
thereof and shall consist Of president,
dent, secretary, and treasurer. Their
duties shall he the usual duties of Of
hcers of similar associations.
Section2. The officers Of this associl-
ha 20 or~1 ~
thereof and shall have the mana ement
Of it's affairs. They shall be elected by
the stockholders by ballot at such time
the association shall prescribe and
shall be subject to removal for cause.
w, ;SsGtion 3. Until the first annual
meeting, me IN e. OF the association the follow
President. James A.. Kinney; LIST vice
president, Isaac Hagen; End vice-presi-
dent, Jorgen Peterson; secretary, Ole J.
ARTICLE TX.
Meetings: The association shall hold
an annual meeting the third Monday in
shall be held the first Saturday Of each
month at such place as shall be desig-
mated at ar previous; meeting: Special
ner as provided by the bylaws of the
association.
Subjects excluded: No political or re-
ng1ous subjects shall be discussed dur
ing the sessions of this association.
ARTICLE XII.
Quorum: A majority of the stock
holders, either present in person or rep.
resented by written vote. shall consti-
ttpte a quorum for the transaction of
business at any regular or special
meeting of the association.
ARTICLE XII
amendments: These articles Of in
corporation may be amended as pro-
yided in Section II, Chapter $50, S. L.
1919. =.
In Testimony Whereof, the several in
corporators have hereunto put their
1919.
JAMES A. KINNEY, {SeaD
IVER A. JOHNSON, (Seal)
ISAAC HAGEN, (Seal)
JORGEN PEDERSON, (Seal
OLE J. ALLEN, (Seal)
PETER RINDAHL, (SeaD
JOHN A. DEWAR. (Seal)