Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-08-22

Certificate of Incorporation.
of the
/. AUTO TRAIL COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate for
the purpose Of forming a corporation
under the laws Of the State Of Mimi
and to that end hereby adopt
the following Certificate Of lncorpo-
ration: t
ARTICLE I
The name of this corporation shall
be AUTO TRAIL COMPANY, and the
principal place Of transacting its bus
,iness shall be in the City OF Minnea-
polls, County of Hennepin, and
State Of Minnesota, and the
time of the commencement thereof
shall be the Both day of August, 1919,
and it shall continue thereafter for a
period of thirty (30) years. Its first
meeting shall be held on the Both day
of August, 1919, at the office of
j. Riordan, sos Oneida Block,
Minneapolis, at the hour of eleven
o'clock A. M.
ARTICLE II
!. The general nature Of it's business
shall be to own, operate and conduct
hotels and lunch rooms; to acquire,
own, hold, cucumber, deal in, transfer
and dispose Of, personal property of
every description. To acquire by
purchase, lease, or in any lawful
manner, and to own, hold, improve,
sell, convey, mortgage, lease, or dis
pose of real property of every des-
.cription; to acquire the good will,
rights and property, and to acquire
and hold the whole or any part OF the
assets or liabilities of any person, firm
association or corporation, and to pay
for the same in cash, stock or bonds
of this corporation, or otherwise; and
in general such other business as
shall be found necessary OF %expedient
to carry into effect the specific OBJ
jects and purposes hereinbefore
ARTICLE III
The amount Of the capital stock Of
corporation shall be Fifty Thous-
and Dollars ($5O,0O0. 00) to be divided
in Five Hundred (500) shares Of the
par value of One Hundred Dollars
each, which shall be paid in
in such amounts and in such manner
as the Board of Directors shall from
time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE w
The highest amount Of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be subject is the
of Fifty Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE V
The names and places Of residence
of the persons forming this corpora
ton re-:
Name Place of residence
P. W. Bowler, Waubay, South Dakota.
C.. j. Beal, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Philip J.. Riordan, Minneapolis
Minnesota.
Said incorporators shall constitute
the first Board of Directors and shall
serve until the first annual meeting
of the stockholders and until their
are elected and enter upon
the discharge Of their duties.
ARTICLE vi
The government of this corporation
and the management of it's affairs
shall be vested in a Board of Directors
consisting of three individuals who
shall be elected by and from the stock
holders at their annual meeting which
shall be held at the office of said cor
poration on the first Saturday in
August, 1920, and of each year there
after, at the hour of ten o'clock A. M.
The other officers Of this corporation
shall be a president, a Vice President,
a Secretary and a Treasurer, all Of
whom shall be elected by the Board
of Directors Immediately after the
annual meeting Of stockholders. The
of President and Treasurer and
those of Secretary and Vice Presi-
dent may be held by the same person
at one time.
The Board of Directors and all Off
GERS of the corporation, save those
heretofore and hereafter named, shall
serve for n year and until their
are elected and qualify and
enter upon the discharge Of their du-
ties.
). Said P. w. Bowler shall be the first
said C. J. Beal shall be the
first Treasurer, said Philip J. Riordan
shall be the first Secretary, and they
shall serve in said offices respectively
until the first annual meeting of the
stockholders and until their success
sors are elected and qualify.
The Board of Directors may fill any
vacancies which may for any a
occur at any time either in their own
membership or in any of the other
offices of the Company. 1t may make,
and from time to time amend, bylaws
for the government of the corporation.
At all stockholders meetings each
stockholder shall be entitled to cast
one vote for each share of the capital
stock owned by him.
In case of failure to elect directors
at any annual meeting they may be
elected at any subsequent and regular
or special meeting of the stockholders,
and when elected shall continue in
office until their successors r chosen
and enter upon the discharge of their
duties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have
subscribed and acknowledged this Ger
tifcate this 10th day of August, 1919.
P. W. BOWLER,
c.. j. BEAL,
PHILIP j. RIORDAN.
In the presence Of:
CONRAD MOGEN,
as to P. w. Bowler
w. E. SLETTEN,
j. S. MAHONEY,
BERENICE DEPUE,
as to C. J. Beal and P. ]. Riordan