Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-07-18
Certificate of Incorporation

Certificate of Incorporation
Of
Zenith Auto Supply, Incorporated
We, the undersigned, for the pur-
pose OF forming a corporation under
and pursuan.. to the provisions of
Chapter So of the 1913 General Sta
tutes of the State of Minnesota. and
acts amendat"ry thereto, do hereby
associate ourselves together as a body
corporate and to that end adopt the
following Articles of INCORPORATION.
ARTICLE I
The name of this corporation shall
be the Zenith Auto Supply, %Incorpo-
rated.
ARTICLE II
The general nature of it's business
shall be buying, selling ard otherwise
dealing with and disposing of automo-
bile, supplies and accessories, manu-
featuring and distributing such sup
canizing and plies and accessories, in
plies and accessories, including
vulcanizing and tire repairing.
repairing electrical equipment and
general machine shop work.
ARTICLE III
The principal place of business of
this corporation shall be at the City
OF Minneapolis, County of Hennepin
and State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE w
This corporation shall on
the 18th day Of July, 1919, and shall
continue for a period of thirty (3O)
years from said date.
ARTICLE V
The names and places of residence
Of the persons forming this orpora-
ton are as follows:
Adam Kraft, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cecil A. Cahoon, Minneapolis, Mime
sofa
j. F. Keller, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
ARTICLE vi.
l. The government of this corpora
ton and the management of it's affairs
shall be vested in a board consisting of
not less than three (3) nor more than
five (5) directors, all of whom shall
be elected from the stockholders of
this corporation by the stockholders at
their annual meeting hereinafter pro-
vided for. The regular annual meeting
of the stockholders shall be held at
the principal place of business of the
corporation on the End Monday of
January each year.
2. Immediately after the regular an
nual meeting each year, the board of
directors shall meet and elect from
their number a president, vice-presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, who
shall hold their respective offices for
one year, or until their successors
are elected and qualified. The office
of secretary and treasurer may be
held by one and the same person. The
vacancy in the board of directors. or
officers shall be filled by a vote of the
board of directors.
on the End Monday of January, 1920,
and until the officers are chosen by the
directors as herein provided, the Off
GERS of this corporation shall be-
Cecil A. Cahoon, President
j. F. Keller. Vice-President
Adam Kraft, Secretary and Treas
ARTICLE VII.
1. The amount of the capital stock
Of this corporation shall be Ten Thou
sand ($1O.00O.OO) Dollars, which shall
be paid in money, property, or servi-
ces, OR either, in such n and at
such times and in such amounts as
the board Of directors shall order.
2. The capital stock shall be divi-
ded into One Hundred (%100)shares of
the par value of One Hundred ($1OO.-
00) Dollars, and all of said stock shall
be common stock.
ARTICLE VIII
The highest amount of indebtedness
to which this corporation shall at any
time be subject shall be the sum OF
Five Thousand ($5,OO0.OO) Dollars.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we
have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 18th day of July, 1919.
CECIL A.. CAHOON,
J. F. KELLER,
ADAM KRAFT.
Signed, sealed and delivered in pre-.
Sence of
Max Keller,
Theodore F. Wendland.
State of Minnesota, County of Hen
nepin. SIS
On this 18th day of July, 1919, be.
fore me a Notary Public within and
for said County, personally appeared
Cecil A. Cahoon, j. F. Keller, and
Adam Kraft, to me known to be the
persons described in and who exc
cuted the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged that they executed the
same as their free act and deed.
Theodore F. Wendland,
Notary Public, Hennepin Co., Mimi
esota,
My Commission Expires June goth.
1926.
Notarial Seal)
Theodore F. Wendland,
Attorney for Incorporators,
311-13 Globe Building,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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 10Th day Of July, A.
ID, 1919, at 1886 o'clock P. NJ, and was
duly recorded in Book of Incorpo-
August w. Skog,
Register Of Deeds
D. G. Gorham,
Deputy Register of Deeds
State Of Minnesota, Department of
State.
1 hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed for record in this
office on the 10th day of July A. D.
1919, at 4 o'clock P. M, and was duly
recorded in Book-of interpretations
Julius A. Schmahl,.
Secretary of State