The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-06-18
AIticaIs of Incorporation
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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 forming a
body corporate and polite under and
BY! virtue of the laws Of the State of
adopted and do hereby adopt the fol-
lowing articles Of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
is and shall be Cook County Cooper
alive Warehouse Association. The time
Of commencement of said corporation
shall 81 be the LIST day Of May. 1919, and
twenty years.
ARTICLE II.
Purposes: The general purpose OF
this corporation is to carry on a. CO.
operative business in the buying, sell
ing, and manufacturing of farm and
gary itaaCy products and dealing in commod-
cultural enterprises; to conduct a soci-
ETY. for the social and educational i'm
provement of the members of our as
of our. farming and for the social and
educational benefit Of our community
to provide; lease, furnish, own and
man "a 9}uifd d1 halls. offices. and
OF the purposes herein mentioned.
Place: The general office or place Of
Grand Marais, Minnesota.
ARTICLE ".
Incorporators: The names anl
places OF residence Of the persons form
ing this corporation are:
James A. Kinney, Ole j. Allen. Isaac
J4rgen Peterson, and John Dewar, al
OF Grand MarliS in the County Of Cool
and State Of Minnesota.
ARTICLE v.
Capital Stock: The amount of CAPT
tai stock Of this association shall bt
d dXG tt thousand dollars and shall bt
twenty five dollars each, and shall b.
| paid 1T such time and in such manner
as the bylaws of this associato
shall direct.
ARTICLE VI.
Membership: Members of this asso
cation shall hold one or more shares
OF the stock thereof and shall be ad
mltted to membership on such condi
tions as shall be provided by the by
laws OF the association. But no mem
per shall hold shares thereof in exces:
OF the sum OF one thousand dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
! Indebtedness: The highest amount O.
lndebtedness or liability which said as
shall not exceed two thousand ''' f fv
hundred dollars.
ARTICLE VIII.
this association shall be member,
| thereof and shall consist of president
first vice-president, second vice-presi
dent, secretary, and treasurer. Thei
duties shall be the usual duties of of
| ficers Of similar associations.
| Section2. The officers of this associl
~onh 1>o
| thereof and shall have the management
OF it's affairs. They shall be elected b,
| the, stockholders by ballot at such TIM
and for such period as the bylaws o
| shall be subject to removal for cause.
| Section 3. Until the first annua
| meeting, Of the association the follow
ing shall be officers of the association
| president, Isaac Hagen; End vice-presi
dent, Jorgen Pedefson; secretary, Ole j
Allen; treasurer. Peter Rindahl.
ARTICLE TX.
! Meetings: The association shall holt
| an annual meeting the third Monday il
| shall be held the first Saturday of eacl
month at such place as shall be desig
n mates at at a previous, meeting: specia
| ner as provided by the bylaws of til,
| association.
| ARTICLE x.
| Subjects excluded: No political or re
| llglous 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
| tute quorum for the transaction O
| business at any regular or specia
| meeting OF the association.
| hprTrT II vr1
Amendments: These articles Of in
| corporation may be amended as pro
vlded in Section II, Chapter $685. S. L
1919.
| In Testimony Whereof, the several in
corporators have hereunto put thei
hands and seals this LIST day of May
| 1919.
| JAMES A. KINNEY, (SeaD
| IVER A. JOHNSON, (Seai
| ISAAC HAGEN, (SeaD
| JORGEN Peterson, (SeaD
| OLE j. ALLEN, (SeaD
| PETER RINDAHL, (SeaD
JOHN A. DEWAR. (SeaD