Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1919-08-01
Certificate of Incorporation
Of the
Minneapolis Film Corporatio,

of the
Minneapolis Film Corporation
We, the undersigned, for the pur-
pose of forming a corporation under
and pursuant to the provisions Of
Chapter So of the 1913 General Statu-
ties of the State of Minnesota and acts
amendatory thereto, do hereby asso-
ciate ourselves together as a body cor
porate and to that end adopt the
following Articles Of Incorporation.
l. ARTICLE l
The name Of this corporation shall
be the Minneapolis Film Corporation.
ARTICLE II
The general nature of it's business
shall be buying, selling, renting, leas-
ing, distributing and otherwise deal
with and dispose of motion picture
films and rights therein, and to do any
and all business that may be neces-
sary, suitable, proper or appurtenant
to the foregoing business or any there
of.
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 commence
on the 18th day of July, 1919, and
Eshall continue for a period of thirty
(3O) years from said date.
ARTICLE V
The names and places Of residence
of the persons forming this corpora
tion are as follows:
Carl R. Michel, Minneapolis, Mimi
esota.
Dorothy M. Michel, Minneapolis,
Merle E. Smith, Chicago, Illinois.
ARTICLE vi
1. 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 nor more than
five directors, all of whom shall be
elected from the stockholders Of this
corporation by the stockholders
at their annual meeting here
matter provided for. The re-
gular annual meeting of the stock
holders shall be held at the principal
place of business of the corporation on
the second Monday Of January each
year..
2. Immediately after the regular an
nual meeting in each year, the board
of directors shall meet and elect from
their number a president, vice-presl-
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. Any
vacancy in the board of directors or
in the officers shall be filled by a vote
of the board of directors.
3. Until the first annual meeting
on the second Monday in January
1920. and until the officers r chosen
by the directors as herein provided,
tIe directors and officers of this cor
poration shall be-:
Dorothy M. Michel, President.
Merle E. Smith, Vice-president. g..
Carl R. Michel, Secretary and
Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII
/. The amount of the capital stock
of this corporation shall be Ten
Thousand ($l0,O00.00) Dollars, which
shall be paid in money, property or
services or either in such manner and
at such times and in such amounts
as the board of directors shall order:
2. The capital stock shall be divided
into one hundred (1OO) shares of the
mar value of One Hundred ($100.0O)
Dollars and all of said stock shall be
COMMON stock.
ARTICLE VIII
The HIGHEST amount of Indebtedness
to which this corporation shall be at
any time subject shall be the sum Of
Twenty-Five Thousand (~S25,ooo.oo)
Dollars. .a,oD
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we
have hereunto set our hands and sea-
this 26th day of June, 1919.
Carl R. Michel
Merle E. Smith
Dorothy M. Michel
Signed, sealed and delivered IN pre-
sence of
Theodore F. Wendland
w. E. Hewitt
County of Cook, State OF Illinois.
On this 26th day of June, 1919, be,
fore me, a Notary Public within and
for said County personally appeared
Merle q, Smith to me known to be
the person described in and who exc,
crted the foregoing instrument n
acknowledged that he executed the
same as his free act and deed.
Sadie L. Swanson,
Notary Public, Cook County, lllno1s
NY Commission Expires June 1921
(Notarial SeaD ,,
County Of Hennepin, State of Mimi
es3 0n this 3oth day of July 1919. be-
fore me-, a Notary Public within and
for said County personally appeared
Car1 R. Michel and Dorothy M. M1chel
to me known to be the persons des-
cribed and who executed the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged n a
thev executed the same as their Tree
act and deed.
Theodore F. Wendland,
Notary Public, Hennepin County,
NV Commission Expires June Goth,
1926.
'l< Office Of Register of Deeds, State
!, of Minnesota, County of Hennepin.
, I hereby certify that the within
;ns : .rnr was filed for record in
;nstr,1ment was filed forau-zdaasbebe
This Office on the 31st day of July, "A;
D.. 1918, at 5 o'clock P. M, and m
was duly recorded in Book OF In
corporations.
Angus Register of Deeds
by L. H. Hand, Deputy.
: State of Minnesota, Department OF
State. 4h within
instrument was filed for record IN THIS
office on the 31st day Of July A.. u.
1918, at 4 o'clock P. M, ana was
t~.. = Dab - of lncOr.