Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-24

THE WEU1G-ELKJER COMPANY,
81 WI1L1EA1, NINNEsOTA. !:
y We, the undersigned, desiring to as
seciate ourselves and to form a body.
corporate under and pursuant to the
provisions Of Chapter, So, Of the Cen
eral Statutes Of Minnesota, 1913. and
amendments thereof, hereby execute,
adopt, subscribe and acknowledge the
following certificate Of Incorporation.
-, - -. s ARTICLE l. e.zs&
The name Of this cooperation shall be
WEUM-ELKJER COMPANY" T. +
ARTICLE IL. r..
The general nature of the business
Of this corporation shall be to manu-
facture, buy, sell and otherwise, dis
pose. OF, and deal in all kinds of mer-
chandise, the buying, owning, selling,
mertgaging, and leasing of all kinds
Of property, real personal, or mixed,
which is convenient or necessary for the
purpose of conducting, carrying on, or
operating the business of this corpora
ton and the transacting of all other
business necessary and incidental there
to, as the Board of Directors shall au-
thoriZe.
ARTICLE III
The principal place of business of
this corporation shall be in the City of
Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
ARTICLE Nv.
The time for the commencement of
this corporation shall be january, 5th,
1920, and the period of its duration
shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE V.
The names and places of residence of
the persons forming this corporation
are M. T. Weum, Moorhead, Minnesota,
P. J. Weum, Morris, Minnesota, Edward
M. Elkjer, Willmar, Minnesota, M. M.
Weum, Benson, Minnesota and Rudolph
L. Weum, Moorhead, Minnesota and
Randolph M. Weum, Georgetown, Min
nesota.
ARTICLE VI.
The management of this corporation
shall be vested in the Board of Direc-
tors, composed of not less than five 90
nor. more than seven CD members The
names and addresses of the first Board
of Directors are: M. T. Weum, Moor
head, Minnesota, P. J. Weum, Morris,
Minnesota, Edward M. Elkjer, Willmar,
Minnesota, NJ. M. Weum, Benson, Min
nesota, and Rudolph L.. Weum, Moor
head, Minnesota. The first officers of
this corporation shall be, President, M.
T. Weum, Vice-President, P. j. Weum
and Secretary and Treasurer, Edward
NJ. Elkjer. All Of the above named offic-
ers and Directors shall hold their res
pective offices aforesaid, until the next
annual meeting of the Directors, to be
held on January, 10Th, 1920, at which
time and annually thereafter, the Board
of Directors shall be elected from and
by the stockholders of this corporation.
The annual meeting of this cor
poration shall be held at it's
principal place of business on the
third Monday in January in each year.
Immediately after the election of
Directors or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable, the Directors shall meet and
oil &Iair
and Vice-President and from their num-
Der or from the stockholders a Secre-
tary and Treasurer. Any two offices,
except those of President and Vice
President may be held by one person.
The Directors and officers of this cor
poration shall hold their respective off1c-
es until their successors have been duly
elected and have entered upon the dis
charge of their duties: The first meet
ing of the stockholders and the Board
of Directors shall be held at Willmar,
Minnesota, on the 10Th day of January,
1920, at 1000 and 100 o'clock respec-
lively.
ARTICLE VII.
The amount of capital stock of this
corporation shall be Sixty Thousand
Dollars, (s60, 100000, which shall be paid
in, in money or property, or both, in
such manner, at such times, and in such
shall order The capital stock shall
be divided into Six Hundred 5000
shares, of the par value of One Humid
red Dollars s10O.OO) each.
ARTICLE VIII.
The highest amount of Indebtedness
and liabilities to which this corporation
shall at any time be subjected shall be
the sum of Sixty Thousand Dollars
$3.50, O00.OO).
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We
have hereunto set our hands the 25th
day of November 1919.
NJ. T. Weum,
P. J. Weum,
Edward M Elkjer,
M. NJ. Weum,
Rudolph L. Weum,
Randolph NJ. Weum.
In the Presence of,
S. O. Westbers,
e. NJ. Emerson
State of Minnesota,
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