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

be the Minneapolis Film Corporation
ARTICLE II
The general nature of it's business
shall be buying, selling, renting, leas
ing, distributing and otherwise dea
with and dispose of motion pictur
films and rights therein, and to do an,
and all business that may be neces
sary, suitable, proper or appurtenan
to the foregoing business or any there
of.
ARTICLE III
The principal place of business O
this corporation shall be at the City O
Minneapolis, County of Hennepin an
State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE "
This corporation shall commenc
on the 18th day of July, 1919, an
shall continue for a period of thirt.
(30) years from said date.
ARTICLE V
The names and places of residenc'
of the persons forming this corpora
tion are as follows:
Carl R. Michel, Minneapolis, MINI
esota.
Dorothy M. Michel, Minneapolis
Minnesota.
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 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-presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, who
shall hold their respective offices for
one wear, or until their successors are
elected and qualified. The office of
secretary and treasurer may be held
by n 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 are chosen
lby the directors as herein provided,
the directors and officers of this cor
poration shall be:
Dorothy M. Michel, President.
Merle E. Smith, Vice-president.
Carl R. Michel, Secretary and
Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII
l.. The amount of the capital stock
of this corporation shall be Ten
Thousand ($lO,0O0.00) Dollars, which
shall be paid in money, property OF
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 (1O0) shares of the
par value of One Hundred ($1O0.OO)
Dollars and all of said stock shall be
common stock.
ARTICLE VIII
The highest amount Of indebtedness
Ito which this corporation shall be at
any time subject shall be the sum of
Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,O0O.OO)
Dollars.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we
have h%ereunto set our hands and seals
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.
SIS
On this 26th day of June, 1919, be-
fore me, a Notary Public within and
for said County personally appeared
Merle e. Smith to me known to be
the person described in and who exc
cuted the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged that he executed the
same as his free act and deed.
Sadie L. Swanson,
Notary Public, Cook County, Illinois
My Commission Expires June l92l,
(Notarial Seal)
County Of Hennepin, State Of Mimi
On this 3oth day of July 1919, be.
fore me, a Notary Public within and
for said County personally appeared
Carl R. Michel and Dorothy M. Michel
to me known to be the persons des-
cribed and who executed the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged that
thew executed the same as their free
act and deed.
Theodore F. Wendland,
Notary Public, Hennepin County
Minnesota.
MY Commission Expires June 10th
1926.
(Notarial Seal)
Office of Register of Deeds, State
of Minnesota, County Of Hennepin.
1 hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed for record in
instrument was filed forau-zdaasbebe
this office on the 31st day of July, A
D., 1919, at 5 o'clock P. M, ana
was duly recorded in Book Of In
corporations.
August W. Skog,
Register of Deeds
by L. H. Hand, Deputy.
State of Minnesota, Department OF
State.
I hereby certify that the within
instrument was flied for record in this
Office on the 31st day of July A. D,
1919, at 4 o'clock P. NJ, and was
duly recorded in Book OF lncor-
porations On page
Julius A. Schmahl,
Secretary Of State
Theodore F. Wendland, Attorney,
311-13 Globe Building,
Minneapolis, Minnesota. 80
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