The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-31
cERTIF1cATE OF INcoRPoEAr1ow
or


! We, the undersigned, for the purpose
& of forming q corpora ton. under andH pur-
8suant to the provisions Of Chapter Fifty
sofa. 81 81, and any amendments there
. OF. do hereby associate yourselves as a
4 body corporate, and do hereby adopt the
following Certificate of Incorporation.
45,i5 Article I. - -.
section 4. The name q ths s s9ERora
FUEL COMPANY. ~.
81 Section q. The general nature of its
business shall be TO manufacture, pur-
dispose of building mat rial uSfuel. mer-
chandise. real estate and pc, bnal prop
erty Of every kind and nature -
Section 3. The principal place of
stransacting the business OF this corpora
Ation shall be in the City of Bemidji
/ County of Beltrami and State of Mime
sofa. ssr. I'M n IN {s =, ~
ri Article II.
Section The time for the COM
January 8, f1921, and the period of its
duration shall be thirty years. - ..
Article III. &c..
re ses jof the persons Forming ne this Is
scorporatidh are b. 4W.sLakin, C. L. listed
and E. r. }Evans, all residing in the City
of Bemidh. Beltrami county, Minnesota.
Article Nv. s.,...
SeCtion l. The management of. this
Corporation shall be vested in a Board
of Directors composed of three stock
holders, who shall be elected at the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
corpora ton to be held at its principal
place of business on the third Monday
in January in each year. and no notice of
such meeting shall be necessary unless
otherwise provided In the bylaws of the
Section q The names and addresses
of the persons composing the first Board
Of Directors are as follows: B. w. LAX
in g. L. listed and b. r; Evans: all of
minnesota, all of whom shall hold office
until the first annual meeting of the
stockholders of the. corpora ion,
# Section 8. The officers of this cor
sporation shall be a. President, one or
more Vice Presidents, Secretary and a
Treasurer, and such other officers as the
byalaWs af the gorporatiqn may .proyne
shall be elected by the first Board of
Directors and shall hold office until the
first annual meeting.
Section 4. The president and all Vice
Presidents of this corporation shall be
elected from among the Board Of Direct
ors. but no other offieerSneed be either
director r, OF stockho eli anu one per
cept that the offices Of President and
Secretary or Vice President and Secre-
tary cannot be held by the same per-
son. {l
Section s.. The first meeting of this
8corporation shall be held at it's principal
pl1ee of business on the 3rd day of
January 1921. at 10 o'clock a. m, with
Article ". r.
Section /. The amount of the capt.
tai stock of this corporation shall be
One Hundred Thousand Dollars t$100-
c0Q.00) divided into one Thousand shares
lars each; and the same shall be paid
in in such manner and ,at such times and
rectors shall ordeE IT, ~st ~
4 II Article vi. -t.~.
Section L. The highest amount or in
debtedneSssUr liability to which this cor
poration6 shall at any time be subject
Isl rfoe the sum equal to twice the
X Mount of the then paid-ins capital stock
= IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. We have
hereunto set our hands, this 22nd day of
December, A. D. 1920
G. l.. listed, e., :
E. r. EVANS. ~
In Presence Of:
!; 4 A. i Y ,3,J Is 'sTRa 4
AS to B. w. Lakin and
fgGt VI 80 c. l.. listed. IL
Fl III p agAss,
As to L. r. Evans.
State of Minnesota
County Of Be1trami. IS.
On this 22nd day of December, A. y.
and for said County. personally appeared
B. w. Lakin. C. L. listed, ito me lknown
to be the persons named in and who
executed the foregoing, Certificate of
Incorporation, and each acknowledged
that he executed the same as his free
act and deed. \
Notary Public Beltrami County. MINI.
Ny " con,mi is expires Sept. IL. 11.@ls24
state Of wisconsin. ~,
County of Eau Claire, S.
On this 23fd day of December, "a 3D.
1920. before me a Notary Public Within
and for said County. personally appeared
person named in and who executed the
foregoing Certificate of Incorporation
and acknowledged that he executed the
same as his free act and deed.
w. DANA.
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires July 81, 1921.
(N0TARY SEAL)
s2s01
State of Minnesota, ~
Department of State.
Il hereby certify that the within in
strument was filed for record in this Of
flee on the 27th day of December, A -.
1870, at8,g clock a. m. and was duly
recorded II, Book La of Interpretations
JULIUS A. scHMAHL.
Secretary of Stale
Office of Register of Deeds,
Be1trami County. MINI.
I hereby certify that this Instrument
was filed in this office for record on the
18th day OF December, A. ID. $780, AZ
o'clock a. m, and was duly recorded in
Book IL OF Misc. rl.page z92.
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