The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-10-11
CERTIFICATE or INcoRPORA-
TON OF THE BEMlDJI TRANS.
= PORTATION COMPANY. -.

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pose of forming a corporation under
and pursuant to the provisions Of
Chapter Fifty-Eight (58), Revised
Laws of Minnesota, 1905, and any
amendments thereof, do hereby asso-
ciate ourselves as q body corporate,
and do hereby adopt the following
Certificate of incorporation.
F Article One %.
The name of this corporation shall
be the Bemidji Transportation Com
pany.
$780,. .,z:a Article Two Q1). ~ ~ - -
The principal place of transacting
the business of this corporation shall
be in the city of Bemidji, Beltrami
county, Minnesota. :
Article Three GID. ::.r :.
The time for the commencement
of this corporation shall be the 3Oth
day of September, 1920, and shall
continue for a period Of thirty years.
Article Four (IV). .
The general nature of its business
shall be to transport passengers and
freight for hire upon the waters OF
Lake Bemidji, Lake Irving and the
Mississippi River, and upon land,
around the said lakes, at and within
the City of Bemidji and between the
City of Bemidji and outlying cities,
villages, towns and rural commun-
tiles, situated within radius of one
hundred fifty (15O) miles from said
City of Bemidji, with authority to
acquire such franchises, licenses and
rights and privileges from the State
of Minnesota and its municipal SUBJ
divisions as may be necessary to en-
able it to carry on the business as
aforesaid; and in connection with the
carrying on of said business, to pur-
chase, own and operate boats of all
kinds including row boats, canoes,
steam boats, motor boats and
launches, and in behalf of the op-
Grafton thereof upon the waters
aforesaid, to do such things and enter
into such contracts as may be deemed
necessary to improve the navigablllty
of such waters; to purchase, own and
operate automobiles, automobile
trucks, automobile buses, aeroplanes
and all other conveyances now adapt,
ed or which may be hereafter adapted
for use through the air:
Article Five (V).
The names and the places Of resi-
dence of the persons forming TINS
CORPORATION are as follows: rams
Bixbv. Muskogee, Okla, c. W..
Jewett, Bemidji; E. A. Barker, Be-
midi. Minnesota, and George Port,
Town of Northern, Beltrami county,
Minnesota. -. ,,,>
Article Six (VD.
The management of this corpora.
tion shall be vested in a board OF
directors composed of not less than
three (3) and not more than seven
~ members. 49,
The names and addresses OF tne
first board. Of directors are; rams
Bixby, Muskogee, Okla; G. ". 1eW-
EFT. Bemidji; E. A. Barker, Bemld)l'
Beltrami County, Minnesota.
The first officers of this corpora
ton shall be: President, Tams blxDy'
Muskogee, Okla; vice-president, u
W. Jewett, Bemidji, Mimi; secre-
tary and treasurer, Earle A. Barker
Bemidji, MINI. .. a;..r,
All of the above named onlcers
and directors shall hold their respec.
tive Offices aforesaid until the next
annual meeting of the corporation 10
he held on the first Monday OF
August, 1921, at which time ana an,
nually thereafter, board OF dlfectEls
shall be elected from and py the
stockholders of this corporation.
The annual meeting Of this cor
poration shall be held at the prinS
cipal place of business at bemld!l'
Minnesota. on the First Monday III
Amoust. each year. Immediately
after the election of directors, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, the
directors shall meet and elect from
their number, president, VICE
president and treasurer, and from
their number or from the stockhold.
orc secretary. Any officer, except
that of president and vice-presioen''
NAV be held by one person. 49,.
The directors and oftlceis Oh 'll'
cornoration shall hold their respec-
tive offices until their successors
have been duly elected and quaiiheo
and have entered upon the dlscnarge
u ~ Article Seven (VID.
The amount of capital stock OF TINS
cornoration shall be fifty Thousand
fs5O, OOO) dollars, which snail OF
Maid in money, property or services
or any or all thereof, in such manner
and at such time, and in sucr
amounts, as the board OF >direGtor'
shall order. Capital stock snail Ok
divided into one thousand SHARES OF
the mar value of fifty ($5O.OO) dollars
each. <,,,1r
! The highest amount Of indebted
ness or liability which this corpora "a
ton shall at any time be subject
shall, be the sum of fifty Thousand
dollars. how,
bereunto set our hands this 5Oth "a
If September, 1920.
W TAMS BIXBY.
T. EARLE A. BARKER
C. w. JEWETT. 4
GEO. A. PORT. .ll,
In the presence OF
E. P. McMAHAN. g..
NORA SULLIVAN. T.