Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1920-01-09
ARTICLE OF INCORPORATION
w. C. BISSONNETTE COMPANY

w. ". IL LOMf AIN L
INC; REALTORS :.
We the undersigned, for the pur-
pose Of forming a corporation under
and pursuant to the laws and provi-
sions of Chapter. fifty-eight (58), &C.
neral Statutes of Minnesota for 1913,
and any amendments Thereof, do here
by associate ourselves as a body. corp
crate and do hereby adopt the follow
ing Certificate of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall
be the w. C. BISSONNETTE COM
PANY, INC; REALTORS. The ge-
neral nature of it's business shall be
to purchase, hold, sell, improve and
lease real estate, to erect, manage,
care for and maintain, extend and al
ter buildings thereon, to make, enter
into, perform and carry out contract
for construction, altering, decorating,
maintaining, furnishing, fitting up and
improving building of every sort and
description, to advance money to and
to enter into contracts and agreements
of all kind with builders, property
owners and others; and to carry on in
all their respective branches the bust
ness Of builders, decorators, dealers in
building materials and requisites. To
conduct a general brokerage business
for others in the purchase, the sale and
management Of real estate and nego-
tiations Of loans thereon; and to act
as agents for letting houses, lands
and the collection of rents and the
payment of taxes. To act as agents
for insurance companies in soliciting
and receiving applications for fire,
casualty, plate glass, boiler, elevator,
accident, health, bun glary, rent, en-
ployers, liability and life insurance,
and doing such other business as may
be delegated to agents by such COM
panies, and to conduct a general in
surance agency and insurance broke
rage business. That it's principal place
of business and general offices shall be
in the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time for the commencement of this
corporation shall be January 23rd,
1920, and the period of its duration
shall be thirty (30) years.
ARllCLE LII.
The names and places Of residence
of the persons forming this corpora
ton are:
William C. Bissonnette, Minneapolis,
Mimi.
Arthur T. B~issonnette, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Frank West, Minneapolis, MINI.
ARTICLE ".
The management of this corporation
shall be vested in a Board of Direc-
tors, composed of not less than three
90 not more than five (5) members.
The names and actresses Of the first
Board of Directors are: William c..
Bissonnette, 1927 Queen Ave. North,
Minneapolis, Mimi, Arthur T. Bison
nette, 1922 18th Ave. S. E., Minnea-
polls, Mimi, Frank West, 4817 30th
Ave., So, Minneapolis, MINI.
The first officers of this corporation
shall be: William C. Bisonnette, Pre-
sident; Arthur 7. Bissonnette, Vice
President; Frank West, Secretary and
Treasurer. All the above named Off
and directors shall hold their res
pective offices aforesaid until the first
annual meeting of the corporation to
be held on the first monday Of June
1920, at which time ant annually
thereafter, a Board of Directors shall
be elected from and by the stock
holders of this corporation. The an
nual meeting of this corporation shall
be held at it's principal place of bust
ness on the first Monday of June, at
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ter the election of Directors or as soon
as practicable the Directors
shall meet and elect from their num-
Der a President and Vice President
and from their number or from the
stockholders a Secretary and Treas
The Directors and officers of
this corporation shall hold their res
pective offices until their successors
shall! have been duly elected, qualified
and have entered upon the discharge
of their duties.
ARTICLE V
The amount Of the capital stock Of
this corporation shall be Fifty Thou
sand ($50,O00.0O) Dollars, which will
be paid in, in money or property or
Doth in such manner and at such times
and in such amounts as the Board of
Directors shall order. The capital
stock shall be divided into five hund-
red (500) shares of the par value of
One Hundred ($100) Dollars each.
ARTICLE vi
The highest amount of Indebtedness
,r liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be
he sum of Fifty Thousand $(5O,00.O0)
Dollars.
In testimony Whereof, we have
2ereunto set our hands this 3rd day
# January 1920.
w. C. BISSONETTE
ARTHUR T. BISSONNETTE
FRANK WEST
r. presence of
Thos. Hutchinson
F. w. Smith
State of Minnesota, County Of Hen
lepin. SIS.
On this 3rd day of January 1920,
personally appeared before me
William C. Bissonnette, Arthur T.
3issonnette, and Frank West, to me
srown to be the persons named in
md who executed the foregoing GER
ificate of Incorporation, and each
acknowledged that he executed the
as his free act and deed, for
he uses and purposes therein ex-
:ressed.
Thos. Hutchinson
Public, Hennepin County,
linn.
My Commission expires Nov. II,
923.
Seal)
State of Minnesota, Department Of