The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-17
cERr1r1cATE or INcoRPoRAT1oN

c1Rr1r1cArE or IncoRPoRAT1oN
BEn1DJ1 BIRCHH(oNT HOTEL
COMPANY.
We, the undersigned. for the purpose
of forming a corporation under ana
pursuant to the provisions or Chapter
S. Revised Laws of Minnesota, for 1913,
and any amendments thereon, 90 hereps
associate ourselves as body corporate
and do hereby adopt the FOLLOWING GER
tificate Of incorporation:
l. The name OF this corporation shall
he Bemidii Birchmont Hotel Company.
The general nature: of it's business
shall be- to carry on the business of hotel
and inn Keepers restaurant Keepers
caterers. warehousemen, tobacconists'
dealers in provisions of all KINDS. par
bers and harr dressers, news dealers
and proprietors and managers OF sum-
mer cottages, summer hotels and re-
sorts. boat 1iveries, motor vehicle gar
ages pool anaabillard panl9rz ref ansno
houses, dance halls and other places OF
public entertainment; to operate motor
vehicles boats, water, crafts and other
quire and undertake all or any part 81
the business assets and liabilities u any
person, firm, association or corporation
in connection Herewith. to- h"ild, con,
buildings, summerf cottages, saraees'
boat houses, bathing houses. wharfs
docks, and all other buildings incidental
and convenient for use, In connection
With the hotel and inn keeper business;
to take. acquire purchase, hold or rent
lease, sell, exchange, mortgage. i'm
prove, Cultivate, develop. and otherwise
deal in and dispose OF any and d,,: All
property real and personal OF every
description, incidental to or capable OF
being used in connection with the afore-
said business; and to do all and singular
the things necessary. lncldenta a. or f con
said business. and all things proVlqeu
in the laws of the State of Minnesota,
under which this corporation IS author-
lied to do business. .%t~.s: ~.n' -
rfe principal place of transacting
the business of this corporation shall be
in the County. OF Beltraml ana State
of Minnesota, and the Post Ofice ad-
dress of this corporation shall be the
City of Bemidji, County of Beltrami and
State of Minnesota.
4. The time for the commencement of
this corporation. shall be the lltn day
its duration shall be thirty (30) years
from said date.
The names and fd PLACES t Of resi- cor
poration. are as follows:
r. $. Erwin, Bemidji Minnesota:
4 Bs 81; Hs%9iSlli M;nnssota
c. w. Warfield. tBenidii., Minnesota.
B. W. Lakin,, Bemidji, Minnesota.
c. NJ Bacon, Bemidji, Minnesota;
w. l.. Brooks, Bemidji. Minnesota.
D. l.. Stanton, Bemidji. Minnesota
G. The management of this corpor-
alton shall be vested in a Board Of Dl-
rectors composed Of not less than rive
go and not more than flfteen tloe
members. The names and addresses OF
the first Board of Directors are as fol-
lows:
r. S. Erwin, 'Bemidji, Minnesota.
T.. S. Lycan, Bemidji, Minnesota.
Do RI Minnesota,
David Gill, Bemidji Minnesota.
c. w. Warfield, Bemidji, Minnesota
B. w. Lakin, Bemidji. Ming asota:
", L. l.. Brooks, Bemidji, Minnesota.
y D. l.. Stanton, Bemidj, Minnesota.
The first officers Of this corporation
shall be F. s. Lycan. president; , Il; g.
Treasurer; and c. w. Warfield. Secretary
Ali of the above-named officers and d.
rectors shall hold theiEs respective or,
fees aforesaid until the frst annual hai,i
on the fourth Tuesday in October, 1921.
at which time and annually thereafter
the Board of Directors shall be eiecteu
from and by the stockholders OF thls
The annual meeting of this corpora
ton shall be held at the principal place
Of business of the corporation or at such
BY resolution designate: on the fourtn
Tuesday in October at the hour of eight
o'clock p NJ. of each year.
Immediately after the election OF
Directors, or as soon thereafter as prac'
tical, the Directors shall meet and elect
from their number. a President, a vice
President and Treasurer, and IRON
their number or from the stocknoloers
a Secretary. Any office except that OF
President and Vice-President may Dc
held by one person.
FThe Directors and Officers Of this
corporation shall hold their respective
offices until their successors nave peer
duly elected and enter upon the dis
charge of their duties.
The first meeting Of the stockhoiders
and the Board of Directors shall be helt
at the Civic & Commerce Association
quarters in the city hall in the CITY OF
Bemidji, on the 18th day of March. A.
1921 at the hours of 1880 +. Nj. ant
900 p. NJ. respectively.
T. The amount of the capital stoci
of this corporation shall be Ter I'hous
and GO,OO0.00) dollars, which shall o.
paid in in money or property or boil
in such manner at such times, and II
such amounts as the Board of Director:
shall order.
The capital stock shall be divided
into one thousand G,000) shares of thu
par, value of Ten $4,000 per share.
s.. The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability to which this corpora.
ton shall at any one tirro be e''r'""@
shall be the sum of One Numbered
Thousand (S1O0, 000.00) dollars.
In Testimony Whereof, we have here
unto set our hands this Firth DAY o.
~ F. S. LYCAN
}s+$ IT. S. ERWIN
- EARLE A. BARKER