The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-03-12
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
FLOODWOD CASH STORE COMPANY

We, the undersigned, for the purpose
of forming corporation under and
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
MSnesaf f6 Ss ISIS sna StStgtes Of
ments thereof, do hereby associate our
hereby adopt the following Certificate
Of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this CORPORATION shall
be FLOODWOOD CASH STORE COM
PANY. The general nature of it's
on sn TO and in and
tail mercantile business; to buy. sell,
lease, and deal in all kinds of prop
erty, real, personal and mixed, such
as goods, wares, and merchandise, az
and accessories; products of the soil
and forest: manufactured and unman-
ufactured lumber; to operate garages
and repair shops, store houses, thresh-
and saving lumber for hire; to culti-
vate farms for raising produce and
livestock; to act as agent for. others
erty on Commission or or pay y T The P prip-
cipal place Of transacting the business
of this corporation shall be in the VIII
lage of Floodwood. County of st. Louis,
ARTICLE II.
The time for the commencement of
this corporation shall be April list,
1921. and the period of its duration
shall be thirty GRT ESef1; III.
The names and places Of residence
of the persons forming this corpora
ton are: A.: Hokkanen, John Mus
tonen, VIM: Tuominen, NJ. w. Raihala,
Jacob Obakka. Andrew Hill. and John
Penttinen, of Wawina, Minnesota.
ARTICLE Nv.
The management of this corporation
ha IN, ~f
Directors. The names and addresses.
of the first Board of Directors and
officers are: A. Hokkanen. President,
VIM Tuominen. vice-President, NJ. W.
John Mustonen and Matt Matt Ko rddIur Ali
Of the above named officers and di-
rectors shall hold their respective
offices aforesaid until the next annual
on the first Tuesday in April, 1922, at
which time and annually thereafter, a
Board Of Directors shall be elected
from and by the stockholders Of this
this corporation shall be held at It's
principal place of business on the first
Tuesday in April in each year. Imme-
d1ately after the election Of directors,
the directors shall meet and elect from
their number a president and vice.
president, and from their number or
from the stockholders a secretary and
PRESIDENT and vicecp S i may be be
held by one person. The directors and
officers of this corporation shall hold
their respective: offices until their sue
cessors have been duly elected and en-
tered upon the discharge Of their du-
ties: The first meetings of the stock
holders and Of the Board of Directors
shall be held at Floodwood, Minnesota,
on the 5th day of April, 1921. at 10
and II o'clock respectively.
ARTICLE "
=, The amount Of the capital stock Of
which shall be paid in, in money or
property. or both, in such amounts as
the Board of Directors shall order. The
capital stock shall be divided into 500
shares OF the A PR yaiHe ST 1f $4,000 each.
or liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be
the sum Of $5O,000.00.
In Testimony Whereof. we have here
unto set our hands, this 2Sth day Of
ANTI HoKKANEN,
JACOB OBAKKA.
JOHN PENTTINEN,
ANDREW HILL,
WILLIAM TUOMINEN,
JOHN MUSTONEN,
In the Presence Of
INA K. LAUNONEN,
S. B. RUOHONIEMI.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
On this 1st day Of March. 1921, per-
kane,n John Mustonen, VIM. Tuominen,
NJ. W.. Raihala, Matt Koski, Jacob
Obakka, Andrew Hill and John Pent-
linen, to me known to be the persons