The labor world., 1922-07-15
Certificate Of Incorporation
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ELMER MERCANTILE =;
COMPANY. ::

! ELMER MERCANTILE : +
COMPANY. 5 !
We, the undersigned, for the pur-
pose Of forming corporation, dol
hereby associate ourselves as body,
Articles Of Incorporation:
The name Of this corporation shall
be Elmer Mercantile II! Company
The general business Of this COR
poration shall be the sale at retail OF
goods, wares and merchandise and;
such articles as are commonly used
with the purchase and sale Of farm
and forest products and such other:
acts as are convenient or necessary
IN the operation Of a country store. !.
III. j
The principal place Of transacting
the business Of this corporation shall
be the Station Of Elmer, st. Louis
County, State of Minnesota. !;
The time for the commencement Of
1922. and the period OF its duration
shall be thirty yeWars. r
The names and residences Of the
persons forming tnlS corporation arc.
Florence Erspamer, Regina Erspa-
mer and Thorwald Hansen, all Of Du-
luth, Minnesota. !,
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The management of this CORPORA
tion shall be vested in Board Of Dill
three or more than seven members.
The. names and addresses Of the first
Board of Directors are: Florence Ers-
pamer. Regina Erspame and Thor
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sofa. The first officers Of this corpor-'
alton shall be Florence Erspamer,I
President; Regina Erspamer,. Vice.
President and Treasurer, and Thor-I
wald. Hansen, Secretary. All the abovel
named officers shall hold their re-
next annual meeting Of the corpora
ton, to be held on the second Friday
in January; 1923, at ten o'clock A.,
NJ. at which time and annually there
after Board Of Directors shall bel
elected from and by the: stockholders
of this corporation: "z,.,.- f;
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The annual meeting OF this corpor-
alton shall be held at its principal
place Of business, or at such place asi
second sec Friday 'D Of e' Janaary Of II each se
year. Immediately after the electionI
of the directors, or as soon thereafter
as practicable, the directors shallI
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from the stockholders, President.
Vice President, secSetary and Treag.
urer. Any two offices, except those of|
President and Vice President, may
be held by one person: The directorsl
and officers Of this corporation shall|
their successors have been duly elect.
ed and entered upon the discharged
Of their duties. The first meeting OIL
the stockholders and Board Of Direc.
tors shall be held at Duluth. Minne-|
1872, at 1900 O'Clock A. N. ana 1885
o'clock A. NJ, respectively. ;!
The amount Of the capital stock OF
this corporation shall be Fifty Thou-;
be paid in in money or property. or;
both, in such manner. at such times
and in such amounts as the Board!
Of etod ss,1 shall 9rGsr The eaPttts
value Of one Dollar (si:oo] each. The
highest amount Of Indebtedness or
liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be subject shall be-
the sum Of One Hundred Thousand
IN TEsTSMioNY WHEREOF. we
have hereunto set our hands and
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I.pza.:ran Tao8WALD 86v. 2 IA HANSEN. !:
PANsY LouisE MCCOY.
CHAS. v. MCCOY. s.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
on this 9Th day OF May, 1922. be-;
fore me, q Notary Public within and
for said County and State, personally
appeared Florence Erspamer, Regina
Erspamer and Thorwald Hansen. to
in and who executed the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged that
they executed the same az their free
act and deed.
ia ;,sss - -. i cHAs; L4s:. ": " Mccoy. S.
St. Louis MotsSy COUNTY, u1aG Minn.
Ny commission expires June 80!
1923. .5iit2isil sii's "
STATE OF MINNESOTA; DEPART
ii ment Of state. *. i.$s5gsf.s g52s .e.sgg
thereby certify that the within in-
strument was filed TOR record in this
office on the 18th day OF May, A. D..
1922, at 10 o'clock A.. ~: and was
duly de in Bsak e9s MA Of 1neor
lss &s s;fi 81 Secretary OF Statel
sE STATE of 9E Minnesets Essnse County UNI pe of 81
I hereby certify that the within an.,'
+ etrument was filed IN this office for
record June p, 1922 at 3 =. M., and
was dsiy .cg recorded H in Book; y of Misc,
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By ee:ss.'sie &. e iofdRss. e nssat
sls Deputy