Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-07-24
OF INCORPORATION OF
THE n. &. HANSEN LUMBER
COMPANY

We. the undersigned. for the pur-
pose OF forming a corporation under
and pursuant to the provisions OF
Chapter tifty-eight (5S), General Sta
tutes OF Minnesota for 1913, and any
amendments thereof, do hereby asso-
ciate ourselves as body corporate.
and do hereby adopt the following
Certificate OF Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
The name OF this corporation shall
be III. G. Hansen Lumber Company.
The general nature OF its business
shall be the owning and operating OF
retail and Wholesale lumber yards:
the buying and selling OF building
material. wood and metal products.
fuel and such other merchandise as
may be advantageously dealt with in
a retail or wholesale lumber yard,
Also to own, hold, improve, buy and
sell such real estate and personal
property as may be necessary In the
operation OF a lumber business. The
principal place OF transacting the
business OF this corporation shall be
in the village OF Askov. County OF
Pine. Minnesota.
ARTICLE III.
The time for the commencement OF
this corporation shall be July LIST.
1874. and the period OF its duration
shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE III.
The names and places OF residence
OF the persons forming this corpora
tion are:
IL. G. Hansen OF Askov. MINI.
II. NJ. Hansen Of Askov. MINI.
John ID. Gemmill Of Dies Moines, la.
ARTICLE Nv.
The management Of this corporation
shall be vested in Board OF Direc-
tors, composed OF not less than three
and not more than Ave members.
The names and addresses of the first
Board OF Directors are III. c. Hansen.
Askov. Minnesota, II. NJ. Hansen,
Askov. Minnesota. John ID. Gemmill,
Des Moines. Iowa. Each director
shall hold office for the term OF one
year and until his or her successor
is elected and qualities. The Board
OF Directors shall have power TO MI
any vacancies arising in said Board
by death. resignation or otherwise,
and the directors elected TO MI a
vacancy shall serve for the unexpired
portion Of the term OF his predecessor
and until his or her successor shall
have been duly elected and qualified.
The first officers OF this corporation
shall be; observation-disclosures. H. c.
Hansen: vice-president. John ID. Gem
mill; SECRETARY. II. NJ. Hansen. All Of
the above named officers and direc-
tors shall hold their respective offices
aforesaid until the next annual meet
ing of the corporation to be held
January 18th. 1875, at which time
and annually thereafter. Board OF
Directors shall be elected from and
by the stockholders OF this corpora
tion. The annual meeting OF this cor
poration shall be held at its principal
place Of business on the second Tues
day In January. In each year. I'm
mediately after the election OF direc-
tors, or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable. 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 a treasurer. The Offices
81 president and treasurer, or sec
rotary and treasurer may be held hy
one and the same person. The direc-
tors and officers OF this corporation
shall hold their respective Offices
until their successors have been duly
elected and entered upon the dis