The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-03-29
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF THE

OF THE
ST. PAUL PROGRESSIVE ASSoClA-
TIoN. INCoRPORATED;
of forming a corporation under and
pursuant to the provisions of chapter
fifty-eight (5S), General Statutes OF
Minnesota for lsis, .hH ana ssns,ats any te our
selves as a body corporate, and do mere,
by adopt the following Certificate OF
Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
st. Paul Progressive Association IN
The general nature of its business
sbail be to buy, sell, lease, let. improve
or deal In lands and tenements; to buy;
construct: imRr1S,ve, 1,v.. lease tn scouire a own.
improve, develop. sell. lease. and con-
yey lands and tenements or any right.
title, interest or privilege therein. 70
and minerals therein or thereupon and
to carry on the business OF mining In
all its branches: to buy, lease: improve
and sell farms and farm lands and 70
raising thereon; and to engage gener-
ally in the real estate business; to op,,
crate and own hotels, restaurants, anu
public places OF amusement, reIresn-
ment and entertainments: to manufac-
ture, buy sell and otherwise dispose or,
and deal in, all kinds of merchandise;
to own and operate motor vehicle ga.
RACES. to manufacture. ouy. ana sen
and their accessories and to operate
general transfer and taxicab business
in connection therewith; TO engage In
the construction OF roads; streets % ana
dries and to engage In the laundry
business generally: and to operate a
salary and chattel mortgage loan busi-
ness in accordance with the statute IN
an 40 DrOVt0e0.
The principal place OF transacting
the business of the corporation shall be
in the City of St. Paul, County OF RAM
sey, Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time for the commencement OF
this corporation shall be March 19.
1924. and the period of its duration
shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE III.
The names and places of residence of
the persons forming this corporation
are NJ. f. Ford, 536 st. Anthony Avenue;
West Central Avenue. st Paul, Mime,
sofa; w. A. Young. S95 West Central
Avenue. st. Paul, Minnesota; A. ]. NC
Gavock; 47l West Central LAY Avenue; 3ni 81 81.
Anthony Avenue, st. Paul. Minnesota:
II. d. Baker. $50 Iglehart Avenue. st.
Paul, Minnesota; s. L. Few, 731 st. An
B. T Brown. sos St. St. Anthony Avenue, St
cSatsworth' ST. paul Minnesota; R. F.
Brown. s33 Rondo Street. st; Paul. Min
neso.a tSsoy Avenues Avenues efS 81. Paul M Minnesota:
chas a Shepard. io7 Carroll, st. Paul.
J. Turner. $50 st; Adams, st
Paul. Minnesota; Chas; Milan; 21S 80
j. L. Clark. 1921 Harrington Avenue.
st. Paul, Minnesota; Mack ID. Carter,
$50 West Central Avenue, st; Paul; Min
Sesota; Augustus ust Nnns.o,a IEmss, io1s pen
Halznne. 245 Carroll Avenue. st. Paul.
Minnesota; Geo. McGregor. 494 Fuller
Street. st. Paul. Minnesota; w. Bowen,
Ed Few s7f St. Aibans. ST. Paul, Min
nesota; ]. Lewis. 895 West Central Ave-
nue.. st. Paul. Minnesota: L. E. Willis,
1860 Sherburne Avenue, st Paul: Min
st. Paul, Minnesota; l.. A. Gwynne, s4S
ST. Anthony Avenue, st. Paul, Minne-
sofa; d. Brantley, 556 St. Anthony Ave-
nue., st. Paul, Minnesota, and Edward
G.. Daniels, 404 N. Dale Street, st. Paul,
ARTICLE Nv.
The management of this corporation
shall be vested in Board OF Directors,
composed of not less than five and not
and addresses of the first Board of Di-
rectors are. NJ. z. Ford. 536 st. Anthony
Avenue. st. Paul. Minnesota: J: r.
Zones az st Anthony Avss1e sss sst St PSg Paul
McGavock, All West Central Avenue.
st. Paul. Minnesota; II. ID. Baker. e89
s. L. Few. Isl ST. Anthony Avenue, st.
Paul. Minnesota; w. B. Brown. 909 st.
Anthony Avenue, st. Paul. Minnesota;
F. A. Scott. 325 Chatsworth. st. Paul.
Street. st. Paul. Minnesota The First
officers of this corporation shall be
President, M. f. Ford; Vice-President,
C. NJ. Tibbs; Secretary. A. J. McGavock,
above named officers and directors shall
hold their respective Offices aforesaid
until the next annual meeting OF the
corporation to be held Tuesday the LIST
annually thereafter, a Board of Direc-
tors shall be elected from and by the
stockholders of this corporation in ac-
tRe bvs laws n 'hs The ere1' amman meeting et OF
this corporation shall be held at its
principal place of business on the first
Tuesday In July in each year. Imme-
diately after the election of directors,
or as soon thereafter as practicable,
the directors shall meet and elect from
their number a president and a vice.
president, and from their number or
from the stockholders a secretary and
a treasurer. Any two offices except
those of president and vice-president
may be held by one person. The d.
TectoTS ana omcerS or this corporation
shall hold their respective Offices until
their successors have been duly elected
and have entered upon the discharge Of
their duties. The first meeting of the
and of the board of di-
rectors shall be held at st. Paul, Min
nesota. on the 23rd day of April, 1924,
at IL and IL o'clock. respectively.
ARTICLE ".
The amount of the capital stock OF
this corporation shall be fifty thousand
and 00/100 dollars. which shall be paid
In, In money or property, or both, In
such manner. at such time, and in such
amounts as the Board of Directors shall
order. The capital stock shall be di-
vided into five thousand shares of the
par value Of $1,000 each.
ARTICLE vi.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
shall at any. time be subject shall be
the sum of 100000.
In Testimony Whereof, we have here
unto set our hands this 18th day OF
A. ID. 1924.
M. E. FORD
c. NJ. TIBBS
w. A. YOUNG
A. J. McGAVOCK
]. r. JONES
III. p. BAKER
S. L. FEW