The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-21
CERT|F|CATEOf incorporation
OF
SCENIC AIRWAYS, Incorporated

| We, the Undersigned, for the pur-
pose of forming corporation under
and pursuant to the provisions OF
Chapter So, Masons Minnesota Statutes
1927 and any amendments thereto, do
herby associate ourselves as body cor
porate and do hereby adopt the follow
ing Certificate of Incorporation:
Article 1.
The name of this corporation shall
be THE SCENIC ANYWAYS, MOOR
PORATED.
The general nature of it's business
shall be:
To operate commercial airline and
| to that end to transport passengers
and freight by air; to own, acquire,
sell, mortgage and otherwise hold or
dispose of all property, real, personal,
or mixed which may be necessary in
the successful operation of the business
for which the corporation is organized;
to erect and operate schools for teach
ing commercial or pleasure flying to
students and to do all acts for the
| necessary operation of such schools.
The principal place of business of
the corporation shall be Ely, st. Louis
County, Minnesota.
Article 2.
The period of duration of such cor
poration shall be thirty years from
the lst day of September, 1881, which
shall be the day of commencement of
said corporation.
Article 3.
The names and places of residence
of the persons forming the corporation
are T. j. Somero, H. E. Kurvinen and
Thomas j. Carey, all of Ely, Minnesota
and residing at the latter place.
Article 4.
The management of this corporation
shall be vested in Board of Directors,
composed of three members, who shall
be elected by the stockholders and all
of whom shall be stockholders. The
date of the annual meeting at which
the members of such board shall be
elected shall be the third Tuesday in
January of each year.
The names and address of those
composing the Board of Directors until
T the first annual meeting and the cleo
ton and qualification of the Board of
Directors thereat chosen shall be T..
j. Somero H. E. Kurvinen and Thomas
j. Carey, all of Ely, Minnesota.
Within ten days after the annual cleo
ton of directors, the Board of Dr.
! rectors then chosen shall elect the
following officers, President Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer.
| Any two offices except that of Presi-
dent and Vice-President can be held
by one individual and all officers shall
be elected from the Board of Directors
membership. Until the election and
qualification of officers to be chosen by
the Board of Directors at the first
annual meeting, the officers of the cor
poration shall be as follows:
H. E. Kurvinen- President.
Thomas j. y-Vice-President.
T. j. Somero- Secretary Treasurer
Article 5.
The amount of the capital stock of
this corporation shall be Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($20,000.0O which
shall be paid in in money or property
or both in such manner, at such times,
and in such amounts as the Board of
Directors shall order. The capital
stock shall be divided into four hundred
t400D shares of the par value of fifty
dollars ($50.00) per share.
Article 6.
| The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
| shall at any time be liable or subject
shall be the sum of Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000.0O.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the
undersigned have hereunto set their
hands and seals this 5th day of August,
1881.
H. E. KURVINEN,
THOMAS j. CAREY,
| T. j. SOMERO.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the
presence of:
L. j. WHITE,
| VIENNA NIKKOLA.
State of Minnesota, County of ST.
| Louis-Ss.
On this 5th day of August, 1881, be-
fore me a notary public within and for
said county, personally appeared H. E.
Kurvinen, T. j. Somero and Thomas
j. Carey to me known to be the persons
described in and who executed the
foregoing attached certificate of m
corporation and each of the named
persons acknowledged that he executed
the same as his free act and deed.
LEWIS j. WHITE,
Notary Public, st. Louis County
Minnesota. My commission expires
July 10, 1888.
State of Minnesota, Department of
State.
I hereby certify that the within at
tached instrument was filed for record
in this Office on the 9Th day of August
1881, at 2:30 o'clock P. NJ, and was
duly recorded in book AS of Inccr-
porations at page 768.
MIKE HOLM,
Secretary of State.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS
State of Minnesota, County of ST.
Louis-SS
hereby certify that the within in
lStrument was filed in this Office for
record on the 9th day of August, 1881
at $3.50 O'Clock A. NJ, and was duly
recorded in Book IN of Misc rape 59r
CHAS. CALLIGAN.