Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
"PACIFIC SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION." Know all men by these Presents, That we, the undersigned, who are citizens of the State of California, do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves together to form a private Corporation under the Laws of said State, and do hereby certify— First: That the name of said Corporation shall be the "Pacific Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association." Second: That the purpose for which said Corporation is formed is for the printing and publishing (without profit to the Stockholders) of periodicals, newspapers, books, tracts, documents and other publications of a religious, historical, literary, agricultural, scientific or educational character. Third: That the place where the principal business of said Corporation is to be transacted is the City of Oakland, Alameda County, California. Fourth: That the term for which said Corporation is to exist is ——. Fifth: That the number of Directors of said Corporation shall be Five, and the names and residences of the Directors who are appointed for the first year are as follows, to wit:—
James White, whose residence is Oakland, Cal.
J. N. Loughborough, " do "
John I. Tay, " do "
Wesley Diggins, " San Francisco, "
Knud Brossen, " do "
all of whom are citizens of this State. Sixth: That the amount of Capital Stock of said Corporation is Twenty-eight Thousand ($28,000) dollars, and the number of Shares into which it is divided is Twenty-eight Hundred (2800) of the par value of ten ($10) dollars each. Seventh: That the amount of said Capital Stock which has been actually subscribed and paid in is Twenty-nine Hundred ($2900) dollars, and the following are the names of the persons by whom the same has been subscribed, to wit:
James White, 100 Shares, $1000.00.
Mrs. I. L. James, 50 " 500.00.
Jane Rowland, 30 " 300.00.
J. N. Loughborough, 30 " 300.00.
Wesley Diggins, 20 " 200.00.
Knud Brossen, 10 " 100.00.
J. W. Cronkrite, 5 " 50.00.
J. I. Tay, 5 " 50.00.
$2900.00. Eighth: That at a meeting held in San Francisco on the first day of April, A. D. 1875, all the members and Stockholders being present and voting at the election of Directors of the said Corporation as named above, and we the undersigned Judges of Election hereby verify that the said Directors as aforesaid were duly elected.
J. N. Loughborough, } Judges of Election.
A. M. Driscall, In witness whereof we have herewith set our hands and seals this First day of April, A. D. 1875.
Signed and sealed James White,
in presence of, J. N. Loughborough,
Henry C. Blake. John I. Tay,
Wesley Diggins,
Knud Brossen, State of California,
City and County of San Francisco. } SS
On this First day of April, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-Five, before me, Henry C. Blake, a Notary Public in and for the said city and county, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared James White, J. N. Loughborough, John I. Tay, Wesley Diggins and Knud Brossen, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within and annexed Instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal, the day and year in this Certificate first above written.
Henry C. Blake,
Notary Public. State of California,
City and County of San Francisco. }
J. N. Loughborough, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the President of the "Pacific Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association," and that the required amount of Capital Stock of said Association has been subscribed, to wit: $28,000, and that $2900 has actually been paid in to the Treasurer for the benefit of the said Corporation.
J. N. Loughborough.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this First day of April, A. D. 1875.
Henry C. Blake,
Notary Public.