The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-02
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THE
st. Paul Dispatch
COMPANY.

We the anderAqIed, David Rama)ey, Henry
A. Castle, a. F. Connolly. ). W. Cunaingham,
+. W;llius, John c. Becht, John b. Sanborn,
s. n. Mci.aren, A. Z. Kiefer, David Day,
Marshall Sherman. A. Il. Foster, and William
Lindeke, all OF Saint Paul, Ramsey county,
Minnesota, and d. NJ. Sabin, of Saltwater,
Washington coEnty, Minnesota, have this day
associated, and do hereby associate ourselves
together as corporation under and ~ virtue
OF title 10 (2) of chapter thirty -four (3) Of the
: General Statutes OF the state of Minnesota.
ARTICLE /.
The lane OF said corporation shall be ''THK
sam, PAUL DISPATCH COMPANY"
ARTICLE II
The general nature OF the business OF said
corporation shall be, the printing, publishing
and vending OF newspapers, books, PAM hletS,
and any and ali other printed matter, Job
printing, litl.ographiDg, book binding, and all
other varieties Of work and trade usually car
ried on or conducted * Newspaper publishing
binders and photographers in the United
States.
ARTICLE III.
The principal place OF business Uf said cor
poration shall be Saint Paul, Ramsey county,
Minnesota.
ARTICLE ~
The said corporation shall commence Octo-
Der first, SIG, and continue tor thirty years
from and after that date.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of said corporation shall be
fifty thousand dollars, and tie came shall b(.
divided into one thousand sha-es of fifty dol
lars each, and shall be paid in tull at the time
of subscription, or in installments within
three years from the GAZE Of subscription as
may he ordered by TIE Directors. The said
corporation may commence business when
thirty five thousand dslla7s of said stock shall
have been subscribed.
ARTICLE vi.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness for
which said cor pOratiOn snall at any time be
liable is TIE sum OF thirty-fve Thousand
dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
The gov sr,imert of said corporation and
management OF its affairs shall be vested i'll the
following officers and persons, viz: Presi-
dent, Vice President, Secretary, Treasured
and Board of Directors consisting OF seven
members. The seven Directors snail be elected
on the first Mon Fay of June in each year, from
and by the stockholders, ana each shall hold
his Office for one year, and until his successor
is elested and qualified. The said directors
shall choose from among themselves the
President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer, who shall perform such dutie3
as shall he orescri bed by the by-laws
ARTICLE VIII
The President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer, shall be members OF the Board
OF Directors. ana any two of said offices may
be filled by the same person.
ARTICLE TX.
David Ramaley is hereby constituted Prcsi-
dent; Henry a. Castle. Vice President; A. p.
Connolly, Secretary: J. w. Cunningh III,
Treasurer; and David Kamsley, Henry A.
Castle, A. p Connolly. J. w. Cunningham,
d. M. Sabin, John &. Becht, and John b. San
born, Board OF Directors OF said corporation;
and they shall hold their offices respectively
until the first Monday OF June, 1877, and un-
I'll their successors are duly elected an quail
ifeG.
ARTICLE X
The ordinary business OF said orporaticn
shall be transacted by the President, Vice
Presider., Secretary, Treasurer, and Directors
of SAID corporation Each Director shall I've .
stakeholder.
ARTICLE XI.
There shall be II regular meeting Of the
stockholders of said corporation, 1t its place OF
business, in the city OF Saint Pail, on the first
Monday in June OF each year, at which meet
ing the officers and directors thereof shall be
elected for the ensuing year, and such other
brought before said meeting.
ARTICLE XII.
Vacancies shall be filed, for the unexpired
term, by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XIII.
Special meetings Ut the stockholders of said
corporation may be called ard held in such
manner and for such purpose as may be pre-
scrted in the bylaws; and at each general or
special meeting, cash ST. ckho!der, whose stock
shall have been regularly transferred to him
in accordance with the bylaws, on the books
OF the corporation kept tor that purpose by the
Secretary, shall be entitled to Que vote for
each and every snare Of stock OF asid corpora
ton held by him or her, aud he or she may
so vote, in person or by proxy. A representa-
ton OF n majority OF the sock shall I've neces-
Sary to constitute q quorum for the transac.
ton OF business, and the vote of majority OF
the stock represented at any meeting shall be
necessary TO cs,ry any question. resolution or
vote that may come before it.
ARTICLE XIV.
The private property of the stockholders Of
said corporation is to be exemp: for debts and
liabilities OF said corporation, except 70 the
extent. sNd in the cases provided by law.
ARTICLE XIV
Books for subscription to the capital stock
ct said corporation shall he opened 1t the
place Of business thereof in the city OF Saint
Paul, ON the eighteenth day OF September,
1876, and be KEEP: open for ten days from and
after that date.
In witness whereof, We have hereunto set
our hands and afi xed our seals this eighteenth
day OF September, A. D. 1876.
DAVID RAAALkY. lSeaLl
HENRY A. CASTLE. [Seal.1
A. p. CONNOLLY, fSeal
JOHN w. CUNNINGHAM. fSeal. l
MlLLlUS. f6eal !
John e 6EChT, (Seal ]
JOHN B. 9AN6ORN, fSeal 1
r. n McLARRN, fSeal.i
A. & KlRPRR, fSeal.1
DAVID DAY. fSeal.f
MARSHALL SHERMAN, fiscal. !
d. =. SABIN, tSeal ]
WILLIAM LINDRHE, lSsal.i
A. G. FOSTER fSeal1