The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-05
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
St. Paul Dispatch
- a.
COMPANY.

st. Paul Dispatch
COMPANY.
We the undersigned, David Ramaley, Henry
A Castle, a. P. Cornolly. ). W. Cunningham,
F. Willius, John {. Beci4t, John b. SantOrn,
e. N. Mclaren, A. r. kieter. David Day,
Marshall Sherman. a. q. Foster, and William
L ndeke, all Of Saint Paul, Ramsey county,
Minnesota, and ID. d. sabin, Of Saltwater,
Washington coanty, Minnesota, have this day
associated, and do hereby associate ourselves
together as corporation under and oy virtue
OF title two (2 Of chapter thirty -four (3D of the
Gene al Statutes OF the state Of Minnesota.
ARTICLE !.
The lame Of said corporation shall be ''TaE
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 all other printed matter, Job
printing, lithographing, book binding. and all
other varieties Of work and trade usually car
ried on or conducted il newspaper publishing
binders and photographers in the United
States.
ARTICLE LII.
The principal place of business Of said cor
poration shall be Saint Paul, Ramsey county,
Minnesota.
ARTICLE "
The said corporation shall commence Octo-
Der first, 1876, and continue tor thirty years
from and after that date.
ARTICLE v.
The capitsl stock Of said corporation shall be
fifty thousand dollars. and tie same shall b.
divided into one thousand shares Of fifty dol
lars each, and shall Be paid in full at the time
Of subscription, or in installments within
three years from the dave Of subscription as
may be ordered by the Directors. The said
corporation may commence business when
thifty-fve thousand dollars of said stock shall
have been subscribed.
ARTICLE vi.
The highest amoant of Indebtedness for
which said corporation shall at any time be
liable is TIE sum of thirty-fve Thousand
dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
The government of said corporation and
management OF its Affairs shall be vested in the
following officers and persons, viz: . Presi-
dent. Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
and Board Of Directors consisting OF seven
members. The seven Directors shall be elected
on the first Monday ct June in each year, from
and by the stockholders, and each shall hold
his Office for one year, and until his successor
is elected and qualified. The said directors
shall choose from among themselves the
President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer, who shall perform such duties
properly pertaining to their respective officer
as shall be prescribed by the hy-laws.
ARTICLE VIII.
The President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer, shall be members OF the Board
OF Directors. and any two Of said Offices may
be filled by the same person.
ARTICLE TX.
David Ramaley is hereby constituted Presi-
dent; Henry A. Castle, Vice President; A. p
Connolly, Secretary; J. W. Cunningh. m,
Treasurer; and David Ra,naley, Henry A.
Castle. A. P. Connolly. J. w. Cunningham,
D. M. Sabin. John C. 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 I'M
til their successors are duly elected ana quail
ife6
ARTICLE
The ordinary business OF said corporation
shall be transacted By the President, Vice
Presider., Secretary, Treasurer, and Directors
of saio corporation Each Director shall be q
stockholder.
ARTICLE XII.
There shall be regular meeting of the
stockholders Of said corporation, It its place OF
business in the city OF saint Paul, on the first
Monday in June OF each wear, at which meet
ing the officers aud directors thereof shall be
elected for the ensuing yesr, and such other
business transacted as shall be properly
brOuRht before said meeting.
ARTICLE XII.
| Vacancies shall BE- filed, for the unexpired
term, by the Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE XIII.
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corporation may Be called ard held in such
manner and for such purpose - may Be pre.
scribed in the by laws; and ct each general on
special meeting, each ST. ekho.der, whose stock
shall have been regularly transferred to him
| in accordance with the bylaws. on the books
OF the corporation kept for that purpose by the
Secretary, shall be entitled to one vote fol
each and every share OF stock OF said corpora
ton held BY him or her, and he or shs may
80 vote, in person or By proxy. A representa-
ton of majority of the stock shall Be neces-
sary 70 constitute . quorum for the tYapssc-
ton o, business, and th. vote of . majority Of
the stock represented At any meeting shall II
necessary to osYry any question. resolution OF
vote that may come before t.
ARTICLE XIV.
/ The private property Of the stockholders q
said corporation Is to ke exempt for debts and
liabilities Of said corporation, except TO thu
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| ARTICLE XIV.
! Books for subscription to the capital stocA
Of said corporation shall be opened at thu
place OF business thereof in the city OF Sainl
PAUL, on the eighteenth day OF September
/ 1876, and Be kept open for ten days from and
AFTER that date.
In witness whereof, We have hereunto se,
our hands and afhxed cur seals this eighteenth
day Of sepsember, A. D. 1876.
DAVID RAMALkY. fSeai.
HENRY A CASTLR, [Seal.
A. r. CONNOLLY, fSeal
JOHN w. CUNNINGHAM. fSeal.
F. WTLLIUS, fSeal
| JOHN C. BECHT, fSeal
JOHN B. SAN5ORN, iSeaI
Z. N. McLAREN, fSeal.
| A. = klkfkk fSeal.
| DAVID DAY. fSeAl
/ MARSHALL SHKR4AN, fSeal
D. n. SABIN, fSeal
WILLIAM uNDRER. ISL