The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-19
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THE
ST. Paul Dispatch
COMPANY.

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We the dndersieIed, David Ramaley, Henry
A. Castle, 4. P. Connolly. ). W. Cunningham,
F. Willius, John G. BecLt, john b. Sanhorn,
+. N. McLaren, A. r. Kiefer, David Day,
Marshall Sherman. A. g. Foster, and William
Minnesota, and D. NJ. Sabin, of Saltwater,
Washington coanty, Minnesota, have this day
associated, and do hereby associate ourselves
together Is corporation under and py virtue
of title two (2 of chapter thirty -four (3 of the
General Statutes OF the state Of Minnesota.
ARTICLE l.
The lame of said corporation shall be s'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, pams Alets,
and any and all other printed matter, Job
printing, lithographing, book binding, aud all
other varieties Of work and trade usually car
ried on or conducted il Newspaper publishing
and job printing estab, ishments, ana bv book
binders and photographers in the United
States.
The principal place of business Of said cor
poration shall he Saint Paul, Ramsey county,
Minnesota.
ARTICLE "
uC odlO OIpOF0L1Ou SHALL COuA0cuCS OCvO.
Der first, 1876, and continue tor thirty years
from and after that date.
ARTICLE v.
The capit,l 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 instsllments within
three years from the dave OF subscription as
may lie ordered by the Directors. The said
corporation may Commence business when
thirty five thousand dollars of said stock shall
have been subscribed.
ARTICLE vi.
The highest am0ont of indebtedness for
which said corporation shall at any time be
liable is tie sum of thirty-fve Thousand
dollars.
ARTICLE VII.
The gov srsimert of said corporation and
management OF its afairs shall be vested in the
following offcLf5 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 Of 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 dutie J
properly pertaining to their respective Offices
as shall be prescribed by the by-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 Ramalev is hereby constituted Presi-
dent; Henry A. Castle, Vice President; A. p
(,OppOllv Cnorotorvs NJ Cnnnipob
Treasurer; and David Ramsley, Henry A.
Castle, A. p. Connolly. J. w. Cunningham,
D. NJ. Sabin, John e. becht, and John b. San
torn, Board OF Directors OF said corporation;
and they shall hold their offices respectively
until the first Monday of June, 1877, and u:,-
til their Successors are duly elected ana quail
ifed.
ARTICLE X
The ordinary business OF said corporation
shall be transacted by the President, Vice
Presider., Secretary, Treasurer, and Directors
of sAid corporation Each Director shall be a
stakeholder.
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 year, at which meet
ing the officers and directors thereof shall be
elected for the ensuing year, and such other
( UuSIucSS IAuSdCtcu dS sualI DC properly
brought before said meeting
ARTICLE XII.
Vacancies shall b filled, for the unexpired
term, by the Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE XIII.
Special meetings VI the stockholders OF said
corporation may be calico ard held in such
manner and for such purpose as may be pre-
SERTED in the by-lAws; and at each general or
special meeting, each ST. ckholder, whose stock
shall have been regularly transferred to him
in accordance with the by Flaws, on the books
OF the corporation kept tor that purpose by the
Secretary, shall b. entitled to one vote for
each and every snare OF stock OF said cor pora-
ton held by him or her, and he or she may
so vote, in person or by proxy. A representa-
: ton OF 4 majority CT the sock shall be neces-
sary TO constitute . quorum for the transac-
ton Of business, and the vote Of majority OF
the stock REPRESENTED At any meeting shall he
necessary to CRY any question. resolution or
vote that may come before it.
ARTICLE XIV.
The private property of the stockholders OF
liabilities OF said corporation, except 10 the
extent, sad in the cases provided by law.
ARTICLE XIV
Books tor subscription to the capital stock
of said corporation shall lie opened at the
place OF business thereof in the city OF Saint
Paul, on tn. eighteenth day OF September,
1876, and he KEEP. open for ten days from and
after that date.
In witness whereof, We have hereunto 81
our hands and AFFIXED cur seals this eighteenth
day of September, A. D. 1876
DAVID RAMALEY. rSeai.
HENRY A CASTLE, fSel
A. P CONNOLLY, [Seal
JOHN W CUNNINGHAM, fSeal
r NILLIUS. (SeAl
JOHN c. BECHT, fSeal
JOHN B. sAN1ORN, ISeA
r n NcLAREN, fSeAl
A. 3 KEEPER, fSeAl. !
DAVID DAY. lSeal
MARSHALL. SHERMAN, iSeal
IN. SABfN, fSeal
WILLIAM LINDEKE, seal. !
4. G. FOSTER, Seal
STATE OF MINNESOTA, /.
CoCsYY or RAHsEY.
Be il rerembered that on this 18th day OF
September, A. D. 1876. personally ap,,
ior said county, David Ramaley. Heny A.
Castle, A. P. Connolly, John W. Cunning