The anti-monopolist., 1876-10-26
The -Anti-AGonopo1ist.
Articles ef Incorporation
or THE
St. Paul Dispatch.
COMP ANY.

F. Willius, John c. BecLt. John 3. Sanborn
+. N. McLaren, A. 3. Kiefer, David Day
Marshall Sherman, A. G.. Foster, and Willian
L ndeke, all Of Saint Paul, Ramsey county
Minnesota, and p. n. Sabin, Of Saltwater
Washington coHnty, Minnesota, have this dAy
associated, and do hereby associate ourselves
together as q corporation under and oy virtue
of title two ~ Of chapter thirty -four (34 Of th'
General Statutes of the state of Minnesota.
ARTICLE
The name Of s.id corporation shall be 9TH
SAlN,t PAUL DISPATCH COMPANY"
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business OF said
corporation shall be, the printing, publishing
and vending OF newspapers, books, pamr Alets
and any and all other printed matter, ;ot
printing, ithographing, book binding, and all
other varieties OF work and trade usually car
ried on or conducted in newspaper publishing
binders and fthograpnen in the United
States.
ARTICLE III.
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 capital stock Of said ccfpnratiou shall be
fifty thousand dollars, and the same shall b.
divided into one Thousand shares of fifty dol
lars each, and shall Be paid in full 1t the time
of subscription. or in installments within
may be ordered by the Directors. The said
corporation may commence business when
thirty five thousand dollaIs of said stock shall
have been subscribed.
ARTICLE vi.
The highest amount of Indebtedness for
which said corporation shall at any time be
liable is tie sum Of thirty-fve thousand
dollars.
ARrICLE VII.
The gover.ament of said corporation and
management OF its affairs shall be vested in the
following officers and persons, viz: Presi-
dent. Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
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:
properly pertaining to their respective officer
as shall be prescribed by the bylaws.
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.
dent; Henry A. Castle, Vice President; A. P.
Connolly. Secretary; J: W. Cunningh. IN,
Treasurer; and David Ram ley, Henry A.
Castle, A. P. Connolly. J. W. CUNNINGHAM,
D. M. Sabin, John C.. Becht, and John B. San
horn, Board OF Directors OF said corporation;
and they shall hold their offices respectively
until the first Monday of June, 1877, and rn-
ife6.
ARTICLE x.
The ordinary business OF said corporation
shall be transacted by the President, Vice
Presider.., Secretary, Treasurer, and Director
OF SAID corporation Each Director shall be q
stockholder.
ARTICLE xI.
There shall be regular meeting OF the
stockholders Of said corporation, It its place o
business in the city OF Saint Paul, ON the first
Monday in June OF each wear, at which meet
ing the officers and directors thereof shall be
elected for the ensuing year, and such othel
business transacted as shall be properly
brought before said meeting.
ARTICLE XII.
Vacancies shall Be filed, for the unexpired
term, by the Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE XIII.
Special meetings oi the stockholders of said
corporation may b. called ard held in such
manner and for such purpoe. - may be pre-
SERTED in the by-lAws; and at each general OF
special meeting, each ST :kholder, 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 foz
each and every share Of stock OF said corpo1-
ton held BY him Or her, and he or she may
so vote, in person q by proxy. ArpreseDta-
ton of majority Of the E.oek shall be necee-
sary to constitute Quorum for the tsansac-
ton OF business, and the vote Of . majority 'o
the stock represented 4 any meeting shall oe
necessary to csYy any question, resolution OF
| vote that may come before t.
ARTICLE XIV.
The private property Of the stockholders d
| said corporation IL to be exempt tor debts and
liabilities Of said corporation, except to the
extent, md in the cases provided BY law.
ARTICLE Xv.
Books for subscription to the capital stocl
ot said corporation shall be opened At the
place OF business thereof in tho city OF Saint
PAUL, on the eighteenth day OF Sepeembes,
1876, and Be kept open for ten days rom and
In witness whereof, w have hereunto =,
our hands and aimed oor seals this eighteenth
day Of September, A. D. 1876
DAVID RAllALkY. fSeai.]
HENRY A. CASTLE, fSeal]
A. P. CONNOLLY, f5ed
5oaN ny, y q, G6NNnNGHAM, lseal-.
John G. BRcHT, feeal
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