Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

The name of this Corporation shall be the Mime
sofa Western Air Line Railroad Company, and the
object and the general nature Of its business is the
surveying, building, locating and constructing of
single Or double track railroad from some point on
the Northern Pacific Railroad in the County of Otter
Tail, State of Minnesota, by the way of the Village of
Alexandria, in the County of Douglas, Wilnlar, in
the County of Kandyohi, and Window in the County
of Cottonwood, and thence to some point on the
southern boundary of the State in near Jackson
county; and all such slde-tracks. turn-outs depot
grounds, depots, warehouses, elevators, machine
shops, car manufactures and other appendences
it may deem, suitable or convenient for
the and operation of said railroad and
the operation thereof in receiving storing and
shipping FREIGHT and in the transportation of passen
gers and freight over said railroad. The principal
place of transacng the business of said corporation
is at Willmar in the county of Kandyohi, State of
Minnesota.
ARTICLE TWO.
The time of commencement of said corporation
shall be the third day of March, 1879 and the period
for the continuance of said corporation is fifty years.
ARTICLE THREE.
The amount of capital stock of said corporation
shall be three million dollars ($3OO0,Oo0), which
shall be paid in such installments the Board of
stanent to exceed ten per centnm, nor shall
ments therefor be made more than in thirty
days.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability to
which the said corporation shall at any time be sub
ject is (S3,O00 000) Three Million Dollars.
ARTICLE FIVE.
The names and places of residence of the persons
forming such association for incorporation are as
follows A. A. Brown and J. B. Cowing, of Doug
las county; A. E. Rice and E. Raison, of Kandyohi
county; A. McCrea and NJ. Anderson, of Otter Tail
county; Ole Peterson, J. G. Whittemore and O. N.
Barness of Pope county; Edward LARSEN, of Swift
county; A. D. Perkins, of Cottonwood county; j. F.
Goodsel, of Mower county; K. H. Helling, of Brown
county; and J. W. Cowing, of Jackson county all of
the State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE SJy
The names of the first Board of Directors of said
corporation are A. A. Brown and J. B. Cowng, of
Douglas county; A. E. Rice and E. Railson, of Kan
diyoh county; A. McCrea and NJ Anderson, of Otter
Tail county ;Ole Peterson j. G. Whittemore and 0. N.
Barsness, of Pope county; Edward LARSEN, of Swift
county; A. D. Perkins, of Cottonwood county; J. F.
Goodsell, of Mower county; K. 81. Hellg, of Brown
county; and J. W. Cowng, of Jackson county, all of
the State Of Minnesota.
The government of this corporation and the
management of its affairs shall be vested in Board
of Directors to consist of not less than seven MOI
more than fifteen in number, and who shall be
elected by ballot by the stockholders annually on
the first Tuesday in May in each year, and presi-
dent vice president secretary and treasurer shall be
elected annually by the Board of Directors at the
first meeting thereof after the annual ele ction OF
Directors, provided that for the purpose of the first
organization of such board such officers shall be
elected by the present Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
The number and amount of shares in capital stock
of said corporation shall be thirty thousand 10000
shares of one hundred dollars each (S1O0.)
In witness whereof have hereunto set our hands
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