Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-24
INCORPORATION,
Articles Of Incorporation.

The name Of this corporal on shall be The Lake
Superior and Red River Valley Railroad Company,
object and the general nature Of its business
of Jingle double track railroad, from the State
line between the State Of Minnesota and the Site of
Wisconsin, at some feasible point In township No.
ian, III general ENTHUSIASTICALLY direction, by the
most feasible route by way of the mouth Of the
1tasce counties, and Red Lake Falls and Crookston
in Polk county, to Red River Of the North, In or near
township No IA Of range 40, in said county OF Polk
Minnesota and all such sde-tracks turn-outs, Depot
grounds, depots, warehouses, elevators, machine
shops and Car manufactures and other appendages
as it may deem suitable and convenient for the use
and operation of said railroad, and the operation
thereof In receiving, storing and shipping freight
and In the transportation Of passengers aud freight
over said railroad. ~ - isg@ -
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The time OF commencement Of said corporation
shall be the thirt1eth day of December 1879 and the
period for the continuance Of the same shall be fifty
years. ---. ~r----+---.-
The principal place of transacting the business Of
said corporation shall b the city Of Crook ston, In
the county Of Polk, in the State of Minnesota.
- @z.$.E ARTICLE ~; 3s2 80.
The amount Of capital stock Of said corporation
such installnents as the board Of directors shall
from time to time determine, no tnstsllment to ex-
coed ten per centum, shall assessments therefor
be made oftener than once in thirty days.
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The highest amount Of Indebtedness or liability to
which said corporation shall at any TIME be subject
Is three million dollars. 81 &s,:sGS--E go
ARTICLE VI. a
The names and places of residence OF the persons
forming such association for incorporation. are
Morris Il. Brown, Thomas G. Shapleigh, Frank
Ives, Jehn Frederick, Arthur Yoernault, George
Croker, +. B. Ellsworth and william NJ. Ross, Of
Polk county. Minnesota, James Barclew and Il win
W. Gates of the county Of Douglass in the State of
Wisconsin, and Isaiah Gervais of Red Lake Falls.
Polk county, Minnesota. sI:e51:sE = Il & So
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The names Of the FIRST board Of directors of said
corporation are Morr q r. Brown, Thomas G.. Shar-
leigh, Frank Ives, John Frederick, Arthur Yoer-
nault, George Croker, E. B. Ellsworth William n.
and james Barclev aud Irwin W, Gates Of the
county of Douglass, in the State Of wisconsin
The government Of this corporation and the man
agement Of its affairs shall be YES ed in the board Of
than eleven In humble and who shall be elected by
ballot by the stockholders annually, on the first
Tuesday in June In each year and president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer shall be elected
annually by the board of directors, provided that
for the purpose of tho first organization OF such
board said officers shall be elected by the present
board of directors 3Oth day Of December 1872
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The number and amount Of the shares In the
capital stock Of said corporation shall be one hun
III In witness whereof We have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 9Th day Of December 1879.
Signed and sealed in presence Of
JOIN MCLEAN, ..s,..Ets T.
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