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

The name Of this corporation shall lie the Saint
Cloud, Fort Rdgley Fort Dodge Railroad Com.
pany and its object and the general nature of it's
business Is the surveying, locating, building and con-
struction of single double track railroad with
one or more branches from the city of Saint Cloud
IN the county of Stearns and State Minnesota bv
the way of Itchfeld, in the county of Meeker
State OF Minnesota: Hector and Fort Ridgey in the
county of Renvine, State of Minnesota; Sleepy Eye
IN the county of Brown, State of Minnesota; st,
james, in the county of Watonwan, State of Mime
sofa, and Fairmont, in the county of Martin State
OF Minnesota; thence in southery direction to the
south boundary line of the State of Minnesota at or
near Tenhassen, in Martin county, Minnesota all in
the State of Minnesota. And all such side tracks
turnouts, depot grounds, depots, warehouses, eie-
Yators, machine shops and car manufactures and
other appendages as it may deem suitable or con-
venlent 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.
Ihe pr1ncpa! place of transacting the business of
said corporation is Itchfeld, in the county OF Meeker
State OF Minnesota.
ARTICLE TWO.
The time of commencement of said corporaton
shall be the Twenty-seventh (2D day of February a,
D. 1872 and the period for the continuance of said
corporation is fifty (50) years.
ARTICLE THREE.
The amount of capital stock of said CORPORATION
shall be Three Millions Of Dollars, which shall be
paid in such insallments the Board of Directors
shall from time to time determine no installment to
exceed ten QG) per centum, nor shall assessments
therefor be made oftener than once in thirty (3O)
days.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabilities
TO winch the said corporation shall at any time be
subject is Three Millions of Dollars
ARTICLE FIVE.
Inc names and places of residence of the persons
forming such association for Incorporation are c. A.
Gilman and J. R. Howard, of Stearns county; Ed
mond O'Hara and j. NJ Bowler, of Renvile county:
VI Bonniwell, J. g. Rebe, J. c. Edison and a.
In oN10 ,1,,4v-
Brown county; Theo. Lambert and Geo. P. John
ston, OF Watonwan county; Thos. Bohan, of Blue
= Earth county; M: E. L. shanks, of Martin county;
81. R. Denny, of Carver county, and W. B, Lutz. of
Wabashaw county, all of Minnesota.
ARTICLE SIX.
The names of the first Board of Directors of said
corporation are G. A. Gilman aud J R, Howard. of
stearns county; W. T. Bonniwel, j. G. Riebe J. G.
Bowler and Edmond O'Hara, Of Renville county; <.
Il. Helling, of Brown county; Theo. Lambert and
geo. P. Johnston, of Watonwan county; Thos.
Bohan, OF Blue Earth county; NJ. E. L. shanks, of
Martin county; H. R. Denny, Carver county, and ",
b. Lutz, of Wabashaw county, all of Minnesota.
Inc government of this corporation and the man
agement of its affairs shall be vested the Board
OF Directors to consist of not less than seven On nor
more than fifteen Q5) in number, and who shall be
elected by ballot by the stockholders annually. ON
the second Tuesday of June in each year, and pres
ldent vice president secretary and treasurer be
elected annually by the Board of Directors at the
hrst meeting thereof after the annual election of
DHectors PROVIDED tAat Tor the purpose Of the first
organization of such Board, said officers shall be
elected by the present Board of Directors.
ARTICLE SEVEN
The number and amount of the shares in the can
ltal stock of said corporation shall be thirty ttous-
and 10000 shares of one hundred G0O) dollars
each.
In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands
and seals, this Twenty-seventh day of February,
A. D. 1879.
Signed and sealed in presence Of
SAM. H. NICHOLS,
j. FLETCHER WILLIAMS.
G. A. GILMAN, IsEa11
EDMOND OHARA, SEAL
W. T. BONN1WELL, SEAL
JOHN G. RIEBE, sEAL1
JAMES NJ. BOWLER, SsEAL1
THOS. BOHAN, lsEaL1
THEO. LAMBERT SEAL
K H HELNING, fsEALi
JAMES e. EDISON, fsEAL1
GEO. P. JOHNSTON, SEAL
NJ. E. L. SHANKS, SEAL
A. II. REED, fsE.11
.. II. dOMARD, sEALl
u. n DENNY, SEAL
W. b. LUZ. SEAL
STATE OF MINNESOTA, %
COUNTY OF RAMSEY. 3D.
On this 9th day of February, A. D. 1879, before
ne came personally G. A. Gilman, W. T. EonniweH.
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