Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-25
- INC0RPOR TON,
Articles Of Incorporation.
ARTICLE T.

ARTICLEI. " 81 .
The name Of this corporal on shall be The Lake
Superior and Red River Valley Railroad Company,
and it's object and the general nature of its business
tho surveying locating, building and construction
of Jingle or double track railroad, from the State
lns bstxeen the State Of Minnesota and the St te Of
48 Of range IL. west Of the fourth principal merd
ian, III general northwestWsrdy direction, by the
most feasible route by way of the mouth Of the
goshish, Oaes lake and Leach lake, in Cass and
Itasca counties, and Red Lake Falls and Crookston
In Polk county, to Red River of the North In near
Minnesota and allsuch side.tracks, turn-outs depot
grounds, depots, warehouses, elevators, machine
shops and car manufactures and other appendages
as 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 and freight
over said abroad. ..f5sr -. ! II -a~ -
~ ARTICLE II.
The time Of commencement of said corporation
shall be the thirteth day of Decs mber 1879 and the
years. |5-t2 .T s&1 80
.~.~ ARTICLE III. ~-.-~.----.~.-~
The principal place OF transacting the business Of
said corporation shall be the city of CrooE ston In
the county Of Polk, in the State of Minnesota.
-. -. IN: ARTICLE ".
The amount Of capital stock Of ssid corporation
shall be ye million dollars which sh.i 30 paid in
from time to dme determine, no instaMent to ex-
coed ten per centum shah assessments therefor
DO made oftener than once in thirty days.
s25.z22z7 ARTICLE v. Se5z
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability to
which said corporation shall at any time be subject
LIS three million dollars. s.s.sE. If wa q.
~ !, Z r. ARTICLE VI.
The names and places NJ resdsnca ~ III. ,,.raons
forming such association for incorporation. are
Morris r. Brown, Thomas c.. Shapleieh Frank
Ives, Jehn Frederick. Arthur Yosrnault, George
Croker, E. B. Ellsworth and Willia.. M Ross of
Polk county. Minnesota, James Barclew and win
W. Gates Of the county Of Dougla in the State of
Wisconsin, and Isaiah Gerveis of He'd Lake Falls,
Polk county, Minnesota ,fcg @s2
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The names Of the hrst board Of directors of said
corporation are Morr r. Brown, Thomas C.. Shap-
leigh. Frank Ives, John Frederick, Arthur Yoer-
INSULT, George Croker, E. B. Ellsworth, William NJ
Ross and Isaiah Gervais Of Polk county, Minuesota
and James Barclew and Irwin W. Gates Of the
county Of Douglass, in the stste Of Wisconsin.
The government Of this corporation and the man
directors, to consist Of not less than nine nor more
than eleven In numbe :, and who shall be elected by
ballot by the stockholders annually, on the hrst
Tuesdsy in June in each year, and president, vice
annually BY tho board of directors, provided that
for the purpose Of the first organisation Of euch
board Of directors, on the 3h day December 1879
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Tho number and amount Of the shares in the
capital stock Of eaid corporation shall be one hun
bred thousand shares Of fifty dollars each.
hands and seals this 9Th day Of December, 1879.
Signed and sealed in presence Of 80
JoBN NOLAN,
HENRY ZIMMKRMANNs
-T------'@>.sss NORRIS R. BROWN, ISeal
. $3.50 THOMAS G.. SHAPLEIGH, Iseal.1