Daily globe., 1879-05-21
Articles 0fIncorp0ration ofthe La Crosse
and Omaha Railway Company.

To all to whom these presents shall come:
Be it known, that the undersigned PERSONS for the
ing corporation under and by virtue of the laws of
the State of Minnesota, and more especially under
and by virtue Of Title One Of Chapter Thirty-Four
acts amendatory thereof have adopted and do hereby
adopt, Articles Of Incorporation as follows:
Article First-The corporate name of the corpora
tiOn shall be The La Crosse and Omaha Railway
Company. The general nature of the business Of
this corporation is and shall be to survey, locate,
struct, maintain, operate and own railway, with
or more tracks or lines of road and the equipment
therefor, with all necessary sdetracks and turnouts
and all machine shops, warehouses, storehouses,
elevators, depots factories buildings,
| and convenient for the management equipment and
operation Of said railway, from point the west
bank of the Mississippi river, in the county Of
Of La Crosse in southwesterly direction. toward
Omaha, to the north line of the State of Iowa, with
such branches, turn-outs and lateral lines, as
may be found necessary or expedient for the con-
venient transaction of its business.
The principal place of transacting the business OF
| this corporation is and shall be at the village OF
Hokah, in the county of Houston and State Of Min
nesota.
Article second-This corporation shall commence
the 9th day of May, A. b. 1879, and shall contin
Article Third-The capital stock of this corporation
is Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, five per cent. O.
which shall be paid in at the time of subscribing h
same, and the remainder in instalments, not exceed
by the board Of directors.
Article Fourth-The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability to which said corporation shall at
time be subject, exclusive of it's indebtedness
secured by mortgage, of its property, shall be on
hundred thousand dollars.
Article Fifth-The names and places of residenc
of the persons composing this association of incor
| poration are as follows:
| c.L. Colman, La Crosse, Wis.,; John Paul, L
Crosse, Wis.,. Alex Mcmillan, La Crosse Wis.,; job
S. Medary, La Crosse, Wis.,; Joseph Clarke L
Crosse, Wis.,; James McCord, La Crosse, Wis.,; {
. | w. Thompson, Wells, Minn. E. P. Dorval, Cali
donia, Mimi; Wells E. Dunbar, Caledonia, MINI.
Article Sixth-The first board of directors of thi
corporation shall consist of the following named pc
sons, viz: G. L. COlman. john Paul, Alex Mcmillan
John s. Medary, Joseph Clarke, James McCord, I
w. Thompson, E. P. Dorival and Wells E. Dunba
who shall hold their offices as such until their su
cessors are elected.
i The officers of said corporation shall be a pres
dent, vice president, secretary, treasurer and
ecutive committee of five, who shall be annual
elected by the Board of Directors.
The government of the corporation and the maj
agement of its affairs shall be vested in board
nine directors, who shall be elected by the stockho
: ers annually on the first Thursday in June.
Until their successors are elected, @. L. COlma
d shall be president, Alex. Mcmillan vice presider
f Ellis B. Usher secretary, John s. Medary treasure
and John Paul, G l.. Colman c. w. Thompson, j
seph Clarke, and Wells E. Dunbar executive Col
mittee.
Article Seventh-The capital stock of this corpor
ton shall be divided into five thousand shares Of
> hundred dollars each.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set o
hands and affixed seals, at the city of La Cross
in the State of Wisconsin, this 18th day of May, A.