Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION;
ARTICLE ONE.


The name of this corporation shall I've the Saint
Cloud, Fort Ridgley Fort Dodge Railroad Com
pany and its object and the general nature Of its
business Is tne surveying locating, building and con-
one or more branches, from the city of Saint Cloud
IN the county of Stearns and State of Minnesota BY
the way of Itchfeld, in the county of Meeker,
State OF Minnesota Hector and Fort Rdgley, in the
county OF Renvile, 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 Falrmont in the county Of Martin, State
OF Minnesota; thence in southeriy direction to the
south boundary line of the State of Minnesota at or
the State OF Minnesota. And all such side tracks,
turnouts, depot grounds, depots, warehouses, ele-
vators, machine shops and manufactures and
other appendages as it may deem suitable or con-
venient 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 transacting the business of
said corporation is Ltched in the county of Meeker
State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE TWO.
me time OF commencement of said corporation
shall be the Iwenty-seyenth (2O day of February A.
D. 1872 and the period for the continuance of said
corporation is fifty (5o) years.
ARTICLE THREE.
The amount Of capital stock of said CORPORATION
shall be Three Millions of Dollars, which shall be
paid in such insallments as the Board of Directors
shall from time to time determine no installment to
exceed ten QO) per centum nor shall assessments
days.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabilities
to which the said corporation shall at any time be
subject Is Three Millions of Dollars.
ARTICLE FIVE.
The names and places of residence of the persona
forming such association for Incorporation are G. A.
Gilman and j. R. Howard, of Stearns county; Ed
1mond OHara and J. N. Bowler, of Renyille county
w. T. Bonnwell, J. G. Rebe, J. O. Edison and
q. Reed, of Mcleod county; K. n. Heiling, OF
Brown county; Theo. Lambert and Geo. P. John
1ton, OF Watonwan county; Thos. Bohan, of Blue
Earth county; NJ. 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
stearns comfy; W. T. Bonniwell, ]. G. Riebe, j. C.
Edison and A. b. Reed, of Mcleod county T. NJ
Bowler and Edmond O'Hara, of Renvile county; K
II. Heulng, Of Brown county; Thee. Lambert and
Geo. P. Johnston, of watonwan county: Thos.
Bohan, OF Blue Earth county; N. E. L. Shanks, of
Martin county; II. h. Denny, Carver county, and ".
B: Lutz, OF Wabashaw county, all OF Minnesota.
The government of this corporation and the man.
agement OF it's affairs shall be vested in 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
1dent vice president secretary and treasurer to be
elected cleo annually by the Board of Directors, at the
nrst meeting thereof after the annual election of
Directors provided that for 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 shar es in the cap
1ta stock of said corporation shall be thirty thous-
and $4,000 shares of one hundred (1Oo) dollars
EACH
In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands
A. d. 1879.
Signed and sealed in presence Of
SAM. II. NICHOLS,
j. FLETCHER WILLIAMS.
G. A. GILMAN, IsEAL1
EDMOND O'HARA, SEAL
w. T. BONNIWELL, isEAL1
JOHN G. RIEBE, fsEALf
JAMES M. BOWLER, SEAL
THOS. BOHAN, SEAL
THEO. LAMBERT, SEAL
x. H. HELNING, IsEAL1
JAMES G. EDISON, fsEAL1
GEO. P. JOHNSTON, SEAL
II. E. L. SHANKS, fsrALf
A. H. REED, IsEA11
j. r. HOWARD, fsEALi
II. R. DENNY, tsEALi
W. d. LUIL. SEAL
STATE OF MINNESOTA, 49,
COUNTY OF RAMSEY. ss.
On this 9th day of February, A. D. 1879, before
me came personally c. A. Gilman, w. T. Bonniwell.
Edmond O'Hara, John G. Riebe James M. Bowler
theodore Lambert, Geo. P. Johnston, M. T.
ShanEs, James G. Edison, A. Il. Reed Thos. Boban
\. b.. Heling, J. R. Howard, H. R. Denny and W
3: Lutz who are to me personally known to be the
loentlcal persons who uamed in and who exc
cuted the foregoing Particles of ,nd