Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-24
Articles ofIlcorp0radon ofthe La Crosse
and Omaha Railway Company.

TO ~ towhom these presents shsI come:
Purpose Of assocang themselves together and form.
ing corporation under and by virtue Of the laws Of
tho 6tate Of Minnesota, and moro especially. under
Of the General Statutes Of said state and the several
actSamendatory thMeof, haveadopted and do hereby
adopt Articles Of Incorporation q follow: ~.
ton shall be Tho La Crosse and Omaha Railway
Company. The general nature Of the business Of
this corporste e and shall 30 to survey locate
o. moro tracks Or lines Of road and the equipment
thero With III necessary sidetrscks and turn.onts,
and and al machine shops. warehouses storehouses,
structures, erections and appurtsnanoes nccesssv
and convenient for the management, equipment and
operation Of said railway from point on the west
pan. Q. IN tae tMissiasppt river IN the county
Of Ia Crosse in . southwestsrE direction, toward
Omsha, to the north limo Of the 8tate OF lows, With
such branches, turn-outs and lateral lines, -
venient Transaction Of il business. - =, =.
The principal place Of trsnsacting the business Of
t t1i 99seossaon Il and shall be ct the village Of
Article second-Th corporation shah commence
peoS Of A. p ss and shall
Article Third-The capital stock Of this corporation
q Five Hundred Thousand Dollars nve per cent. Of
wncn snsl 90 paid IA q the time Of subscribing tho
same, and the remainder In instalmsnts not exceed
Ing twenty Per centum at any one time, as ordered
by tho board Of directors. q =
I Article Fouth-The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability to which said corporation shall 1t any
time be subject, exclusive OF its indebtedness
secured ~ mortgage, Of its property, shall be ono
hundred thousand dollars. .5 %
Article Fhth-The names and places Of residences
OF the persons composing this association of hcor-
poration arc . follows:
G. Z. Colm.n, La. Crosse, Wis.,; John Paul, La
Crosse, Wis.,; Alex Mcmillan, L. Crosse, wis.,; John
9. Medary, Il Crosse, Wis; Joseph Clarke, La
Crosse, Wis; James McCord, La Crosse, Wis; q.
W. Thompson, Wells, Mimi; e. r. Dorival, Gale
donna, Mimi: Wells e. Dunbar Caledonia, MINI.
Article Sxth-The first board of directors of this
corporation shall consist Of the following named PER-
sons, VIZ: G. l.. Colmsn. John Paul, Alex Mcmillan
John 8. Medary, Joseph Clarke, James McCord, @.
". Thompson, E. p. Dorivsl and Wells T.. Dunbar,
who shall hold their ofces q such until their sue.
oessors arc elected. rs
The officers OF said corporation shal be presi-
dent vice president secretary, treasurer and an ex-
ecudve committee Of hve, who shall be annually
elected ny the Board Of Directors.
Ine government Of tho corporation and the man
agement Of its affairs shall be vested In board of
nine directors, who shall be elected by the stockhold
ers annually ON the first Thursday in June.
Until their successors are elected, O. l.. Colmsn
shall be president, Alex. Mcmillan vice president,
Ellis B. Usher secretary, John 8. Medary treasurer
and John Paul, g. l.. C0lman, @. W. Thompson, 10.
seph Clarke, and Wells E. Dunbar executive COM
nnittee. Ct -s-Is.7sE =
Article Seventh-The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be divided into i've thousand shares Of one
hundred dollars each. y -
In witness whereof, We have hereunto set our
hands and affixed our SEALS at the city of La Crosse
the State Of Wisconsin, this 18th day Of May AID
1870.