Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION;

Inc name OF this Corporation shall be the Mime
sofa Western Air Line Railroad Company and th
object and the general nature of it's business is tn
surveying, building, locating and constructing of
single or double track railroad from some point O,
me Northern Pacific Railroad, in the County of Otte
Ial State OF Minnesota, by the way of the Village
alexandria, In the County of Douglas, Willmar, il
the County of Kandiyohi, and Window, in the Count
OF Cottonwood, and thence to some point on tn
southern boundary of the State in or near jackson
county; and all such side-tracks, turn-outs. depo
grounds, depots, warehouses, elevators, machine
shops, car manufactures and other appendence
as as it may deem suitable or convenient TO
the operation thereof in receiving storing anf
shipping FREIGHT and in the transportation of
gers ana freight over said railroad. The principa
place of transactng the business of said Corporation
IS at W1limar in the county of Kandiyohi, State OF
Minnesota. y
ARTICLE TWO.
The time Of commencement of said corporation
shall be the third day Of March, 1872 and the period
1or the continuance of said corporation is fifty years
ARTICLE THREE
The amount Of capital stock of said corporation
snail be three million dollars $4,000, OOO) which
shall be paid in such instalments as the Board of
directors shall from time to time determine no in
stallment to exceed ten per centnm nor shall assess
ments therefor be made more than once in thu TT,
days.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability ia
which the said corporation shall at any time be snb
Ject is CS3OOO,O0O) Three Million Dollars,
ARTICLE FIVE.
Inc names and places of residence Of the persons
forming such association for incorporation are as
1sd A. A. Brown and J. B: Cowng, Of Doug
las county; A. E. Rice and E. Raison, of Kandivohf
county; A. McCrea and M. Anderson of Otter Tail
county; Ole Peterson, j. G.. Whittemore and O. n.
Barness, OF Pope county; Edward LARSEN, Of Swift
county; A. D. Perkins, of Cottonwood county: J. f.
Goodsen, of Mower county; K. II. Helline, of Brown
county and J: w. Cowng, Of Jackson county all OF
the State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE SIX.
The names of the first Board of Directors Of said
corporation are A. A. Brown and j. B. Cowing. of
douglas county; A. E. Rice and E. Railson, of Kan
Tau county Oe Peterson, ]. g. Whittemore and o. n
Barsness, of Pope county; Edward LARSEN of Swift
county; A. D. Perkins, of Cottonwood county: j. F.
doodsell, OF Mower county; e II. Helli,lg of Brown
coulty ana =: ". Cowing OF Jackson county, all of
The government of this corporatonJ and the
management OF its affairs shall be vested in Board
OF Directors to consist of not less than seven nor
elected by ballot by the STOCKHOLDERS annually on
the first Tuesday in May in each year, and presi.
dent vice president secretary and treasurer shall be
e elected annually by the Board of Directors at the
nrst meeting thereof after the annual ele cton of
Directors provided that for the purpose Of the first
organization of such board such officers shall be
elected by the present Board of Directors.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
The number and amount Of shares in capital stock
of said corporation shall be thirty thousand COCOON
shares of one hundred dollars each (S1OO.)
In witness whereof we have hereunto set onr hands
and seals, this the Sd day OF March A. d. 1879.
A. A. BROWN, [sEAL1
J. B. COMING, sEAI1
A. E.RICE, SEAL
E. RAILSON, fsEAI1
ANDREW McCREA, fsEAL1
~MICHAEL ANDERSON fsnAI1
OLE PETERSON, tsFAI1
j. G.. WHITTEMORE, fsEAI1
OLE N. BARSNESS, SEAL
EDWARD LARSEN, isEAI,1
A. D. PERKINS, isEA11
J. w. COMING, fsrA1i
J. f. GOODSELL, sEAIi
x. 81. HELLING, fsEAIi
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON, fsEAI1
Witness: lJ
VICTOR HJoRTsBERe,
JOHN p. JACOBSON.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF Ramsey ss
On this Sd day of March, A. D. 1879, before me
personally appeared A. A. Brown, J. B. Cowine, a.
y. Rice, p. Raison, Andrew McCrea, Michael Ander-
son, Ole Peterson, j. q. Whttemore, Ole N. Barsness
Edward LARSEN, A. ID. Perkins, J., W. Cowinq q n
Goodsell, X. b. Helng and Christian Johnson all to
me personally known to be the identical persons who
are named In and who executed the FOREGOING srti
cles OF incorporation and ackno wledged that thew
executed the same freely and volunt arily for the
uses and purposes therein expressed.
Witness my hand and notarial seal the day and
year above written. -
VICTOR HJORTsBERa.
Notary Public, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Filed tn this office March Sd, A. D. ls79, at Pm.
J. s. IRGENS.
es'es Secretary Of State.