Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-27
INCORPORATION.
INCORPORATION.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
The SAUK RAPIDS COMPANY
ARTICLE ONE.

The SAUK RAPIDS COMPANY
ARTICLE ONE
The name Of this corpoi alton shall be the Sank Rap
ids Company and the general nature of its business
shall be to purchase own, use, sell rent or lease
connection Herewith OF Sank Rapids, Benton
county, and in Stearns county, Minnesota, to put
chase, own, repair, rebuild and maintain all dams
piers. abutments, sluicew ways, canals, mill Sites
water prgi eyes and water power and the corporate
rights I'd frLnchifes including the franchise to be
a corpora ion of the Sank Rapids Water Power Com
pGny, a corporation created uuder the laws of ths
State of Minnesota, and to buy aud sell any and all
other property, personal and real that may bs del
RS BILE IN the prosecution Of the business OF this cor
poration, and if necessary to build a new dam or
dams and caI.ls and race ways at said Sank Rapids
and to repair extend the old ones and to create
aud maintain slackwater navigation On the Missis-
sppi river at and above Sank Rapids, Minnesota, SO
far as the same may be found practcabl, or proata
BILE; to buy, aud sell pine lands and pine TIMBER
and to deal generally In lumber, fuel and grain. To
build, own, operate lease or sell Touring mills, saw
mills and factories of kind that may be deermln-
ed UPON by the )ard of Directors. To build,
crate and eel elevators and warehouses and to
build, sell, own, equip and operate any railroads,
side-tracks turnouts, etc that may be necessary or
convenient In the Improvement OF the proierty OF
this corporation or to connect the toan of Saint
Cloud or any railroads hereat, it'll Sank Rapids and
railroads thereat, or to connect any granite quarry
that it may become interested in, with Sank Rapids
or with any railroad most convenient 10 slcn quar-
ries. To build, buy, ss own and o.erate log booms
and sorting works on the Mississippi river. To buy
SELL own and operate granite quarres In Minnesota,
and to buy, own sell stock in any manufacturing
corporations that may hereafter lease buy power of
this corporation or make improvements upon any OF
its property and to borrow aud loan money, and to
carry all such business as may BIS de eDed proht
ab o by its Board of Directors, and the principle
place Of business of this corporation shall be at
Saint Paul, in Ramsey county, Minnesota, with
branch offices at such other places in Minnesota as
may be deemed advisable by its Board of Directors.
ARTICLE TWO.
The time Of the commencement of this corpora
ton shall be January LIST, 1881, aud 1t shall continue
for fifty years. and for such further time as shall be
lawful
ARTICLE THREE.
The amount Of the capital stock of taid corpora
ton shall be two hundred thousand dollars, which
shall be paid in az the Board Of Dh ecors may here
after determine but within six months after the sub
scriptfon therefor
ARTICLE FOUR.
III, highest amount of ind, btedness to which this
corporation shall at auy time be subject is two hr-
DIR. d thousand dollars.
ARTICLE FIVE.
The following are the names and places of resi-.
dence of the per sons forming this incorporation:
Viii i'm Davidson, st Louis, Missouri Psyton
s. Dav dson, Lacrosse. Wisconsin; John III. Reaney,
St Paul. Minnesota; Henry l.. Williams, st Paul
Minnesot.; James H. Davidson, ST. Paul, Minneso-
ia.
ARTICLE SIX.
The names of the first Board Of Directors vii
tiam F. Davidson, Payton s. Davidson, John Il.
Reaney, Henry l. Williams, James IL. Davidson
The government OF the corporation and the manage.
ment of its affairs shall be vested in tho Board OF
Directors, who shall be eli ccd at an annual meeting
to be held in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on the first
Wednesday after the first Monday in January OF
each year, but vacancies may be filled at any meet
ing of ca led for that purpose and the
officers of the corporation other than Directors, shall
be Presd MT Secretary aud Treasurer, to be select
ed from said Beard of Directors. One person may
hold two Offices under this corporation.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
The number and amount of shares in the cap tia
stock of said corporation. shall be two thousand
shares in amounts of one hundred dollars each.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands
and SEALS this 3lst day of December, 1880.
witnesses to the signature of William F. David
E. R. POWELL,
D. 7. BRICK.
WILLIAM 7. DAvIDsON. [sEAL ]
Witnesses to the signature of Payton s. Davidson
LAFE HOLMES.
8. L. CLINTON.
P.S. DAVIDSON. [sEAL
Witnesses to the signatures OF John Reaney, Hen
~ L. Williams, James Fl. Davidson,
GEO. HAYWARD, JR,
HENRY P GooDENow.
HENRY WILLIAMS. [sEAL
JAMES q. DAVIDSON. [sEAL.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, =,
COUNT OF RAMSEY.
Be it remembered, that on this 3lst day OF Decem-
Der, A D. 1880, before the undersigned, personally
came John II. Reauey, Henry L. Williams and jones
Davidson, all of st Paul, Minnesots, to me
known to be the Identical persons described in and
who executed thu foregoing instrument, and In due
form of law acknowledged that they executed tine
same freely and voluntarily for the uses and pur-
poses therein expressed.
In witness whereof have hereuuto set my hand
and notarial SEAL the day and year first above written
HENRY p. GOODENOW,
TIs1 Notary Pubic,
Ramsey County, linn.
STATE OF MISSOURI, S..
CITY OF ST. LOUIS.
Be It known, that on this 7h day of January, A. D.
1881 before the undersigned, personally came VII.
liam F Davidson, to me known to be the ldentcal
person described in, and who executed the foregoing
instrument, and in due form of law acknowleda ed
that he executed the freely and voluntarily for
the uses and purposes therein expressed
In witness whereof, I'have hereunto set my hand
and seal the day and year first above written
u. r. POWELL,
r1.s.1 Notary Public,
City Of st. Louis.
Qualified October 10, 1877; term expires August
II, 1881.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, as.
COUNTY OF LA CROSSE.
Be It remembered, that on this 22d day of January
A. D 1881. before the undersigne personally came
Payton s Davidson to me known to be the Identical
person described ill., and who executed the foregoing
instrument, and in due form of law Acknowledged
that he executed the freely and voluntarily for
the u. es and purposes therein expressed.
In witness whereof, have hereuuto set my hand
and notarial seal the day and year hrs ABOVE wren
Isl EMIL N. BoRRIsoN,
Notary Public.