Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10
ARTICLES OF Incorporation
OF THE
minneapolis, Hutchinson and South.
western Railway Company"

We, the Undersigned desiring TO associate our
selves and becoming incorporated under the provs-
ions of statutes of the State Of Minnesota for the
purpose Of building and operating railway, do
hereby adopt and kign the following articles Of in
corporation:
The name of the corporation shall be The Mime
apolis, Hutchinson and southwestern Railway Com
pany. The general nature of its bushes, the build
ing and operating of d railway running from Lake
Minnetonka, in Hennepin county, Slate Of Mime
sota west to the village o Hutchinson in Mcleod
county, Minnesota; thence to the western boundary
eff the state which railway may he built and operated
in division Of such length as the company may from
time to time determine, and the principal place of
Business of said corporation shall be the city Of
Minneapolis, State of Minnesota.
The time Of the commencement of the corporation
shall be the 4h day of February A. D. 1884, and the
period of its continuance nnety-nine years.
The amount of the capital stock Of the corporation
shall be the of million dollars, TO be paid In
instalments as called for by ths Board of Directors.
to which the corporation shall at any time be subject
shall be the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars
The name and place of residence of the persons
hereby associated in the corporation follows
to-wit: In Hutchinson, Mimi William T. Bonni-
we |, Warren J. Ives and 8. G. Anderson. In Glen
coe, Minn., j. O. Edison and j. O. Biebe. In Mime
apolis, G. P1lkbury and Chas. s. Hubert.
The government of the corporation and the MAJ
agement Of Its affairs shall be vested In board OF
seven directors to be annually ei-cted. The Direc-
tors shall eject the President and Vice President out
Of their number, and shall also appoint elect q
Secretary, Treasurer and such other officers Of the
corporation as they may deem necessary. The an
nua election of Directors shall be held the first
Tuesday of February of each year, and W. T. Bon
niwel W. j. Ives, @. A. Pillsbury, j. G. Edson j.
O. Riebe, S. G.. Anderson and Chas. 8. Hubert
shall constitute The first Board of Directors, and
shall remain in Office until the next annual election
of officers and until their successors are duly
elected.
The capital stock of the corporation shall be di-
dived into ten thousand shares Of one hundred dol
lars each. In witness whereof have hereunto ct
our hands this Sd day of February, 1881.
W. T. BoNNIwELL, Seal
". IVES, Seal
C. A. PILLSBURY, Seal.1
j. G. EDISON, [Sesl.1
J. G. RIEBE, Seal.
&. G. ANDERSON, Seal p
CHAS. s. HUBERT, tSeal.l
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Ramsey.
On this Sd day of February, A. D. 1884, before
me personally came s. G. anderson, W Ives.
James O Edison, John G. ebe, W. T Bonniwell,
Chas. s. Hubert AID Chas. A. Pillsbury to me
personally known TO be the identical persons who
named in and who executed the foregoing articles of
incorporation, and each acknowledged that they
cuted the same, freely and voluntarily, for the
and purposes therein expressed.
Witness my hand and not2rial seal the day and
year above written.
VICTOR HJORTSBERG,
SO ~ Notary Public Ramsey Comfy Mimi.