Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-11
INCORPORATION.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

The undersigned, Springer Harbaugh, Cushman
K. Davis, JAG OBJ n. Stewart and Charles w. Mcln-
Ramsey and State of Minnesota, and Robert Fair.
weather. William Anglim and Frank Ives all rest-
dents Of Crookston, In the county OF Polk IN said
both residents Of the city Of Pittsburgh, county Of
Allegheny, State Of Pennsylvania hereby associate
themselves for the purpose Of forming corpora
ton under and in pursuance Of the statutes of the
State Of Minnesota, and declare:
FIRST.
Lake Superior and Dakota Railway Company, and
Its general purpose and the nature of its business
shall be to construct In direct line as near as may
be consistent with engineering difficulties, and op
crate . railroad from point at or in the town OF
Duluth, county Of st. Louis, State Of Minnesota,
with branch line to the boundary line between the
States Of Wisconsin and Minnesota, to point on
the Red River of the Morrill, in the State Of Minne-
sofa, north Of the eleventh standard parallel; and
also to erect and operate line or lines Of telegraph
between said terminal points, In connection with
such railroads rs 1t may construct.
The principal place of transacting the business Of
raid corporation shall be at st. Paul. Ramsey county.
State OF Minnesota.
SECOND.
The time of the commencement Ct said corpora
ton hhal be the 9Th day of August, A. D. 1881, and
the period of its continuance shall be fifty (60 years
from said date.
The amount of the capital stock of said corpora
ton is hereby fixed and limited at the sum OF five
million ($5000,00) dollars. The said cspitsl stock
is to be paid into the treasury of said corporation
upon call of the board of directors.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability
to which said corporation shall at any time be subject
is hereby fixed and limited at the sum Of five
million ($5, 000, 00U) dollars.
The place of residence of the persons forming this
corporation and their Names are as follows: Spring
or Harbaugh, Cushman K. Davis, Jacob Stewart
and Charles W. Mcintyre, who reside at the city of
st. Paul, in the county of Ramsey, State OF Mime
sofa; Robert Fairweather, William Anglm and
Frank Ives, who reside at Crookston, in the county
of Polk, in said State, and Michael draver ana
Charles Lockhart who reside at the city OF Pitts
burgh. In the county Of Allegheny, State of PENN
sylvania.
The names of the first board of directors are as
follows namely: Springer Harbaugh, Cuehman K.
Davis Jacob II. Stewart, Charles W. Mcintyre,
Robert Fairweather, William Anglm, Frank Ives.
Michael Graver, Charles Lockhart, who snail noio
their office until their successors are elected and
qualified.
The government of the said CORPORATION and the
MANAGEMENT Of its affairs shall be vested IN the fol-
president one superintendent, one secretary, one
treasurer, one general solicitor, and board Of di-
rectors consisting of nine 90 persons, including
said officers each of whom shall be stockholders Ia
said corporation. The board Of directors shall be
elected by said stockholders Of said corporation on
the first Tuesday Of August in each year, and the
officers above named shall be elected by the board
Of directors on the second Thursday in August in
each year.
SEVENTH.
The number Of shares In the capital stock OF said
corporation is hereby fixed and limited at fifty
thousand (50OC0 shares, and the amount of each OF
said shares hereby fixed and limited at the sum Of
one hundred ($10O 0Q) dollars.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 9Th day of July, A. D 1881:
SPRINGER HARBAUGH, Seal.
OUSHMAN K. DAVIS, Seal ]
JACOB H. STEWART, [Seal.
CHARLES W. MCINTYRE, (Seal
ROBT. FAIRWEATHER, [Seal I
WILLIAM ANGLIM, Seal /
FRANK IVES, CSeal
MICHAEL GRAvER, Seal. ]
CHAS. LOCKHART, [Seal
Signed aud sealed in presence CT
De L. HARBAUGH,
W. w. WOOD,
Jas. W. DRAPER, witness as to M. Graver and
Chas. Lockhart.