Daily globe., 1881-02-03
INOoRPoRArIoN.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
fHR SAUK RAPIDS COMPANY
INCORPORATION
ARTICLE ONE

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ARTICLE ONE.
The name OF this corporation shall be the Sank Rap
ids Company and the general nature of its business
shsl be to purchase, own, use, sell, rent lease
real estate and water privileges and water power In
connection Herewith at Sauk Rapids, Benton
county, and In Stearns county, Minnesota, to pur-
chase, own, repair, rebuild and maintain ell dams
piers. abutments, flnice-ways. canalr, mill SITES
water privileges and water power and the corporate
re hts nd frsnchises including the franchise to be
corporation of the Sank Rapids WAtarP Power Com
peny, corporation created uuder the laws of tbs
State of Minnesota, and to buy AID sell any and all
other properly personal and real, that may be de T.
rsble In the prosecution of the business OF this
porat.on, and If necessary to build new dam or
dams and canals and ways at said Sank Rapids
and to repair or extend the old ones and TO create
and maintain sIaek-water navigation on the Miseis-
sippi river at and above Ssuk Rapids, MiDnesota
far a. the may be found practicabls or prodta
bic; to buy own 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 anv kind that may be determn-
ed upon by the Board Of Directors To build, OPP
crate, lease and cell elevators and warehouses; and to
build, sell, OWL, equip and operate any railroads,
sidetrscke, turnouts, etc that may be necessary or
convenient in the Improvement Of the property of
this corporation or to connect the town of Saint
cloud or any railroads hereat, with Sauk Rapids and
railroads thereat to connect any granite quarry
that 1t may become interested in, with Sauk kapfds
or with any railroad most convenient to such quar-
ries. To build buy, SELL own and operate log booms
and sorting works on the Mississippi river To buy,
sell. and operate granite quarries in Minnesota
and to buy, and ee1 stock in any manufacturing
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 be deemed profit
abe 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
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ton shall be January 1st 1881. and 1t fhal continue
for fifty years, and for such further time shall be
lawful. %
ARTICLE THREE.
The amount of the capital stock of faid CORPORA
ton shall be two hundred thousand dollars, which
shall be paid In as the Board of Directors may here
after determine but within six months after the sub
scription therefor.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness to which this
corporation shall at any time be subject ts two hur
dred thousand dollars.
II ARTICLE FIVE.
The following are the names and places Of resi-
dence Of the persons forming this Incorporation:
William F Davidson, st. Louis, Missouri; Payton
s. Davidson, Lacrosse, Wisconsin John II. Reaney,
st. Paul. Minnesota; Henry L, Williams, st. Paul,
Minnesota; James b. Davidson, st. Paul, Minneso-
ARTICLE SIX.
The names of the first Board Of Directors ara WILL
tam r. Davidson, Payton s. Davidson, John II.
Reaney, Henry L Williams, James II. Davidson.
The government of the corporation and the manage
ment of its affairs shall be vested In the Board Of
Directors who shall be elected at annual meeting
to be held in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on the first
Wednesday after the frat Monday in January Of
each year, but vacancies may be filled at any meet
ing of lders led for that purpose and the
officers of the corporation other than Directors shall
be Preside Secretary and Treasurer, to be sels
ed from eaid Board of Directors. One person may
hold two offices under this corporation.
The number and amount of shares In The capital
stock Of said corporation. shall be two thousand
stares In amounts of one hundred dollars each.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 8 LIST day of December, 1880.
Witnesses to the signature Of William F. David
son:
E.R. POWELL,
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WILLIAM F.DAT1DsON. [sEAL
Witnesses to the signature Of Payton g. Davidson:
LsFE HOLMES.
8. F, CLINTON.
P.s. DAVIDSON. [sEAr
Witnesses to the signatures OF John H.Reaney Hem
ry L. Williams, James II. Davidson.
GEO. HAYWARD. JR.,
HENRY = GooDENow.
JOHN q, REANEY: [sEA1
HENRY L. WILLIAMS. SEAL
JAMES H. DAVIDSON. isEAI-l
STATE OF MINNESOTA, :,
COUNTY OF RAMSEY. '''.
Be 1t remembered, that this 3ist day of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1880, before the undersigned, personally
c.me John H. Reapey, Henry L. Williams and J-mes
Il. Davidson, all OF st Paul, Minnesots, to me
known to be the identca, persons described In aud
who executed the foregoing instrument, and In due
form of Law acknowledged that they executed the
freely aHd voluntarily for the uses and pur-
poses therein expressed.
In witness whereof, have hereunto get my hand
and nolaria SEAL the day and year first above written.
HENRY P. GOODENOW,
[L.s.l Notary Pubic,
Ramsey County, HiDu.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
CRY or ST. LOUIS.
Be it known tha. Oh this 7th day Of January, A. D.
1881. before the undersigned personally came VII
liam F. Davidson, TO me known to be the identical
person described in and who executed the fos going
instrument, and IN due form Of law acknow,edRed
that he executed the same freely and voluntarily for
tie uses and purposes therein expressed
In winners whereof, have hereunio set ny hand
and seal the day snd year first above written.
D. r. POWELL,
r.. 81 Notary Public.
City Of st. Louis.
Qualified October Ie, 1877; term e1pires-August
| IT, 1881.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Cot MY or La CROSSE.
Be it remembered, that on this 22d day of January,
A. 1881. before the uudersIgned. personally came
Payton s Davidson, to me known to be the identical
pereon described In and who exec ted the foregoing
instrument, aad In due form OF law acknowledged
that he executed the freely and voluntarily for
the u es and purposes therein expressed.
In witness whereof, i have hereunto set my hand
and notaral zeal the day and year first above written
tL.s1 EMIL n. BORRISON,
N-o4 Notary Public.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAM
| y sey-District Court, Second judicial District.
Augustus L. Field against Henry II. Field, Henry A.
Field, and Catherine II. Fie d. his wife, Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, City of st. Paul, and
Loren Fletcher. Eber q. BY, Charles NJ Lortpg