Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-05
INCORPORATION
ARTICLES OF
GRAFTON
OF THE
St. Paul Brush Electric Light
Company.
INCORPORATION.

For the purpose of organizing q corporation under
the laws of the state OF Minnesota. wa, the under
signed do hereby associate together and incorporate
ourselves and do adopt aud publish the following ar
titles of incorporation:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name of this corporation shall. be the "Saint
Paul Brush Electric Light Company" The general
nature of the business of said corporation shall be
the application of electricity to purposes of illumi-
patton aud motive power and the introduction of
electric light and electricity for public or private use
into any llace in the county of Ramsey in the State
of Minnesota. whether for The purpose of ilumina-
ten motive power, together with rights to possess
and transfer real estate erect buildings, the laying
Of any wires other apparatus the manufacture of
any articles and the undertaking of any operations
that may be necessary proper for applying cleo
tr1city to purposes OF illumination motive power
aforesaid.
The principal place of business of said corpora
ton shall be in the city of Saint Paul. in the county
of Ramsey and State OF Minnesota.
ARTICLE SECOND
The time of commencement of said corporation
shall be the first day of August, A. 1882, and the
Period of its continuance shall be thirty 30 years.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The amount of the capital stock of said corpora
ton shall be five hundred thousand (2500 0c0) dol
lara, and shall be paid in at such times and 10 such
insallments as the board of directors shall determine
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The greatest amount of Indebtedness or Inability
TO which sad corporation shall at any time be SUBJ
ject shall be the sum OF Atty Thousand (S5000O)
dollars.
ARTICLE FIFTH
The names and places of residence Of the incor-
porators of this corporation follows to-wit:
james j. Hill, Saint Paul, MINI.
Patrick II Kelly, Saint Paul. MINI.
Conrad Gotzisn, Saint Paul, Mimi
W. s. Alexander. Saint Paul, Minn.
r. B. Galusha, Saint Paul, Minn.
Rufus e. Fleming, Fargo, Dakota.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
The names of the first board of directors of said
corporation are: James j. Hill, Patrick Kelly,
Conrad Gotzian, W. s. Alexander and Il b. Galu-
aha The government of said corporation and the
management of its affairs shall be In board Of five
90 directors and president, vice president, secre-
tary and treasurer, who shall hold their offices for
one year until their successors are elected and
qualified. Said directors shall be elected by the
stockholders Of said corporation from among their
number, at the annual meeting in each year.. The
other officers shall be elected by the board of direc
tors annually at such times in each year shall be
prescribed by the bylaws; and said board shall at
their hrst meeting elect president vice president,
secretary and treasurer wao shall hold Office until
their successors are elected and qualified
ARTICLE SEVENTH
The capital stock of said corporation cha,l be di
vded into ten thousand 100000 shares of fifty go
dollars each
ARTICLE EIGHTH
The annual meeting of the stockholders of>said
corporation shall be held at Its general office In Saint
Paul at 10 a. M on the first Monday of January, A.
d 1888, and of each year thereafter, or at such
other time or place as the board OF directors shall
by resolution direct.
In witness whereof, the said persons sssocia-
ting, have to these articles of incorporation set
their hands and seals the day and year first above
written. JAMES j. Hi L, lSesl |
PATRICK H KELLY, fSeal |
CONRAD GOTHAM, lSeaL |
VS. A. EXANDER. Seal |
r. B. GALUSHA, Seal.1
RUFUS E. FLEMING, [Seal !
Signed and sealed in presence Of
W. SECoMBE,
j. Killing.