Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-09
INCORPORATION.
ARTICLES OF
NCORP GRAFTON
OF THE
St. Paul Brush Electric LIGHT
Company.

For the purpose Of organizing corporation under
the laws OF the state of Minnesota, we, the under
signed do hereby associate together and incorporate
ourselves and do adopt and publish the following ar
ticles 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 llumi
nation and motive power and the introduction Of
electric light and electricity for public private
into any lace in the county Of Ramsey, in the State
Of Minnesota. whether for the purpose of ilumins-
and transfer real estate, erect buildings. the laying
OF any wires or ether apparatus, the manufacture of
any articles and the undertaking Of any operations
that may be necessary proper for applying cleo
tricity TO purposes OF illumination motive power
as 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 CT Minnesota.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The time of commencement Of said corporation
shall be the first day Of August, A. 1882, and the
erod OF lis continuance shall be thirty (3O years.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The amount Of the capital sock of said corpora
ton shall be five hundred thousand $500 0c0 dol
lars and shall be paid In at such times and In such
instalments as the board Of directors shall determine
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The greatest amount OF Indebtedness or inability
to which said corporation shall ut any time be sub
ject shall be the sum Of nifty thousand (s500OO)
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 Gotzian, Saint Paul, Mimi.
W s. Alexander. Saint Paul, Mimi.
r. b. Gslusha, Saint Paul, Mimi.
Rufus f. Fleming, Fargo, Dakota.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
The names Of the first board of directors of said
corporation ere. James J. Hill, Patrick II Kelly,
Conrad Gotzian, W. 8. Alexander and X IL. Galu-
sha The government of said corporation and the
management of Its affairs shall be In board Of five
5) directors and president vice president, secre-
tary and treasurer who shall hold their offices for
| one year or until their successors 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 drec-
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, shall hold Office until
their successors are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
vided into ten thousand poeo) shares of fifty (ssO)
| 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 on the first Monday OF January, A.
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 SO asaoca.
ting, have to these articles Of Incorporation
their hands and seals the day and year first above
written. JAMES J. HILL, Seal
PATRICK Ii. KELLY, lSeaL1
CONRAD GOTHAM, lSeaL1
W. s. A. EXANDER, Seal
X. B. GALUSHA, Seal
RUFUS e. FLEMING, fSesl.
Signed aud sealed in presence Of
w. SECoMDE,
j. Killing.