St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
LITTLE FALLS WATER POWER CON-
PANY OF MINNESOTA.

PANY OF MINNESOTA.
The undersigned do hereby associate themselves
ana org anize as body corporate under and pursuant
10 the provisions Of chapter 81 of the general statutes
OF Minnesota. and to that end do hereby adopt and
sign the following articles Of association:
The name Of this corporation shall be: THE LITTLE
FALLS WATKE-PowEE COMPANY OF MINNESOTA.
me general nature of its business shall be the de-
velopment, Improvement and use of the water-pOwer
In the Mississippi river at Little Falls in this state
by constructing. operating and maintaining dams,
canals, locks, ponds, sluces, breakwsters, PIERS
abuttments, booms mills and mill-stes and the leas-
ing, operating and utilizing of said improvements,
and the conducting and carrying of manufacturing
In all or any OF It's branches by means OF said water
and other power and improvements with power and
authority to buy, SELL lease improve mortgage and
convey, or in any way deal in real property rights
Entertainments ana easements, and mixed and per-
sonal estate and property in connection with or tho
vicinity of said water-power
The principal place of transacting the business OF
said corporation shall be Saint Paul In the county
OF Ramsey and state OF Minnesota.
The said corporation shall commence ON the frs.
day OF March, A d. 1854, and shall continue for the
term of thirty years.
The amount of the capital stock of this corporation
shall be six hundred thousand dollars and the same
shall be paid in called for by resolution or resolu-
tions Of the board Of directors OF said corporation
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability TO
which this corporation shall at any time be subject,
is the sum of five hundred thousand dollars.
"
The names and places of residence of the persons
forming this association for incorporation, fol-
lows:
Charles A. DeGrar, of Saint Paul. Minnesota.
Lyman ID. Hodge, of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Henry p Upham, of Saint Paul. Minnesota.
Milton NJ. Williams, OF Saint Paul. Minnesota.
William Crooks, Of Saint Paul. Minnesota.
vi.
The government of this corporation and the man.
agement of its affairs shall be vested In Board Of
hve Directors to be elected by the stockholders and
In President, VicePresident, Secretary and Trea-
surer TO be elected by the Board OF Directors
The directors of said corporation shall be elected
annually at the time that shall be fixed by the by
laws for the annual meeting of the stockholders and
the president vice president secretary and treasurer
shall be elected ut the first meeting of directors after
such annual meeting OF stockholders and the said Of
fcers of this corporation shall hold office respectively
until their successors elected and qualified and
in the event of u vacancy in the board OF directors
the same may be filled at a special meeting of the
stockholders, until the first election OF directors by
the stockholders and their qualification. The gov
eminent OF said corporation and the management of
its affairs shall be vested in the first board OF direc
tors hereafter named, and in president vicepresi-
dent secretary and treasurer to be elected by them
at their first meeting.
The names of the first Board Of Directors ace as
follows:
Henry p. Upham, of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Lyman d. Hodge, of Saint Paul Minnesota
Charles A. DeGraff, OF Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Milton NJ. Williams of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
William Crooks, of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
VII
The number Of shares Of the capital stock of said
corporation shall be six thousand and their amount
shall be one hundred dollars each share
In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed
our names this 18th day of February A. d. 1884.
III presence Of
CHAs. ID. KERR,
NJ. L. D'ENGELBAUNER.
C. A. DEGRAFF, [Seall
NJ. NJ. WILLIAMS, [Seal.l
HENRY p UPHAAI, lseal.l
LYMAN d. HODGE, lSeall
VIM. CROOKS, lSeaLl
STATE OF MINNESOTA, l..
COUNTY OF RAMSEY, SO
On this 18th day of February A. d. 1884. before
me personally appeared Charles A. DeGraf. Milton
NJ. Williams, Henry Z. Upham, Lyman ID. Hodge and
Vim. Crooks to known to be the persons described
in and who executed the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged that-they executed the same as their
Notarial seal, CHAs. ID. KERR,
I Ramsey Co., Notary Public, Ramsey county,
Mimi. feb194w-tu Minnesota.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
hereby certify that the within instrument was
filed for record in this office, thu 18th day of Feb
ruary, ~ ID. 1884, at O'Clock m, and was duly
corded in Book Of interpretations, pages 2Oi 2O2
and 2Q3.
FRED Won BAUNBACH.
Secretary Of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Ramsey. 20
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS.
This is to certify that the within instrument was
filed for record in this Office Saint Paul. the 2lst
day OF February A. ID. 1884, at II o'clock a. m and
that the same was duly recorded in Book OF ncor-
porations pages 499, etc.
[Seal u. C. WILEY,
feb22-4w-fH Register of Deeds.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.