St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-08

The undersigned do hereby associate themselves
and org anze as body corporate under and pursuant
to the provisions of chapter "a 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 WATER-PowRR COMPANY OF MINNESOTA.
The 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 suices, breakwaters, piers,
abuttmens, booms, mills and millstes and the eas-
ing, operating and utilizing Of said Improvements,
and the conducting and carrying of manufacturing
in all any Of its 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 and easements and mixed and per
sonal and property in connection with or in the
vicinity of said water-power.
The principal place of transacting the business of
said corporation shall be at Saint Paul. in the county
of Ramsey and state of Minnesota.
The said corporation shall commence the first
day of March, A. D. 1884, 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 paid in called for by resolution resolu-
lions of the board Of directors of said corporation
".
The highest amount of Indebtedness 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, are as fol-
lows:
Charles A. DeGraff, of Saint Paul., Minnesota.
Lyman D. 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.
The government of this corporation and the man
agement of its affairs shall be vested in Board of
FIVE Directors 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 vcepresdent, secretary and treasurer
shall be elected at the first meeting of directors after
such annual meeting Of stockholders and the said Of
cers of this corporation shall hold office respectively
until their successors elected and qualified, and
in the event of a 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 drec-
tors hereafter named, and in president, yicepresi
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. DeGraf of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Milton NJ Williams, of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
William Crooks, of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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.
In presence Of
CHAs D. KERR,
NJ E. D'ENGELBAUNER.
C. A. DEGRAFF, GSeal.1
NJ. N. WILLIAMS, lSeal.1
HENRY P. UPHAM, GSeal.l
LYMAN D. HODGE, lSeal.l
VIM. CROOKS, [Seal.l
STATE OF MINNESOTA, leo
COUNTY OF RAMSEY,
On this 18th day of February, A D. 1884, before
me personally appeared Charles A DeGraff, Milton
NJ Williams, Henry P. Upham, Lyman D. 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
free act and deed.
Notarial SEAL CHAs. D. KERR,
I Ramsey Co., Notary Public, Ramsey county,
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