St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-02
RAILROAD INCORPORATION.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
NORRIS & SOUTHWESTERN
Railroad Company.
RAILROAD INCORPORATION.

Be It known that A. j. Sawyer, A. NJ. Miller, j.
c. Hunter Vim. W. Spauldng and W. d. Cornish
Crawford Livingston and Harlan F. Hail. do associate
themselves together as body corporate for the pur
pose of organizing railroad company under the pro-
visions OF the general law in force in the state
of Minnesota; giving such bodies corporate force, to
locate construct equip maintain and operate rail-
road with one or more tracks telegraph lines docks,
warehouses, dcpots, machine shops etc. To COM
mence Morris, in the county of Stevens state of
Minnesota, and thence running southwesterly to
point on the UnUn Pacific railroad, in the
OF Nebraska, between Columbus and Kearncy juno
ton in said state by the most accessible route which
said corporation may hereafter locate said railroad
line
FIRsT-The name of said corporation shall be THE
NORRIS AND SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY,
and the principal place of business Of said railroad
company shall be at Duluth, st. Louis county, Mime
sofa.
SEcoND-The time of commencement Of said cor
poration shall be the first day of August A. D. 1884;
and the period of Its continuance shall be ninety nine
years.
THIRD-The capital stock OF said corporation shall
be ten million dollars, which snail be divided into
one hundred thousand shares Of one hundred dollars
each, five per centum Of the amount of which shall
be paid the time of subscribing the same and the
balance from time to time its Board Of Directors
by resolution may direct, for the construction, equip
ment and operation OF said railroad Its branches and
appurtenances.
FoURTH-The highest amount Of indebtedness or
liabilities said corporation shall at any time be sub
jected to- shall not be more than ten million dollars
FIFTH-The government and management Of the
affairs Of said corporation shall be vested In board
of seven directors, who shall be elected annually
the first Tuesday in April of each year, and hold
their Office until the next annual meeting, or until
their successors elected and qualified. and the
board of directors possible after the annual
meeting shall elect a President, Vice President
Treasurer and Secretary from among their number
who shall hold their Office for year. until their
successors in Office shall qualify.
SIxTH-The first Board Of Directors, until the
annual meeting, shall consist of A. J. Sawyer A. NJ
Miller, J. C. Hunter. Wm W. spsuldins, ". D. Cor
nish Crawford Livingston and Harlan r. Hall
ssvESrH-The name and place Of residence of the
persons forming such association s follows VIZ
A. J. sawyer, Duluth, Minnesota
J. C. Hunter IS
VIM. W. Spaulding, IS
w d. Cornish, 81. Paul, 80
Crawford Livingston, "
Harlan P Hall, :"
EIGuTII-That until the next annual election of
the officers of said corporation VIM W. SpauJdIng
shall be President, Crawford Livingston shall be
Vice President A. J. Sawyer shall be Treasurer and
John c. Hunter shall be Secretary
To which articles or luton we have this
twenty eighth day OF July d. 1885,. subscribed
our names and affixed our seals
A. j. SAWYER, TScal1
a. VI. MILLER, fSeai1
JOHN G. HUNTER, TSeal |
WM w. SPAULDING. Iseall
CRAWFORD LIVINGSTON, iScalj
HARLAN P. HALL, fSeal
W. ID. CORNISH. [SeaLl
G. C. BARNUN, W Sr a, .; sawyer; A. M
JAMES I. RosE, and VIM Nv, W snanItIr net
CHAs. A. MOORE For Crawford Living
"i'ness l.. S. FoLLETT, ston andH Harlan P. Hall
,,-,.. S. c. WILLIAMS, rorw n Cot.
witness Nv. II. WILLIAMS, A'