St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-02
RAILROAD INCORPORATION,
RAILROAD INCORPORATION.
ARTICLES OF INC0RP0RATI0N
OF THE
NORRIS & SOUTHh ESTERN
Railroad Company.

Be It known, that A. j. Sawyer, A. NJ. Miller j.
c. Hunter, VIM. W. Spaulding and w. d. Cornish
Crawford Livingston and Harlan p. Hail. do associate
themselves together body corporate for the DUR
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 more tracks telegraph lines docks
warehouses, depots, machine shops, ETC. To com
mence at Morris, in the county of Stevens state Of
Minnesota, and thence running southwesterly TO
point the Union Pacific railroad In the state
OF Nebraska, between Columbus and Kearncy juno
ton in said state by the accessible route which
said corporation may hereafter locate said railroad
line
F1RsT-The name of said corporation shall be TIE
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
poraiOn shall be the first day of August A D. 1884,
and the period of It's continuance shall be ninetynine
years.
THIRD-The capital stock Of said corporation shall
be ten million dollars which snail be divided into
one hundred thousand shares Of hundred dollars
each, five per centum of the amount OF which shall
be paid ut the time Of subscribing the same and the
balance from time to time as its Board of Directors
by resolution may direct, for the construction eou
ment and operation OF said railroad It's branches and
appurtenances.
FoURTH-The highest amount of indebtedness or
liabilities said corporation shall at any time he sub
jected to- shall not be than ten million dollars
FfFTH-The government and management OF the
affairs of said corporation shall be vested In board
of directors who shall be elected annually on
the first Tuesday in April of each year. and hold
their Office until the next annual meeting, or until
their successors are elected and qualified, and the
board of directors possible after the annual
meeting shall elect President, Vice President
Treasurer, and Secretary from among their number
who shall hold their Office for year. or 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. VIM. W. Spsu!dIn9, W D. Cor
nish Crawford Livingston and Harlan r. Hall
ssvExTH-The name and place of residence of the
persons forming such association is as follows VIZ:
A. J. sawyer, Duluth Minnesota.
A. NJ. Miller,
]. C. Hunter, s.
Vim. W. Spaulding, -
W. D. Cornish. St. Paul. 50
Crawford Livingston - ."
Harlan 2. Hail. =.
EIGHTH-That until the next annual election of
the officers of said corporation VIM W SDaulding
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 as luton we have this
twenty eighth day of July, \. D. 1884, subscribed
our names and affixed our seals.
A. j. SAWYER, TScaI1
A. NJ. MILLER, fSeaII
JOHN c. HUNTER, TSeal
WM. W. SPAULDING. ISeali
CRAWFORD LIVINGSTON iScal
HARLAN P. HALL, TSeaI
W. d. CORNISH. ISeaII
ia r BApxrM For A. j. Sawyer A NJ
Witness:1 I,S,s ~ IoSr Miller, John c. Hunter
and VIM. W .Spauding
,,-,.-. CHAs. A. MOORE, For Crawford Living
'4'AiSSS I L. S. FoLLETT, st0n and Harlan P. Hall
witness y; u WtLLi'HS For W. D. Cornish,