St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-01
ARr1cIEs oF 1NcoEpoRAr1oN.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
LITTLE FALLS WATER POWER CON-
PANY OF MINNESOTA.

The undersigned do hereby associate themselves
and org antze 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 WArER-PowEE COMPANY OF MINNESOTA.
The general nature of its business shall be the de-
velopment, improvement and use of the waterpower
in the Mississippi river at Little Falls in this state,
Oy constructing, operating and maintaining dams,
canals, locks, ponds, sluces, breakwaters, piers,
abuttments. booms, mills and mill-stes and the leas-
ing. operating and utilizing OF said improvements,
and the conducting and carrying on of manufacturing
in all any OF its branches by means of said water
and other power and Improvements with power and
authority 10 buy, SELL lease improve, mortgage and
convey, or In any way deal in real property rights,
Entertainments and easements, and mixed and per-
sona estate and property in connection with or the
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 first
day of March, A. D. 1881, 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
shall be paid in called for by resolution resolu-
tons 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 I'VE hundred thousand dollars.
The names and places of residence of the persons
forming this association for incorporation, fol-
lows:
Charles A. DeGraf 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, TO be elected by the stockholders and
in President Vice-Presdent, 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 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 are elected and qualified, and
in the event of vacancy in the board OF directors
the same may be filled ut 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 vice-presi
IL.
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
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 this 18th day of February A. D. 1884.
In presence Of
CHAs ID. KERR,
NJ. Z. D'ESGELBAUNEE.
G. 4. DEGRAFF. TSeall
NJ. NJ. WILLIAMS, tSeaLl
HENRY p. UPHAM, lSeall
LYMAN d. HODGE, GSeaLl
VIM. CROOKS, tSeall
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
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 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
free act and deed.
Notarial seal, CHAs. d. KERR,
Ramsey Co., Notary Public, Ramsey county,
Mimi; febls-4w-tu Minnesota.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
/ hereby certify that the within instrument was
filed for record in this office, tho 18th day OF Feb
ruary. A. ID. 1884, at O'Clock n. M and duly
corded In Book OF interpretations pages POI, 212
and 203.
FRED Won BAUMBACH,
Secretary OF State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, L.
County of Ramsey
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS.
This f. to certify that the within instrument was
filed record In this Office Saint Paul, the 2lst
day of February, A. ID. 1884, at IL o'clock m, and
that the same duly recorded in Book OF incor'
porations pages 499, etc.
[SeaIl R.C. WILEY,
feb224w-fri Register Of Deeds.