St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
LITTLE FALLS WATER POWER CON-
PANY OF MINNESOTA.

The undersigned do hereby associate themselves
and org anize body corporate under and pursuant
to 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 WATERPowER 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 Little Falls in this state
by constructing, operating and maintaining dams,
canals, locks ponds, sluices, breakwaters, piers,
abutments, bOoms mills and millsites and the leas-
ing. operating and utilizing Of said Improvements
and the conducting and carrying OF manufacturing
in all any of its branches by of said water
and other power and Improvements with power and
authority 10 buy sell. lease improve. mortgage and
convey, in any way deal in real property, rights
Entertainments and easements and mixed and per-
sona 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 Saint Paul, in the county
OF Ramsey and state of Minnesota.
The said corporation shall commence on 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 be paid in as called for by resolution resolu
lions of the board Of directors Of said corporation
w.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liability TO
which this corporation shall any time be subject,
is the OF FIVE 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.
Of ni nF Do mi
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 he vested in a Board OF
five Directors, to be elected by the stockholders and
in President, Vice-President 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 vcepresident secretary and
shall be elected 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 vacancy in the board OF directors
the same may be filled at 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 pres
dent secretary and treasurer to be elected by them
NJ the, !" first meeting.
| The names of the first Board of Directors ace a.
follows:
Henry p. Upham, Of Saint Paul Minnesota.
Lyman ID. Hodge, OF Saint Paul Minnesota
| Charles A. DeGraff Of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Milton VI. 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 hundred dollars each share.
In witness whereof, have hereunto subscribed
our names this 18th day of February, A d. 1854.
| In presence Of
CHAs. d. KERR,
NJ. L. D'ENGELBAUNEE.
| c. a. DEGRAFF, [Seal.l
| NJ. VI. WILLIAMS, lSeal.l
| HENRY z. UPHAM, lSeall
| LYMAN D. HODGE, lSeal.l
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