St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
The st. Paul & St. Cr0ix Falls
Railway Company.

We, the undersigned, do hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose of forming and
ganizing corporation under the provisions of
title one ~ of chapter thirty-four (SI of the
General Statutes of the State of Minnesota, and
the several acts amendatory thereof; and to that
end do hereby adopt and sign the following Arti-
Giles of Incorporation:
First-The name of said corporation shall be
The st. Paul & st. Croix Falls Railway Company.
The general nature of its business shall be to
struct, operate and maintain railroad with one
or more lines of track extending from such point
or points in the City of st. Paul. Ramsey county,
Minnesota, as such corporation may elect, by the
way Of White Bear Lake to st. Croix Falls in the
State of Wisconsin; also the erecting and main
tanning of lines of telegraph along its lines
of road, such line of railroad to be constructed,
operated and maintained in such sections and di-
visions as to said corporation may seem desirable.
The principal place OF transacting the business o.
said corporation shall be the City of ST. Paul in
the County of Ramsey and State of Minnesota.
Second-The time of the commencement of said
corporation shall be the thirtieth day or Novem-
Der, A. d. 1885, and the period of its continuance
shall be one hundred (100) years.
Thlrd-The amount of capital stock of said cor
poration shall be the sum of one million dollars
Isl. 900, 000), and shall be paid in the Board of
Directors shall by resolution require.
Fourth-The highest amount of Indebtedness
that said corporation shall at any time be subject
to shall be the sum of one million dollars.
Fifth-The names and places of residence of the
persons forming this corporation are
Edmund Rice, Junior, residing at st. Paul, Min
nesota.
Frank B. Jilson, residing at St. Paul. Minnesota.
Henry A. Boardman, residing at st. Paul, Mime
sofa.
Patrick 7. Kavanagh, residing at st. Paul, Min
nesota, and
William Dawson, Junior residing at St. Paul,
Minnesota.
Sixth-The government OF said corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be vested in
board of five directors, who may elect from their
own number or from stockholders not members of
said board, president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer. Said Board of Directors shall be
elected by the stockholders at general meeting
to be held on the first Tuesday in May. A. D. 1856,
and annually thereafter on the first Tuesday in
May of each year, or at such other time as may be
by the bylaws of such corporation prescribed. All
directors and officers shall hold their Offices until
their successors are elected and have qualified.
Said Board of Directors shall have full power to
adopt, change repeal any and all bylaws neces-
sary or desirable for the government of said cor
poration or Board of Directors.
Seventh-The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be divided into ten thousand shares of one
hundred dollars each.
Eighth-The names and places of residence of
the first Board of Directors are:
Edmund Rice, Junior, residing at st. Paul. Min
nesota.
Frank B. Jilson, residing at st. Paul, Minnesota.
Henry A. Beardman, residing at ST. Paul, Min
nesota.
Patrick t. Kavanagh. residing ct st. Paul,
William Dawson Junior. residing at st. Paul
Minnesota.
In witness whereof we, the above-named incor.
porators have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 25th day of November A. d. 1885,
EDMUND RICE, Jr., Seal.
FRANK B. JILSON, lSeal,
HENRY A. BOARDMAN, Seal.
r- PATRICK T. KAvANAGH, Seal.
WILLIAM DAWSON, Jr. ISeal-
In presence of
w. G.. CASTOR,
BERT. F. PINKAS.