Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-14
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THE
Little Falls, Mile Laos &
Lake Superior Rail
Way Company.

!: We: the undersigned, do hereby sssoci tie
ourselves together as an incorporation
e. na. c3aPtss Thirty Ga Of the
Organize by adopting the following articles of
association >
ARTICLEI. =.
The name Of thi $ corporation is and shall be-,
THE Little Falls, Mile Laos and Lake Super;
ior Rail Way Company"
ARTICLE IL. 49,
The general nature of the business of this
Of one or more lines Of: standard or narrow:
gaug,, railroad. as may hereafter be deter.
mined, from the Village of Little Falls in the
Cpuhty of Morrison and State Of Minnesota,
Mile Iacs, to h point on the eastern boundary
of said State, end one or more branch lines
therefrom, or FROM some point or points on said
main line to the northern and alsQto the south:
struct and maintain such elevators, warehouses
and telegraph lines along, the; route of said
railroad and branches, for railroad and gener-:
al business, and such terminal and other facil-:
business as may be necessary for the successful
operation of the same, aud for connection with
other roads and routes.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall commence on the first
day of May A. D. 1886, and shall continue for
fifty years. and its chief place Of business shall
be the Village of Little Falls aforesaid.
-, ARTICLE w.. ,-',
The amount of capital stock Of this corpora
ton shall be two millions g. 0oo 0oO) dollars.
which shall be representedsby twenty thousand
ae ne ssc 81 hs fsse e o eRs 5e p
in installments from time to time upon the cali
of the Directors. :
>*sS ARTICLE ", !: ,s,
The highest amount Of indebtedness to viii Oh
said corporation shall at any time be subject
shall be twenty thousand (S20,o00 dollars per
| mile of railroad actually built
>.#.s5 =, ARTICLE vi. ..::.,, -.
The names and places of residence of the per-
sons forming this association Tor incorporation
| are as follows, to wit. F.. :
&c. Flynn, Little Falls, Minnesota.
Charles Grayel, Gravelville, Minnesota.
! Peter W. Blake, Little Falls, "
| John stumpf, Rich Prairie,
| seHs !: ARTICLE VII.
! President, Vice President Secretary and Treas
! urer {provided that the offices ct secretary ant
treasurer may be held by the same, person)
which officers shall be elected annually by tn
1 Ia
each year. which meeting shall be designated
! by the bylaws. ..&.
~ ..<s.>.>. 4, ARTICLE VIII. y; : :~ss 3.
! The.goyernment of this corporation shall be
/ vested ina Board Of Directors consisting of not
less than i've nor more; than nine persons, 9
1.-THE stockholders may Ct the regular gannua
meeting determine; which meeting shall b
lyear, and at which said Directors shall b
i elected, and all Directors and sother officer
shall be STOCKHOLDERS Of. the corporation.
The first Board of Directors shall be cousti
tuted Of the;fol SLOWING pefsous IS: G: Flynn
i Charles Gravel, +. Z: Gonlet Peter y. Blak
I and John. sMmpf who Ihan hold their ofic
/ officers and directors shall hold ONCE unit
4 their succeesOrs arr excited Ind qualified, an
Il al FacancieS In the board Or any Office may b.
filed by the Board Of Directors att any meeting
Inteatin1ony whereof M have each hereunt
sset our hands and seals this seventeenth day q
April, a. ID. 1886. FIJI n 81 533 a ys.
. q :cH Il s. 80 GRAVEL, / {. S.
q ISL 9$#z5 b. K GOUEET . H. a1
:. PKTERW u, BLAKE, h. 81
s. JOHN STUMP. "a. 81
signed, sealed and delivered in the pressne
!. of as S.
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On this seventeenth Day Of April, a. d. 1888
i per1onally appeared before me. 6 Notary ful
i Tic ID and for said county, &c. Flynn. Charla
( EGrayel, n X Goulat, Peter ". Blake and JOB
Stump, each 70 me pefsonally known. 9. g