St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Duluth, Park Point and Southern Rail
road Company.

Know al men by these presents: That the I'M
Is.sneu persons do hereby associate themselves
3sether and become body corporate under the
provisions OF title l. of chapter 81 of the General
statutes, 1878, OF thu state of Minnesota and to
that END nave adopted and signed the following
articles of incorporation:
Erst-fhe name OF said corporation shall be,
the Duiuth, Park Point and Southern Railroad
Company. The general nature OF ia bnsinesa
shall be the building. operating and maintaining
of line of railway from some noipt ON Rice's
point N the village OF Duluth, in St Louis county
ana state OF Minnesota, across the BAY or harbor
of Duluth 20 Minnesota point in said county and
I thence along said Minnesota point in a nortberlv
and Southerly direction II the nOrtherIv and
SOutherly limits OF said Minnesota point and 10
erect lines OF telegraph along over its lines OF
railroad, ana with all EeeGful and convenient de-
pots carhOuseS, sturehOuses. machine shops and
other buildings and appendages incident to said
railway o. its business the principal place Of BUSH
ness Of said corporation shall be the city of st.
Paul, N Minnesota.
Seeond-The time of commencement of said
corporation shall be the 18th day Of February 4.
D. 1856, and the period OF its continuance shall be
nlnety-nIne years.
Third-The amount Of capital stock Of said cor
pOratiOn shall be the sum OF five hundred thou
sand dollars TO be paid IN in such installments
Al such manner or to be issued upon such terms as
! the board of dI. 'ctOrs may direct may be
/ prescribed by the bylaws.
Fourth-The highest amount of indebtedness or
iaoLlty to which said corporation shall be subj ect
\ sAal DE hive hundred thousand dollars.
fiIth-Ihe names and place of residence OF the
P'ISo4S forming TINS association Incorporate
snalI De as follows; William l. Banning, residing
/ at st Paul Minnesota; Andrew DeGraf residing
at said st. Paul; Robert A. smith residing at said
/ St Paul; Frederick ID. Banning, residing at said
/ 81 Paul and William Dawson, Jr., residing at said
/ 81. Paul
/ Sixth-The names the first board of directors
| shall be the said VIII I'm l. Banning Andrew De-
/ Graf, Robert \ Suit "a Frederick d. Banning and
( William Dawson. Jr. b,
Tho sUN rnment o. said corporation and
man9s. eve its aGaiwho, except the pres.
board o. "'o directors, tockhoIders. and who
/ SbslI 10 49,, suail De st the annual meeting
OF the stockholders, to take M the offce Cf sac
tuesday OF April OF each year Paul unless or until
corporation IN said CITY OF st. laws There shall
! otherwlse changed BY the by-dent secretar, "a
also DC president, vice presi ch 9TH, o1ics-s o.
/ treasurer, ana there NAV be su direc, or pre-.
| may oe provided by the board hch IT officers
scribed by the bylaws all of W on sal d me- a.,
| Shal be elected by the directors m the 81 unless
| of the said annual stockholders eetinr ectors
| otherwise changed by the bylaws The diror ~
/ may MI all vacancies in their own number An
/ any officer for the uneXpired term and l.. IL
oircers until the next annual meeting OF stock
hoiue'N. Inc directors and other officers. except
as herein otherwise provided, shall hold office for
one year ana until their successors are elected or
appointed and qualify or accept Office
The directors snail have power to adopt all by
laws and prescribe the duties Of officers The first
meeting OF said corporation shall be on the second
day OF March, \ ID. 1885, at its office in Guuuan's
block IN SAID city OF St Paul and the said directors
/ may meet the same day.
| Special meetings of the stockholders and meet
! in2s Of the directors may be called by
| the board Of directors or under the bylaws
| upon such notice may be prescribed
| Special meetings of the directors NAV be called
| by three dtrectors-in the absence of bv-Iaw-at
such time and place and upon such notice as they
| may designate.
Seventh-The capital stock of said corporation
shall be divided into FIVE thousand shares of one
hundred dollars each
In witness thereof the said corporators have
hereto set their hands and seals this 9th day Of
January a. D. 1856
WILLIAM J.. BANNING, TSeal1
4 DE GRAEF fSealt
ROBERT 4. SMITH iSeal1
WILLIAM DAWSON. Jr., 1Seal1
FREDERICK d. BANNING, Seal
! In presence Of
). NJ, HAWKS,
ALBERT SCuEFFER.
/ STATE or MINNESOTA,
COUNTY or RAMSEY.
On this - in day OF January, A. d. 1886 before
1 me personally appeared William L. Banning,
/ Andrew De Graf Robert \. Smith and William
Dawson, Jr- and Frederick ID. Banning. TO me well
! known 10 be the persons described in and who
signed and executed the foregoing instrument
! duly acknowledged 'hnt they executed the same as
| their free act and deed
JOSEPH. NJ HAWKS,
Notarlal | Notary Public.
| - seal. Ramsey County, Minnesota.
| STATE OF MINNESOTA,
! DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
| hereby certify that the within instrument was
filed for record in this Office on the 18th dav OF
February A. D. 1856 at $3.50 O'Clock a M and was
duly recorded IN book of interpretations on page
| eU', etc. FRED Won BAUMBACH,
]t-15 Secretary of State
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF RAMSEY. -
OFFICE THE REGISTER OF DEEDs
This Is to certify that the within instrument was
filed for record in tins Office, at St Paul on the
18th day OF February, A D. 1856, at 9:l5 o'clock a.