St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-17
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF TEE
Duluth, Park Point and Southern Rail
road Company.

dersigned persons do hereby associate themselves
together and become Q body corporate under the
Statutes ISIS. Of the stats Of Minnesota. and 70
that end have adopted and signed the following
articles of incorporation:
f1rst-The name of said corporation shall be,
The Duluth, Park Point and Southern Railroad
company" The general nature of its business
shan be the building. operating and maintaining
OF line Of railway from some point on Rice's
point. IN the village of Duluth in ST. Louis county.
and state OF Minnesota. across the bay or harbOr
OF Duluth TO Minnesota point in said county, and
thence along said Minnesota point In . northerly
and southeriy direction to the Hortherly and
southerly limits OF said Minnesota point and TO
erect lines Of telegraph along or over its lines Of
railroad, and with all needful and convenient de-
pots. carhouses, stOrehouses, machine shops and
other buildings and appendages incident to said
railway or its business; the principal place OF busi
ness Of said corporation shall be the city of St.
Paul in Minnesota
second-The time of commencement OF said
corporation shall be the 18th day Of February A.
D., 1856 and the period of its continuance shall be
ninety-nine years
Third-The amount Of capital stock Of said cor
porzuou shall be the sum Of i've hundred thou
sand dollars. to be paid IN in such installments or
N such manner or 70 be issued upon such terms as
the board OF directors may direct or may be
prescribed by the bylaws
Fourth-The highest amount Of indebtedness or
naolnty TO which said corporation shall be subject
shall be I'VE hundred thousand dollars.
Elfth-fhe names and place of residence of the
persons forming this association for incorporation
L.
az St Paul Minnesota; Andrew DeGrah, residing
at said ST. Paul. Robert A Smith, residing at said
81 Paul; Frederick ID. Banning. residing at said
st Paul, and William Dawson. Jr.,residing at said
ST. Paul.
siIth-The names Of the first board Of directors
shah be the said William L. Banning. Andrew De
Gran. Robert A Smith. Frederick d. Banning and
William Dawson, Jr.
The government Of the said corporation and
management Of Its affairs shall be vested in
board OF I'VE directors, who, except the pres
ant hall h. gNl wA-11 -.
shall be elected each year at the annual meeting
Of the stockholders, TO take place on the first
Tuesday Of April Of each year At the office Of 81
corporation in said city OF st. Paul unless until
otherwise changed by the bylaws. There shall
also be president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer. and there may be such other officers as
seribed by the bylaws, all Of which said officers
shall be elected by the directors on the same day
of the said annual stockholders meeting, unless
otherwise changed by the bylaws. The directors
may MI all vacancies in their own number or of
any officer for the unexpired term and elect al
officers until the next annual meeting OF stock
holders The directors and other officers, except
as herein otherwise provided, shall hold Office for
one year and until their successors are elected or
appointed and quality or accept Office.
The directors shall have power 10 adopt all by
laws and prescribe the duties Of officers The first
meeting Of said corporation shall be on the second
day OF March. A ID. 1856. 1t its ONCE in Giflan,s
block In said city Of ST. Paul and the said directors
may meet the same day.
Special meetings Of the stockholders and meet
Tags of the directors may be called by
the board of directors or under the bylaws
upon such notice as may be prescribed;
by three dirsct0rs-in the absence Of a by-law-at
such time and place and upon such notice as they
may designate.
seventh-The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be divided into ave thousand shares of one
hundred dollars each.
In witness thereof the said corporators have
hereto set their hands and seals this 9th day Of
lanuary, A. D. lsge
WILLIAM l. BANNING, TseaI1
A. DE GRAEF, fseaI1
ROBERT A. SMITH. 1Seal1
WILLIAM DAWSON, Jr., lSeal1
FREDERICK ID. BANNING, [Seal
In presence Of
]. NJ, HAWKS,
ALBERT SCHEFFER.
STATE or MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF RAMSEY.
On this 9th day OF January A. D. 1886, before
me personally appeared William l. Banning.
Andrew De Graf. Robert A. smith and William
Dawson. Jr., and Frederick d. Banning tome well
known to be the persons described in and who
signed and executed the foregoing instrument.
duly acknowledged that they executed the same as
their free act and deed.
JOSEPH. N. HAWKS.
Notarial Notary Public,
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
hereby certify that the within instrument was
fled for record in this ONCE on the 18th day OF
February. A ID. 1885, at $50 o'clook n. m and was
duly recorded in book NJ Of Interpretations ON page
eos etc. FRED VoN BAUMBAcH.
i7-SS Secretary Of State.
STATE cST1S1 OF ~ MINNESOTA E.Sss9 IS.
OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS
This Is 20 certify that the within instrument was
hlec for record in this Office. at St. Paul. on the
18th day OF February A. 1856, at GAS O'Clock a.
m, and that the same was duly recorded in book
Of Interpretations. pc e. 200.
r. c. WILEY. Register of Deeds