St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-16
A Rr1cLEs OF INCORPORATION OF THE

RTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
n Rainy Lake River and Southwestern Railway
Company. To all to whom these presents shall
come Be it known that the undersigned persons
for the purpose of associating themselves together
and forming corp oration under and by virtue OF
the laws of the State OF Minnesota, and more es-
pecially under and by virtue of title one ~ Of
chapter thrty-four (S4 of the General Statutes Of
said state and the several acts amendatory
thereof. have adopted and do hereby adopt Arti-
cles of Incorporation, as follows
Article l. The corporate name of the corpora
ton shall be The Rainy Lake River and South
western Railway Company. The general nature
to survey, locate construct, maintain. operate
and own railway, with one more tracks OF
lines of road, and the equipment therefor with
all necessary side-tracks and turn-outs and all
machine shops, warehouses, storehouses eleya-
Tors, depots, station houses factories buildings,
structures, erections and appurtenances necessary
and convenient for the management, equipment
ana operation of said railway from point on the
west bank of Rainy Lake river, south of the Lake
OF the Woods ct the mouth OF Rainy Lake river
IN the County of Beltrami and State of Minnesota,
IN southwesterly direction toward Bismarck
IN the Territory of Dakota, with
such branches, turn outs and lat
teral lines as may be found nee
essary or expedent for the con-
Inc principal place of transacting the business
OF this corporation is and shall be at the village
OF La Crescent, in the county of Houston and
state OF Minnesota, but the directors are hereby
emf owered to remove the general Office of the
corporation from time to time to any point on the
line OF road as they may deem necessary or
proper
-, Article 2. This corporation shall commence ON
the fifteenth day of November A. D. 1856 and
shall continue for period of fifty (5O) years
Article B. The capital stock of this corporation
is five hundred thousand $500 600. 00) dollars five
per cent. of which shall be paid in at the time OF
subscribing the same and the remainder in INSTALL
ments not exceeding ten (lO) per centum at any
one time, as ordered by the board OF directors
Article 4 highest Of iudo
or liability to which said corporation shall at any
time be subject, exclusive of its Indebtedness Sc
cured oy mortgage OF its property, shall be one
hundred thousand (S100,000 OO) dollars.
Article g. The names and places of residence
OF the persons composing tbs ssociation are as
follows; Nathan Myrick, St. Paul Minnesota;
George j. johnson, La Crosse, Wisconsin, Martip
T. Moore, La Crosse. Wisconsin; Ebert e. Buck
ingham La Crosse, Wisconsin, Late Holmes La
Crosse, Wisconsin; Henry A. Salzer. La Crosse
Wisconsin; Abram ID. Looney La Crosse, Wiscon-
SIN; James Il. A. GInder, La Crosse, Wisconsin;
Ezekiel Clarke La Crosse Wisconsin; Volney A.
Hgelow, La Crosse, Wisconsin, Charles Franz,
La crosse, Wisconsin,; Alfred Harrison La Crosse,
Wisconsin,; John P Richmond, La Crosse Wis
consln; samuel Y Hyde, La Crosse Wisconsin;
FRANCIS NJ. Egbert, La Crosse, Wisconsin; William
Crooks ST. Faul, Minnesota; Frank s. Walker
La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Article g. The first board of directors of this
corporation shall consist of the following named
persons, viz: Nathan Myrick Geo @ . J. Johnson
Martin T. Moore, Lafe Holmes, Henry A. Salzer
t--SAiSi NiaIAc, o1uleS n. GlQQer, Clarle9
Franz and Abram II. Looney who shall hold their
ofhces as such until the first Tuesday of June,
1851 or until their successors are elected The
officers of said corporation shall be president
vice president, secretary treasurer and a COM
mittee of five % who shall be elected annually
by the board of directors. The government of the
corporation and the management its affairs
shall be vested in board of nine (9) directors
who shall be elected by the stockholders
annually on the first Tuesday of June in each year
hereafter and shall hold their Office until their
successors are elected Nathan Myrick shall be
president; George j. johnson, vice president;
James IL. A Gind er, secretary; LATE Holiness
treasurer and Henry A. Salzer, Martin T. Moore,
Charles Franz, Abram II. Looney and Ezekiel
Clarke a committee.
Article Z. The capital stock of this corporation
shall be div ed into ten thousand no. 000) shares
offfty (50) dollars each.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this LIST day of November, A. d.
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