St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-09
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Kettle River Railroad Company

The undersigned. citizens of the State of Min
nesOta, have agreed to associate themselves for
the purpose of forming railroad corporation I'M
der the special laws of said state Tor the purpose
OF locating constructing and operating a standard
gauge railway in said state as hereinafter desig-
mated and for that purpose have agreed to adopt,
and do hereby adopt the following articles ot>1n-
corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name of this corporation is ''The Kettle
river Railroad Company" The general nature
OF its business is the location, construction and
operation OF q line of railroad, commencing on
the ain line of the St. Paul and Duluth rail
road at a point in the southwest quarter (SW. ~
of section eighteen Qs), township forty-two az,
of range twenty (20) in the county of Pine, in
said state, and running thence in the most feasi-
BILE line to Kettle River, in section ten O0), of
said town and range, with an extension northeast
wardly up and to said river to the north line
of township fOrty-twO (42), of range twenty (20),
aforesaid, with a spur track and extension south
er]y from said main line down and near
practicable to said river to the south line of said
township numbered forty-two (42), and to operate
the same with its locomotives, cars and appli-
ances for the transportation of passengers and
freight between the points aforesaid and in con-
nection with the said st. Paul and Duluth rail-
road.
The general office and PRINCIPAL place of the
transaction of its business is the City of st. Paul.
In the county OF Ramsey, in said state.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The time of the commencement of this corpora
tion is the twenty-frst day of August A. d. 1886,
and the time of the continuance thereof is thirty
(30) years.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
poratiOn is one hundred thousand (Sl00,0 dol
lars to be paid in installments from time to time
as may be required by resolution of the board Of
directors.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liability
to which said corporation shall at any time be
subject is thirty thousand dollars.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
The names and places of residence OF the per-
sons forming this association for incorporation
are as follows:
WILLIAM II. GRANT of ST. Paul, Minnesota.
JOHN P. KNOWLES of st. Paul. Minnesota.
JAMES P. POND of st. Paul, Minnesota.
LAFAYETTE SHAW of st. Paul, Minnesota.
CHARLES G. LAWRENCE of St Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
The first board of directors of said corporation
are William III. Grant, John p. Knowles James p.
Pond, Lafayette Shaw and Charles G. Lawrence.
The government OF this corporation and the
general management of its affairs and business
shall be vested in the board of directors; and the
officers of this corporation shall be president,
secretary and treasurer to be elected annually by
the board of directors, who shall have such pow
ers and perform such duties as the board of di-
rectors may prescribe. The directors shall be
elected annually by the stockholders the first
Tuesday in June of each year, the board hereby
constituted to remain in Office until the first
Tuesday in June A. D. 1887. and until their sue
cessors are elected.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
The number of the shares of capital stock of
this company is one thousand shares of one hun
dred dollars each.
In testimony of all which we have hereunto
subscribed our names and affixed our respective
seals at ST. Paul. in said State of Minnesota, this
21st day of August, A. D. 1886.
w. H. GRANT. [Seal
JOHN P. KNOWLES. Seal
JAMES P. POND. Seal.l
LAFAYETTE SHAW. Seal.
CHARLES G. LAWRENCEB Seal.
Signed nd sealed in presence of Morton Bar.
rows and NJ. II. Williams.