St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-03
Articles Of Incorporation.

;, The undersigned citizens and residents of
the United States, for the purpose of
tforlning corporation under and in con-
Iormlty to the laws of the State of Min
nesota and TO acquire and exercise the rights
privileges and franchises of railroad corporation
Tor the purpose of locating, building maintaipinp
ana : operating a line of railroad and telegraph
iines between the points hereinafter designated
nave adopted and do hereby adopt the following
articIes OF incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE L
The corporate name of this corporation is the
Duluth Short Line Railway Companyu
=. Inc general nature OF its business is the loca-
tioI' construction, maintenance and opera ton of
standard gauge railway, for the TRANSPORTATION
OF persons and property upon the same and to
charge and receive reasonable rates of compensa-
tion therefor. Said line of railway to extend from
point of connection with the main line of the
st. Paul Duluth railroad at or near the town of
thomson, in section eight (S), town fortv-eight
(4S) north, range sixteen (l6) west in the @ountr
OF carlton, State of Minnesota and extend NO
thence by the most feasible route to be adopted
py the Board OF Directors to point in the County
OF ST LOUIS, in said state in section seventeen
(!i(' town forty-nine (49) north, range fourteen
90 west to the boundary line between the states
OF Minnesota and Wisconsin, including the bridg-
ing OF the St. Louis river and extern
railroads in the State of Wiscon, with branches
or extensions from said line to the village of
Dulnth' with all necessary tracks side tracks and
structures of frst-cass railroad IFS macbi,or1-
and equipment, including docks wharyes Sins
warehouses and all such buildings and structures
as may be necessary for the conduct of the bust
ness Oh sad corporation and its connections
The principal place of the transaction of its
business IS in the City Of st. Paul. Minnesota
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement Of this oorroro-
ton is. the First day of July, A. D. 1885 and tba
period of continuance shall be ffty C50l veors
from and after said date, with the privilege OF re-
newaI from time to time as authorized by law
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock authorized of
this corporation is 100000, to be paid in mon
calls or assessments when required by the Board
of Directors.
ARTICLE ".
the highest amount Of Indebtedness or liability
to which this corporation shall at any one time he
subject is six hundred thousand dollars
ARTICLE V.
The names and places of residence of tbe nor
sons forming this association for incorporation
as follows: Philip s. Harris, st. Paul Minnesota.
Mdila al d. Coleman st. Paul Minnesota; Jona-
than G Callahan st. Paul, Minnesota; David A.
McKinlay, ST. Paul, Minnesota; George n Cone
land, st. Paul. Minnesota. 0po
ARTICLE VI.
The names of the first Board of Directors NJ fiji;
corporation are Philip s. Harris, William n Co1c.
man, Jonathan G. Callahan. David A. McKinIav
and George f. Copeland. The government and
management of the affairs of this oornora tion
is vested in board of five Directors. and IFS
executive officers shall be President, seeretarv
and Treasurer, to be elected by the board Of
Directors. %
ARTICLE VII.
The number and amount of the shares Of tho
capital stock six thousand $4,000 shares of one
hundred dollars each ~ WV
In witness OF all which we have hereunto subj
scrIoed our respective names and sealed the
same with our respective seals this lst day of
July, AID. 1886. u
PHILLIPS. HARRIS, rsEA17
w. II. COLEMAN, sEAI1
d. A. McKINLAY fsEAI1
J. G. CALLAHAN TsEAI
sirnad in ,,re .e, ~, T. ct 5 tELANp, LsEALl
J. A. swENsoN,
RoRT. M. BELL