Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-21
Articles Of Incorporation
OF THE
Little Falls, Mile Laos &
Lake Superior Rail
Way Company.

We. the undersigned, do hereby associ ,te
under the f provisions Of rite one 'S d
Ct General en"P ssate a{ a ss 49, Of Of the
nesota. as the same is amended, and do hereby
organize by adopting the following articles Of
association:
ART1CLEI.
The name Of this corporation is and shall be,
ior Rail Way Company"
ARTICLE II.
co1p ns ann's &c of The he eensf Of
of one more lines of standard or narrow
gaug'; railroad. as may hereafter be deter
mined, from the Village Of Little Fails in the
County Of Morrison and State of Minnesota,
running thence past the south end Of Lake
Mile Laos to point on the eastern boundary
of said State, aud one or more branch lines
theretrom, or from some point or points on said
main line to the northern and also to the south
ern boundary of said Sta.e, and also to con-
stru and maintain such elevators, warehouses
and telegraph lines along the route of said
railroad and branches, for railroad aud gener-
al business, and such terminal aud other facil-
tiles for the conduct of railroad and telegraph
business as may be necessary for the successful
operation Of the same, and for connection with
other roads aud routes.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall commence on the first
day of May, A. D. 1886, and shall continue for
fifty years. and its chief place of business shall
be the Village of Little Falls aforesaid.
ARTlCLElv.
The amount Of capital stock Of this corpora
ton shall be two millions 49, 600 600 1of dollars
which shall be represented by twenty thousand
(s10W dollars each, and the same shall be paid
in instal1ments from time to time upon the call
of1he Directors. f*F.
ATRICLEv.
The highest amount of Indebtedness to which
said corporation shall at any tt ne be subject
shall be twenty thousand $4,000 dollars per
mile of railroad actually builc.
ARTICLE W..
The names and places of residence Of the per-
sons forming this association tor incorporation
are as follows, to wit:
&c. Flynn Little Falls, Minnesota.
CHARLES Gravel Gravelvil'e, Minnesota.
Peter W Blake, Little Falls,
John stumpf Rich Prairie,
ARTICLE VII.
President, Vice President, Secretary and Treas
urer tprOvided that the offices Of secretary and
treasurer may be held by the same person),
which officers shall be elected annually by the
each year, which meeting shall be designated
by the bylaws. ~. I
L.. ARTICLE VIII. f
The government Of this corporation shall be
vested In Board OF Directors consisting of not
less than five nor more than niue persons, as
the stockholders may at the regular annual
meeting determine, which meeting shall bo
Ssa %c Se
elected, and all Directors and other officers
shall be stockholders Of the corporation.
The first Board Of Directors shall be consti-
CHARLES Char Gravel, :. Goalet. Peter y. Blake
aud John Stumpf, who shall hold their Office
untilt the next regular annual meeting. and all
officers and directors shall hold office until
an vacancies in the board or any office may be
thereof. s4 } 1.=z* ~ j.
1ntestimony whereof we have each hereunto
set our hands and seals this seventeenth day Of
April, A., D. 1856. ..# 81 sss3z. %5l+ss 8.
sss T;== ssss9.} J. FLYNN, s ST II. 81
IN AZ H CHARLES GRAVEL, IL. 81
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@.s}5 ssg u PETER ". BLAKE, fL.s.i
5@.. ...ee .5is. JOHN STUMPF. IT, 81
Signed, sealed Ind delivered ii the presence
Ell, FARNHAM, 5t5F i @. zsF Il: Z.
JOHN WErzl;I4 & BID ;s>.5. W.T. Z 355g ;. f,s1
e essetS e 3 x 'aa,s;sss, II.
On this aeyente day al, April, i. D. 1sSs
personally appeared before No, 9 Notary Pub.
ds s a g Ga Is Be sn Sn John
stunr RI d No persgnaily ln0wm q tn
M ri . q cl1ked III md who executed thl
abote nc, aud they each acknowledged
thst they execs,ted the aains yoiuntsri y and Z.
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