St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-24
Articles Of Incorporation.

The undersigned citizens and residents of
the United States. for the purpose Of
forming corporation under and in con-
formity to the laws of the State of Min
privileges and franchises of railroad corporation
for the purpose of locating building, maintaining
and operating a line of railroad and telegraph
lines between the points hereinafter designated
have adopted and do hereby adopt the following
articles OF incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE L
The corporate name of this corporation is the
Duluth Short Line Railway Company
The general nature of its business is the loca-
ton, construction, maintenance and operation of
standard gauge railway. for the transportation
OF persons and property upon the same and to
charge and receive reasonable rates of compensa-
ton therefor. Said line of railway to extend from
point OF connection with the main line Of the
81 raul q Duluth railroad at or the town of
thomson, IN section eight (S), town forty-eight
(4s north, range sixteen (16) west, in the County
OF CARTON state OF Minnesota, and extending
thence by the most feasible route to be adopted
by the Board OF Directors to point in the County
or ST. Louis, in said state, in section seventeen
H!)' town forty,nine (4s) north, range fourteen
QD west, to the boundary line between the states
OF Minnesota and Wisconsin. including the brdg-
ing Of the st. Louis river and extern
sion to and connection with one or moro
railroads in the State of Wisconsin with branches
or extensions from said line to the village of
Duluth, with all necessary tracks, side tracks and
structures OF g irst-class railroad its machinery
and equipment including docks. wharves slips
warehouses and all such buildings and structures
as may be necessary for the conduct of the bust
ness of said corporation and its connections
The principal place of the transaction of its
business IS the City of st. Paul, Minnesota
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement of this CORPORA
ton is the First day of July A. ID. 1885, and the
period of continuance shall be fifty f5O9 wear.
from and after said date with the privilege OF re-
newal 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 upon
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 be
subject is six hundred thousand dollars.
ARTICLE V.
The names and places of residence Of the per-
forming this association for incorporation are
as follows: Philip s. Harris, st. Paul Minnesota;
William II. Coleman. st. Paul, Minnesota; Jona-
than G. Callahan, st. Paul, Minnesota; David A.
McKinlay, st. Paul. Minnesota; George f. Cope
land, st. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI
The names of the first Board of Directors of this
corporation are Philip S. Harris William II. Cole
man, Jonathan G. Callahan, David A. AcKinlay
and George +. Copeland. The government and
management of the affairs of this Corporation
is vested in board of five Directors and its
executive officers shall be President Secretary
and Treasurer, to be elected by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE VII.
The number and amount of the shares of the
capital stock, six thousand (6,000) shares of one
hundred dollars each
In witness of all which we have hereunto SUBJ
scribed our respective and sealed the
same with our respective seals this LIST day of
July, AID. 1886.
PHILIP s. HARRIS, TsEAL1
w. II. COLEMAN, ISEAL1
D. A. MCKlNLAY, fSEAL1
j. G. CALLAHAN, fsEAL1
G. f. COPELAND, fsEAL1
Signed and sealed in presence of us:
j. A. SwENSoN
RoBT.M. BELL
STATE OF MINNESOTA, ISIS.
Before the undersigned, a notary public in and
Cor said county, this day personally came Philip
5. Harris, W. ii. Coleman, d. A. McKinlay and
q. +. Copeland and j. G. Callahan the above
named incorporators, to me personally known and
jointly and seyerally acknowledged the execution
of the foregoing articles of incorporation to be
their voluntary act and deed for the purposes
therein expressed In witness of all which I
hereto set my hand and notarial seal of said
county this LIST day of July A. d. 1885,
@ j. A. SwENSON,
Notariall Notary Public,
Seal Ramsey County, MINI.