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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
Duluth, Park Point and Southern Rail-
road Company.

Know all men by these presents: That the un.
dersigned persons do hereby associate themselves
together and become q body corporate under the
provisions OF title of chapter 81, OF the General
statutes, 1878, of the state of Minnesota and TO
! that END have adopted and signed the following
articles OF Incorporation:
First-The name of said eornoration ahaI1 ha
rhe Duluth, Park Point and southern Railroad
company: The general nature of its business
snan De the building, operating and maintaining
OF lne OF railway from some point on Rice's
point IN the village of Duluth, in ST. Louis county,
anu state OF Minnesota, across the bay or harbor
OF DnIuth 10 Minnesota point in said county, and
thence along said Minnesota point in a northeriy
and southerly direction t. the northerlv and
southery limits OF said Minnesota point and To
erect INES OF telegraph along or its lines Of
ralrOau, ana with all needful and convenient de-
pots earhouses, storehouses, machine shops and
otner buildings and appendages incident to said
railway or ITS business; the principal place of bust
Paul. in Minnesota
Seeond-The time OF commencement OF said
corporation shall be the 18th day Of February A.
d. 1856, and the period of its continuance shall be
nlnety-nine years
Third-The amount of capital stock of said cor
poraton snail be the sum of five hundred thou
sano DOLLARS TO be paid in in such instalments or
IN such manner or to be issued upon such terms As
the BOARD or directors may direct or as NAV be
prescribed by the bylaws
Fourth-The highest amount Of indebtedness or
Liability to which said corporation shall be subject
shall be I'VE hundred thousand dollars
Fl1th-The names and place Of residence OF the
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shall be as follows: William L. Banning residing
at St Paul Minnesota; Andrew DeGraff residing
az SAID ST. Paul; Robert A. Smith, residing at said
ST Paul. Frederick ID. Banning, residing at said
ST Paul, and William Dawson, Jr. residing at said
st. Paul.
sixth-The names of the first board of directors
shall De the said William L. Banning. Andrew De-
Grat, Robert A Smith, Frederick ID. Banning and
William Dawson, Jr.
The government of the said corporation and
management of its affairs shall be vested In a
board OF i've directors, who, except the pres
ent directors, shall be stockholders and who
| shall be elected each year at the annual meeting
OF the stockholders, TO take place on the first
Tuesday of April Of each year at the Office of said
corporation in said city of st. Paul. unless OF until
otherwise changed by the bylaws. There shall
also be a president, vice president secretary and
treasurer and there may be such other officers as
may be provided by the board OF directors or pre-
serioed by the bylaws, all of which said officers
shall be elected by the directors on the same day
| OF the said annual stockholders meeting unless
| otherwise changed by the bylaws. The directors
may NIL all vacancies in their own number or OF
/ any oincer Tor the uneXpired term and elect all
| officers until the next annual meeting of stock
holders. The directors and other officers, except
rs herein otherwise provided, shall hold Office for
one year and until their successors are elected or
| appointed and qualify accept Office
/ The directors shall have power TO adopt all by
laws and prescribe the duties of officers. The first
meeting OF said corporation shall be the second
day of March, A d. 1886. at its Office in Gilfllan
block in said city of St. Paul and the said director
| may meet the same day.
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i ings of the directors may be called by
| the board of directors or under the bylaws
Il upon such notice as may be prescribed.
| Special meetings of the directors may be called
by three drectors-in the absence of a by-law--at
such time and place and upon such notice they
may designate.
Seventh-The capital stock OF said corporation
shall be divided into five thousand shares Of one
hundred dollars each.
In witness thereof the said eorporators have
hereto set their hands and seals this 27th day Of
January, A. ID. 1856
| WILLIAM l. BANNING, Tseall
| A. DE GRAFT, Seal
ROBERT A. SMITH, IScalf
| WILLIAM DAWSON. Jr., TSaslf
FREDERICK D. BANNING. tsesSf
In presence Of
4 j. N. HAWKS,
| ALBERT SCHEFFER
STATE OF MINNESOTA, ,
| COUNTY OF RAMSEY.
| On this 9th day of January. A. ID. 1885, before
me personally appeared William L. Banning,
Andrew De Graf, Robert A. Smith and William
Dawson. Jr.. and Frederick ID. Banning TO me well
known TO be the persons described in and Wild
| signed and executed the foregoing instrument,
duly acknowledged that they executed the same al
K their free act and deed.
JOSEPH. NJ. HAWKS
(Notarial Notary Public.
Seal. Ramsey County, Minnesota.
1 STATE OF MINNESOTA,
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
| thereby certify that the within instrument was
| filed for record in this Office on the 18th day Of
February, A ID. 1856. at $3.50 O'Clock a. n and wal
duly recorded in book NJ of interpretations on page
i 6O3, etc. FRED Won BAUMBAcH,
41-53 Secretary OF State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF RAMSEY, SS'
| OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS
/ This Is TO certify that the within instrument was