The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-15
Articles OF Incorporation
THE MANKATO
Gas and Electric Iight
COMPANY.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED. DO HEREBY
w associate ourselves together tor the
OF chapter thirty-four (34) of the General
Laws OF the State of Minnesota, and the sew
datory thereto. and for that purpose have
adopted and signed the following articles OF
Incorporation:
The name of this corporation shall be 1.-THE
Mankato Gas and Electric Light Com any,"
and the general nature of Its business shall be
other process, and to furnish heat and power,
and for that purpose to purchase existing
plants and franchises owned by individuals
or corporations, and TO build upon and Inn
prove any real estate purchased or to be pur-
chased or held by said corporation for above
described purposes, and to sell, lease, convey
and cucumber the same, and said corporation
shall be authorized to borrow money and ne
gotiate loans and bonds for the uses and pur-
poses of its business and for that purpose to
make and denver, and in like manner accept
any or all necessary deeds, conveyances, as
signments, mortgages, deeds of trust, bonds
or other contracts or writings obligatory,
which said corporation may deem expedient
TO make, deliver or accept and receive for its
own security, or to enable 1t to negotiate loans
for itself as aforesaid.
ALTICLE ii.
The principal place for the transaction of
the business of said corporation shall be at the
City of Mankato, in the county OF Blue Earth,
0'a'' y ARTICLE Ill
The time of commencement of said corpora
tiOn shall be the nrSt day OF March, "A. ID. 1859,
and the period of Its duration shall be thirty
| years, of and from said date.
ARTICLE Nv.
The amount of capital stock of said corpora-
| tion shaIl be two hundred thou- and dollars
which said capital stock shall be divided into
1 two thousand shares OF one hundred dollars
euch 10 be paid in ON the completion OF the
organization of this corporation. the highest
amount of indebtedness or liability to which
| said corporation shall at any time be subject,
shall be the sum OF one hundred and ten thou
40 nd
'aAN N ARTICLE v.
The names of the persons forming this cor
| porArion are John X. Meaghef, II. l.. Waters,
K. ID. Hubbard. Lester Patterson, Henry N.
hamilton, George M. Palmer. Robert e. Brown
and e. 9. Wickersham, all OF whom reside in
the City of Mankato, county OF Blue Earth.
ARTICLE vi
The names OF the first Board of Directors OF
| said CORPORATION are John f. Meagher, r. L.
Waters, X. ID. Hubbard, Lester Patterson
| Henry Nj. Hamilton, George M. Palmer. Robert
| e. Brown and Il. q. Wickersham. The govern.
| ment of said corporation and the management,
of its affairs shall be vested in board of eight
| directors, to be elected by and from the stock
holders annually as hereinafter provided. The
| annual meeting for such election shall be held
at the Office of the corporation in the city OF
Mankato aforesaid, on the first Saturday OF
July of each year, and at four o'clock In
the afternoon, and until their successors are
elected aud qualified the said directors abov,
, named snail respectively continue TO be sucl
directors. The directors shall at their annua
)
I nual meeting of the stockholders, elect q pre-
, sident, yice-president, secretary and treasurer
: the same person may hold the Office of bott
r secretary and treasurer; and until the mrs
| annual meeting aforesaid, John +. Meaghe
shall be president, +. l.. Waters, vice-presi
dent, Robert e. Brown, secretary, and Georg
NJ. Palmer. treasurer. In case OF the resigna
: ton of any of said officers or directors, or TN
inability or refusal TO ACT, their places shall
| illed by the remainder of the said board o
directors, at any meeting called and held TO
that purpose. II for any cause the annus
| meeting for the election Of officers and direc
ors shall not be held at the time above spec
ectors may appoint for tnat purpose.
In witness whereof the said incorporation
!, nave hereunto set their hands and seals thi
first day of March, "A. ID. 1883.
JOHN +. N LEACH Err, [Seal
g f. L. WATERS, iSeaI
r. ID. HUBBARD, ISeal
Il LESTER PATTERSON, lSeal
HENRY NJ. HAMILTON, lSeal
: GEORGE M PALMER, lSeal
y ROBERT Il. BROWN, tSeal
! ERNEST C. WICKERSHAM lSeaI
Executed III presence of
r. ID. SPARROW.
Il. r. FREEMAN
e STATE OF MINNESOTA,
al County of Blue Earth.
q be II remembered that on this LIST day
y March, A. y. 1859. before me the undersigne
Earth, personally appeared John II. Meaghe
u +. L. Waters, RID. Hubbard, Lester Pate
sahe Henry Hr,est
&c to me personally known TO be the identlc,
individuals who executed the foregoing q
ticies at Incorporation, and each of them dull
{. acknowledged that he executed the same FREE
ly and voluntarily for the uses and purpose
| therein expressed.
lNOtarial Seal.l E. p. FREEMAN,
notary Public, State of Minnesota.
, STATE OF MINNESOTA.
| Department of State.
|. hereby certify that the within instrumef
was filed Tor record in this office on the q
!. dey oil March, A. ID. 1859 at IL O'Clock a. 10
!. and was duly recorded in book w Of incorpo
| atoms on page 25o. II. MATTSON,
3 Secretary of State.
9 OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS.
r County oi Blue Earth.
= thereby certify that the within inStrumei
. | was filed in this Office for record on the 81
. day OF March, 1853, at 1880 O'Clock p. M, an
:. was duly recorded In book OF Miscel.aneou
| on page lSs. O. BIERBAUER,
Register OF Deeds.