The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02
CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION
OF THE
REDWOOD FALLS TELEPHONE COMPLY,

CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION
OF THE
REDWOOD FALLS TELEPHONE COMPLY.
Know all men by these presents: That we,
whose names are hereuntO subscribed, have
agreed to associate and do hereby associate
ourselves together the purpose of becoming
body corporate, under and by virtue of the
and set forth in title l. And the general pro-
visions of chapter thirty -four (34) of the Gen-
eral Statutes of 1875 and acts amendatory
thereof, for the purposes hereinafter speci-
fed and to that end we have adopted and do
hereby adopt the following articles of incor-
pOration, tO-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name of this corporation shall be, The
Redwood Falls Telephone Company, The ma
ture of its business shall be the building own
ing and operating,a local telephone line with
| in the city of Redwood Falls, and connecting
such city with North Redwood, both in the
county Of Redwood, and State OF Minnesota,
and of erecting, constructing, leasing, build
ing and operating all the neces sary instru-
ments telephone, telephone lines offices, and
building and operating of telephone :lines, the
| transmission of messages by telephone to and
from North Redwood, to and from the city of
Redwood Falls, aud other points within each
The principal place of the transaction of its
| business shall be the city of Redwood Falls,
| county of Redwood, state of Minnesota.
ARTICLE H.
Said corporation shall commence on the
eleventh day of June, 1892, and shall continue
| for period of twenty years.
The amount of capital stock of said corpOr-
alton shall be 81 ,O0U, and it shall be paid in at
| such times and in such amounts, and in such
| manner as the board of directors may order
ARTICLE Nv.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liza
| bility to which said corporation shall at any
| time be subject, shall be $1,000.
| ARr1CLEv.
The names and places of residence of the
| persons forming this corporation are as fol
| lows, viz: VIM. p. Huntington. C A. Francois
H: A. Baldwin, o. B. Turrell, c. Fred Thompson
Madigan, F. w. Philbrick, H. N. Bell, H NJ
Hitchcock, II. c. Ackman, Laird Dornberg
John q: Bowers, G. " George, W. 4; Caswell
all Of the city Of Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
| ARTICLE vi.
| Ihe government and management of the
| affairs of this corporation shall be vested in
the board of Seven directors. all of whom
corporation, at the annual meeting of sale
stockholders, which shall be held at the
Redwood County Bank, in the City of Red
February in eaeh year, o at nc oci rss qe' m
or at such other time and place as the stock
holders shall hereafter prescribe by law.
| Inc 1OIlOWlng named perSO MS snail cOnSt1
tute the first board of directors.
. G. G. Peck. A. E. King, Q. B. Turrell, W. R
| Caswell. c. W. George, w. P. DunnIngton
| H. A. Baldwin,
The officers OF said corporation shall consist
Of the President. Vice President. Secretary
and Treasurer. The stockholders may make
bylaws creating other officers and prov idine
the manner of election of officers and thu
duties Of the several Offices of said corpora
ton.
All officers and directors shall hold thei
| respective Offices until their successors shall
be elected and qualified. Until the frs
meeting of the stockholders of said corpora
ton the following named persons shall holt
the offices designated, to-wir:
President, H. A. Baldwin; Vice President
VIM. P. Huntington; Secretary. c. w. George
Treasurer, w. r. Caswell.
| ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock Of said operation shall
consist Of two hundred shares of stock of thu
par value of $40 each.
In testimony whereof. we have hereunt,
subscribed our Names and affixed our seals
this 18th day of May, A. D. 1892
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presenc
of A!G. Bager, F. E. Baldwin.