St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
Minneapolis Horse Market.
Real Estate Transfers,
Articles of Incorporation Of the
Leech Lake Land Company.
ARTICLE T.

The name of this corporation is and shall
be the Leech Lake Land Company. The
general nature of its business shall be the
buying, selling, leasing, owning, handling,
dealing in and improving lands, tenements,
hereditaments, real, mixed and personal
property; the buying, owning building i'm
proving, handling and dealing in and leas-
ing of all kinds Of buildings, mills, factories,
elevators and warehouses situate upon lands
owned or controlled by this corporation; the
buying, owning improving, handling, dealing
in and leasing of all kinds Of water powers,
water rights, and water privileges; the buy
Ing, building, owning, handling, dealing in
boats. sailing vessels, barges, ferries and all
other kinds of water craft; the building, buy
ing, leasing or operating Of hotel or hotels on
any tract of land owned or controlled by
this corporation; the plating or sub-dividing
of any and all lands and real estate owned
or hereafter owned by this corporation. into
lots and blocks making all usual and Gus
tomary dedication to- the public of streets and
alleys and making such, dedication to the
public for the purposes of parks as may
hereafter be deemed advisable; the buying,
building, leasing and operating of gas or
electric works when deemed advisable, on
any lands owned or hereafter owned by this
corporation, and doing all things properly
incident to the transaction Of. the several
places within the stae of Minnesota. The
principal place for the transaction of the
business of this corporation is Minneapolis,
IN the state of Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time Of the commencement of this
corporation shall be January 1st, 1896, and it
shall continue for thirty years from that
date.
- ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of this
corporation shall be ten thousand dollars.
All of said stock has been subscribed for
and is to be paid for by deciding to this
corporation, as soon as incorporated, lot sew
nnH iOhf tn fWo -fuyo
(22), township one hundred forty-two Q42),
range thirty-one GD, west, Cass County,
Minnesota and adjoining lands aggregating
in all about one hundred Q00) acres, which
land is to be received by this corporation
in full payment of all stock to be issued. ,
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of the Indebtedness
or liability to which said corporation shall
at any time be subject shall be the sum Of
ten thousand dollars. The names and resi-
dences of the persons forming this corpora
ton are as follows: B.. F. Nelson, e. W..
Backus, c.. F. WelIes, E. J. Carpenter and
David Willard, all Of Minneapolis, Mime
sofa, and P. H. McGarry, of Leech Lake.
Minnesota.
ARTICLE v.
The government of this corporation and
the management of it's, affairs shall. be vested
in O. board of directors consisting of seven
persons, who shall at their first meeting in
each year elects President, Vice President
ager. The President and Vice President
shall be chosen from its own members.
ARTICLE VI
The names Of the first board of directors
are B. Il. Nelson, E. W. .Backus,, c.. F.
Weles, E. J.. Carpenter, David Willard, P.
II Prs5 MGdrry Sbs d ba r. r Na:on The The st st
vice president shall be David Willard, the
first secretary and treasurer shall be Will
lam T. Brooks, the first general manager
nual meeting of the stockholders of said cor
poration shall be held on the second Wednes>
day in January in each and every year, at
10 oeock c a. a. M, at the companys 9ces & IN
January, 1897. The aforesaid board OF di-
rectors and officers shall hold office until the
first annual meeting of the stockholders Of
this corporation, to be held on the second
Wednesday in January, 1897. The board OF
directors shall be elected annually at the
annual meeting of said stockholders I'M
of directors in each year they shall hold
a meeting and elect officers for the ensuing
year. All officers and directors shall hold
Office until their successors are elected and
qualified.
ARTICLE VII.
The capital stock. of this corporation shall
value of Fifty Dollars each. -.
here"r'o set their hands and seals this
Of December, 1893.
B. F. NELSON, (SeaD
DAVID WILLARD, (SeaL)
B.: j. CARPENTER, {saal.}
C. F. WELLES, (Seal)
P. H. M'GARRY. tSeal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in. presence of
c. H. SMITH 1st
W.. G. WILSON.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Hennepin-ss.s -. ,-..-.
On this 21st day of December. 1895, be-
fore me, Notary Public within and for the
County of Hennepins and State of Mime
W. Backus C.. T. Welles, e. ]. Carpenter,
David Willard and P. H. McGarry, to me
known to be the same persons described in
and who executed the foregoing instrument,
and they severaliy acknowledged that they
executed the same as their free act and
deed. T. -, CHARLES ii. SMITH.
Notarial seal) Notary Public.
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
STATE OF MINNESOTA - DEPARTMENT
of State.
I hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record In this office on the 24th
day of December, A. D. 1885, at Las o'clock
D. m., and was duly recorded in Book o 2
Of interpretations, on Page
ALBERT BERG, Secretary Of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF HEN
nepin-OfIice Of Register Of naeds.
l hereby certify that the within - was
fled for record in this Office the 2Sth day
Of December A. D. 1S95, at 4:33 O'clock p. nj. 4,