The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-04
Articles Of Incorporation.
Articles of incorporation of Minne-
apOlis and ChampIfn Suburban
Railway Company.

Articles of Incorporation of Mime
apolis and ChampIin Suburban
Railway Company.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
that the undersigned persons, for the
purpose OF associattng themselves together
sofa, and more especially by virtue Of Title
one one Chapter "a Of the General Statutes Of
said State, and acts amendatory thereof have
adopted and do hereby adopt and sign Arti-
Giles OF IncorDor ten as fellows:
The name of the corporation shall Ia
minneapolis and Champlin Suburban Rail-
way Company" and the general nature Of
Its business shall be to locate, construct,
equip maintain operate and own a railway,
WIN one or more tracks or lines of road
WITH all necessary branch lines. side tracks,
pFlages, SHOPS, buildings, structures right
or convenient for the equipment and opera
ton OF such railway, from the city of Min
ns9aaapohs, IN the Safe Of Minnesota, to the
village OF Champlin, in the County of Henne-
pin, In said State Minnesota, as well as
10 bulId, own maintain and operate one or
line of railway and generally exercise ali
powers conferred by said Chapter a. The
principal place of transactng the business
G in s sh corporation shall be at Minneapolis
IN the county of Hennepin, in said State
ARTICLE TWO.
TINS corporation shall commence on the
eIghth day OF September, A. D. 1898, and
(99) years.
ARTICLE THREE.
The amount of the capital stock Of the cor
Poration shall be one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars $3.50. OoO00, to be paid in
from time to time, and In such manner as
the Board of Directors may prescribe con-
sistent with these articles and the laws Of
the State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE FOUR.
Inc highest amount of Indebtedness or la
biiity- TO which said corporation shat et anv
time be subject is one hundred and thirty-
hve thousand q / HRS $4,000.
The names and places of residence of ner
sons forming said corporation are as follows.
Emery W. Hill Appolonia, Wisconsin
Lorenzo L. c. Brooks, Saint Paul, Mime
GOllinwood Evans, Minneapolis. Minnesota.
Fremont D. Woodbury., Saint Paul Mime.
Clifford D. Staples, Saint Paul. Minnesota
aenry M Norton, Saint Paul. Minnesota.
anthony Chryst, Grant Washington Co.
Minnesota. W.
ARTICLE SIX.
-, Inc government OF this corporation and the
management OF lis affairs shall be vested
IN IN board OF seven q directors, who shall
6en elected for the term Of one year at each
ers of said corporation, and said dirantors
shall hold their offices until their success
sors are elected. Vacancies ad interim shall
be h!led by the remaining members Of sucb
board The names Of the first Board Of hi.
rectors are: % u
Emery W. Hil
Lorenzo L. c. Brooks
Colinwood Evans.
Henry NJ Norton
Fremont D, Woodbury.
Clifford D. Staples.
Anthony Chryst
The executive officers of this CORPORATION
shall be President, Vice President score
tary and Treasurer all OF whom shall he
stockholders and be chosen at each annual
a1setd6 by the Board Of Directors then
prescribed by the bylaws Of the corpora
ton. One stakeholder may be elected To
occupy two Of said Offices and vacancies
in any Of said Offices shall be filled bv the
Board of Directors Annual meetings 'H az
the stockholders Of the corporation shall he
held on the first GsO Wednesday of SeDten-
Der In each year and until their successors
are chosen the executive officers shall he.
Clifford D. Staples, President
Lorenzo L; c: Brooks, Vice President.
Fremont d. Woodbury., Secretary
Lorenzo L. c, Brooks, Treasurer.
The Board of Directors shall make all regu-
eminent Of the affairs Of the corDoration
ARTICLE SEVEN. -''"''o"'
The number of shares Of the capital stock
of the corporation is fifteen hundred q 5000.
dollars (S100.00)
In testimony whereof. the undersigned have
hereunto set their bands and seals this 97th
day Of August A. d. 1898
EMERY W. HILL. (seaIl
LORENZO l.. c. BROOKS (SeaIS
COLLINWOOD EVANS. (Seal1
FREMONT D. WoopBURY, (Seai)
CLIFFORD D. STAPLES. (seai)
ANTHONY CHRYST, (Seai)
In presence Of
William II. Fisher.
Samuel NJ Hanley.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAM.
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