The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-01
Articles OF Incarceration,
Articles OF incorporation of Mime
npOlis and Champlin Suburban
Railway Company.


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
purpose of associating themselves together
and FORMING a corporation under and by
virtue OF the laws OF the State Of Mime
sofa, and more especially by virtue of Title
one, Chapter "a of the General Statutes Of
SAID State, and acts amendatory thereof, have
ADOPTED and do hereby adopt and sign Arti-
ARTICLE ONE.
Inc name Of the corporation shall be
minneapolis and Champlin Suburban Ran.
way Company" and the general nature Of
its business shall be to locate. construct
equip, maintain operate and own railway
win one or more tracks or lines of road
WIN all necessary branch lines side tracks
Dflages, SHOPS, buildings. structures, right
of way, lands and appurtenances necessary
or or convenient for the equipment and opera
ton of such railway, from the city of Min
neapolis, in the Safe Of Minnesota. to the
village Of Champlin, in the County of Henpe-
pin, in said State Minnesota, as well as
more more lines of telegraph along or near said
line OF railway and generally exercise all
powers conferred by said Chapter a. The
P pr t9 place Of transaGting the business
IN the County Of Hennepin in said State
ARTICLE TWO.
This corporation shall commence on the
eighth day of September, A. D. 1898, and
snail 5dGa continue for the period of ninety nine
ARTICLE THREE.
The amount of the capital stock of the cor
poratlon shail be one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars $3.50 GCO.00, to be paid In
from fr 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.
DiIIty 10 Whlch said corporation shall at any
Time be subject is one hundred and thirty.
hve thousand dollars ($1S5, .0O).
ARTICLE FIVE
The names and D'acee OP -
sons forming said corporation are as follows.
Emery W. Hill. Appolonia, Wisconsin.
Lorenzo L. G. Brooks, Saint Paul. Mime
sofa. o'' -'iihne-
Collinwood Evans, Minneapolis Minnesota
fremont D. Woodbury., Saint Paul. Mime
Clifford D. Staples, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Henry NJ. Norton. Saint Paul. Minnesota.
,Ainthony Chryst, Grant, Washington Co..
ARTICLE SIX.
Inc government of this corporation and the
management of It's affairs shall be vested
IN d Doard OF seven CD directors who shall
De elected for the term Of one year at each
annual meeting from and by the stockboId-
ers OF said corporation. and said directors
snail ho-d their offices until their success
sors are elected. Vacancies ad interim sha II
be filed by the remaining members Of such
board. The names of the first Board of Di-
rectors are:
Emery w. Hill.
Lorenzo L. G. Brooks.
Henry NJ. Norton.
Fremont D. Woodbury.
Clifford D. Staples
Anthony Chryst.
The executive officers of this corpora tfon
shall be President, Vice President Score
tary and Treasurer, al of whom shall he
stockholders and be chosen at each annual
meeting by the Board of Directors then
elected. and their respective duties shall be
prescribed by the bylaws OF the CORPORA.
tion One stakeholder may be elected m
occupy two Of said offices and vacancies
IN any OF said Offices shall be filed by the
Board OF Directors Annual meetings OF
the stockholders OF the corporation shall be
held on TIE first QsO Wednesday of Septem
are CHOSEN the executive officers shall be.
Clifford D. S:ap,es. President.
Lorenzo l. c. Brooks, Vice President.
Fremont ID. Woodbury., Secretary.
Lorenzo L. c. Brooks Treasurer
The Board Of Directors shall make all regu-
lations and bylaws necessary for the gov
eminent OF me , 31alTs OF the corporation.
The number Of shares of the capftal stock
OF the corporation is fifteen hundred Il ,50Ol,
and the amount of each share is one hundred
dollars &10000).
In testimony whereof the undersigned have
hereunto set their kands and seals this 9th
EMERY w HILL. (seal)
LORENZO L. c. BROOKS, (Seal.j
FREMONT D. WOODBURY., (Seai5
CLIFFORD D. STAPLES, (SeaII
HENRY NJ. NORTON, (Seai3
ANTHONY CHRIST, (Seal.)
In presence Of
William H. Fisher
Samuel NJ. Hanley.