The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-28
Articles of Incorporation of the
skagit Coal and Coke Company,
ARTICLE I.

ARTICLE I.
THE NAME OF THIS CORPORATION
shall be the "Skagit Coal & Coke
company" The general nature of the
business or this corporation shall be that
of mining. buying and selling coal and
manufacturing, buying and selling coke
within the State of Minnesota and else
where, more particularly within the
States Of Washington, Idaho and Mon
tane; also acquiring, by purchase or 9TH
erWlse, and owning, holding and leasing
such land, timber land and real estate
as may be found convenient or desirable
for the purpose of mining coal, and for
the purpose of such coal and coke bust
ness.
The principal place OF business of said
corporation shall be in the City Of 81
Paul, Ramsey County. State of Minn6z
sofa
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement OF thfS
corporation shall be the first day of Jan.
uary, 1900, and the period of its contihz
uance shall be thirty years from THAI
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation
shall be five hundred thousand dollars, to
be divided into five thousand shares OF
one hundred Q00) dollars each. which shall
be paid in from time to time as the
Board of Directors Of this corporation
shall direct.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or
q
any time exceed one hundred thousand
100000 dollars.
ARTICLE V
The names Of the persons forming this
association for the purposes of incoTpora-
ton are: James n. Hill, Edward SAWYER
and Robert l. Harrington, the residence
Of each of whom is the City Of Saint Paul.
County of Ramsey and State of Mime
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ARTICLE VI.
Inc management and government OF
this corporation shall be vested in a Board
OF three Directors, who shall be elected
number on the 18th day of October each
year from and after the first day Of
January ISO9. The officers of this cor
poratlon shall be a President Secretary
and Treasurer, who shall be elected BY
the Board of Directors of this corporation
at at the tlrst meeting Of such Board after
the annual election, The names Of the
nrst Board of Directors are: James N,
Hill. Edward Sawyer and Robert / Far
rlngton. James n. Hill shall be Presi-
dent dent and EDWARD Sawyer. Secretary and
and until their successors shall be div
chosen and qualify. Any vacancy which
may occur In the Board of Directors may
be filled by the remaining members there.
Of until the next annual meeting Of tba
stockholders. "a 'iie
In witness whereof we have hereunto
Sn1s s Our names this thirteenth day Of
JAMES N. HILL.
EDWARD SAWYER
ROBERT l. HARRINGTON,
In presence of;
Edward II. Payte,
VIM. r. Begg.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
On this 18th day Of December. A. d.
1879, before me personally appeared James
\. Hill, Edward Sawyer and Robert I.
harrington, TO me known to be the per
sons described IN and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and they severally
acknowledged that they executed said in
strument as their free act and deed
G. c. McELNVEE
Notary Public, Ramsey County. Mime
(Notarial seal.)
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPART
pnent of State
hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was filed for record in this office
on the 18th day of December, A D. 1899,
at o'clock D. m, and was duly recorded
in Book w of Interpretations, on page
514
ALBERT BERG,
Secretary of State.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-Off1ce of the Register of Deeds.
This is to certify that the within instru-
ment was filed for record in this office at
st. Paul. on the goth day of December
A. D. 1899, at o'clock p. M, and that tho
Incorpations, pages $685.
EDWARD G. KRAHMER,
Register of Deeds.