The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-10

Great Northern Steamship Com
pany.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ASSO-
c1ate themselves together and become
a body corporate under the provisions of
General Statutes of 1878 of the State Of
Minnesota, and the acts amendatory
thereof, and to that end do adopt and
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
The name Of said corporation shall be
GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP
COMPANY. The general nature Of its
business shall be:
~ The construction, purchase, own
ership or control of vessels propelled by
of the same for the transportation of
passengers or freight and for other pur-
poses, upon the high seas and upon all
naVigable waters.
% The construction, purchase, lease,
ownership use and management of docks,
piers, basins, warehouses or elevators.
(3) The purchase or lease of buildings,
structures and real estate necessary or
useful in connection with the ownership
and operation Of such vessels, docks,
piers, basins, warehouses or elevators.
"a The acquisition by purchase or
lease Of property of all kinds useful or
necessary in the construction or opera
ton of such vessels, or the construction,
purchase, lease or operation of such
Vators.
The principal place of business of said
corporation shall be in the City of st.
Paul, Ramsey County, State of Mime
sofa.
The time of commencement of said cor
poration shall be on the first day of Sep
TENDER, 1900, and the period of its con-
tinuance shall be thirty 800 years.
III.
The amount of the capital stock Of said
corporation shall be Six Million Dollars
such manner, to be issued upon such
terms as the board of directors may d.
rect, or as may be prescribed by the by
laws.
The highest amount of indebtedness or
liability to which said corporation shall
at any time be subject shall be Five Mil
lion Dollars.
The names and places of residence OF
incorporation are as follows:
James j. HILL st. Paul, Minnesota.
d: Miller, st. Paul, Minnesota.
" ?. Clough. st. Paul, Minnesota
M ID. Grover, st. Paul, Minnesota
A. w. Clark, st. Paul, Minnesota.
VI
The names Of the first board of direo,
tors shall be James J. Hill, D. Miller, W.
Clark.
The government of said corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be
vested in a board of five directors who
shall be stockholders and who shall be
elected each year at the annual meeting
of the stockholders, which meeting shall
be held at such time and place as the
Company in its bylaws shall from time
to time direct.
There shall be President, Vice Presi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer all OF
whom shall be chosen by the directors at
meeting of the corporation. Such other
of OF may be appointed as the board
OF directors deem advisable, or as pro-
Vided by the bylaws. The directors
may fill all vacancies in their own num-
Der, and all vacancies in any Office for
the uneXpired term.
The directors and other officers, except
as herein otherwise provided shall hold
ONCE for one year and until their sue
cessors are elected or Amounted and
qualified The directors shall have mower
to adopt all bylaws and prescribe the
duties of officers.
The first meeting of said corporation
shall be held on the first day of Septem-
Der, 1900, at the office of the corDofat ion
in the City Of st. Paul, Ramsey County
Minnesota, and directors meeting NAV
be held the same day.
Special meetings of the stockholders
and of the directors may be called by
the board of directors upon such no
tice as may be required by the bylaws,
anu IL lOI required Dy the DV-laVS. at
any time. Special meetings of the direc-
tors may be called by three directors in
the absence Of a bylaw, at such time
and place and upon such notice as they
may designate.
sh The &c capital stock Of said corporation
l60,00O shares of One Hundred Goo Dol
lars each.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The cor
fr1sc5 how 81
seals this Second day of August. 1900
JAMES J. HILL, (SeaI)
y ?. cE6ttGH, 9ss eafi}}
M. D. GROVER, (Seal)
A. w. CLARK, (SeaL)
IN PRESENCE OF:
Edward Tenner,
Thos. r. Benton.
QOc. Documentary Stamp
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
On this second day of August, 1900. be-
fore me, a notary public in and for said
James ]: Hill, D. Miller, ". P. e ciough,
personally known to be the persons de-
Ecr1bed In and who executed the forego-
ing instrument, and they acknowledged
that they executed the same as their free
act and deed, and for the uses and pur-
poses therein expressed.
c. c. McELWEE.
Notary Public, Ramsey County, Mime
sofa.
CNotarial Seal)
CENDORSED)
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Of the
GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, Department
of State.
1 hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was filed for record in this office
on the Srd day of Aug, A. D. 1900, at II
o'clock a. H., and was duly recorded In
Book 2 of interpretations, on page -.
ALBERT BERG
Secretary Of State
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss. Office Of the Register of
Deeds.
This is to certify that the within in
strument was filed for record In this Of