The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-06
Articles of incorporation of the
Great Northern Steamship Conn

Great Northern Steamship Conn
pany.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ASSOC
clate themselves together and become
Dody corporate under the provisions of
little Two, Chapter Thirty-four of the
minnesota, and the acts amendatory
tnefeot, and to that end do adopt and
sign the following
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
The name of said corporation shall be-
GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP
SfOMsPAN l. The general nature of It's
" Inc construction, purchase, own
ershlp or control of vessels propelled by
steam OF other power, and the operation
OF the same for the transportation Of
passengers or freight and for other pur-
poses, upon the high seas and upon all
naYigable 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 III connection with the ownership
and operation of such vessels docks,
piers, basins, warehouses or elevators
~ Inc acquisition by purchase or
tease OF property of all kinds useful or
ton OF such vessels, or the construction,
purchase lease or operation of such
docks piers, basins, warehouses or ele-
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 Sen
TENDER, 1900, and the period of its CON
tinuance shall be thirty 800 years.
The amount of the capital stock of said
corporation shall be Six Million Dollars
to be paid in in such instruments, or IN
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 Mill
lion Dollars.
The names and places Of residence Of
the persons forming this association for
incorporation are as follows:
James J. Hill, St Paul Minnesota
d. Miller, ST. Paul, Minnesota
W Z. Clough, St. Paul, Minnesota
M. ID. Grover, st. Paul, Minnesota
"A. W. Clark, st. Paul, Minnesota
VI.
The names of the first board of direc
tors shall be James ]. 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 snail be
elected each year at the annual meeting
of the stockholders, which meeting snail
be held at such time and place as the
to time direct.
There shall be a President, Vice Preki-
dent Secretary and Treasurer, all of
whom shall be chosen by the directors %
a meeting of the corporation. Such ofh az
officers may be appointed as the board
of directors deem advisable or as Dro
Nlded by the bylaws. The directors
may fill all vacancies in their own nnn1
Der, and all vacancies in any office for
the uneXpired term.
The directors and other officers. except
as herein otherwise provided, shall hold
oIlce for one year and until their suc
cessors are elected or appointed and
qualified. The directors shall have power
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 CORPORATION
in the City of St Paul, Ramsey County,
minnesota and directors meeting may
be held the same day.
Special meetings of the stockholders
and of the directors lnay be called bv
the board of directors upon such no
lIce as may Dc required by the bylaws,
and if not required by the bylaws, at
any time. Special meetings of the diren-
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.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be divided into sixty thousand
t60,OoO shares Of One Hundred QO0 Dol
lars each.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The cor
porators hereunto set their hands and
seals this Second day of August, 1900.
JAMES J. HILL, (SeaIO
D; MILLER, (Seal)
w. P. CLOUGH. 1SeaI1
NJ. D. GROVER, (SeaI1
A. w. CLARK (Seal.)
IN PRESENCE OF:
Edward Tenner,
Thos. R. Benton.