The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05

Articles of Incorporation of the
Great Northern Steamship Conn
pany.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY Ass0-
clate themselves together and become
a BODY corporate under the provisions Of
dItIe IW g; Chapter Thirty-four of the
M gneea statutes ute Of lS7S Of the State of
thereof, and to that end do adopt and
sign the following
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The name of said corporation shall ba
GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP
COMPANY. The general nature of its
business shall be:
u The construction, purchase. own
ership or control Of vessels propelled by
steam or 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
navtgable waters.
~ The construction, purchase. lease,
ownership, use and management of docks,
piers, basins, warehouses or elevators
90 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
az 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
docks, piers, basins. warehouses or eIe-
EatOrS.
The principal place of business of said
corporation shall be in the City Of ST.
Paul Ramsey County, State Of Minnie
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-
anuance shall be thirty 900 years.
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.
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
the persons forming this association for
incorporation are as follows: la&. l3iss
James j. Hill, ST Paul. Minnesota
D. Miller, ST. Paul. Minnesota
w. p. Clough, ST. Paul. Minnesota
M. d. Grover, st. Paul, Minnesota.
A. w. Clark, ST. Paul, Minnesota.
The names Of the first board of direo.
tors shall be James J. Hill, D. Miller. ".
z: -Clough, M. d. Grover and A. w.
Clark
The government of said corporation and
the management of its affairs shall ho
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 Presi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer, all of
whom shall be chosen by the directors at
a meeting of the corporation. Such other
officers may be appointed as the board
of directors deem advisable, or as pro-
ylded by the bylaws. The directors
may ill 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
o1flce for one year and until their sTc-
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 may be called by
the board of directors upon such no.
tice as may be required by the bylaws,
and If not required by the bylaws, at
any time. Special meetings of the direc-
tors may be called by three directors in
the absence OF 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
(60GOO shares of One Hundred QOO) Dol
lars each.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The cor
porators hereunto set their hands and
seals this Second day of August 1900.
JAMES J. HILL. (Seal)
D. MILLER. (Seal.)
w. P. CLOUGH. 1SaaI1
M. D. GROVER, (SeaI)
A w. CLARK, (Seal)
IN PRESENCE OF:
Edward Tenner,
ThoS. r. Benton
G0c. Documentary Stamp)
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
On this second day of August, 1900, be-
fore me, notary public in and for said
g county and d4, state personally appeared
M. D. Grover and A. w. Clark, to me
personally known to be the persons de-
scribed in and who executed the forego-
iilsS anu IHGy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
that they executed the same as their free
act and deed, and for the uses and plir-
poses therein expressed.
c. G. McELwEE.
Notary Public, Ramsey County Mime
sofa.
(Notarial SeaL)
(ENDoRsED)
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, Department
of State.
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'ciock a. m, and was duly recorded in
Book Y 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
flee at st. Paul. on the Bird day of Au-
gust, A. d. 1900, at 1850 o'clock a. m, and
that the same was duly recorded In Book
I of interpretations.
EDWARD KRAHMER,
Register OF DeedA
BY -s Deputy.
Dated August ID. 1850.
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