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

pany.
The UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ASSO-
GlaIe themselves together and become
DOdy corporate under the provisions of
title Two, Chapter Thirty-four of the
General Statutes Of 1878 of the State Of
Minnesota, and the acts amendatory
thereof, and to that end do adopt and
sign the following
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
! PRe name Of SAID corporation shall be
COMPANY. The general nature of its
business shall be:
~ 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
navigable waters.
~ The construction. purchase, lease,
ownership. use and management of docks
piers. basins. warehouses or elevators.
~ The purchase or lease Of buildings
structures and real estate necessary or
useful in connection with the ownership
ana operation of such vessels, docks
piers, basins, warehouses or, elevators
~ The acquisition by purchase or
lease or property of all kinds useful or
necessary IN the construction or opera
ton of such vessels, or the construction,
purchase, lease or opera ton of such
docks, piers, basins, warehouses or eIe-
TatOrS.
The principal place of business of said
corporation shall be in the City of St
Paul Ramsey County, State Of Mime
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The time OF commencement of said cor
poration shall be on the first day of Sep
TENDER. 1900, and the period of It's con
tlnuance shall be thirty 800 years.
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The amount of the capital stock of said
corporation shall be Six Million Dollars
TO be paid in In such instalm@ nts, or in
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
the persons forming this association for
James j, Hill, st. Paul, Minnesota.
d. Miller, ST. Paul, Minnesota
". 2. Clough, st. Paul. Minnesota
NJ d. Grover, st. Paul, Minnesota
A. w. Clark, st. Paul, Minnesota
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The names Of the first board of direo.
tors shall be James J. Hill, D. Miller, w.
T; Clough, M. d. Grover and A w.
Clark.
The government of said corporation and
the management of it's 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
De held at such time and place as the
Company in It's bylaws shall from time
to time direct.
There shall be President, Vice PressI-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer. all of
whom shall ha NhnGan nv he -.
meeting of the corporation. Such other
officers may be appointed as the board
of directors deem advisable. or as pro-
vided by the bylaws. The directors
may I'LL all vacancies in their own num-
Der, ana all vacancies in any office for
the uneXpired term.
The directors and other officers, except
as herein otherwise provided shall hold
office for one year and until their sue
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
and place and upon such notice as thew
may designate.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be divided into sixty thousand
(6O,GOO shares Of One Hundred QOO Dol
lars each.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The cor
porators hereunto set their hands and
oIc !, t.
JAMES J. HILL (SeaI)
VI. P. CLoUGH. tss si
M. D. GROVER. {seaI)
A w. CLARK, (Seal)
IN PRESENCE OF:
Edward Tenner,
ThoS. R. Benton
doc. 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
county and state, personally appeared
James ]. Hill, D. Miller. w. P. Clough,
NJ. D. Grover and A. w. Clark to me
personally known to be the persons de-
scribed 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 ptir-
poses therein expressed.
c. c. McELWEE,
Notary Public, Ramsey County, Mime
sofa.
(Notarial Sea1.)
(ENDORSED)
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 3rd day of Aug, a. D. 1900, at II
o'clock a. m, and was duly recorded in
Book 7 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 3rd day of Au-
gust, A. d. 1900, at 1850 O'Clock a. m. and
that the same was duly recorded IN Book
of Interpretations.
EDWARD KRAHMER
Register of Deeds.
BY ---------s Deputy.
Dated August ID. 1906