The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-24


WE, JAS. J HILL, PRESIDENT AND
Chief Executive Officer, and Edward T.
Nlchols, Secretary of the Great Northern
railway Company, do hereby certify for
and IN behalf of said company, that the
shareholders, of said company, at a meet
ing regularly called and held for the pur-
pose. on the 10th day. of October, 1900, at
Ihe once OF the company in the City OF
ST Paul, County of Ramsey, State of
minnesota, adopted a resolution by ma
Jority vote, to-Wit, by vote CT over
three-foUrths in number and amount of
such shareholders and the shares in sa.d
corporation, of which the following is
copy:
Whereas, The Board of Directors of
this company, at meeting thereof, held
on the 10Th day of April, A. D. 1910,
adopted resolution providing for the in
crease OF the capital stock of this COM
pany from $50, 900 to 1,000, 900 shares; which
resolution was in the following terms
resolved, That for the purpose of rails
ing FUNDS to pay for improvements Of and
addltlons to this company's railways and
properties, and the equipment and appur-
tenanceS thereof this company will and
subject to the assent of the holders of
three-fourths % in amount of all the
outstanding shares of it's capital stock,
hereby does, increase its capital stock by
ten thousand 10000 shares, of one nun
dred dollars ($1OO.00) each, so that this
companys capital stock shall thereafter
consist OF one million Q,000, 000) shares
OF one hundred dollars ($100O0) each
Inc company shall not have power to
increase the amount of us stock, without
ne assent of the holders of three-fourths
t%) OF all such stock outstanding at the
tlrne or such increase. But nothing in
TINS resolution contained shall be con-
strued as limiting the power of this com
-Pany to issue bonds, secured by mort
gage or otherwise, including bonds in the
nature ana form of debenture stock in
case such issue shall be deemed expedient
by this company's Board Of Directors
RESOLVED, Further That the officers Of
TINS company be, and they hereby are
empowered and directed, to procure the
assent OF the proportion of the companys
existing stockholders, necessary to make
the said increase of stock effective, and
to do all further acts and to execute in
behalf Of this company, all instruments
necessary or proper for carrying into eff
fect the intent of the foregoing resoIu-
lions"
Now, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, BY the stockholders of this
company, that the said resolution be, and
IS hereby, in all things ratified and con-
frmed, and the assent of the holders Of
the present outstanding shares in the cap
ital stock of this company, is hereby
given to such proposed increase OF
stock.
In Testimony Whereof, we have here
unto set our hands and the seal of said
&C mpany, this 9Th day of December, A. d.
(Seal) JAS. j. HILL,
President
e. T. NICHOLS,
~ Secretary
celed.)
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ransey-ss.
Jas. J. Hill. personally appearing before
ne, and being duly sworn, did deposa and
say that he is the President of the
Great Northern Railway Company and it's
Chief Executive Officer; that Edward T.
Secretary of
pany; that ne executed the foregoing
certificate and knows It's contents, and
the same is true
Subscribed and sworn to before me at
this. 9th Gay of December, 1900
(Notarial Seal,) c. c, McELWEE,
Ramsey County, Minnesota.