The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25
Certificate as to Proceedings Ex-
of the ST. Paul Gas Light Conn

| of the st. Paul Gas Light Conn
pnny.
! IT. rs HEREBY CERTIFIED THAT AT
the regular annual meeting of the share
holders of the st: Paul Gas Light Com
pany, Ga corporation organized and exist
( ing under and by virtue of special act
| Of the Legislative Assembly of the Terri
| tory of Minnesota, approved March 1sts
St Paul Gas Light Company, duly call
| ed by the Board OF Directors of said Com
pany in accordance with the provisions
Of said act and of the Bylaws of said
Company in that respect and duly held at
the offices of said Company in the City of
st. Paul in the State of Minnesota on
the 23rd day of January, A. d. 1900, at ten
thirty o'clock, A. M. pursuant to notice
thereof duly published and given, wherein
1T was expressly stated that said meeting
would be held for the purpose OF holding a;
! regular election of Board of Directors of
said Company to serve during the eDSu nS
year and of taking the proceedings here
matter set forth, at which said meeting
the regular annual election of Board OF
Directors of said Company for the ensu-
ing year was duly held, and also, at an
other and special meeting, of the share
holders of said Company duly and regu-
| larly called by the Board of Directors of
said Company and by the Pres dent there
of In accordance with the provisions OF
said act above mentioned and the By
Laws of said Company and held at the
| same place upon said 2Srd day Of January,
A. d. 1900 at three o'clock p. M, pu ant
wherein 1t was expressly. stated that said
meeting would be held for the sole pur-
pose of taking the proceedings hereinaft-
er set forth at which said meeting no ac-
ton other than the said proceedings here
matter set forth was taken, the following
resolution was duly adopted, to wit:
charter Of this, the st. Paul Gas Light
! Company, to wit, Chapter 50 of the Laws
of Minnesota. 1856. being an act of the
Legislative Assembly of the Territory of
1od An onf 20 innO r.
ate the st. Paul Gas Light Company, APP
proved March 1st. 1856, the term of the
corporate existence of said st. Paul Gas
! Light Company will expire upon the first
day of January, A. D. 1907; and
Whereas, 1t is now and for long time
heretofore has been apparent to the off,
| ST. Paul Gas Light Company, that. in the
| interest Of the shareholders of said Com
/ pany, the corporate existence of said
Company should be renewed and con-
| tinued beyond said date; and
Whereas Said Company has heretofore
| issued and sold large amounts of its
/ bonds secured by mortgage, one issue OF
| which said bonds will mature in the year
| 1915, one Issue whereof will mature in the
! year 1915 and one issue whereof will ma
/ ture In the year 1914 and it is desirable
| that the corporate existence of the COM
pany shall be renewed and extended and
| continued to a date subsequent to time
when all said bonds shall have matured,
! without further delay;
NOW, THEREFORE,,
Resolved, That this said corporation the
! St. Paul Gas Light Company, be, and the
same is hereby, renewed for period or
fifty years from and after the first day
of January, A. D. 1900, and that the cor
| porate existence of this the St Paul Gas
Light Company be-, and the same Is
| hereby renewed and extended for the
period aforesaid and that the same shall
continue until and including the first day
| of January, "A. D. 1850;
| FURTHER RESOLVED that the char
| far ~ said g
| hereby. amended as provided In and in
accordance with this resolution:
| FURTHER RESOLVED that the Presi-
dent and the Secretary of the Company be,
and they are hereby authorized and di-
rected to take such proceedings to evil
dence the adoption. of this resolution and
| ST. Paul Gas Light Company thereby ac-
complished, whether by certifying or 9TH
erwise authenticating, filing and publish
| ing the same or otherwise, as may be re-
| Quired by law. or as they may be advised
| are necessary or desirable.
| 1t Is further certified that the stock
to transfers of the stock Of said Company
on the 9th day of January, A D. 1900, and
were not re-opened until the Ath day OF
January. A. D. 1900; that at all times dur
there were, as appears by the books Of
said Company, 13i holders of shares in
| said Company and 1900 shares of the
| Company's stock outstanding; that there
were present at said meetings and each of
them, in person or by proxy, ninety-five
| (95) Of said shareholders; that said share
holders so present as appears by the
| books of the Company then and there
owned and held thirteen thousand two
hundred and forty-slx tlS go shares OF
| ton was adopted at each of said meet
| ings by the affirma tive vote of all the
shareholders in said Company present In
person or by proxy as aforesaid and OF
| all the shares of stock represented as
aforesaid and by all the votes cast upon
any question arising or at any election
held at either of said meetings, to-wit
by the affirmative vote Of ninety.five (s5l
| shareholders and of thirteen thousand
two hundred and fortysix Q3246) shares
~ A p LATHROP,
President St. Paul Gas Light Company.
corporate seall J. P; CROWLEY.
| (Ten-cent U. S. Rev SIP. canceled)
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
| A. P. Lathrop. being duly sworn says:
That he is the President of the ST Paul
Gas Light Company. the corporation
named in the foregoing certificate; that
said certificate is true; that the seal at
tached to said certificate Is the ne, sea- sea OF
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
(Notarial Seal) c. H. MANSHIP,
| Notary Public, Ramsey County, Mime
| sofa.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
That he is the Secretary Of said st. Paul
Gas Light Company, the corporation
named in the foregoing certificate and as
such Secretary has charge and custody OF
the record books of said corporation; that
each and every statement contained in
said certificate is true; that he has COM
/ pared the copy of a resolution set forth
| in said certificate with the original rec
/ ords thereof contained in the records OF
| the shareholders meetings of said Com
| pany held on January 23rd. 1900, at ten
thirty o'clock a. m, and upon the same
day at three o'clock p. M, respectively,
| and that the same is in each and every
| respect a true and correct copy OF said
| originals and each thereof; that the seal
attached to said certificate is the seal OF
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th tSS day of s ss1rpary G. IL Z MxNsH1p
| Notary Public, Ramsey County, Minnie
| sofa.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. DEPART
/ hereby certify that the within instru-
/ ment was filed for record in this office on
| the 18th day of February. A. D. 1900, at
| o'clock p. m. and was duly recorded in
| Book x 2 Of Incorporations on page 204.
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 instru-
ment was filed for record in this office at
| St. Paul, on the goth day Of February, A.
/ D. 1900 at o'clock p. M, and that the
| same was duly recorded in Book &c" Of
/ Interpretations. pages GIL, etc.
i EDWD G. KRAMER, -
| Register of Deeds.
ees.s -.