The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-06
Articles of Incorporation of the
Cottonwood Coal Company.
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The name Of this corporation shall be
COTTONWOOD COAL COMPANY. ;"
The general nature of the business Of
this corporation shall be that of mining,
buying and selling COAL and manufactur-
ing, buying and selling coke within the
State of Minnesota and elsewhere, more
particularly within the States of Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana; also acquir-
ing, by purchase or otherwise, and own
Ing, holding and leasing such land and
real estate as may be found convenient
or desirable for the purpose of mining
coal and for the purpose Of such coal
and coke business.
The principal place of business OF said
corporation shall be in the City of Saint
Paul, Ramsey County, State Of Mime
sofa.
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the first day of
May, 1900 and the period Of its con-
tinuance shall be thirty 500 years from
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be Five Hundred Thousand Dollars,
to be divided into five thousand shares
shall be paid in from time to time, as the
Board of Directors Of this corporation
shall direct
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liability of this corporation shall not at
any time exceed One Hundred Thousand
Dollars each.
ARTICLE V.
The names of the persons forming this
Association for the purposes OF incor-
poration are James n Hill, Edward Saw
yer and Robert ]. Harrington, the resi-
dence of each of whom is the City of
Saint Paul. County of Ramsey and State
-'''''N ''| ARTICLE VI.
The management and government of
this corporation shall be vested In a
Board of three Directors, who shall be
elected from the stockholders from
day of October each year from and after
the first day of January, 1900. The Of
ficers of this corporation shall be a
President, Secretary and Treasurer. who
shall be elected by the Board of Directors
of this corporation at the first meeting
of such Board after the annual election.
The names Of the. first Board of Directors
are James n. HILL Edward Sawyer and
Robert /. Harrington. James N. Hill
shall be President and Edward Sawyer
Secretary and Treasurer, this first day
be duly chosen and qualify. Any vacancy
| which may occur In the Board of d.
rectors may be filled by the remaining
members thereof until the next annual
| meeting of the stockholders.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have
hereunto signed our names this 31st day
Of March, A. d. 1900
EDWARD SAWYER,
ROBERT 1. HARRINGTON.
In presence OF:
Macy Nicholson,
Edward Tenner.
| STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
| On this Thirty-first day of March, A.
D. $780, before me personally appeared
James N. Hill, Edward Sawyer and Rob-
ert ]. Harrington, to me personally
known to be the same persons describ-
ed in and who executed the foregoing
| Articles of Incorporation, and severally
| acknowledged that they executed the
same as their free act and deed
c. c. McELWEE,
Notary Public, Ramsey County, Mime
! sofa.
| Notarial Seal.)
QO-cent revenue stamp canceled.)
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPART
ment of State.
| 1 hereby certify that the within in
| strument was filed for record in this Of
! flee on the 2nd day of April. A. d. 1900,
| at 11:30 o'clock a.. M, and was duly
recorded In Book x of Interpretations.
b5 EALBERT BERG,
40 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 End day of April,
| A. D. 1900 at 3Io'clock p. M, and that
the same was dulyo recorded in Book !
| of Incorporationsg pages H2-14.
EDWARD KRAMER,
Register Of Deeds.