The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-26
Certificate as to Proceedings FIX
tending the Corporate Existence
of the st. Paul Gas Light CONF

tending the Corporate Existence
of the st. Paul Gas Light CONF
pany.
1T is HEREBY CERTIFIED THAT AT
the regular annual meeting of the share
holders Of the st; Paul Gas Light Com
Ing under and by virtue of a special act
OF the Legislative Assembly Of the Terri
tory or Minnesota, approved March 1st,
lSs6, entitled AN Act to incorporate the
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 Bird day of January. A. d. 1860, at ten
thereof duly published and given, wherein
1t was expressly stated that said meeting
would be held for the purpose OF holding
regular election of a Board Of Directors OF
said Company to serve during the ensuing
Year and of taking the proceedings here
matter set forth, at which said meeting
the regular annual election of a 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-
said Company and by the President there
of in accordance with the provisions Of
said act above mentioned and the By
Laws Of said Company and held at the
A. ID. 1860, at three o'clock P. M, pursuant
to notice thereof duly published and glvent
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
Whereas, In and by the terms of the
Company. to wit. Chapter So of the Laws
Legislative Assembly of the Territory Of
Minnesota. entitled, IAN act to incorpor-
ate the st. Paul Gas Light Company, ap-
proved March LIST. 1856, the term of the
Light Company will expire upon the first
day of January, A. d. 1857, and
Whereas, 1t is now and for long time
heretofore has been apparent to the off,
GERS, directors and shareholders Of said
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
1916 one issue whereof Will mature In tha
year 1918. and one issue whereof will ma
ture In the year 1914, and it Is desirable
pany shall be renewed and extended an6
continued to 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 a period OF
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
hereby. amended as provided in and In
accordance with this resolution:
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Presi-
dent and the Secretary of the Company be,
rected to take such proceedings to evil
dence the adoption of this resolution and
the amendment of the Charter of said
co col whether sfs by Certifying or 9TH
erwise authenticatins, filing and publish
ing the same or otherwise. as may be re.
CURED by law. or as they may be advised
are necessary or desirable.
1t Is further certified that the stock
books of said Company were duly closed
to transfers Of the stock of said Company
were not re-opened until the 2sth day Of
January, A. D. 1890; that at all times dur
Ing said 2ard day OF January, A. D; 1900,
there tasS as ~ the 0ss 2,
said Company and 1900 shares of the
Company's stock outstanding; that there
were present at said meetings and each Of
{s5) of said shareholders: that said share
holders so present. as appears by the
books Of the Company. then and there
hundred and fortysix Ns,s4d) shares OF
stock In said Company; that said resolu-
ton was adopted at each Of said meet
ings by the affirmative 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.. te-wit
by the affirmative vote of ninety-five f951
shareholders and of thirteen thousand
two hundred and forty-six d3.246) shares
A p. I.ATHRoP,
President ST Paul Gas Light Comnany.
corporate SeaL) ]. p. CROWLEY.
(Ten-cent e. g. Rev. Stp. 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
each and every statement contained in
said certificate is true; that the seal at
tached to said certificate Is the seal or
said corporation. A. p. IATHRoP.
subscribed and sworn 70 De1ore HE Ini1
18th day of FEBRUARY, A. d $780,
{Netarial Seal) C. III. MANSHIP,
Notary Public. Ramsey County, Mime
Sofa
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss.
J. P. Crowley, being duly sworn says:
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 ard every statement contained in
said certificate is true that he has COM
narAd fha COPY of resolution set forth