The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-08
Articles of incorporation of the
Great Northern Steamship Com

Articles of Incorporation of the
Great Northern Steamship Conn
pany.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ASSO-
c1ate themselves together and become
little Two, Chapter Thirty-four of the
General Statutes of 1875 Of the State of
Minnesota, and the acts amendatory
thereof, and to that end do adopt and
sign the following
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
The name Of said corporation shall be
GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP
COMPANY. The general nature of its
business shall be:
" The construction, purchase, own
erSh1p 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.
(O The purchase or lease of buildings,
structures and real estate necessary or
useful in connection with the ownership
and operation of such vessels, docks,
piers, basins, warehouses or elevators.
"a The acquisition by purchase or
lease Of property of all kinds useful or
necessary in the construction or opera
ton OF such vessels, or the construction,
purchase, lease or operation of such
docks, piers, basins, warehouses or eIe-
vators.
The principal place of business of said
corporation shall be in the City of ST.
Paul, Ramsey County, State of Mime
sofa.
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-
he h{Tf,1
The amount of the capital stock of said
corporation shall be Six Million Dollars
to be paid in in such instruments, or in
such manner, to be issued upon such
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
incorporation are as follows:
James J. Hill, ST. Paul, Minnesota.
d. Miller, st. Paul, Minnesota
w. P. Clough, st. Paul, Minnesota
M d. Grover, st. Paul Minnesota.
A. w. Clark, st. Paul. Minnesota
VI.
The names of the first board of direc
TORS snail be James j. HILL d. Miller, w
Clark.
The government of said corporation and
the management of its affairs shall be
vested In board of five directors who
snail be stockholders and who shall be
elected each year at the annual meeting
of the stockholders, which meeting snail
be held at such time and place as the
Company in its bylaws snail from time
to time direct.
There shall be President, Vice Presi-
Gent, Secretary and Treasurer all of
whom shall be chosen by the directors at
meeting OF the corporation. Such other
officers may be appointed as the board
of directors deem advisable or as pro
vlded by the bylaws. The directors
may I'LL all vacancies in their own num-
Der, and all vacancies in any Office for
the uneXpired term.
The directors and other officers, except
as herein otherwise provided, shall hold
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 cornoratior
shall be held on the first day of Septem-
Der, 1900, at the office of the CORPORATE
IN nth, the City OF St. Paul, Ramsey. County,
be held the same day.
Special meetings Of the stockholders
and of the directors may be called nv
lie DOaru 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
the absence of a bylaw, at such time
and place and upon such notice as thew
may designate.
The capital stock of said corporation
shall be divided into sixty thousand
10000 shares Of One Hundred QOOJ Dol
lars each.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The cor
porators hereunto set their hands and
seals this Second day of August, 1900.
JAMES ]. HILL, fSeaI)
D. MILLER (SeaI)
W, P. CLoUGH, Ia1aI)
M d. GROVER, (Seal)
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, a 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