The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-08
Articles OF Incorporation of the
Cottonwood Coal Company.
I.

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 manufacture
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
ARTICLE II.
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
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of indebtedness or
liability of this corporation shall not at
any time exceed One Hundred Thousand
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
ARTICLE VI
Inc management and government Of
this corporation shall be vested in a
Board OF three Directors, who shall be
elected from the stockholders from
among their number on the second Thurs
day of October each year from and after
the first, day. of January 1900. The Of
ncers OF this corporation shall be a.
President, Secretary and Treasurer. who
shall be elected by the Board of Directors
or 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 l. Harrington. James N Hill
Secretary and Treasurer, this first day
OF May, and until their successors shall
be duly chosen and qualify. Any vacancy
y wncn may &c ea in the Board Of D
members thereof until the next annual
meeting ofNthe stockholders.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. we have
hereunto signed our names this Sist day
OF March, A. D. 1900.
JAMES N. Hull,
EDWARD SAWYER,
ROBERT l. HARRINGTON
In presence of:
Macy Nicholson,
EDWARD Ienner.
! STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
Ramsey--Ss.
On this Thirty-hrst day of March A.
d. 1900, before me personally appeared
James n. Hill, Edward Sawyer and Rob
ert l. Harrington, to me personally
known to be the same persons describ-
ed in and who executed the foregoing,
Articles OF incorporation, and severallv
acknowledged that they executed the
same as their free act and deed.
Notary Public, Ramsey County, Minne-
sofa.
(Notarial Seal,)
decent revenue stamp canceled.)
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPART
ment of State.
I hereby certify that the within In
strument was fled for record in this Of
fee on the End day of April A. ID 1900
at 1880 o'clock a.. M, and was duIv
recorded in Book X OF IncorporatIons.
on page -.
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 in
strument was filed for record in this Of
A. ID. 1900, at o'clock D. M, and that
OF Incorporations, pages 112-14
EDWARD KRAIMER
Register Of Deeds.