The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-20
Articles of Incorporation of Great
Northern Land and Stock Com

Articles of Incorporation of Great
Northern Land and Stock Com
THE PERSONS WHOSE NAMES ARE
hereunto subscribed do hereby asso-
ciate themselves together for the pur-
pcse of becoming an incorporation I'M
der and by virtue of the laws of the
State of Minnesota, in such case made
and provided and for that purpose do
hereby adopt and sign these articles of
incorporation, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE.
Section 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be Great Northern Land and Stock
Company"
Section 2.-The general nature of the
business of said corporation shall be the
buying, owning, holding, possessing, sell
ing and dealing in lands and real estate
of every description, as we'll as in tene-
mentS and Entertainments, real, personal
and mixed estate and property; the
building upon. cultivating and improv-
ing of lands; the selling, conveying,
leasing, letting, ,demiising, charging,
nortgag ing or otherwise encumbering
lands. tenements, and Entertainments,
real. mixed and personal property; the
raising, holding, buying, selling, leasing,
feeding and dealing in live stock of every
description: the making, purchasing,
selling, indorsing and negotiating of com
nercial paper in connection with said
business.
Section 3.-The principal place of bust
ness of said corporation shall be the City
of ST. Paul in the County of Ramsey and
State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE TWO.
The time of commencement of this cor
pCration shall be September %, 1901, and
the period of its existence shall be thirty
800 years
ARTICLE THREE.
The amount of the capital stock of said
corporation shall be three hundred thon-
vided into three thousand shares or one
hundred dollars each. and shall be paid
in as the Board of Directors shall de-
termine.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or
liza Utility to which said corporation shall at
any time be subject shall be the sum OF
six hundred thousand dollars C$600,000).
ARTICLE FIVE.
The names and places of residence of
the persons forming such corporation are
as follows, to-wit: Warren W. Hurd of
st. Paul. Minnesota; Henry Austin, of
AGstinville, Iowa. and Ellsworth r.
Moon. of Burdette Iowa.
ARTICLE SIX
Section 1.-The officers of this corpora
ton shall be president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer. The office of
secretary and treasurer may be held by
the same person.
Section 1.-THE government of this cor
Doration and the management of its af-
fairs shall be vested in a Board of Di-
rectorS consisting of three members.
Section 3.-The Board of Directors shall
be elected annually by the stockholders
at their annual meeting, and said Board
OF Directors shall, in case of vacancy,
elect directors to fill unexpired terms.
On the first Monday of September, 1862,
at twelve O'Clock. noon, and annually
thereafter. a stockholders meeting shall
be held. at which said meeting, or an
adjournment thereof, said Board of Di-
rectors shall be elected. The Board of
Directors shall. Immediately after the
hnal adjournment of the meeting of
which meeting the said Board of Direct
orS shall elect the officers of the cor
poration, and shall elect from their own
number a president and a vice president
OF sald corporation. At all stockholders
meetings. each share of stock represented
shall be entitled to one vote. The direct
orS may provide for and fix the COM
pensation to be paid to the directors and
omcers of the incorporation, and shall
provide for and fix the salaries of en-
ployes of the corporation. The Board OF
directors shall have power and author
ity to enact bylaws not inconsistent
with law and with these articles of in
corporation.
Section 4.-The names of the persons
constituting the first Board of Directors
and who shall serve until the meeting
OF the Board of Directors after the an
nual stockholders meeting to be held
on the first Monday of September, 1902
are Warren w. Hurd of st. Paul Min
Eesota; Henry Austin, of Austinville
Iowa. and Ellsworth r. Moon, of Bur
dette. Iowa
Section 5.-The following named persons
snail be the officers of said corporation
until the first meeting of the Board of
Directors after the annual meeting of
stockholders the first Monday of Sep
temper 1902, VIZ: Henry Austin, ptesi-
dent: Warren w. Hurd vice president
and Ellsworth R. Moon, secretary and
All directors and officers shall hold
their respective offices until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 18th day
of September, A. D. 1901.
WARREN w. HURD. (Sea1)
HENRY AUSTIN. (SeaH
ELLSWORTH R. MOON, (seaI)
In presence of
E. G. Stringer