The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-18

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ents, That we the undersigned for the
purpose or becoming Incorporated and
s srsnf q 4s corporation under and pur-.
chapter "a of the General Laws of the
State of Minnesota 1894, and of the acts
amendatory thereto-do hereby make,
execute and adopt and have adopted the
following articles of incorporation:
t!rst-The name of this corporation
Enau be the Minnesota, Iowa and
Eastern Railway Company; and the gem
eral nature OF the business of said cor
poratlon shall be the building, construct
Ing and operating OF railroad or rail-
roads within the State of Minnesota and
from and to such points within said
state as may be determined upon by said
corporation, and to such points in any
neIsnoorlng states or other points with
be determined
The principal place for the transaction
or the business of such corpora tion shall
De IEe City or st. Paul in the county of
Rsasmsey and State of Minnesota.
seconu-Ihe time Of the commencement
OF Sald corporation shall be the goth day
OF FEBRUARY, 1902, and the period of the
continuance of said corporation shall be
fo Dr., fifty years next thereafter.
&c tlrd-Ine amount OF the capital stock
OF SAID corporation shall be Three Mil
hon dollars ($3,e0O, 000). Said capital stock
may be paid in at the time of the is
en 81 OF the same or any Of the same
2uSA LILIES ana IN such amounts
as the Board Of Directors Of said corpor-
at1on may determine by its bylaws.
tourth-The highest amount Of in
ueDoeGness or Inability to which said cor
poratlon snail at any time be subject
snail be the sum of Four Million. five
hundred thousand dollars ga, SOC, O0O).
Flftn-The names and places Of resi-
oence OF the persons forming such cor
poration are:
John Graham, residing at Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Joseph ", Sullivan, residing at Min
neapolis. Minnesota
Ezra G. Eschelby residing at ST Paul
Minnesota,
Ed Edward Feldhauser, residing at St
FauI, Minnesota.
Arthur Sweeney, residing in st. Paul,
Minnesota
sixth-The names of the first Board of
directors of said corporation are the
aaloresald, John Graham, Joseph w. Sui
nVan, Ezra c. Eschelby Edward Field
hanser and Arthur Sweeney. Said di-
rectors shall hold their office until the
1lrst annual meeting of said corporation
as hereinafter provided and until their
successors are elected and qualified. The
government of said corporation and the
management of its affairs shall be vest
ed In board of directors consisting Of
nVe persons and said board of directors
snail elect from their number a Presi-
gent, vice President, Secretary and
treasurer. And such persons so elected
snail be ex oficio members of said board
shall be elected at the annual meeting of
said corporation and at such annual
meeting said directors when elected shall
eject from their body the said President,
wee President. Secretary and Treasurer
The office Of Secretary and Treasurer
may be held by the same person Said
board OF directors are also empowered to
appoint SUCH assistant or subordinate
oncerS, including a general manager as
may pc necessary. Said persons so elect
ed officers shall hold their office until
the annual meeting of said corporation
and until their successors are elected and
qualified. Until the first annual meeting
OF said corporation the said John Gra-
ham shall be President of said corpora
ton; said Ezra c. Eschelby, Vice Presi-
dent of said corporations; and said
Joseph w. Sullivan, Secretary and Treas
Urer of said corporation. In case Of the
death. removal, resignation of any of
sad officers prior to the first annual
meeting of said corporation the board
OF directors hereinbefore provided for
may fill such vacancy. The first annual
meeting of said corporation shall be held
at the office of said corporation in the
city OF st. Paul aforesaid on the first
Monday Of June, 1902. and thereafter an
nually on said first Monday of June
Seventh-The number and amount of
shares of the capital stock of said cor
poration shall be thirty thousand go 00O)
shares Of one hundred dollars ($1O0)
each. The capital stock of said corpora
ton may be by said corporation here
oAICL A14C1OdSS dCCOIQIHS 10 the statutes
OF the state of Minnesota in such cases
made and provided. Said board Of d.
rectorS shall have power to adopt any
and all such bylaws which may be nee
essary and proper for the government
and management Of said corporation and
for the government of said board of di-
rectors not inconsistent with these ar
ticles of Incorporation or with law.
In testimony whereof the foregoing
named incorporators have hereunto af-
fixed their names and seals at the city
of st. Paul, county of Ramsey and state
of Minnesota and have adopted and do
hereby adopt the foregoing articles Of
incorporation for the purposes afore-
said on this 18th day of February, 1902
JOHN GRAHAM, (Seal)
JOSEPH w. SULLIVAN, (SeaL)
EZRA G. ESCHELBY, (Seal)
EDWARD FELDHAUSER, (SeaL)
ARTHUR SWEENEY, (SeaL)
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence
of:
G. D. o'Brien, e
S. M. Soule. EIsEETI