The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-10

ROCK ISLAND 'NEAHOLlS TERMI-
NAL-AND TRANSt'Ek COMPANY. -
Know all men by these presents. that we,
the undersigned, desiring to form and organ
ize a Incorporation under and pursuant to the
general laws OF the state OF Minnesota, do
hereby associate ourselves together as such
corporation ana to that end ADOPT and sign
the following Articles -of Incorporation, TO-
wit:
z.t ARTICLE l. r.
s. The name Of che corporation shall be the
Rock lslanu M lnneapolls Terminal and Trans
fer Company, and the general nature OF Its
business snail be to acquire, construct. main
tain and operate rallroad with one or
more tracks, and with all necessary and con-
venlent spurs, sidetracks, yards and station
houses, from some point in The block bounded
by Eighth and Ninth avenues South and
Fourth and Fifth streets IN the city OF Mn
neapolls, county of Hennepin, ana state Of
Minnesota, thence in a souIneasterly direction
between said Fourth and Firth streets $50 as
to form a junction with the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul railroad at or near
block number one hundred and tWenty-one OF
Morrison, Smith. & Hancocks addition to
Minneapolis, and thence over or across saio
such direction and by such route, to be more
definitely liked by the. board OF directors, as
may be required to connect with other rail-
road lines and terminals in the counties of
Hennepin and Ramsey, in said state, and to
carry on a general railroad transfer and
terminal business. The principal place for
shah be the SAID city OF Minneapolis
ARTICLE H.
The time of the commencement Of the corpo-
ration shall be the 10th day OF July. 1902.
and the period of its continuance shall be
one hundred years thereafter.
ARTICLE III.
The amount OF the capital stock Of the cor
poration shall be one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, and the same shall be paid in at
such times and in such instaments as the
board Of directors shall determine.
ARTICLE w.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or lia-
bility to which the corporation shall at any
time be subject is one hundred thousand
dollars.
The names and places of residence Of the
persons forming this association for incorpora-
ton are as follows: Roland g. Brown,
Charles P Rorbach, John Lind and Andreas
apolis, in the state Of Minnesota, and Thomas
H. Brown. residing at the city OF Sioux Falls,
in the state of South Dakota.
ARTICLE VI
The government of the corporation and the
management OF it's affairs shall be vested in
a board OF directors consisting Of five per-
sons. and such other officers and agents as
such board of directors may elect or appoint.
Said board Of directors shall elect from among
their number a president and vice-president OF
said corporation. They shall also elect or
appoint secretary and treasurer thereof. and
agents OF ofhcers as they shall deem neces-
sary for the carrying on of the business of
the corporation. The office OF secretary and
treasurer may be held by the same person.
The directors shall be elected annually By the
stockholders, and all other officers shall be
elected annually by the; board Of directors.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF the
corporation for the election of directors and
for the transaction Of such business as may
come before 1t shall be held on the first
Wednesday, In May Of each year II, for any
reason, there shall be a failure to elect di-
reeff,rS. at tb time appointed therefor sifch