The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-12

KNOW 4, FSs Al At y NEN 9Y T1fEsE PRES.
Creating a corporation under and pufs
egant to the provisions Of Title Of
ssth snap q N ct the general Laws of the
amenqlatory thereto-do hereby make,
execute and adopt and have adopted the
following articles of Incorporation:
tIrst-The name Of this corporations
snail be the Minnesota, Iowa ana
Eastern Railway Company; and the gen
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
nelgnporlng states or other points with
in the United States as may hereafter
be determined.
The principal place for the transaction
Oh me me BUSINESS of such corporation shall
be the City Of st. Paul IL. the county of
Ramsey and State of Minnesota.
Second-The time Of the commencement
OF SAID corporation shall be the 10Th day
OF Fepruary, 1872 and the period of the
continuance of said corporation shall he
tor ffty years next thereafter
Ihlrd-The amount of the capital stock
OF said corporation shall be Three Mil
may be paid in at the time of the is
Suance OF the same or any of the same
or at such times and in such amounts
a. the Board OF Directors Of said corpor-
aIIOn may determine by it's bylaws
F'ourth-The highest amount Of in
ueoIeunFss or Inability to which said cor
porattoh shall at any time be subject
S snadl De tn the sum Of -Four Million. five
f1ftn-The names and places Of resi-
| cence OF the persons forming such cor
poratfon are:
John Graham, residing at Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Joseph W, Sullivan, residing at Min
neapolis. Minnesota
Ezra G. Eschelby, residing at st. Paul,
Edward Feldhauser, residing at st.
Faul, Minnesota
Arthur Sweeney. residing in st. Paul,
Minnesota.
Sixth-The names of the first Board Of
directors of said corporation are the
aforesaid, John Graham, Joseph w. Sui
ilVan, Ezra G. Eschelby, Edward Field
bauser and Arthur Sweeney. Said d.
rectorS shall hold their office until the
first 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
i've persons, and said board of directors
shall elect from their number a Pres-
dent, Vice President, Secretary and
treasurer And such persons so elected
snail De eX Ofhcfo members of said board
of directors. Said board of directors
snail be elected at the annual meeting of
said corporation and at such annual
meeting said directors when elected shall
elect from their body the said President
Vice President. Secretary ana Treasurer
Inc ONCE of Secretary and Treasurer
may De held by the same person. Said
| board of directors are also empowered to
appoint such assistant or subordinate
ohcers, including a general manager, as
may pc necessary. Said persons so elect
Of1lCRrS hot af4So
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
said 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
nualIy 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 $4,000
shares OF one hundred dollars ($10O)
each. The capital stock of said corpora
ton may be by said corporation here
after increased according to the statutes
Of the state Of Minnesota in such cases
made and provided. Said board of di-
rectors shall have power to adopt any
ind 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
tcles 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, (SeaI.)
ARTHUR SWEENEY (Seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence
of:
G. D. o'Brien,
S. M. SouIe. l5i "a