The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-20


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
., entss That we the undersigned for the
Creating corporation Gn Hfgors afid p Sha
Chapter q Of tis General Laws Of the
Araendatory thereto--do hereby make,
execute and adopt and have adopted the
following articles Of ino6Fporafiofii
sta s. ts a n q 5hs ffS oTRs aSa
Eastern Railway Company; and the gem
porationa shall be the building. construct
roads Within the state 81 ai Mnnes ct r ana
from ana to such points within said
state as may be determined upon by said
c Uespp6hon, ana to such points In any
be determined.
- The principal place for the transaction
pe Lne City OF st. Paul In the county Of
Ramsey and State Of Minnesota.
Seee zee. time OF the commencement
or February, 1902, and the period of thA
continuance of said corporation shall be
Tor fifty years next thereafter.
Thlrd-The amount Of the capital stock
q said corpora ton shall be Three Mil
lion dollars ($S, 600, 000). Said capital stock
may pc paid in at the time of the Is
an 81. OF the same or any Of the same
as tho Board Of Directors or said corpor-
atlon may determine by its bylaws.
rourth-The highest amount Of In
r ,ers ein or liability to which said cor
snail pc the sum Of Four Million, five
hundred thousand dollars ga, 500 00o),
Flftn-Ihe names and places Of resi-
roratton are:
John Graham, residing at Minneapolis
Minnesota.
Joseph Y; Sullivan, residing at Min
Ezra G. Eschelby, residing at St Paul,
Minnesota.
Edward Feldhauser. residing at St
Paul, 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 c. Eschelby, Edward Field
bauser and Arthur Sweeney. Said d.
rectors shall hold their office until the
Iirst 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
five persons, and said board of directors
shall elect from their number a Presi-
dent, Vice President, Secretary and
treasurer And such persons so elected
snail be ex of1cio members of said board
or directors. Said board of directors
shall 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 and Treasurer
The office Of Secretary and Treasurer
may pc heId by the same person. Said
BOARD OF directors are also empowered to
appoint such assistant or subordinate
of1cers,. including a general manager, as
may De-neceSSary Said persons so elect
ed officers shall hold their office until
annual n ca rot iOl
ana until their successors are elected and
qUallf1ed. Until the first annual meeting
OF said corporation the said John Gra-
nam shall be President Of said corpora
ton; said Ezra C. Eschelby, Vice Presi-
dent of said corporations; and said
JcSeph 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
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
SeYenth-The number and amount Of
shares of the capital stock Of said cor
poration shall be thirty thousand (51. 00O)
shares of one hundred dollars ($l0V
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
and all such bylaws which may Je nee
essary and proper for the governmo
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 ard 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 c. ESCHELBY. (Seal)
EDWARD FELDHAUSER, (Seal)
ARTHUR SWEENEY, (Seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence
Of:
c. d. O'Brien,
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