The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-09

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ARTICLES OF. INCORPORATION OF THE
ROCK ISLAND MINNEAPOLIS TERMl-
NALAND TRANSFER COMPANY. ~ ..
Know all men by these presents. that we,
the undersigned, desiring to form and organ
iZe corpora ton under and pursuant to the
general laws of the state Of Minnesota, do
hereby associate ourselves together as such
corporation and to that end adopt and sign
the. following Articles Of Incorporation, TO-
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ARTICLE L -.
The name Of the corporation shall be the
Rock Island Minneapolis Terminal and Trans
fer Company, and the general nature OF its
business shall be to acquire, construct, main
tain and operate a railroad with one or
more tracks, and with all necessary and con-
venient spurs, sidetracks, yards and station
houses, from some point in the block bounded
by Eighth. and Ninth avenues South and
Fourth and Fifth street in the city of Min
| neapolls, county of Hennepin, and state Of
between said Fourth and Fifth streets so as
to form o junction with the Chicago, Mil
| waukee and st. Paul railroad at or near
block number one hundred and twentyone Of
Minneapolis, and thence over or across said
| last mentioned railroad for such distance, in
definitely fixed eby the board of directors, as
may be required to connect with other rail-
road lines and terminals in the counties or
Hennepin and Ramsey, in said state, and TO
terminal business. The principal place for
transacting the business of the corporation
shall be the said city OF Minnea polls. =
T. - :. ARTICLE II. =. -:
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 yea aRT EfeFeaft FL z*. =..
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
c11oh ir7aS and in S1jah- inst Inns he,
board of directors shall determine.
ARTICLE " -.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liza
bility to which the corporation shall at any
time be subject is: one hundred. thousand
dollars. l.. ~ ~, -. =
ARTICLE v - 80
The names and places of residence OF the
persons forming this association for incorpora-
ton are as follows: Roland G. Brown,
Charles P. Rorbach;9 John Lind and Andreas
ICELAND, all residing at the city of Mime
H. Brown, residing at the city of Sioux Falls,
in the state Of South Dakota. =. .'--S -
..r..r-.- i ARTICLE VI. = So -,
The government Of the corporation and tbs
management of its affairs shall be vested in
board of directors consisting Of five per-
sons, and such other officers and agents as
the board of directors may elect or appoint.
Said board of directors shall elect from among
their number president and vice-president Of
said corporation. They shall also elect or
appoint secretary and treasurer thereof, and
may from time to time appoint such other
agents or officers as they shall deem neces-
sary for the carrying on of the business Of
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.
corporation for the election Of directors and
for the transaction Of such business as may
come before it shall be held on the first
wednesday in May Of each year. If, for any
reason, there shall be a failure to elect di-
rectors at the time. appointed therefor, such
directors may be elected 1s atsany regular meet.
any special meeting of the stockholders there
after called for that purpose. The dlrectors
shall hold their Offices until their successors
rectors may be filled by the remaining mem
bers of the board the directors so appointed
to hold until the next election of directors by
the stockholders.
The directors may establish bylaws regu-
lating the manner of calling and conducting
meetings and all matters deemed necessary for
the good government and management of the
The names of the first board of directors
are Robert Williams: Samuel X Tracy,
Andreas LELAND, who shall hold their Offices
until the annual meeting of the stockholders
in May, 1903, and until their successors are
elected.
ARTICLE VII
The number of shares of the&capitaI stock
of the corporation shall be fifteen hundred,
and the amount of each share shall be one
hundred dollars
In witness whereof, we have hereunto SUB
scribed our names this 9Th day of July, 1902.
ROLAND G. BROWN,
CHAs P. RoRBACH,
JOHN LIND.
ANpREAS UELAND,
THOMAS II. BROWN.
In presence Of
Harry A. 2Lund,
Maud Goldsbury.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of HeEnepin-ss.
sonally appeared Roland G. Brown, Charles
p Rorbaeh, John Lind, Andreas Iceland and
Thomas H. Brown, to me known to be the
nersons DESERT ed in ard who executed the
foregoing articles o. Incorporation, and ac-
knowledged that they8executed the same as
ene't = . ~ MAUD GoLDsBURY,.
Notary Public, Hennepin County, Minnesota
| [Notarial Seal
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
state of Minnesota-Co of Hennepin
I hereby certify that the within instrument
washed for record in this office on the 9Th
| day of July, A. D. 1902. at liz o'clock a. M.
and was duly recorded in Book ---- OF -----
/ GEO. c. MERRILL.
Register OF Deeds.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
| Department of State. So
hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this office on the 9Th
day of July A D. 1902, at 8 o'clock p. M,
/ and was duly recorded in Boo C3 OF In-
g - sls10'.s' s, e. HANSON.
Secretary OF stata.