The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-04-25


ARTICLES INCORPORATION.
Be, Bs i, Known g; : thatn TIE u,ndersie do
81 Of ihe General Statutes 81 the State Mn
nesota, and. the. actssamen datory theHsof, ana
hereby ma es snbscrib and adopt the foiIowinG
articles of incorporation. to-wit;3 22z ,TGG:s -
~ 5s 5st ARTICLE l. @* 1851
y. The name of snid corporation shall be the
The general nature OF its business shall he rs
locate, construct. equip, maintain and operate
q railroad, with one CT more tracks or lines Of
iadian boundary line in township sixty five (650
MOI til OF rangetwo(2 west; in Cook County. Min
nesota, and running thence in sputherly direc-
after be determined upon as most pr rl
by the board Of directors, of said corporation,
and such branch line or lines as may be deemed
expedenaf 9y said directors together with such
by said directors; said lines or branches shall be
LOCATED ana constructed, upon the most practical
bic routes 70 be determined by the said directors
and operate the equipment necessary for said
railway, and TO acquire rightxof way, by pur-
chase or condemnation proceedings, and to &C
qulre, own, and operate IcarshOps, machine
shops, Warehouses, elevators, :depots, wharves,
docks. bridges OF other property. that may be
necessary, nsefnI or convenient for the opera
mined by the board of directors of said corpora
tion; also to lease Gr;purchase all lands thatmay
&c deemed necessary ~ the board Of directors in
the said corporation shall also have the power
to construct, maintain and operate one or more
telegraph and telephone lines along and near
me me ., sa ocas ana It's
NAV be deemed necessary or expedient by the
board of directors, and shall have power to lease,
tpu rchase, maintains and operate any other line
of railway, constructed or partially constructed.
and to enter into running connections with any
other railway company as may be deemed expe-
dent by said board of directors.
" The pal place of business of said corpo-
ration shall be at"Imluth. Minnesota.
!, ARTICLE 2.
+ The time of the commencement of said corpo-
ration shall be January LIST, 1903. and it shall
continue for period of fifty years.,
49, ARTICLE 8.
The amount of the capital stock of snid corpo-
ration shall be Fifty Thousand $3.50 COO. OO) Dol
lars, to be paid in from time to time in such
installments as the board of directors shall
determine.
IT, ARTICLE T.
The highest amount Of Indebtedness or liabili-
ty to which the said corporation shall. at any
time, be subject, shall be Fifty Thousand $780,
000.0U) Dollars. to be Incurred at such times and
in such amounts and secured in such manner as
the board of directors shall determine.
- ARTICLE S.
The names and places Of residence of the per-
soDs forming this corporation are as follows:
D j. Arpin, ;,.......G Grand Rapids, Wisconsin,
William Scott, ...... Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.
Frank p. Hixon,. lila Crosse. Wisconsin,
Herman ninger, Port Arthur Ontario.
Fred ii. Mlller,. ......... Port Arthur, Ontario.
ARTICLE 4.
The names of the first board of directors of
William Scott, Frank P Hixon, Herman Finger
and Fred H. Miller, who shall hold their Re-
spective offices until their successors elected
ment of said corporation shall be vested in a
board of five directors The annual meeting
OF said corporation for the election of directors
shall be held on the second Tuesday of July in
board Of directors shall be filled by the remain
ing members of said board until the next ensu-
eec anno of said Sasa asr the
meetings. said board of directors shall meet
and elect a president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer and such other officers as they may
respective offices for one year and until their
successors are elected and qualified. Any va
eancy occurring in any of said Offices may by
hlled by the board of directors at any special
meeting, which appointments shall hold unit
the next annual meeting, and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
The directors, presiden,, vice president, score
stockholders in said corp oration, but the office
OF secretary and treasurer may be held by the
same person. ,
The nresidon+ ~ .eeore+,r, ,,o., o,,1 ,,,o,;,1
meetings of the said board OF directors
Until the first annual meeting Of said corpo-
ration. D. J. Arpin shall be president Herman
Larry and treasurer of said corporation.
ARTICLE Z.
The number of shares of the capital stock of
| said corporation shall Ee five hundred, and the
par value Thereof shall be hundred (sl0O, 00)
Dollars each,
In Testimony Whereof We have hereunto set
our hands and affixed our seals this fourth day
OF March, A. D. 1908.
In presence Of:
4: +. ' Hzrfias} FRANK P. H1xoNcseal
HERMAN FING Err (sea]I
f f. T. HHs sSs9 r s A6EtS Ss :a
Z. n. Ticknor FRED II. MILLER Seal
As 81 to i q: Finger and f. H. Miller.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
COUNTY OF WooD, (ee'
On this LIST day Of April, A. D. 1908 before me
a notary. public, within and for said county
personally appeared q. j, Arpin and William
Scott, to me personally known to be the person:
who are described IN and who executed thu
| foregoing articles of incorporation, and the!
severally acknowledge to me that they executed
the, same freely and voluntarily and for the uses
and purposes therein expressed.
(seaD II. B. BEVER,
Notary Public,
Wood County Wisconsin
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
| COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 3d.
On this fourth day of March. "A. D. 1908
before me notary public, within and for sale
coun ty. personally appeared Frank P. Hixon, tx
me personally known to be the, person who is
! described in and who executed the foregoing
articles Of incorporation, and he acknowledged
to me that he executed thu same freely ane
| voluntarily and for the uses and purposes there
| in expressed. = -
/ '(seaD 4, CHARLES E. STRAND,
| :; ). Notary Public,
f =. Santa Barbara County, California
CANADA, Vi r. r.. -: $3.50