Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-18
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION or THE
LOUP VALLEY ELECTRICAL
RAILROAD COMPANY.

RAILROAD COMPANY.
Know all men by these presents: That we,
Jacob Miilcr, u, II. Robinson, &, II. Holiday,
Adam Sensei, A. J. Moran, &C.. J. Hammond.
G, &. Rabcoct, John Finch, r.. ~. Alien, w. G..
Beltz. Ira =. Mills, Charles Hardin, ID. ID.
Simms have associated ourselves together aud
by these presents do associate ourselves togeth-
er for tie purpose of forming and becoming a
corporation ia the State of Nebraska. with
power to build, maintain aud operate au electric
cal railway IN said state commencing at Bro
ken Bow, Custer county, Nebraska. by way of
Arnold, and running through the counties of
lincoln, Logan aud Custer. In the State of
Nebraska, and terminating ut Candy, Logan
county, Nebraska, for which purpose. we have
adopted aud hereby adopt the following Articles
of Incorporation:
lat. The name OF said corporation shall be
The Loup Valley Electrical Railroad Company
of Nebraska, aud the principal place of trans
acting its business shall be the City of Arnold,
County of Custer, and State of Nebraska. The
meetings of said Board of Directors shall be
held Ia the city of Arnold, in said state.
2nd. The nature of the business to be trans
acted by said corporation shall be the construc-
lion, maintainance aud operation OF an electri-
cal railroad or electrical railroads and branches
In the State OF Nebraska aud any such other
| states aud territories a. II may acquire corpor-
ate right to enter for that pui pose.
3rd. The authorized capital stock of said
corporation shall be One Million aud
hundredths dollars in shares OF one hundred
dollars eacl, 10 be subscribed aud paid as re-
qured ~ tlie Board of Directors OF said COM
pany In obedience to the laws of the State of
| Nebraska. Said capital stock may be increas-
/
| amount as may be deemed necessary to accom-
| plish the purpose of this corporation.
| 4th The existence OF this corporation shall
| commence on the 18Th day of June A. ID. 1904.
aud shall terminate on the 18th day OF June. A.
| ID. 1908, unless sooner dissolved or continued IN
| accordance with law.
| 5th. The business of said corporation shall
| be conducted by Board of Directors. not To ex-
coed seven IN number, to be elected by the
| stock holders, annually, AT such time and
| place as may be prescribed by the bylaws of
| said company not inconsistent with the laws of
| the State of Nebraska. $50
9th. The officers of said corporation shall be
n President. Vice-president. Secretary and
Treasurer, who shall be chosen by the Board
Of Directors aud who shall hold office for the
period OF one year and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified. In case of any
| vacancy, 1t shall be filled by the remaining
| members Of the Board of Directors; all of
which officers shall be elected from among the
stock holders of said Corporation.
| 7th. The highest amount of Indebtedness to
which said corporation can, at any time. sub
ject itself shall not he more than Five Hundred
Thousand and no onc-hundredths dollars.
Sth. The manner OF holding the meetings of
stock holders for the election of directors, the
| election of officers. aud the method of conduct
ing the business of said corporation. shall be
prescribed by the bylaws as adopted by the
| In Witness Whereof The undersigned hav
hereunto set their hands and seals this 18th la c
| OF in ne, 1904: JAcoB MILLER, y
Il. T.. ROBINSON
L. II. HOLIDAY,
ADAM SENsEL.
| A. !. MORGAN.
G. ]. HAMMOND.
C. G. BABcocK.
| JOHN FINCH
| II. II. ALLEN.
| w. &. BELTz.
| IRA II. MILLS.
| CHARLES HHRDEN.
| ID. Il. SIMMS.
| STATE or NEBRASKA, es
CUSTER COUNTY. s''
| On this 18th day of June. A. ID. 1904, before
| me- Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified aud residing in said county aud state
Of Nebraska, personally appeared Jacob Miller,
b. II. Robinson, C. r. Holiday, Adam Sensel,
| A. J. Morgan, &. J. Hammond, Ira p Mills, G.
| c. Babcock, John Finch, X. E..~Allen, w. C..
I, Beltz, Davis Sinims, Charles Hardin. person
| ally known to me the identical persons whose
| names are attached to the foregoing instru-
| ment and severaly acknowledged the same to
| be their voluntary act and deed for the purpO-
| SEES therein set forth.
| Witness my hand and notorial seal the date
| last above written. A. G.. HOFFMAN,,
| Notary Public.
| STATE OF NEBRASKA,
| COUNTY or CUSTER ! %
| |, Geo. w. Dewey, County Clerk la and for said
| county do hereby certify that the annexed in
| strunient is executed and acknowledged in due
| torH according to tile laws of the State of Ne
braska 10 entitle IL to be recorded therein; also
| that A. G.. Hoffman, before whom the same was
| proved and acknowledged was, AT the time of
| taking such proof aud kmowledgement, a
| notary public in aud for said county, duly
| qualified and authorized To take the same. and
| ! further certify that am we'll acquainted with
| the signature of the said A. g. Hoffman, a
| notory public, in and for said county and verify
| believe the signature to the said certificate to
| be genuine.
| Witness my hand and the seal of said court
| at Broken Bow, in said county this 9th day of
| June, A. ID. 1904. GEO. w. DEWEY,
| County Clerk.
TIPS [sEALl BY Jos. PIGMAN. Deputy.