The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-05-11

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF +,
KameShkeo River Boom and
Improvement Company.
Know all men by these presents, that we
have associated ourselves tocether and
do hereby associate ourselves together
u nnder the proyisiors Of the Constitu on
nesota, as corpora ton under the name
and d TOR the purpose herei ma fter set forth
a so to that end do hereby adopt the fol.
1o"1he af'icles OF Incorporation:
ARTICLE I.
PkOVEMENT COMFAHY,and the general
nat~ee OF Its IT. bust shall be- the i'm
P Pc OF f n:nayigable stream in
SOFA, known Us kameshkeo river, by cltan-.
lng and strengthening the channels there
booms R5ds siEeetnf
ana hoodlng dams or otherwise if neces:
s sia rem removing rock and other obs,ruc-
faen fs9% sad river for the purpose Of
holdlng OF logs, poles, ties and other tim
Ders thereon from the rise Of said river
Range three east IN T1Wa
thence moving southeasterly to where
e SAD river crosses: the township line be-
S S%Gen t4wnshln sixty range three
four east: thence northerly through
towns sixty-three and sixty-four, range
p t9as east 20 the outlet of said river in
ing such impro vements and operat at 81 the
said Kameshkeo river and the said
G T4rHs SO as, as to, render, the
thereon reasonably practicable and ucerr
tain, and to engage in the business of
dffly II logs and other timber thereon and
and no othars ;handiing and boominr logs
a atH collect therefor reasonable, tolls upon
h Inc LEGS, s Lumber aod timber driven and
and the doing of all things necessary and
INCIDENT to the advantageous conduct Of
s SAID business, with all the rights and
pner fSs to such
SAID state. the said river not having been
improved or taken prior possession Of by
a a;t person company or corporation, and
5ne same pe1ng unfit for the running,
an ana the principal place OF trans
sna!i be IN the county of Cook, in the sta to
ot Minnesota. at or near the course of said
river, but said corpora ton may have an
once and place of business elsewhere in
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement of this
corporation shall be the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1907, and the period of its continu-
ance shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE III.
The amount Of capital stock of this COR
poratlon. shall be fifty thousand dol
lars, which amount shall be subscri bed
before the company commences business
and shall be raid in as called for by the
board OF direc tors.
ARTICLE Nv.
The highest amount of indebted
or liability to which said corpora ii on
sha1l,at "a any ~ time be subject shall be the
ARTICLE V.
The names and places OF residence of
2; G; Underwood, Marquette, Michigan.
william G. Sherwood. Duluth, Mimi,
5. l.. Smith, Duluth, MINI.
ARTICLE VI.
The capital sioux of said corporation
shall be divided into five thousand shares
of $50 each
ARTICLE VII,
The management of this corpora I'll On
shall be vested in boa I'd of not less than
three directors " no shall be stockholders,
frst annual meeting, which shall be S, held cid
on the first ."onday Of March in each year
tSe artf ncl9di%g the year 1907 Until
named persons shall act as officers Of said
corporation: E. G. Underwood, president;
william {. Sherwood, vice president; s. l..
5na 49, secretary and treasurer; whose ad
Marquette, Mich William G. Sherwood W1
and S. L. Smith. Duluth, Mimi.
The persons named above shall also act
as directors until said first annual meet
ing, at which time Ulcers and directors
shall be elected by the tockholders and
such laws shall be adopted not incon-
S 81 en-, with the laws Of the state as shall
be deemed most eXpedient for the furthe r
government of said corporation.
In testimony whereof, we, the under
sifned, have hereunto set our hands and
affixed our ,cs seals this 26th day Of Deem
%f1f f f{$St 3 SHERWOOD. {$ssss||}}
Signed. sealed and delivered in presence
F. N. SPENCER Gas to Tnderwood.)
4. VI. ooFflS Wil liz e {: s sherw and
State of Michigan, County of Mar
On this Goth day of December, 1906, be-
fore me, circuit court commissioner in
ana fer Marquette COUNTY, michigan. per-
to me wei! known to be the same person
aescrlb bed in and who executed the forego-
ing articles of Incorporation. and &C
knowledged that the executed he same as
his free act and deed
(Seal.) GEO. P BROWN
Circuit Court Commissioner in and
for Marquette County. Michigan.
MY commission expires Dec. 3lst 1906.
State OF Minnesota. County Of St. Louis
SIS.
On this 5th day Of January. 1907, person
ally appeared Def ore the undersigned, d
notary public wi thin and for the County
OF ST.. Louis and State OF Minnesota, =. L..
Smith and William q. Sherwood, to me
well known to be the persons desert bed
IN and who executed tile foregoing arti-
cle> OF Incorporation and they acknowl-
edged tina, they executed the same as
their free act and deed.
(seaD II. w. COFFIN.
Notary Public. st. Louis County. Mimi,
MY commission expires Feb. 2, 1908
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of State.