Exhibit 3.7
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
WESTLAW SERVICES, INC.
The undersigned incorporator, being a natural person of full age, in order to form a corporation under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 302A, hereby adopts the following Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I
Name
The name of this corporation is WESTLAW Services, Inc.
ARTICLE II
Registered Office
The registered office of this corporation in Minnesota is located at 58 West Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102.
ARTICLE III
Incorporator
The name and address of the incorporator is James E. Schatz, 2200 Washington Square, 100 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401.
ARTICLE IV
Capital
4.1 The aggregate number of shares of all classes which this corporation shall have authority to issue is One Thousand (1,000).
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4.2 There shall be no cumulative voting of shares.
4.3 Shareholders of the corporation shall have no preemptive rights.
ARTICLE V
Board of Directors
5.1 The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a board of directors. The number of directors which shall constitute the whole board shall be not fewer than two nor more than eight. The board of directors is empowered to set, by resolution, the number of directors which shall constitute the board, provided that such number shall be not fewer than two nor more than eight.
5.2 In furtherance, and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute and by the bylaws of this corporation, the board of directors is expressly authorized to:
a. adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws, subject to the power of the shareholders; provided, however, that the board shall not adopt, amend or repeal a bylaw fixing a quorum for meetings of shareholders, prescribing procedures for removing directors or filling vacancies in the board, or fixing the number of directors at less than two or modifying the classifications, qualifications, or terms of office of directors;
b. establish a class or series of shares, designate the number of shares in the class or series, set forth the designation of the class or series, fix the relative rights
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and preferences of the class or series and fix the par value of the shares of the class or series;
c. issue shares of a class or series to holders of shares of another class or series to effectuate share dividends, splits or conversion of outstanding shares; and
d. take any action required or permitted to be taken at a board meeting by written action signed by all directors unless the action need not be approved by the shareholders, in which case the action may be taken by written action signed by the number of directors which would be required to take the same action at a board meeting at which all directors were present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above-named incorporator signed these ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, this 7th day of July, 1982.
| INCORPORATOR |
/s/ James E. Schatz |
| James E. Schatz |
| 2200 Washington Square |
| 100 Washington Avenue South |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 |
| STATE OF MINNESOTA | ) | |||||||
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| COUNTY OF HENNEPIN | ) |
I, the undersigned, a notary public, hereby certify that on the 7th day of July, 1982, the above-named incorporator personally appeared before me and being by me first duly sworn, declared that he is the person who signed the foregoing documents as incorporator, and that the statements therein contained are true.
Witness my hand and official seal.
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| Notary Public |
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