The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-22

We give large space this week 10 tho
history Of and exposure of the mean.
by which many of our citizens have
been made the victims of an unscrupu.
lous lot of rascally operators of a
mining bubble, which, failing to catch
victims in the East defrauded honest
creditors and hard earned wages due
labor here, and feel confident that
under other careful and legitimate
management intsead of the monument
OF folly which graces Collar gulch, that
busy hands and humming wheels of
industry would be the result.
Under the laws of the Territory as
cited, the result of the failure of the
Company's representatives to comply
with them, our school fund, by calcula-
ton, would be enriched, if full amount
was adiudged, the sum of s97, 800, and
with greater sum in their second
grand attempt to defraud and cheat
under The Judith Mining and Milling
Company. This company was organ
lied il June, 1855, under the laws of
Minnesota. Section 3, of the Act
approved July %, 1879, Territory of
Monhna, provides;
al foreign corporations now doing busi. |
ness within this Territory shall, within four
monts from and after the publication of |
TINS at, IN the newspaper having the con
tract to do the public printing i'm this
Territory, file in the office Of the Secretary
and d the Office of the County Recorder.
oi the to,inty wherein they are respectively
doing business, the statement and certifi-
cate rquired to be filled by the first section
of tbs act. II any such corporation si,n
iail, br more than four months from the
said publication hereof SO to file said state
,nent and certificates required by this act.
II sltii forfeit to the people of Montana the
sumtf ten dollars for every day il shall
so nslect tn file the same, and all acts and
ron't'cts made by such in incorporation.
Or ay agent or agents thereof, during the
'im,l shall 80 fail and neglect to file said
stattnent and certificates, shall be void
md Invalid as to such Incorporation. Ii
'halIbe the duty Of the District attorney
)i tif county in which the business of such 7,
'orpration shall be located to sue for and =,
,ec''er in the name of the people OF the
Territory. the penalty above provided. and {
hssame, when so recovered, shall be paid
MT the treasury of such county for the /,
Isd,f the common schools therein
he following from Secretary Webb
s roof of the noncompliance with e
h,statute cited above: =
HELENA, NJ. T., March I, 1856. "A
lind no record of The judith Mining and u
ling Company, having filed a copy of =,
herarticles of Incorporation in this office. Il
WM. B. WEBB, u
Secretary of Montana. 81
% prospectus or statement accom- al
a,es this and by the certificate of q,
cletary Webb none are obtainable JI
Dt of Minnesota. ., %
lnder the bylaws of the original Of
lsnization, the office in st. Paul WAS cn
b fiscal agency, and their principal b'
he Of business was, and under our "a "a
! has ever been, at the Office in Col ne
gulch, for if they had SO changed it .a ,h
ANY act Of the Trustees in st. Paul wi
sis Illegal and another attempt to 81. sh
'nnd, which is covered by our stat Of
=, as follows: sci
ic. 2ss, p. l61, Rev. Statutes: "Anycor-
,tion desiring at any time to remove its
ripal place of business into some other an
hty of the Territory, shall file in the or,
'e oi the county recorder of such county Il,
rtiiied copy OF its certificate of incorpo-
ION, and shall give notice by publication Ju'
ofne newspaper OF the county in which th,
4 principal place OF business was loca- .
at least once a week for four weeks. ="
II no newspaper be published in such tll,
nty then by advertisement posted up -
thirty days in three of the most public t"'
es in said county" Co
his has never been complied with ma
'veryone in this vicinity is aware. bo
heir failure to comply with the stat Gig
of keeping book at their principal pr,