Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-03-28
MANCHESTER UNION STOCK.
The Indictments Allege an Over
issue of 100 Shares.
cTI'pE OI NEW HAMpSHIRF

issue of 100 Shares.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Hillsborough, IS.
Al the supreme court, holden at Manches-
ter on the first Tuesday of January, is96.
The grand Jurors. upon their oath, pre-
sent that Joseph &. Moore, OF Lacohia.
otherwise known as Joseph g. Moore, OF
Manchester, ON the iirst uay o, Ieoru
ary. 1895, ut Manchester, with force ana
arms, being an officer. that is to say,
the treasurer of the Union publishing
company. Il corporation by law duly es-
tablfshed. and having its place OF busl-
ness at Manchester, did then and there
knowingly. falsely and fraudulently. issue u
certain certificate dated Feb. /. 1875, ana
numbered Ill, for 20 shares OF the capital
stock of the said corporation TO
one r. G. sullivan, contrary to the
form of the statute in such ease made and
provided, and against the peace and dignity
of the state being in the words ana
figures following, that is to say:
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
No. III. 20 Shares.
The Union Publishing Company
OF Manchester. n. IL.
(Fiyura of an eagle, with scroll and words
Pluribus Unum.)
Shares 300 each.
Be it known that II. Ct. Sullivan OF Man.
chester, N. H., is the proprietor of twenty
shares of the capital stock OF the Union PUB
lishing company, transferable only on the
books of the company by the said Il. Il. Sui
liyan or his attorney on the surrender ofthls
certificate.
I'm witness whereof the president and
treasurer have hcreunto affixed their sigma
lures and corporate seal OF the company
in the city Of Manchester, n. H., this first
day of February, 4. D. 1895,
Empress of corporate seal.
j. G. DEARBORN, President.
J. C. MOORE. Treasurer
And on the back of said certificate are the
words and figures following, that Is to say;
Authorized capital, T2O0,OOO.
For value received ........ hereby sell, as
sign and transfer to. shares OF the
within mentioned stock, and hereby conSti-
.tute and appoint attorney, TO transfer
the same on the books Of the company.
Dated at........ lS-
Contrary to the form of the statute in such
case made and provided, and against the
peace and dignity of the state.
And the grand jurors, upon their oaths. do
further present that Joseph @. Moore did
then and there knowingly, falsely and fraud
ulently issue certain certificate dated Feb
ruary 1, 1895, and numbered Ill, for 20
shares of the capital stock of the said corpo-
ration. to one II. G.. Sullivan, in this, that ut
u meeting of the stockholders of said corpo-
ration duly called, and held, the number
of shares Of capital stock of said corpora
ton to be issued was fixed at and limited
to the number of 1,500 shares, and there
after, on the first day of February 1895, the
whole number of shares of the capital stock
of said corporation issued and then out
standing was more than !. 500 shares. and the
said Moore in his said capacity. well knowing
that the aforesaid vote limiting the number
of shares to be issued had been passed and
we'll knowing that the number of shares
fixed and limited by said vote to be issued,
had been issued and YVES then outstanding.
did on the first day of February, knowingly
falsely and fraudulently issue said certifi-
cate for 90 shares of the capital stock to r..
q. Sullivan.
Two other indictments were found by the
same grand jury ut the same time, alleging
the same offense, viz, the over-issuinS OF
Union stock. One of these charges that on
Nov. 5. 1894, the doctor fraudently issued a
certificate of fifty shares to himself, num-
bered 1O7. Another charges that, under
similar circumstances, Moore, on Nov. 3,
1894, issued certificate for fifty shares,
numbered 1O7. to Cora J.. Brookhouse OF
Manchester. These indictments are both
lengthy.