The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-21

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National Granite Co. 'ep'eno 1888. e''" A. -
To the Court of Chancery within and for the
County of Washington, comes the National
Granite Company, a corporation duly and leg
ally organized under and by virtue of the laws
of the State OF Vermont, and having its princi.
pal office in the city of Rarre in the county of
Washington and shows to said Court;
hat its articles of incorporation were dated
on the Goth day of July, A. ID. 1856, and the
certificate of incorporation was signed by the
Secretary of State on the 9th day of August,
1886.
That the first meeting of the incorporators
was held in the City of Barre on the 23d day of
August, 1886, when said corporation was duly
organized by the election of all necessary Off
GERS and the adoption of necessary and suitable
bylaws for the carrying on of the business of
the corporation.
That the objects of the corporation as set
forth in the articles of incorporation was the
purpose of engaging in the granite business at
Barre, in the county OF Washington, in said
State of Vermont.
That the capital stock of the corporation
was by said articles fixed at the sum of ten
thousand dollars, divided into one hundred
shares of one hundred dollars each, which said
capital was fully subscribed and paid into the
treasury of the corporation.
Your complainant further shows to the Court
that the business of the said corporation has
been carried at the city of Fare from the
said date to the present time.
That the principal owner of the shares of
the said corporation until recently was Thomas
Williams of the said city of Barre.
That the said Thomas Williams died at the
city of Parre sometime in the month of Janu-
airy, 1899.
| T, at Agnes Williams of the city of Barre in
said county of Washington, is now the owner
of Is shares of the capital stock of the said
| corporation.
That the only other owners of the capital
stock of the corporation are John NJ Hazel of
| Newport in the county of Orleans, who the
books of the corporation show is the owner of
20 shares of said stock
| That the said John NJ Hazel is largely in
debted to the corporation nearly to the par
| value of his said stock in the corporation.
That the said John NJ. Hazel is now unable
| TO produce the certificate OF his said stock and
declares that he does not know where the same
Thomas Connell who the books of the cor
poration show is the owner of shares of the
capital stock of the corporation, and whom
| your complainant believes and is informed went
to Ireland and there deceased, and who has the
certificate for these shares and who is entitled
to them it is unable to learn.
Thomas Crowley, who the books of the cor
poration show is the owner of two shares of the
capital stock of the corporation, but whose
| whereabouts the complainant is unable to find.
| Henry Creeber, who the books of the corpora
ton show is the owner of one share of the CAPT
tai stock of the corporation, but who your COM
plainant believes and is informed is deceased,
and who is the owner of the said share it is I'M
able to discover.
q That the officers of the said corporation as
last elected were: Directors, John Nj. Hazel.
Michael Kenefick, Joseph ii. Williams James
M. Quigley and George Mulch.
That the president of the corporation is John
| M. Hazel, the vice-president George Mutch,
and the clerk Joseph III. Williams
That none of the said directors or officers are
now stockholders of the said corporation with
the exception of John NJ Hazel and as to him,
your complainant is uncertain whether he is a
| stakeholder or not.
That the affairs of the said National Granite
Company are badly involved with those of the
late Thomas Williams, deceased, and those of
Agnes Williams and that the officers of the
said company threatened to bring suits and EN-
gage in expensive and ruinous litigation with
the estate of the said Thomas Williams and the
said Agnes Williams.
That therefore the said Agnes Williams
bought up all the stock of the said company
which can b. found, and is now practical the
owner of said corporation.
That the said corporation is now practically
| without officers and that there are large
number OF contracts in course of being filled
and large numbers of debts due to the said cor
poratlon and some debts due from the said cor
poration, but the said company is not insoveni
at the present time,