Graham guardian., 1902-11-21
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
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THE FEDERAL MINING COMPANY.
Offices With
The Corporation Trust Company Of
Delaware,
Dover, Delaware.


objects and purposes proposed to be transacted
promoted and carried on, are to do any or all OF
the things herein mentioned, as fully and to the
same extent as natural persons might or could
do, and in any part of the world, viz:
70 acquire. own and lease mines, mining
claims and properties, to acquire licenses pat
ents and concessions of or in mines, mining
claims and properties within or without the
State of Delaware; to acquire, own, lease or con
tract for all and any machinery equipment de-
vices and appliances for the mining, handling
and reduction of gold, silver, copper and other
ores and for the acquiring and handling of all
other materials or devices which may be use
iul or applicable therefor also, to sell. orin any
manner dispose of such properties and 10 grant
and in any mauncr deal with any and all such
mines claims, licenses, patents, concessions,
leases, contracts aud privileges which may di-
recty or indirectly prove necessary, advantage
| ouS or seryiceable in the premises.
In urtherance, and not in Limitation, of the
general powers conferred by the laws of Della
ware, il is expressly provided that this corpora
tlOh snail also have the following powers, viz:
TO take, own, hold, deal in. mortgage or other
wise lien, and to lease,.sel, exchange, transfer,
orin any manner whatever dispose Of real prop
erty wherever situated
To manufacture, purchase or acquire in any
| lawful manner, and to hold, own, mortgage,
| pledge, sell, transfer, or in any manner dispose
| of, and to deal and trade in goods wares, mer-
chandise and property of any and every class
aud description. To acquire the good will
rights and property of any person, firm, aSsOcia-
| uonor corporation; to pay for the same in cash
| the stock of this company bonds or otherwise;
| to hold or in any manner to dispose of the
Whole or any part of the property purchased:
| to conduct in any lawful manner the whole or
| any part of any business so acquired, and TO
| exercise the powers necessary or convenient
| in aud about the conduct and management of
such business.
| roapPly for, or in any manner to acquire, and
| to hold, own, use and operate, or to sell in
| any manner dispose Of aud to grant license or
| llfl pvif afa In g,r 4
| deal with, any and all rights, inventions, inn
! provements and processes exercised or used in
| connection with or secured under letters patent
or copyrights of the United States or other coun-
tries aud any and all trade marks and similar
| forms OF protection wherever obtained or how
| ever registered and any and all formulas, pro
ccsses. rights privileges, concessions and au-
| thorites, and TO turn to account work. operate
use, enjoy or develOpe the same, and to carry on
| any business, manufacturing or otherwise,
| which may directly or indirectly prove neces-
| sary, advantageous or serviceabie in the
premises
| TO enter into, make, and perform contracts of
| every kind with any person, firm association or
| corporation, and without limit as to amount, to
| draw make, accept endorse, discount, e ecute
and issue prOnliSsOry notes, drafts, bills of eX-
| change, warrants, bonds. debeutures, and other
negotiable or tran terable instruments, so far as
may be permitted by the laws Of the state Of
| Delaware.
! TO have Offices and carry on business without
| restriction as TO place or amount
! To do any or all Of the things herein set forth
| 10 Lhe same extent rs natural per OnS might or
could do, and in any part OF the world, as prin-
Clpalst agents, contractors, trustees or otherwise
anu either alone or conformity with others.
| In general to carry on, in connection with the
objects purl OseS and businesses above set forth,
any other business whatsoever and with all the
| powers conferred by the laws Of Delaware upon
! corporations under the act hereinafter referred
| to, and all acts amendatOry thereof or supple
mentary thereto,
ForRTH:- rhe amount ofthe total authorized
capital stock of this corporation is One Million
| Dollars lSl,OuO00G) divided into One hundred
| thousand shares Of Ten dollars $1,000 each,
The amountof capital stock with which il will
commence business is One million dollars 81
90 100 ,O0) being one hundred thousand shares of
| Ten dollars $1,000 each.
FIFTH;-The names and places of residences
of each ofthe subscribers to the capital stock,
| are as follows:
name Residence.
Frank s. Weller, ll9S Pacific ST., Brooklyn, n. Y.
| John -chenCk, l3l VERIFIED ST. Brooklyn, n. Y.
Jamas Nirdin, Dover, Delaware
sXrH;-The existence ofthis corporation is to
| be perpetual.
SEVENTH he affairs OF This corporation arc
! to be conducted by the officers and persons Gxed
| by the bylaws; and such persons are to be
chosen nj the times and places and in the man
ner fixed by the bylaws.
EIGHrH:-This corporation may become
seized and possessed of either real or personal
| estate or both, 70 an uni mited extent but
limit to the value of the property so held may be
| fixed by the bylaws.
| NINrH;-The amount ofindebteduess or liabil-
| ity which this corporation may at any time incur
| shall be unlimited unless a limit thereto be
| fixed by the bylaws.
| TENTH.-The private property of the stock
| holders shall not be subject to the pa yment of
corporate debts to any extent whatever.
ELEyENTH;-The directors shall have power
| TO make and to alter the bylaws: to fix the
amount to be reserved as working cal ital, and to
authorize and cause to be executed, mortgages
| and lie s. without limit as tOamOunt, upon the
property and franchises of the corporation, and,
| in gen RAJ to yercise all powers and author
tiles not expressly withheld from them by the
law, or this certificate of incorporation, or the
action of the stockholders.
With the con ent, in writing, aud pursuant to
n vote of the holders Of 70 per cent of the
| capital stock sued and outstanding. the diUec-
tors shall have authority to dispose In any man
ner of the whole property of this corporation
The bylaws shall determine whether and to
what extent theGccOunts and books of this cor
poration, or any OF them, shall be open to the
insp. ction ofthe tockholders; and no stoclyhold
er shall have any right Of inspecting any ac-
except ms conferred by law or the bylaws, or by
re Olution the stockholders.
The stockholders and directors shall have
power to hold their meetings, and keep the
books and records OF the corporation, outside of
Il
from time to time designated
1t is the intention that the objects specified in
the third paragraph hereof shall. except where
otherwise expressed In said paragraph, be no.
wise limited or restricted by reference to or in
ference from the terms of any other paragraph
orcause in this certificate of Incorporation, but
that the objects specified in each Of the clauses
of this certificate shall be regarded as independ-
ent objects.
We, the undersigned, for the purpose of form
ing corporation under an act of the state of
Delaware, entitled AN Act Providing General
| Corporation Law" approved March 10, A. d.
1899, and all acts amendatoTy therefor supple
mentary thereto, do make record and file this
certificate and do certify that the facts herein
stated are trde; aud we have accordingly here
| unto set our respective hands and seals.
Dated at New York City, Sept. 3d. 1902 in pres
enCe of f. II. Wilson.
FRANK 5. WELLER, IL. s.
JOHN SCHENCK, e.. 81
JAMES VIRDIN, Il. >
State of New York A
| County of New York ! eS'
Be il remembered that on this third day of
| Sept. A. ID. l91, personally appeared beforeme
| the subscribers Notary Public, Frank = Wei
| Ter and John cheuck, parties to the foregoing