Graham guardian., 1908-01-24
First publication Jan. 10, 1903
STATE OF MAINE
Certificate of Organization of a CO.
pore tion under the General Law

The undersigned. officers OF a corporation or
ganized at KitteTy. In the State of Maine, at a
meeting of the signers OF the Articles Of gree
meut therefor duly called and held at the office
of The Lawyers lncOTpOratiaAlnd Transfer
Company in the town of KitteryS6h Wednesday
the 22nd day of November A. ID. 1905, hereby
certify as follows:
The name of said corporation is The National
Mining Exploration Company.
The purp 1ses Of said corporation are carrying
on the hereinafter named business, towit:
10 purchase, lease or otherwise acquire and
mines and lands in the United States or else.
where. or any Interest therein. aud 10 explore.
work, exercise, develop. aud turn TO account
the same; TO quarry, mill smelt reduce refine,
dress. concentrate, amalgamate and prepare for
market, ore, metal and mineral substances ofaii
kinds ana TO carry on any other operations
which may seem conducive to any Of the com.
panys objects; to buy, sell, manufacture and
deal in minerals, ores and finished products,
plants. machinery, implements, cDnveniences,
provisions and things capable Of being used in
connection with miutng operations, or required
by workmen and others employed by the com
pany: to construct, carry out. maintain. i'm.
prove, manage, wOff. control and superintend
any roads, ways, bridges, trsmways, reservoirs,
water courses. aqueductS. -wharyes. furnaces.
mills, crushing works and conyenienceS which
may seem directly or indirectly conducive 90
any of the objects of the company, and TO con
tribute to. subsidiZe or otherwise aid or take
part in any such operations.
10 buy, sell and own dredging plants and
articles used in or about dredging operations
anu tne real estate proper iOf FaTrNlDg on SUch
business; ana to make contracts for and per
form the work of dredging and removing and
carrying away by land or water. excav6teI or
dredged material 10 reclaim and fiji IN low
lands by diking them or depOsiting upon them
rock. soil or other material; u bni Il docks.
walls and piers, and to do all things Incidental
TO, and proper 70 be performed in said business.
Ioacqulre, hold, improve. lease. operate and
sci timber, farming, grazing, mineral. oil aud
other lands, and the products therefor; 70
build, construct maintain and operate plants
and works for the development of such lands
ana for the handling, preparing and rendering
commercially available all Of the various pro
ducts thereof. To purchase OF otherwise ac.
qutre, operate and maintain hotels. bui .dngs
| stores and warehouses.
To acquire streams. lakes and small ponds
! for irrigation purposes or otherwise.
! To build, acquire. own, charter and operate
vessels propelled by steam or otherwise, and
/ 10 construct complete, furnish. maintain and
! conduct lawful lines Of communication and
/ transportation, and conduct. carry on and
| transact general transportation business Of
| passengers and freight in any lawful manner
and upon its property to construct. conduct
and operate transportation business i'm any
manner deemed proper.
Taacquire and use, sell or otherwise dispose
/ of the whole or any part Of the good will. prop
erty aud rights. and to undertake the liabi itics
/ of any person, firm, association or corporation
engaged in q business similar to that Of this
| corporation and to pay for the same Ia money
| stock or bonds of the corporation or otherwise
! To enter into, make, perform and carry ont
contracts of every kind and for any lawful pur
/ pose with any person, firm, association or cor
] porauon or with any government, incidental
! to the business Of this company To borrow
and raise money by the issue OF or upon war
rants. BONDS. deoentures and other negotiable
/ or Transferable instruments or otherwise.
To hold. purchase. or otherwise acquire, sell
assign pledge or otherwise dispose OF shares
| of the capital stock. bonds. or other evidences
of Indebtedness created by any corporation
and while the owner thereof to exercise all the
rights and privileges Of ownership. Including
the right to vote thereon.
To guarantee the payment Of dividends or
interest on any shares of stock, bonds, deben.
lures or other securities or obligations OF this
! orany other company in which the corporation
may be properly interested Whenever in the
Judgment of the Board of Directors proper and
necessary for the business of the company: 10
aid in any manner any corporation whose
stock bonds or other obligations are held or I'm
any manner guaranteed by the company, and
to do any other acts or thing necessary for the
preservation, improvement or enhancement of
the vaiue of any such bonds, stock or other
OBJ igations.
To remunerate any person or corporation for
services rendered or to be rendered. in placing
or assisting TO place or in guaranteeing the
placing of any of livestock of the company, or
In or about the formation or promotion OF the
company or in the conduct of Its business.
To use and apply the surplus earnings Of the
corporation. or its accumulate profits author.
ICED by law TO be reserved, 10 the purchase Of
or investment in, its own capital stock from
llulC 10 llillC W receive ltS own STOCK IN Day
ment or satisfaction of Indebtedness to the cor.
poration, and to re issue and sell any Of the
stock so purchased or acquired to such extent
in such manner aud on such terms. as the
Board OF Directors of the corporation Shalt de-
termine, 1t being provided, however, that stock
shall not be declarable in dividends unless a
majority In interest of The stockholders so de-
termine; but the capital stock of the company
snail not be decreased, except as provided by
the laws of Maine
To apply for, purchase or otherwise acquire.
and to hold, use, own, operate aud rent, sell.
assign or otherwise deal In any trademarks
trade names copyrights, patents. Inventions,
improvements and processes used in connec-
lion with, or secured under Letters Patent Of
the United states or elsewhere or otherwise,
and 70 use, exc else develop. grant licenses in.
respect thereto, and otherwise turn TO account
any such trademarks, tradenames. copyrights,
patents, licenses processes Snd the like. or any
such property or rights; and with view to the
working and developing Of the same. to carry
ON any business which is necessary or incl
dental thereto.
The company may from time to time conduct
any ofits corporate business in any of the
states, territories. colonies or dependencies OF
the United States; ard in any or all foreign
countries, have one or more offices therein and
thereinto hold. purchase, mortgage and con-
Yey, real and necessary or incidental to carry
out the purposes of the corporation personal
property; provided, however. that nothing
herein contained shall be construed TO author
ize the corporation to transact business in auy
other state, TERRITORY or foreign country con,
tgGTy TO the provisions of the laws OF such State
territory oy ioEe,sn country,
In carrying oni its busiItess, % fog the pur-
pose of attaining or furtheTlng and OF It's oh.
jects TO do any aud all otheracts and things, and
To exercise any aud all other powers which a
or natural person could do or
authorized under the provisions or tbe general
laws of the State OF Maine appertaining to cor
pDsati0ng.
PRO idcd, however, that the following cor
sIa grgf ~, s,,I
states and jurisdictions other than Maine, |
namely: The construction and operation OF
or aiding the construction thereof |
telegraph or telephone companies, and gas or |
10 ba carried on only In states and Jurisdictions |
when and where permissible under the laws
hereof
The amount Of the capital stock is one Mil |
ION. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. (sl, 500.
10 co. .rr =,
The amount of common STOCK IS one Million
five Hundred Thousand Dollars, (sl5O,BoOO0.lI
The amount of preferred stock is nothing.
Fhe amount ofcapital stock already paid in
) nothing.
The par Value of the shares is one dollar (sI O0)
The names aud residences Of the owners OF
aid shares are as follows
NAMES REsIDRNCEs No. OF
.r. SHARES
Ierman Il. Paul, Kittery, Maine. 3
esse e Forsyth, Kittery Maine, 3
vnbert Morgrage Newton, Mass
.lbert L, Enowllon Boston Mass
Iarold T.. KnowltOn, Maiden, Mass.
Stock not subscribed for l,i999S5
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Total ......,....... .,.,..,......... 1,500OO0
said corporation Is located at Kittery, in the
Ounty OF YORK r..r g San
rhe'number of directors is five aud their
aues arc Herman r. Paul, Jesse F. Forsyth
tibert Morgrage, Albcrl q. knowlton aud
nrOld 7. hnowtton.
The name of the clerk is Jesse l., Forsyth and
is residence Is Kitiery, Maine
The undersigned Harold p. Huowltnn, is
resident: the undersigned Herman r Paul is
easurer, and the undersigned Harold p.
nowiton, Norman X, PRul aud Jesse T.
)rpOration