Graham guardian., 1908-01-17
First publication Jan. 10, 1908
STATE OF MAINE
Certificate of Organization of a Cor
pOratiOn under the General Law

company In the town of kittcry, on Wednesday
certify as follows:
The name of said corporation is The National
Mining Exploration Company.
The purposes of said corporation are carving
ON the hereinafter named business to-wit:
10 purchase, lease or otherwise acquire and
mines and lands in the United States or else.
where. or any Interest therein. and to explore.
work, exercise, develop, and turn to account
the same; to quarry, mill, smelt reduce, refine.
dress, concentrate, amalgamate and prepare for
market ore, metal and mineral substances Ofall
klndS ana 70 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, Conveniences
provisions and things capable Of being used in
connection with mining operations, or required
by wOrkmen and others employed BY the COM
panyi 10 construct, carry out, maintain, i'm
prove manage, WORK, control and superintend
any roads. ways bridges, tramwGys, reservoirs
water courses, aqueduCts, wharyes. furnaces.
mills, crushing works and cOnyeniences which
may seem directly or indirect conducive TO
any OF the objects of the company, and 10 con
tribute TO-, subsidize or otherwise aid or take
part in any such operations.
To buy, sell and own Grcdgigg plauts and
articles used in or about dredging operations
ana the real estate proper for carrying on such
business; and to make contracts for and per
form the work Of dredging aud removing and
carrying away by land or water. eXcayateI or
dredged material; to reclaim aud fl in low
lands by disirg them or depOsiting upon them
rock soil or other material; T. hui Il docks
walls and piers, and to do all Thugs Incidental
TO, and proper 10 be performed in said business
10 Oacqulre. hold, improve, lease. operate and
sell timber, farming, grazing, minera', oil aud
other lands, and the products therefor: to
build construct, maintain, aid operate pauts
and works for the development Of such lands
ana Tor the handling, preparing and rendering
commercially available all Of the various pro-
duets thereof. To purchase or otherwise ac
qulre. operate and maintain hote's. bui diugs.
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 OF otherwise, and
to construct. complete. furnish. maintain and
conduct lawful lines Of comRunicatiOn and
transportation and conduct. carry on and
| transact general transportation business of
passengers and freight in any lawful manner.
and upon its property 60 construct conduct
and operate transportation business in any
manner deemed proper.
TO acquire and use. sell or otherwise dispose
OF the whoe or any part OF the good Will. prop
erty and rights aud to undertake the lia bi ities
of any person, firm, association or corporation
engaged in busireSs similar 10 that of this
, corporation, and 10 pay for the same in money.
stock or bonds Of the corporation or otherwise.
To enter into, make, pertUrm and carry out
contracts Ofeyery kind and for any lawful pur-
pose with any person, firm, association or cor.
pOmtOn or with any government, incidental
to the business OF this company. To borrow
and raise money by the issue of or upon war
rants, bonCs, debentures 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,
aud while the owner thereof t. 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 oh igatiOns of this
or any other company in which the corpora alton
may be properly interested whenever In the
judgment of the Board of Directors proper and
necessary for tho business Of the company: 10
ala in any manner any corporation whose
stock, bonds or other obligations are he'd or IN
any manner guaranteed by the company, and
TO do any other acts or thing necessary for the
preservation, Improvement or enhancement of
the value of any such bonds, stock or other
Obligations.
To remunerate any person or corporation for
services rendered or to be rendered. in placing
or assisting to pace or In guaranteeing the
placing Of any of the stock of the company. or
in orabout the formation or promotion Of the
company or in the conduct orIts business
To use and apply the surplus earnings of the
corporation, or its accumulated profits author
ized by law to be reserved, to the purchase of
or investment in, its own capital stock from
time TO time. 70 receive its own stock in pay
ment or satisfaction OF Indebtedness to the cor
pOrati0n, and TO re issue and sell any of the
stock so purchased or acquired to such extent.
in such mann er and on such terms as the
Board OF Directors of the corporation shall de-
ltIillut, IL Dtllk PROVIDED. however, tilAt StOCk
shall not be declarable in dividends unless a
majority in interest OF the stockh hoders so de.
terminei but the capital stock of the company
shall not be decreased, except as provided by
the laws of Maine.
To apply for, purchase or otherwise acquire.
and to hold, use, own. operate and rent sell
assign OF otherwise deal in any trademarks
trade names, copyrights. patents, inventions,
improvements and processes used in cOnnec-
ton with, or secured under Letters Patent of
the United States or elsewhere or otherwise,
and to use, exc else, develop, grant licenses in
respect thereto, and otherwise turn TO account
any such trademarks, tradeuames, copyrights,
patents, licenses, processes and the like, or any
such property Orrights; and with a 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 10 time conduct
any ofitS corporate business in any of the
states, territories, colonies or dependencies of
the United States; AID in any or all foreign
countries, have one or more offices therein and
therein to hold, purchase. mortgage and con-
VCy. 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 any
other state, territory or foreign country con.
trary TO the provisions of the laws OF such state
territory or foreign country
In carrying on its business, or for the pur-
pose of attaining or furthering and of its OBJ.
jects TO do any and ali other acts and things, and
to exercise any and all other powers which
or natural person could do or
exercise, ami which now or hereafter may be
authorized under the provisions of the general
laws of the State ofMaine aPpertaining to cor
pOrations.
FRO ided. however, that the following cor
porste purposes shall be exercised only in
states and jurisdictions other than Name,
namely: The construction and operation OF
or aiding the construction thereof |
or telephone companies, and gas or
electrical companies and such businesses are |
to be carried on only in states and Jurisdictions
when aud where permissible under the laws |
thereof |
The amount of the capital stock Is One Mil |
ion, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, Isl, ,5O0,- |
300 OO)
The amount of common stock is one Million |
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, (Sl,5O0,OOOOOl |
The amount Of preferred stock is nothing.
The amount of capital stock already paid in
5 nothing,
The par Value Of the shares is one dollar lSl.0O)
The names and residences of the owners of |
aid shares are a follows;
NAMES RESIDENCES NO. OF