Graham guardian., 1908-02-07
First publication Jan. 10. 1908
STATE OF MAINE
Certificate Of Organization of Cor
porstion under the General Law

OF Inc Lawyers Incorporation and transfer
Company in the town of Kittery. on 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 purposes of said corporation are carrying
on the hereinafter named business, to.wit:
To purchase. lease or otherwise acquire and
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, amslgamate and prepare for
market, ore, metal and mineral substances OF all
kinds and to carry on any other operations
which may seem conducive to any ofthe COM
Pany's 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
psny; 10 construct, carry out maintain. i'm.
prove, manage, work, control and superintend
any roads ways, bridges. trsmways, reservoirs,
mills, crushing works and conyeniences which
may seem directly or indirectly conducive 10
any of the objects Of the company, and to CON
tribute to, subsidize or otherwise aid or take
part in any such operations.
To buy, sell and own dredging plants and
articles used in or about dredging operations
and the real estate proper for carrying on such
business; and to make contracts for and per-
form the work Of dredging and removing ard
carrying away by land or water, excavated or
dredged material; TO reclaim and fll in low
lanus Dg Olklng tDefn OF uepOSlO0g upon them
rock. soil or other material; TO build docks,
walls and piers, and to do all things incidental
to, and proper to be performed In said business
10 acquire, hold, improve. lease. operate and
sell timber, farming grazing, mineral, oil and
other lands, and the products therefor; to
build, construct, maintain, and operate plants
and works for the development of such lands
commercially available ali OF the various pro,
ducts thereof To purchase OF otherwise &C.
| quire. operate and maintain hotels. buildings,
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
| to construct. complete, furnish, maintain and
conduct lawful lines of communication and
| transportation, and conduct, carry on and
| transacts general transportation business OF
passengers and freight In any lawful manner.
and upon its property TO construct, conduct
and operate o transportation business in any
manner deemed proper.
To acquire and use sell or otherwise dis pose
| of the whole or any part Of the good will. prop
erty and rights. and TO undertake the liabilities
of any person, firm, association OF corporation
engaged in a business similar to that OF this
! corporation, and to pay for the same in money,
stock or bonds of the corporation or otherwise.
To enter into, make, perform and carry out
contracts of every kind and for any lawful pur-
! pose with any person, firm, association or cor
| poration 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, 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,
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
| or any 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; to
aid In any manner any corporation whose
stock, bonds or other obligations are held, or in
any manner guaranteed by the company. and
10 do any other acts or thing necessary for the
| preservation, improvement OF enhancement OF
the value Of any such bonds, stock or other
| obligations.
services rendered OF to be rendered. in placing
or assisting 10 place OF in guaranteeing the
! placing Of any Of the stock Of the company. OF
il OF about the ,S Sr@stiGn OF promotion of the
To use and apply the surplus earnings Of the
corporation, or It's accumulated profts author
lied by law TO be reserved, to the purchase Of
or investment in. its own capital stock from
time to time. to receive its own stock in pay
ment or satisfaction Of Indebtedness to the cor.
poration, and to tissue and sell any of the
In such mann er and on such terms. as the
Board OF Directors of the corporation shall de-
termine, it being provided, however, that stock
shall not be declarable in dividends unless q
majority In interest of the stockholders so de.
termine but the capital stock Of the company
shall not be decreased. except as provided by
the laws Of Maine.
20 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.
tlon 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 10 account
any such trademarks, tradenames, copyrights,
patents, licenses, processes and the like or any
such property or rights; 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 Of its. corporate business in any Of the
states. territories oelonies or dependencies of
the United States and IN Any'of,al-. foreign
countries, have one or more Offices therein and
therein p hold, purchase. mortgage and con-
vey, 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
We the corporation TO transact business In any
other state. teffitoty or 1rsign 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 sii other qcls and things, and
10 exercise any anu Ill OtQtf puHpLs
co-partnership or natural person could do or
exercise, and WHICH now or hereafter may be
authorized under the provisions OF the general
laws of the State OF Maine sppertainins to coz
pOrations.
PRO idcd. however, that the following cor
porate purposes shall be exercised only In
states and Jurisdictions other. than Maine,
raresds or sdnS tbe a tbereo
telegraph or telephone companies, and gas or
electrical companies, and such businesses are
to be carried on only In states and Jurisdictions
when and where permissible under the laws
thereof. |
The, amount of the capital stock is One MIL. |
lion, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, tsl 800 I
The amount OF common STOCK is One Million |
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, '(si,sOo, ,66v ool
The amount of preferred stock Is nothing
The amount Of capital stock already paid In
The par Value of the shares is one dollar (sl .o0
The names and residences of the owners OF /
said shares are as follows
NAMES RESIDENCES NO. 'oF
SHARES
COMMON |
Herman r. Paul, Kittery, Maine.
IS;,s.l Iesse =. Forsyth, Kittery, Maine Maine 3
Albert L. Knowlton, Boston, Mass, 3
Harold =. Knowlton, Maiden. Mass. s
Stock not subscribed for I.499,asS
Total ............ 100000
Said corporation is located at Kittery, IN the
Ounty of York.
The number Of directors Is Ave aud their
lames are Herman X. Paul, Jesse 4. Forsyth,
vilbert Morgrage, Albert E. Knowlton and
iarold 7. KnowLton. .
The name of the clerk is Jesse Z Forsyth aud
lis residence is Kiitery Maine. 'i''
The Undersigned, Harold 2. Knowlton, is
resident; the Undersigned Herman r. Paul 1.
reasureri and the Undersigned Harold Z.
lnowlton, Herman Il. Paul and Jesse r.
orsyth are a majority of The directors Of said
Witness our hands this 2lnd day of Noyem-
er, A. d. 1906.
HAROLD 7. KsowLroS, President.
Hermann. PAUL, Treasurer.
IARoLp 7, KsowLToS, J
ERMAS X. PAUL, Directors.
ESsE Il. FORSYTH.
YORK, SO. Kittery. November q, A.D 1905 |