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

The undersigned. officers of a corporation or
ganized at Kittery, in the State of Maine. at q
| meeting of the signers of the Articles of gree
ment therefor, duly called aud held at the Sifice
of The Lawyers Incorporation and Transfer
Company in the town of Kittery. on We'd esday
the 22nd day of NoVember \. d. 1905, hereby
certify as follows:
ihe name of said corporation is The National
| MiEing Exploration Company.
The purp ses of said corporation are carrying
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 ace lunt
The same; to quarry, mil, smet, reduce, refine,
| dress, concentrate, amaigamate and prepare for
market, ore, metal and mineral substances ofall
| Kinds and to carry ON any other operations
which may seem conducive to any of the COM
| pany's objects; to buy, sell, manufacture and
deal III minerals ores and finished products,
plants machinery. implements, cunveniences
| provisions nd things capable Of being used in
| connection with miIiDg operations or required
| by WOrkmcn aud others employed by the com
| pany; 70 construct, carry out, maintain. i'm
| prove, manage, WORK, control and superintend
any roads, ways bridges. tramways reservoirs
water courses. aqueductS, wharves, furnaces
mills, crushing works aud conveniences which
may seem directly or indirectly conducive TO
| 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
and the real estate proper for carrying on such
business; and to make contracts for and per-
form the work of dredging and removing AID
carrying away by and or water, excavated or
dredged material; to reclaim and nj in low
lands by oikiug them or depositing upon them
rock, sol! or other material; to bui d docks.
walls and piers, and to do oil things incidental
TO, andproper to be performed in said business
acquire, hold, improve, lease operate and
seil timber; iarming,, grazing. mineral oil and
other lands, and the products therefor 10
build, construct maintain, and operate plants
and works for the development of such lands
ana for the handling, preparing and rendering
commercially avail able all of the various prn.
ducts thereof To purchase or otherwise sc
quire, operate and maintain hotels, hui dipgs
stores and warehouses
10 acquire streams, lakes and small ponds
for irrigation purposes or otherwise.
TO buiid, acquire, own, charter and operate
vessels propelled by steam or otherwise. and
to construct, comp etc, furnish, maintain and
conduct lawful lines of communication and
transportation, and conduct, carry on and
tranSacta general transportation business Of
passengers and freight in any awful manner.
ana aPon It's property 10 cons lruct conduct
and operate transportation business in any
manner deemed proper.
10 acquire and use, sell or otherwise disposa |
OF the whole or any part Of the good will, prop.
erty and rights and to undertake the liabilities
OF any person, firm, association or corporation
engaged in a business similar to that of This |
corporation, and TO pay for the same in money, |
STOCK or Dogds Of the corporation or otherwise |
70 enter into, make, perform and carry ont |
contra is Of every kind and for any jawfnf mr. |
pose with any person, firm association or cor
poratlon or with any government, incidental |
TO the business of this company 10 borrow
ana raise money by the issue of or upon war.
rants, bones, depentures and other negotiable
or transferable instruments or otherwise.
10 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 ali 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. legations of this
or any other company in which the corporation
may be properly Interested whenever in the
of the Board of Directors proper and
necessary for the business of the company; to
ald IN any manner any corporation Whoye
ttpck, bonds or other obligations are held 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
oh igatiOns.
To remunorate 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 the stock of the company or
IN or about the formation or promotion of the
or in the conduct of ITS business
10 use ana apply the surplus earnings Of the
corporation or its accumulated profits author.
zeu by law TO be reserved, TO the purchase Of
pr investment in, its own capital stock from
lme TO time, 70 receive its own stock in nav
nent or satisfaction Of Indebtedness to the cor
and 10 70 issue and sell any of the
stock so purchased or acquired to such extent
n such manner and ON such terms as the | !
5oard OF Directors of the corporation shall dc.
ermine, 1t being provided, however that stock
hail not be declarable In dividends unless | ,
majority In interest OF the stockholders so de-
erinine but the capital stock of the company
he laws of Maine
To apply for, purchase or otherwise acquire,
md 10 hoId, use, own, operate aud rent, sell
SSlgn OF olherWlSe deal In any trademarks,
Tade names, copyrights, patents, Inventions
and processes used In cOnneC. {
ION win, or secured under Letters Patent OF {
he United states or elsewhere or otherwise {
nd to use, exc else, develop, grant licenses I'm !
aspect thereto, aud otherwise turn to account |
ny such Trademarks, tradenames COpyrighis ,
atehls, licenses, processes Nnd the ike, or any
uch property or rights; and with a view To tho ! =,
Working and developing of the same To carry !
n any business which is necessary or Incl.
entail thereto. =,
ny of its corporate business In any of the n
tates, territories, colonies or dependencies of "
ne United States aud in any or all foreign @
OuntTies, have one or more offices therein and !
herein TO hold, purchase mortgage and con.
ey, real aud necessary or incidental to carry {
ut the purposes of the corporation personal
roperty; provided, however, that nothing g
erein contained shall be construed TO author |
q the corporation TO transact business In any U
ther state, territory or foreign country con.
ary 70 the provisions OF the laws OF such state,
,rritory or foreign country, n
In carrying on its business, or for the pur, .
ose or attaining or furtheTing and OF its oh. Z
cts to do any and all other acts and things and
exercise any and all other powers which -
1-partnershlp or natural person could do or [
xerclse, and which now or hereafter may be H.
lthOflzed under the provisions Cf the general u
ws OF the state of Maine apperialning to cor v
DratiOns
Fro tded, however, that tho following cor b
Drate purposes shall be exercised only in >,
ates and Jurisdictions other than Name, y
lmely; The construction and operation Of 4,
.ilroads, or aiding the construction thereof =,
legraph or telephone companies, and gas or v
ectrical companies, and such businesses are ID
be carried on only in states and Jurisdictions -
hen and where permissible under the laws m
etcOG "
The amount of the ca ital stock is Ono Nil.
IN, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (Sk5OO.
lO0)
The amount of common stock is One Million W