Graham guardian., 1908-01-31
First publication Jan. 10. 1908
STATE OF MAINE
Certificate of Organization of a Cor
porstion under the General Law

The undersigned, ofhcers OF corporation or
ganized at Kittery, in the State of Maine. at a
meeting of the signers OF the Articles Of Agree.
ment therefor duly called and held at the office
of The Lawyers Incorporation and Transfer
Company in the town of Kittery, on Wednesday
the 22nd day of November A. d. 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. to-wit:
To 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 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
pany; to 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 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 aud
carrying away by land or water, excavated or
dredged materinl to reclaim and oil in low
lands by dikiug them or deposting upon them
rock. soil OF other material; to bui.d docks.
walls and piers, and TO do all things incidental
to, and proper TO be performed in said business.
| To acquire hold, improve. lease, operate and
sell timber. farming, grazing, mineral. oil and
other other lands and the products therefor; &c TO
and works for the development of such lands
and for the handling, preparing and rendering
commercially available all of the various pro
| ducts thereof. To purchase or otherwise &C.
| quire. operate and maintain hotels, buildings,
| stores and warehouses.
To acquire streams, lakes and small ponds
| for irrigation purposes OF otherwise.
To build, acquire. own. charter and operate
vessels propelled by steam or otherwise, aud
TO construct, complete, furnish, maintain and
conduct lawful lines of communication and
1 transpt ration, and conduct, carry on and
transacsa general transportation business Of
| passengers and freight in any lawful manner
and upon its property TO construct. conduct
and operate transportation business In any
] manner d2emed proper.
| To acquiie and use, sell OF otherwise dispose
of the whole OF 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 bonds of the corporation OF 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. OF otherwise acquire. sell
assign. pledge or otherwise dispose of share,
| 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 OF
| interest on any shares OF stock, bonds. deben
lures or other securities or OBJ biigations 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 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 value of any such bonds, stock or other
| To remunerate any person or corporation for
services rendered or to beiendered, In placing
| or assisting to place or in guaranteeing the
| placing of any of the stock OF the company OF
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 accumulat profits 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 reissue and sell any of the
stock so purchased or acquired. to such extent,
In such manner and on such terms. the
Board of Directors of the corporation shall de-
termine, it being provided. however, that stock
shall not be decarable 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.
To apply for, purchase or otherwise acquire,
and to hold, use, own, operate aud 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, tradename, copyrights,
patents, licenses, processes and 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 of its corporate business in any of the
states territories, colonies or dependencies Of
the United States: and in any or all foreign
countries, have one or more offices therein and
therein to 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
ize the corporation TO transact business In any
other state, territory or foreign country con-
territory or foreign country.
In carrying on its business, OF for the pur-
pose of attaining or furthering and OF its OBJ.
jects TO do any and all other acts and things, and
to exercise any and all other powers which a
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 appertaining to cor
porations.
Pro ided. however, that the following cor
porate purposes shall be exercised only in
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namely: The construction aud operation OF
railroads, or aiding the construction thereof,
telegraph or telephone companies, and gas or
electrical compapies, and such businesses are
TO be carried 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, ISL ,500,- |
lO000)
The amount of common stock Is One Million \
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, sl.S0,00000) |
The amount of preferred stock is nothing.
The amount of capital stock already paid In |
IS nothing
The par Value of the shares is one dollar (si. .oo)
The names and residences of the owners OF |
laid shares are as follows:
NAMES RESIDENCES NO. OF
COMMON
Herman r. Paul, Kittery, Maine.
esse j.. Forsyth. kittery, Maine,
Nilbeft Morgrage. Newton, Mass, 3
Albert +. Knowlton, Boston. Mass,
Harold L. Knowlton. Maiden. Mass.
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Said corporation is located at Kittery. in the
ounty of York.
The number OF directors is Ave and their
ames are Herman 4. Peul Jesse +. Forsyth.
yilhert Morgrage, Albert 4. Knowlton aud
larold L, knowlton.
The name of the clerk is Jesse +. Forsyth and
is residence is Kittery, Maine.
The undersigned Harold p. Knowltnn Is |
resident; the undersigned Herman X. Paul Is
reasurcr; and the undersigned Harold z.
.nowiton, Herman r. Paul and Jesse 4,
orsyth are a majority OF the directors Of said
Witness our hands this 2lnd day of Noyem-
or, A. d. 1895.
HAROLD p. KNowLrOS, President
HERMAN r. PAUL. Treasurer