Graham guardian., 1908-02-14
First publication Jan. 10, 1905
STATE or MAINE
Certificate Of Organization Of Cor
pOrst tion under the General Law

The undersigned. officers OF a corporation or.
gauized at Kittery, in the state Of Maine, at a
meeting of the signers OF the Articles Of gree
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 purp1 Sos 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: 10 quarry, mil. smet, reduce, refine,
dress concentrate amGgamate 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
panys objects; to buy, sell, manufacture and
deal in minerals, ores and finished products,
plants machinery, implements, conyeDiences.
provisions and things capable Of being used in
connection with miping operations, er required
by workmen and others employed by the com
pany; TO construct earry-ouL maintain, i'm.
prove, manage, WORK, control and superntend
any roads ways, bridges. tramways, reservoirs,
water courses. aqueducts, wharves, furnaces,
mills, crushing works and conyenieBees 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
and the real estate proper for carryingon such
business and 10 make contracts for aud per
form the work Of dredging and removing ard
carrying away by land or water. excavated or
dredged material; to reclaim and al in low
lands by diking them or depositing upon them
rock. soil or other material; u bui docks.
wa Is and piers, and to do all things incidental
to. and proper to be performed in said business.
70 acquire, hold. improve. lease; operate aud
sell timber; farming, grazing, mipera. oil and
other lands. and the products therefor: to
ms "a ~ unfn atc
and works for the deye opmeBtnf such lands
and for the haudling, prepsring aud rendering
commerciail ly avai able all of the various pro-
ducts thereof. To purchase or otherwise ac.
quire. operate and maintain hotels. buildings.
stores and warehouses
To acquire streams, lakes and small ponds
for irrigation purposes or otherwise.
40 build, acquire. own. charter ard operate
vessels propelled by steam or otherwise. and
~ construct complete furnish maintain and
conduct lawful lines Of communication aud
transportation. and conduct carry on and
transact general trans portation business Of
passengers and freight in any lawful manner
and upon its property to construct, conduct
and operate transportation businfss IN any
manner deemed proper.
To acquire and use, sell or otherwise dispose
of the whole or any part ~ the good wiki prop
erty and rights. and TO undertake the Liabilities
OF any person, firm, association OF corporation
engaged in business similar to thst OF this
corporation, and to pay for the same IL money.
stoeS or bonds OF the corporation or otherwise.
10 etlteT lutO. make. perform anu carry out
contrasts ofeyery Kidd and for any lawful pur
pose with any person, firm, association or cor
pofatlon or win saAy government 1Hcldentai
To the ouslness OF this company. To borrow
aud raise mohey by the issue OF for'upoa war
rants, boEcs. debeatures and other negotiable
or transferable le instruments or otherwise.
10 hNld, purchase, or otherwise acquire. SELL
assign, pledge or otherwise dispose ui shares
of the capital stock. bonds or other evideRees
Of Indebtedness created by gny corporation
and White the owner thereof T. exercise al the
rights and privileges Of ownership, Including
the right to vote thereon.
To guarantee the payment OF dividends or
interest Oh any shares Of stock, bonds, deben-
tures or other securities or OBJ igations 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: 10
al in any manner any corporation whose
any manner guaranteed by the company, and
70 do any other acts or thing necessary for the
preservation, improvement or enhancement of
| the va ne of any such bonds, stock or other
obligations.
10 remunerate any person or corporation for
services rendered OF to be ienCere1 !, IN placing
pacing of any of the stock of the company. or
IN or about the formation or prhmotioa Of the
company or in the conduct oflts 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 10 time. 70 receive its own stock IN pay
ment or satisfaction OF Indebtedness TO the cor.
poratian, and to reissue and sell any of the
stock so purchased or acquired 10 such extent
in such mann er ard on such terms. as the
8oard OF Directors Of the corporation Shall de-
termine, ii being provided. however, that stock
shall not be declarable in dividends unless
majority in interest of The stockholders SO de-
termine but the capital stock of the company
sha,l 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 or otherwise deal in any trademarks
trade names. copyrights. patents, inventions,
improvements and processes used in connees
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, tradename5, Copyrights,
patents, licenses, processes and the like, or any
sueh property or rights; and with a view 10 the
working and developing Of the same, 10 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; and In any or all foreign
countries, have one or more offices therein and
therein TO 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 shalt be construed TO author
iZe the corporation TO transact business IN any
other state, territory OF foreign country con.
trary TO the provisions ofthe laws of such state,
territory or foreign country.
In carrying on its business, or for the pur
pose OF attaining or furtheIing and Of its oh
iects TO do any and all other acts ani things and
10 exercise any and AL other powers which 4
co-partnership 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 OF Maine appcrtaining to cor
poratiOns.
Pro ided, however, that the following cor
porate purposes shall be exercised only in
states and jurisdictions other than Name,
namely: The construction and operation OF
railroads, or aiding the construction thereof |
telegraph or telephone companies. and gas or
electrical companies, and such businesses are
when and where permissible under the laws
thereof |
The amount of tho cayital stock is one Mil |
Hon, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, (sl ,50D.- |
900 O0)
The amount Of common stock is One Million |
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (s1 s15O,0o000) |
The amount of preferred stock is nothing.
The amount ofcapital stock already paid In |
The par S,,lue of the shares is one dollar 81 O0
The names and residences of the owners OF
said shares are as follows
NAMES Residences NO. OF
SHARES
COMMON
Jesse +. Forsyth, kittery, Maine,
WilbeTt Morgrage, Newton, Mass.
Nlbert Il. knowiton, Boston, Mass,
Harold p. Knowlton, Maiden, Mass.
stock not subscribed tor l,499,sS5
Total ............. ......,....,.... 100000
said corporation is located a; Kittcry, IN the
'ouBty OF York
,,p,sS are Herman II pnul JcsSe r. FOrxvth |