The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-15
PATRICK AND ASSOCIATES
WIN BLACK BUTTE ELECTION
Grounds Upon Which Registration Trust Company of GoldfeId
Contested Election Held to Be UnfOunded, and That the Stock
Held in Trust by Manning and Associates Was Voted Illegally

| shares represented in each certificate,
This company is prepared to proceed
at once with the reorganization, and
all stockholders are requested to com
ply with the terms of Mr.. Patrick IS
letter at their earliest convenience, so
that there may be money on hand with
which to meet expenses of taking judg-
ment, reorganization, etc.
alt is thought that the foregoing
will be sufficient to fully advise al
stockholders of the plan of re-organiza-
tion, but if there is anything which
does not appear clear, full information
will be sent upon request in answer 10
definite questions.
"Yours truly,
"REGISTRATION TRUST CO.,
"By iAomas Manning, President
And that after the said organization
had been fully completed the said Dia-
mondfeld Black Butte Re-Organized
Company gave notice that a meeting
of the stockholders of said company
would be held in the office of said
company in the Registration building,
in the Office of che Registration Trust
Company, in the town of Goldieid,
county of Esmeralda, state of Nevada,
on the Goth day of July, A d. 1910, ut
2 o'clock p. m. of that day, for the
purpose of electing a board of direct
ors and for such other business Us
might properly come before the meet
ing; that on said day last aforesaid
there had been issued two million
1000, 000) shares of the stock of the
D~iamondfeld Black Butte Re-Organiz-
ed Mining Company, as follows, to-wit:
To the treasury of said company, 211,-
900 shares; to the Registration Trust
Company, as trustee as aforesaid, 645,-
5S7 shares; to Thomas f. Manning,
personally, 99S shares; and to all 9TH
err stockholders 1,142,415 shares.
And that in pursuance of said notice
the stockholders met at the Office of
the Diamondfeld Black Butte Re-Or-
ganized Mining Company at the time
set forth in said notice, the same oe-
ing the office of the said Registration
Trust Company, in the Registration
building, on the east side of Columbia
street, between Crook and Ramsey
streets, in the town of Goldfeli,
county of Esmeralda, state of Nevada;
that there were present and voting IN
person and by proxy at said meeting
Thomas F. Manning, H. c. Clapp, e A.
Byler, Harry Ernest, J. G. Mckay, Ben
Gill and l.. L. Patrick; that shere were
nominated at said stockholders meet
ing to be voted for as directors, I. Z.
Damsky, VIM. Lipps, Fred Strain. L. l..
Patrick, H. c.. Clapp, l.. X. Koontz, j..
G.. Mckay, Ben Gill, E. A. Byler n
B. w. Ward, all of whom were stock
holders of said corporation and were
legally qualified for election as direc-
tors thereof; THAI thereupon the said
persons present and entitled to vote,
voted as follows upon the call OF the
roll by the secretary of such meeting:
H. C. Clapp, 10000 shares for each Of
the following persons, to-wit: ID. Z.
Clapp, T. C. Damsky, Wm. Lipps, Fred
Strain and l.. l.. Patrick; E. A. Byler
voted 5000 shares for the following
persons: Lewis X. Koontz, j. G. Ne
Kay. Ben Gill, l.. L.. Patrick and E. A.
Byler; Harry Ernest voted l2,301 %
shares for the following persons, the
same being a cumulated vote: }. g.
| Mckay. E. A. Byler and Ben Gill;
]. G. Mckay voted 1882 -3 votes, the
same being a cumulated vote, each for
J. G.. Mckay, E. A. Byler and Ben
Gill; Ben Gill voted 1888, being a
eumulated vote, each for Z. A. Byler,
Ren Gill and B. w. Ward; Thomas
F. Manning voted l,491,235 shares, the
same being a cumulated vote, each Tor
E. A. Byler, Ben Gill and }. q. Nc
Kav; l.. l.. Patrick voted 3o5,zso
shares. zach for II. c. Clapp, 1. Y.
Damsky, VIM. Lipps, Fred Strain and
II. l.. Patrick. Whereupon all persons
present having voted, Lie secretary
announced the result of the vote to
be, It. c. Damsky, 473,290 shares;
VIM Lipps, 473,290 shares; Fred
Strain. 473,290 shares; l.. l.. Patrick
AIS. 900 shares; II. C.. Clapp, 47o,z9o
shares; l.. X. Koontz, 5000 shares; D.
G. Mckay, 1,536.263 shares; Ben Gill'
l544796 shares; E. A. Byler, l,544,-
700 shares; b. W. Ward, 1888 shares;
that before the announcement by the
president of the meeting, the plaintln
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