Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

the handling. preparing and rendering COM
| mercialy available oil of the various products
thereof To purchase or otherwise acquire. oper-
| ate and maintain hotels, buildings. stores and
warehouses.
(dl To acquire streams. lakes and small ponds
| for irrigation purposes or otherwise To build.
| acquire own. charter and operate vessels pro-
relied ty steam or otherwise and to construct.
complete, furnish, maintain and tondnct lawfnl
i'ncs of communication and transportation, and
to conduct carry on and transact general trans
portation business OF passengers and freight In
any lawful manner and upon its property to con-
struct. conduct and operate a transportation
business in any manner deemed proper. To ac-
Quire and use, sell or otherwise dispose OF the
whole or any part Of the goodwill. property and
rights. and to undertake the liabilities OF any
in business similar to that of this corporation.
and to pay for the same in money. stock or bonds
Of the corporation or otherwise,
lei 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 tho issue of or upon warrants,
bonds and 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 cap
ital stock. bonds or other evidences Of indebted
ness created by any corporation. and while the
owner thereof to exercise all the rights Of owner
ship, including the right to vote thereon.
" To guarantee the payment Of dividends or
interest any shares of stock. bonds, debentures
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 man
ner any corporation whose stock. bonds or other
by the company, and to do any other acts or
thing necessary for the preservation. improve
mcnt enhancement Of the value Of any such
bonds. stocks or other obligations.
z a. n ne CORPORATION
for services rendered or to be rendered in placing
assisting to place or In guaranteeing the plac-
ing Of any Of the stock Of the company. or in or
about the formation or promotion Of the company
or In the conduct Of its business.
(h) To use and apply to surplus earnings OF
the corporation. or its accumulated profits au-
thorized 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 payment
or satisfaction Of indebtedness to the corporation
and to reissue and sell any Of the stock 40 pur-
chased or acquired to such extent. in such man
ner and on such terms as the Board of Directors
of the corporation shall determine. 1t being pro-
in dividends unless majority in interest Of the
stockholders so determine: 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 and rent, sell, as
sign or otherwise deal in. any trademarks. trade
names. copy-rights. patents. inventions improve
ments and processes used in connection with or
secured under Letters Patent Of the United
States or elsewhere or otherwise, and to use, ex-
ercise. develop. grant licenses IN respect thereto
marks. trade-names. copyrights, patents IL
censes. processes and the like. or any such prop
erty rights; and with view to the working
and developing Of the same to carry on any busi-
ness which is necessary or incidental thereto.
O The company may from time to time con-
duct any of it's corporate business in any of the
States. Territories. colonies or dependencies Of
the United States and in any and all foreign
offices
therein to hold, purchase. mortgage and convey
real and personal property necessary or incidental
to carry out the purposes of the corporation; pro-
vided. however, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to authorize the corporation to
transact business in any other State, Territory or
foreign country contrary to the provisions of the
() In carrying on its business. or for the pur-
pose of attaining furthering any of its objects
to do any and all other acts and things, and to
exercise any and all other powers which CO.
or natural person could do or exer-
cise and which now or hereafter may be author
lied under the provisions of the general laws Of
the State of Maine appertaining to corporations.
Q) Provided. however. that the following cor
porate purposes shall be exercised only in States
and jurisdictions other than Maine. namely: the
and operation Of railroads or aiding
in the construction thereof, telegraph or tele- |
phone companies and gas or electrical companies.
and such businesses are to be carried on only in
States and jurisdictions when and where permis- |
sible under the laws thereof.
u
going purposes and objects. this corporation shall
nave all the general powers conferred by the laws |
of the State OF Maine and all of the powers nee
sssary. desirable or incidental to carry out COM
pletely its corporate purposes and objects.
The amount of capital stock is Two Million |
Dollars.
The amount of common stock is One Million |
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars.
The amount of preferred stock is Five Hundred |
Thousand Dollars
The amount of capital stock already paid in is
Five Dollars.
The par value of the shares is One Dollar
The names and residences Of the owners of said |
hares are as follows: |
Names Residences Common Preferred |
Tohn H. Pierce, Portland, Maine.
Iohn H. Ridge, Portland. Maine.
frank III. Purinton. Portland. Maine |
Francis W. Johnstone Boston. Mass,
William E. Tucker, Boston, Mass,
Jnsubscribed in treasury. 100000 49s.996 |
100000 100000 |
Said corporation is located at Portland, in the |
ounty Of Cumberland. The number Of directors |
/. Ridge. Frank H Purnton. Francis W John
tone and William E. Tucker.
The name of the clerk Is David w. Snow, and |
lis residence is Portland. Maine. The under |
igned, John II. Pierce is president; the UNDER |
isned. John H. Ridge, is treasurer. and the un.
ersigned. John H. Pierce. John H. Ridge and |
frank H. Purinton are majority Of the directors |
4 said corporation.
Witness our hands this 7th day of February.
l. d. 1911. |
JOHN H. PIERCE. President.
JOHN H. RIDGE, Treasurer.
JOHN II, RIDGE. Majority
FRANK H. PURisroN. Directors.
February 7th. A. d. 1911.
Cumberland, IS, |
Then personally appeared John H. Pierce. John |
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