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Nogales international., 1928-09-28
CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
THE EAGLE-PTCHER LEAD
COMPANY
To the Secretary of State,

To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Company
hereby certifies that at a meeting
of the directors of said Company,
held on May 10Th, 1925, the writ
ten consent Of the persons in
whose names a majority of the
shares Of the preferred stock of
said Company stood on the books
Of the Company having first been
obtained, the preferred stock of
SAID Company was reduced from
Eight Hundred & Sixty Five Thou
sand Six Hundred Dollars $685.
100000, to Eight Hundred &
Fifty Five Thousand Five Hun
dred Dollars 55,50O.0O).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The
Eagle-Picher Lead Company has
caused its name to be hereto SUBJ
scribed, by it's President and Secl
retary, and it's corporate seal to
to be hereunto affixed, this 10th
day of May, A. D. 1925.
THE EAGLE-PICHER
LEAD COMPANY.
By John B. Swift, President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secretary.
(Corporate)
(SeaD
Nogales international., 1928-09-28
CERTIFICATE OF INCREASE
OF CAPITAL STOCK

0. S. Picher, President, and
Joseph Hummel. Jr., Secretary of
The Eagle White Lead Company,
duly authorized in the premises,
and acting on behalf of said Com
rany, do hereby certify, that on
the sixth (6th) day of June, A.
D. 1915, the capital stock of said
Company was fully subscribed for.
and was fully paid up, the com.
pany having been organ.zed ana
in existence for nearly so years; !;
that on the said day, by a vote of
the holders Of q. majority
II the preferred SOC k,
as well as by g vote of the hold
ers Of a majority of the common
stock of said Company, at meet
ing called by majority of its d.
rcctors, and held at the office Of
the Company, in the City Of Gin
cinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
more than 60 days notice by pub.
licatior the Cincinnati En-
quire' :, newspaper Of general
circulation and by letter of the
time, place and object of such
meeting as required by law. hav-
ing been given to each stockhold-
er whose place of residence was
known it was, on motion Gre
solved, that the capital common
stock Of said The Eagle White
Lead Company, be increased form
00,00o,-, its present capital
common stock, to $9,000,o0n
divided into $4,000 shares of 500
each; so that its capital stock
would then be $4,000, ,000-- of
which $1,OOO,0oO is preferred
stock and s9.OOO,OoO- is com
mon stock, all divided into shares
of 500 each, and further, that
the President and Secretary OF
said Company be instructed to file
a certificate of such increase
with the Secretary of State;'
which is done accordingly.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the
aforesaid o. S. Picher. President,
and Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secre-
tary of The Eagle White Lead
Company, acting for and on behalf
of said Company. have hereunto
set ther hands this 9th day of
June, A. D. 1916.
The Eagle White Lead
Company
By 0. S. Picher, President.
Joseph Hnnnel, Jr., Secretary.
(SEAL)
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LEGAL NOTICE.

ceive therefor five (5} shares of
The common stock of the par value
of twenty ($2O,00) Dollars.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RE.
SOLVED By tn stockholders that
the articles of incorporation of
The Eagle-Picher Lead Company
be and are hereby amended so
! that the common capital stock of
this company of twenty million
$3.50, 0,000,000.) Dollars heretofore
divided into two hundred thousand
(200,OO0) shares of One Hundred
($10O.00) Dollars par value each
shall be divided into one million
t1,000,000) shares of twenty
($20.00) Dollars par value each,
and
/, BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that the stockholders of the COM
mon stock be requested to for
ward their certificates of stock,
receiving in exchange therefor
rlew certificates, the same to rep.
resent five times the number Of
shares as shown on the old certi-
ficates--- in other words, each
, common stockholder is to receive
for his one (1) share of common
stock of the par value of One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars Five
90 shares of the par value of
twenty ($20.00) Dollars.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
that the President ard. Secretary
of the Company be directed to file
certified copy of this amend
ment with the Secretary of State
and to give notice hereof by pub
llcation in some newspaper Of
general circulation in Hamilton
County. Ohio, for three consecu.
tive weeks"
i CERTIFICATE
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle Picher Lead Company
of Cincinnati, Ohio, by its presi-
dent, John B. Swift, and it's Sec
rotary, Joseph Hummel, Jr.. here
by certifies that the fore~oing is q
true copy of the origins. amend.
rlent to the Articles of l1corpora-
ton of The Eagle Picher Lead
Company which was adopted by
the votes of the owners Of more
than three-fifths of its capital
stock at meeting thereof held ON
Tuesday the 18th day of April,
1924, at 2:30 o'clock, P. M. at
the offices of the company, Nos.
1905 to 1880 Broadway, C:ncin-
natl, Ohio, pursuant to notice duly
:: given according to law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the
president and Secretary of The
: Eagle Picher Lead Company, act
ing for and on behalf of sa i CORP
: grafton, have hereunto set their
hands and caused the seal of said
) Corporation to be affixed this 18th
, day of April, 1894.
;, THE EAGLE PICHER
;. LEAD COMPANY.
BY John B. Swift, President.
By Joseph Hummel, Jr.,
NoEAL) Secretary.
Nogales international., 1928-09-28
THE EAGLE WHITE LEAD
COMPANY
Copy and Certificate of two (2)


Amendments.
RESOLVED, that the articles
of incorporation of The Eagle
White Lead Company of Cincin-
ratl, Ohio, be and the same are
hereby amended SO as to change
the name of said corporation from
The Eagle White Lead Company
to The Eagle Picher Lead Com
pany; and
Be is further RESOLVED, thas :
the articles of incorporation of
The Eagle White Lead Company
OF Cincinnati, Ohio, be and the
same are hereby amended SO as
to enlarge the purpose for which
the same was formed so as to be
as follows;
"Said corporation is formed for
the purpose of mining lead and
zinc ores as well as any and all
kinds of ores and metals, and
|; manufacturing. smelling and deal
ing in pig-lead, zinc and any ard
al kinds of ores and metals, and
lead and zinc products in all va
rieties, and products of other ores
and metals in all varieties. and
also paints, colors and oils. and
acquiring and selling any and all
real estate and personal property
in the State of Ohio and else
where, necessary or convenient
Tor the better transaction of the
business of the company, and to
insure or aid in the carrying out
OF the general powers of the COM
pany and the doing of all things
necessary Or incident thereto"
TO the Secretary of State.
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle White Lead Com
pany of Cincinnati, Ohio, acting
bv o. S. Picher, it's President and
Joseph Hommel. Jr., it's Secretary.
hereby certifies that the forego.
ing is q true copy of the original
two l2) amendments to the ar
t,cles of Incorporation of The
Eagles White Lead Company of
Cincinnati, Ohio, which were
adopted by the votes Of the own
ers of more than three-fifths
(a/5) of the capital preferred
stock, as well as by the votes of
the owners of more than three
fifths (3/5) Of the capital com
mon stock, at a meeting thereof
! held on Tuesday, the sixth (6th)
Gay Of June, 1916, at the office
Of the Company, Nos. 1908 to
1880 Broadway, Cincinnati. Ohio.
pursuant to notice duly given ac-
cording to law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF.
Q. S. Picher, President and
Joseph HumfAel, Jr., Secretary. of
The Eagle White Lead Company,
of Cincinnati, Ohio. acting for
and on behalf of said corporation
rave hereunto set their hands and
caused the seal of said corpora
ton to be affixed this sixth dav
of June, A. D. 1916.
THE EAGLE WHITE LEAD
COMPANY.
By O. S. ePicher, President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secretary.
(SEAL)
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Company.
BY John B. Swift, President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr.. Secretary.

Filed December 81, 1921.
Corp. No. 36429.
CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
(See. 1868 C. C. lO7 o. Z A111
70 the Secretary of State.
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Com
pany hereby certifies that it's au-
thorlzed capital stock is $1O,OO0,-
o.O.OO consisting of $4,000
Ooo.O0 common stock divided into
10000 shares, par value 500. 90
each, and 81, 900, 100000 preferred
stock divided into 10000 shares
par value $4,000 each; That it's
Board of Directors on or about
the 2Sth day Of December, 1920
cancelled 220 shares of the pre-
ferred stock, reducing the same
to $3.50 shares, due notice Of
which was given to the Secretary
OF State, and that on the goth dav
OF December, 1871, cancelled 100
shares of the preferred stock,
which had been reduced by the
corporation, and directed that the
capital stock be reduced by such
cancellation to $9,968,OOO.OO to
consist of $9,0OO,OO0.OO com
aon stock, divided int O
$4,000 shares, par value
y,ded into 10000 shares, par value
$4,000 each, and $968,O0O.0 90
preferred stock, divided into $3.50
shares, par value $4,000 each:
And further directed that the
Vice President and Secretary of
me Company execute and file with
the Secretary of State a certifi-
cate of such a cancellation and ac.
ton OF the Board of Directors as
Il certificate of reduction of the
authorized capital stock of the
corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. THE
rEAGLE-PICHER LEAD COM,
PAN4 has caused its name to be
hereto subscribed by its President
ana Secretary and it's corporate
seal affixed this 30th dav of
December, 1921.
THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY.
BY Frederick Hertenstein
Vice President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr.,
fcr.rA Secretary.
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Copy and Certificate of Amend
ment of the Articles of Incorp.
orat,on of The Eagle-Picher
Lead Company Adopted by the
Stockholders April Is, 1924.

WHEREAS, The Board of Di.
rect2rs, as well as the stockhold.
ers, at their respective regular
meetings held on the 10th day OF
February, A. D. 1924 passed the
following resolution, viz:
WHEREAS, the capital stock
of The Eagle-Picher Lead Com.
pany consists of One Million ISL.
o00,000.00) Dollars preferred, OF
which $917,20O.OO is outstanding
divided into shares of the PAL
value of One Hundred ($10O.0O)
Dollars each, and Twenty Million
$20,000,000.00) Dollars Common
divided into shares of the pal
value Of One Hundred ($1OO.OO)
Dollars each, and
WHEREAS, it seems advisable
that the par value of the common
stock be changed from One Hun
dred ($100.00) Dollars per share
to Twenty ($20.00) Dollars per
share,
NOW THEREFORE, be it here
by resolved that the Directors give
the requisite notice, provided by
statute to the stockholders, of a
special meeting of the stockholders
to be called, at which said meeting
is to be considered the advisability
Of amending the Articles of Incor-
poration of said corporation by
changing the par value Of the
common stock that is to say of
changing the par value of each
share Of stock from Ore Hundred
($100.00( Dollars to the par value
of Twenty ($20.00) Dollars, and
OF changing the number Of COM
mon shares, viz; two hundred
thousand to one million (1,OOO,-
000)", and
WHEREAS, in pursuance of
said resolution John B. Swift,
Frederick Hertenstein, Thomas S.
B"owr, Jr., John A. Schaeffer. A.
f. Bendelari, Joseph Hummel, Jr.,
and j. Edward Webb, all of the
Directors of said corporation, did
on. the 25th day of February,
1924, March 8. 1924, March 10th,
1924, March 18th, 1924, March
Oath, 1924. March 31st, 1924,
April 7th, 1924 and April IA,
1924, give notice in The Cincin-
rati Enquirer, a newspaper pub
hshed and of general circulation
in the county where the company's
principal place of business is To-
Gated, and by letter addressed to
each stockholder whose place of
residence is known, which letter
was mailed MOI, than thirty days
prior TO said date of meeting, that
a meeting Of the stockholders will
be held on Tuesday, April 18th,
1924, at 2:30 o'clock, P. NJ, at
the office of the Company at
1006-1030 Broadway, Cincinnati,
Ohio, for the purpose of consider
ing proposal to amend the Ar
ticles of Incorporation of said
Company, thereby changing the
par value of each share of the
common stock from one hundred
($100.00) Dollars to twenty
($20.00) Dollars, ard of changing
the number of shares of common
stock from two hundred thousand
f200,000) to one million (1,00O,-
C00)- that is to say that each
holder of one (1) share of COM
mon stock whose par value is one
hundred ($100.00) Dollars will re.
Nogales international., 1928-09-28
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus. Ohio

" VIC OCNA O4 OUdGGO
Columbus, Ohio.
john B. Swift, President AMI
J. Gordon Taylor, Secretary, of
The Eagle White Lead Company,
duly authorized in the premises
and acting on behalf of said Com
pany, do hereby certify that on
the nineteenth day of December,
1899, the capital stock of said
Company was fully paid up; that
On said 10th day of December,
1899, by the unanimous vote of
the holders of all of the stock of
said Company, at the regular an
nual meeting of the Stockholders,
held at the office of the Company
N the City of Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton County, Ohio, and at which
meeting, all the holders of the
Capital Stock of said Company
were present in person or by
proxy, and waived in writing the
notice by publication and by let
ter of the time, place and object
of such meeting required by law,
end also agreed in writing to the
increase of Capital Stock herein
after set forth, the following was
adopted;
Resolved; that the Capital
Stock of said The Eagle White
Lead Company be increased from
Eve hundred thousand dollars
100000 it's present capital
!: stock, to One million dollars ST.
O0o,0OG.OO : divided into ten
thousand 10000 shares of the par
value of One hundred dollars
;$1O9.00) each; and
Resolved; that the President
and Secretary of Said The Eagle
White Lead Company be, and
they are hereby instructed to file
certificate of such increase
with the Secretary of State,
which is accordingly done.
In witness whereof. the afore-
SAID John B. Swift, President,
and J. Gordon Taylor, Secretary
Of The Eagle White Lead Com
pany, acting for and on behalf of
said Company, have hereunto set
their hands and caused the Corp
crate seal of said Company to be
hereunto affixed this 10Th day of
I December, A. D. 1899.
John s. Swift. President
OF The Eagle White Lead
Company.
(sEAL}
j. Gordon Taylor, Secre-
tary of The Eagle White
Lead Company.
CERTIFICATE OF INCREASE
OF CAPITAL STOCK BY THE
IS SUI OF PREFERRED
Nogales international., 1928-09-28
Justice of the Peace.
The State of Ohio,

The State of Ohio,
Hamilton County, SGT.
I, B. j. Horton, Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas within
and for said County, of Hamilton,
do hereby certify that Sam K.
Rose, Esq. whose name is signed
to the certificate hereto attached,
to acknowledgment of William
Wood, and others corporators,
January 10th, 1857, was at the
tine Of subscribing the same, a
legal acting Justice of the Peace,
in and fer said County Of Hamil-
ton, duly elected, commissioned
and qualified, and that l am well
acquainted with his handwriting
and believe his signature TO be
genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the said
Court. at Cincinnati, this tenth
day Of January, A. D. 1857.
B. ]. Horton,
Clerk, H. c. C. P.
By Edw. P. Cranch,
Deputy
{cEAL)
Nogales international., 1928-09-28
CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
Of
THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY

To the Secretary Of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Company
hereby certifies that at a meeting
of the directors of said Company,
held on February Goth. 1928, the
written consent of the. persons in
whose names q majority Of the
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CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
tSec. 1869 C. c., 1O7 o. L. AID
To the Secretary of State.

To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Com
rany hereby certifies that its au-
thorized capital stock is $10,00O,-
900. consisting of $9,000.000 COM
mon stock divided into 10000
shares, par value $4,000 each,
Nogales international., 1928-09-28
Cincinnati, Ohio,
November 12, 1908.
,Lo e CL4

Cincinnati, Ohio,
November 12, 1908.
10 the Secretary Of State.
State of Ohio,
Columbus, Ohio.
John B. Swift, President. and
j. Gordon Taylor, Secretary of
The Eagle White Lead Company,
duly authorized in the premises,
and acting on behalf of said Com
pany, do hereby certify that or.
the tenth day of November, 1908,
at meeting of the holders of
the Common (or voting) stock of
SAID company, duly called accord
ing to Law, at which meeting
there was represented, in person
and by proxy, 7l14 shares of said
common capital stock out of a
Total outstanding issue Of 1900
shares, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted, viz;
Resolved. that the Charter of
The Eagle White Lead Company
be amended in this, viz; that the
rate OF interest now borne by the
Preferred Stock of this Company
be Increased from it's present
rate of five per cent (59S) per
annum, to six per cent (6@o) per
annum. from and after January
18th, 1909, all other conditions
remaining unchanged.
Resolved further, that the
President and Secretary of this
Company be, and they hereby are
authorized and instructed to car
ry out the provisions of these
resolutions, and to issue new GER
tificates of stock in accordance
Herewith. taking up and cancell-
ing the present outstanding certi-
ficates, and to file with the Sec
retary of State of the State of
Ohio, copy of ;hese resolutions. e"
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the
aforesaid John B. Swift, Presi-
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UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
STATE OF OHIO.
> I n I z OF OHfU,
OFFICE OF THE


SECRETARY OF STATE
1, CLARENCE J. BROWN,
Secretary of State of the State of
Ohio, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is an exemplified copy,
carefully compared by me with
the original record now in my Of
ficial custody as Secretary of
State, and found to be true and
correct, of the Articles of Incorp-
Grafton of The Eagle White Lead
Company, filed in this office on
the 18th day of January, 1857;
and recorded in Vol. 4, Page 95;
Certificate of Amendment of said
company. filed in this office on
the 10th day of Oct. 1891; Vol.
CONTINUED on Page g.
Nogales international., 1928-09-28
(SEAL)

Cincinnati, Ohio.
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus; Ohio.
We, the undersigned, being the
president and secretary respec-
lively, of the Eagle White Lead
Company, do hereby certify that
at a meeting of the stockholders
OF said company held at its office
III Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednes-
day the 7th day of October, A. D.
1891, duly called and held in
pursuance of a proper written
waiver of notice as authorized by
law, said stockholders by a vote
OF the owners of more than three
fifths of the capital stock of said
company as heretofore subscribed.
make amendments of the Articles
OF Incorporat of said Eagle
White Lead Company, true copy
Of the original Of which is herein
below set forth, as follows:
"Resolved, That the Articles Of
Incorporation Of the Eagle White
Lead Company, be and the same
are hereby amended as follows:
FIRST. That paragraph four of
s2id articles be amended so as to
read:
Paragraph Four: Said Com
pany is formed for the purpose
OF manufacturing and dealing in
pig lead and lead products in all
their varities. and also paints and
nseed oil, and shall be known as
The Eagle White Lead Company.
Resolved, further, that Para
graph Five of said articles be
and the same is hereby stricken
ont and arnulled."
IN Testimony Whereof, John
7, Swift. the pres s;dent, and ]. G..
Taylor the Secretary, of The
Eagle White Lead Company,
thereunto duly authorized, have
hcreunto set their hands and
caused the seal of said corpora
ton to be hereto affixed, this 7th
doy of October, A. D. 1891.
John 3. Sw #, President of
The Eagle White Lead
Company.
(SEAL)
J. G. Taylor, Secretary Of
The Eagle White Lead
Company.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus. Ohio.
John B. Swift, President, and
J. G. Taylor, Secretary Of The
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CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY
To the Secretary of State,
Co11,toL L.xo nL:

To the Secretary of State,
Columbus. Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Company
hereby certifies that at a meeting
Of the directors of said Company
held on February 18th, 1925, the
written consent of the persons in
whose names a majority of the
shares of the preferred stock of
said Company stood on the books
OF the Company having first been
obtained, the preferred stock of
said Company was reduced from
N ne Hundred and seventeen thou
sand. two hundred Dollars ($917,-
100000, to Eight Hundred and
Sixty-five Thousand. six hundred
Dollars 1885, ,6O0.0O).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The
Eagle-Picher Lead Company has
caused its name to be hereto sub
scribed, by it's President and Sec
retary, and it's corporate seal to
be hereunto affixed this 18th day
of May, A. D. 1925.
THE EAGLE-PICHER
LEAD COMPANY.
By Frederick Hertenstein,
tCorporate) Vice President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr.,
loeai) Secretary.
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LEGAL NOTICE

Eagle White Lead Company, duly
authorized in the premises, and
acting on behalf of said Company,
de hereby certifify that a meet
ing of directors of said company
held October 7, 1891, the writ
ten consent to the persons IN
whose names a majority of the
shares of the capital stock of said
company stood on the books OF
the company having been first
obtained, the capital stock of said
company was reduced from two
hundred thousand ($200,OO0) dol
lars to one hundred thousand
($100,000) dollars, and the ori-
ginal shares of the nominal value
each of One Thousand ($1,O0Ol
dollars, and fully paid up, were
reduced to the sum of One Hun
dred ($100) dollars each, and
new certificates, in accordance
Herewith, were directed to be is
sued on surrender of said orr
ginal certificates.
In Witness Whereof, the afore-
said John B. Swift, President,
and j. G. Taylor, Secretary of
The Eagle White Lead Company,
acting for and on behalf of said
company, have hereunto set their
hands and caused the corporate
seal of said company to be here
unto affixed, this 7th day OF
October, A. D. 1891.
John B. Swift, President of
The Eagle White Lead
Company,
iSEAXT
J. G. Taylor, Secretary Of
The Eagle White Lead
Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio,
April 19, 1892.
To the Secretary of State.
Columbus, Ohio.
John 3. Swift, President. and
J. G. Taylor, Secretary of the
Eagle Write Lead Company, duly
authorized in the premises and
acting on behalf of said company.
do hereby certify that on the
10th day of April, A. D. 1892,
the capital stock of said company
was fully paid up; that on said
10Th day of April, A. D. 1892, by
vote of the holders of a major
ity of the stock of said company,
at meeting called by a major
ity of it's directors and held at the
office of the company, in the
city of CINCINNATI, Hamilton
County, Ohio, and at which meet
ing all the holders of the capital
stock Of said company were pre-
sent in person or by proxy ard
waived in writing the notice by
publication and by letter of the
time, place and object of such
meeting required by law, and also
agreed in writing to the increase
CT capital stock hereinafter set
forth, the following was adopted:
Resolved, That the capital
stock of said The Eagle White
Lead Company be increased from
one hundred thousand (S100, 0,O00)
collars, it's present capital stock,
to five hundred thousand ($5O0,-
COO dollars, divided into five
thousand $4,000 shares of the
par value of one hundred ($1O0)
dollars each; and
Resolved further, That the
president and secretary of said
company be instructed to file a
I certificate of such increase with
the secretary of state"
VIII ch is accordingly done.
In Witness Whereof The afore.
said John 3. Swift, President and
J. G. Taylor, Secretary of the
Eagle White Lead Company, act
ing for and on behalf of said
company, have hereunto set their
hands and caused the corporate
seal of said company to be here
unto affixed this 10th day OF
April, A. D. 1892.
John B. Swift, President
of The Eagle White Lead
Company,
! (SEAL)
J. G. Taylor, Secretary
of The Eagle White Lead
Company,