thereof; and have paid on the same one hundred dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital by the sale of additional shares, from time to time, to twelve thousand dollars. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of ten dollars each, which are held by the undersigned respectively as follows, that is to say: By C. B. Hoard, of Ceredo, West Virginia, fifty shares, fifty dollars paid; Z. D. Ramsdell, of Ceredo, West Virginia, twenty shares, twenty dollars paid; George D. Bush, of Ceredo, West Virginia, ten shares, ten dollars. paid; Abel Segur, of Ceredo, district number one, Wayne county, West Virginia, five shares, five dollars paid; L. M. Handley, of Ceredo, district number one, Wayne county, West Virginia, ten shares, ten dollars paid. George K. Osgood, of Ceredo, West Virginia, five shares, five dollars paid. Given under our hands, this twenty-fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine. C. B. HOARD, Z. D. RAMSDELL, ABEL SEGUR, Wherefore, the corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, and their successors and assigns, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, a corporation by the name and for the purpose set forth in said agreement. Given under my hand and the great seal of the said state, [G. S.J at the city of Wheeling, this twenty-seventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine. SOBIESKI BRADY, STEWART MINING AND MILLING COMPANY. I, Sobieski Brady, secretary of the state of West Virginia, hereby certify that an agreement duly acknowledged and accompanied by the proper affidavits, has been this day delivered to me; which agreement is in the words and figures following: The undersigned agree to become a corporation by the name of the "Stewart Mining and Milling Company," for the purpose of mining for gold and other ores, and for holding, leasing and parchasing such real estate and personal property, and doing such other acts as may be necessary in such business; which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business in Washington City, in the county of Washington, District of Columbia, and to expire on the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation we have subscribed the sum of nine hundred dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscription the sum of ninety dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to one million dollars in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of fifty dollars each, which are held by the undersigned, as follows, respectively, that is to say: John H. Rice, Washington City, District of Columbia, two shares; Antonio Pelletier, Washington, District of Columbia, two shares; And the capital to be thereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands, this third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine. JOHN H. RICE, MICHAEL D. WHITE, T. M. PATTERSON, Wherefore, the corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, and their successors and assigns, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine a corporation by the name and for the purpose set forth in said agreement. Given under my hand and the great seal of the said state, [G. S.] at the city of Wheeling, this thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine. SOBIESKI BRADY, KINGWOOD OIL AND MINING COMPANY. I, Sobieski Brady, secretary of the state of West Virginia, do hereby certify that an agreement duly acknowledged and accompanied by the proper affidavits, has been this day delivered to me; which agreement is in the words and figures following: The undersigned agree to become a corporation by the name of "Kingwood Oil and Mining Company," for the purposes of mining and excavating for petroleum, coal, rock or carbon oil, or volatile substances, and digging, mining and quarrying for coal, lime and other minerals, and manufacturing, selling and transporting to market the same; which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business at Baltimore. in the state of Maryland, and is to expire on the first day of April, A. D. one thousand eight bundred and ninetynine (1899). And for the purpose of forming the said corpora. tion, we have subscribed the sum of five hundred dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscription the sum of fifty dollars; and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital, by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to one million dollars in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of ten dollars each, which are held by the undersigned respectively, as follows, that is to say: By Josiah H. Legge, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ten sharles; shares. And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands, this first day of April, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine (1879). Attest: WM. M. MCGILL. SAM'L C. SCHOYER. JOSIAH H. LEGGE. DAVID H. CHAMBERS. AMBROSE A. MCCARTY. JOHN SCOTT, JR. Wherefore, the corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, and their successors and assigns, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, a corporation by the name and for the purpose set forth in said agreement. Given under my hand and the great seal of the said state, [G. S.] at the city of Wheeling, this second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine. SOBIESKI BRADY, THE HARTE CHEMICAL WORKS. I, Sobieski Brady, secretary of the state of West Virginia, hereby certify that an agreement duly acknowledged and accompanied by the proper affidavits, has been this day delivered to me; which agreement is in the words and figures following: The undersigned agree to become a corporation by the name of "The Harte Chemical Work," for the purpose of mining, selling and shipping coal and any and all other minerals found upon any lands which they acquire, of boring for, pumping, shipping, selling and refining mineral oil, and manufacturing any and all products which can be obtained from this oil, and marketing the same; manufacturing coke and compressed coal; manufacturing salt; chemicals which can be extracted from the bittern of salt water; soda and all its compounds; glass and glassware of all kinds; boxes, barrels and packages suitable for any of the aforesaid products or for sale to others; and all and any articles which can be found or produced from any minerals mined as aforesaid; and selling anything which has been so manufactured or produced; and of carrying on in connection with operations the business of merchandize; which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business at or near the city of Charleston, in the county of Kanawha, and is to expire on the fifteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninetynine. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of one thousand dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscriptions the sum of one hundred dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital by the sales of additional shares, from time to time, to one hundred thousand dollars in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, which are held by the undersigned respectively, that is to say: Alexander Hunter Steen, of Berlin, Ontario county, Canada, one share. Richard Harte, of Charleston, Kanawha county, West Virginia, three shares. Mrs. Kate Harte, of Charleston, Kanawha county, West Virginia, one share. Mrs. Ann Harte, of Baltimore, Maryland, two shares. Leon Bemelmans, of Charleston, Kanawha county, West Virginia, three shares. And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of like amount. Given under our hands, this fifteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine. ALEXANDER HUNTER STEEN, LEON BEMELMANS, Wherefore, The corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, and their successors and assigns, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the fifteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, a corporation by the name and for the purpose set forth in said agreement. Given under my hand and the great seal of the said state, [G. S. at the city of Wheeling, this third day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine. SOBIESKI BRADY, Secretary of State. THE PINEY CREEK BOOM AND DAM COMPANY. I, Sobieski Brady, secretary of the state of West Virginia, hereby certify that an agreement duly acknowledged and accompanied by the proper affidavits, has this day been delivered to me; which agreement is in the words and figures following: The undersigned agree to become a corporation by the name of "The Piney Creek Boom and Dam Company," for the purpose of constructing booms or dams for the purpose of stopping and securing boats, rafts, logs, masts, spars, etc., by virtue of chapter one hundred and twenty-one, Acts of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, in New River, where it passes through the counties of Raleigh and Fayette, in the state of West Virginia, and in Piney creek and Glade creek, in the county of Raleigh aforesaid; which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business at the mouth of Piney creek, in the county of Raleigh, West Virginia, and shall commence the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and is to expire on the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of eighteen hundred dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscription the sum of one hundred and eighty dollars; and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to the amount of twenty thousand dollars in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, which are held by the undersigned, respectively, as follows, that is to say: Bernhard Fauber, New Hamburg, Ontario, Dominion of Canada, three shares; Thompson Walton Wilson, New Hamburg, Ontario, Dominion of Canada, three shares; John Lee Wilson, Catlett's Station, Faquier county, Virginia, three shares ; William shares ; Wilson, Catlett's Station, Faquier county, Virginia, three Robert Wilson, Catlett's Station, Faquier county, Virginia, three shares; James T. McCreery, Raleigh C. H., West Virginia, three shares. And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands, this seventeenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. BERNHARD FAUBER, Witness-Wm. Millar as to the signatures of Bernhard Fauber and Thompson Walton Wilson. JOHN LEE WILSON, Witness-J. M. Catlett as to the signatures William Wilson and Robert Wilson. Witness-J. W. McCreery as to the signature of James F. Mc Creery. |