hundred dollars each, which are held by the undersigned, respectively, as follows, that is to say: by James Logie, of Jefferson county, two shares; Robert W. Baylor, of Jefferson, two shares; Theodore Homsher, of Jefferson, two shares; George A. Porterfield, of Jefferson, towo shares; Daniel Getzenaump, of Jefferson, two shares; H. Bitner, of Jefferson, two shares; John W. Grantham, of Jefferson, two shares. And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of like amount Given under our hands this twenty-seventh day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. [Signed,] JAMES LOGIE, JOHN W. GRANTHAM.” Wherefore, the corporators named in said agreement, and who have signed the same, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the first day of March, eighteen hundred and eighty-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, at Wheeling, this sixth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. SEAL. J. M. PIPES, Secretary of the State. CONCORD UNION. I, J. M. Pipes, 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 'Concord Union,' for the purpose of providing homes in Wetzel county, in West Virginia for its members, and promoting their moral and intellectual improvement, and improvement in agriculture and horticulture; establishing and carrying on mining and preparing for market, transportation and sale of oil, coal, ores, minerals, and other products of their lands; cutting, sawing, vending and transportation of lumber, and manufacturing and disposing of the products thereof; and generally do and perform all matters and things needful in furtherance of said objects; which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business in Magnolia township in Wetzel county in the state of West Virginia, and is to expire on the ninth day of March, eighteen hundred and eightynine. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation we have subscribed the sum of six hundred dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscription the sum of six hundred dollars; and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital by sales of additional shares from time to time to ten 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: by David Haering, one share; Lewis Aurin, one share; Rudolph Englehard, one share; Edward Sprung, one share; Ernest Schwindich, one share; Albert Ruedinger, one share; Joseph Mayer, one share; all residents of Allegheny county, in the state of Pennsylvania. And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands, this ninth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. [Signed,] Wherefore, the corporators named in said D. HAERING, ERNEST SCHWINDICH, agreement, and who have signed the same, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the ninth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighty-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, at Wheeling, this twelfth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. SEAL. J. M. PIPES, THE ODD FELLOWS HALL ASSOCIATION. I, J. M. Pipes, 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 tho words and figures following: "The undersigned agree to become a corporation, by the name of “The Odd Fellows' Hall Association," for the purpose of purchasing the necesssary grounds and material, and constructing thereon a three-story brick building, with basement, in the town of Charleston, Kanawha county, West Virginia, the second story of said building to be used as a public hall, the third to be used by the Odd Fellows and other benevo lent associations, as a place of meeting, and the first story and basement to be rented for business purposes; which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business at Charleston, in the county of Kanawha, and is to expire on the seventeenth day of February, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation we have subscribed the sum of ten thousand dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscription the sum of one thousand dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to twenty thousand dollars in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of of one hundred dollars each, which are held by the undersigned respectively as follows, that is to say: George Jeffries, of Charleston, ten shares; Romeo H. Freer, of Charleston, ten shares; J. W. Cracraft, of Charleston, ten shares; Joseph Shields, of Charleston, ten shares; Davis H. Estill, of Charleston, ten shares; Samuel Strauss, of Charleston, ten shares; C. Philip Snyder, of Charleston, ten shares; H. C. McWhorter, of Charleston, ten shares; O. H. Merry, of Charleston, ten shares; James M. Atkinson, of Charleston, ten 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 February, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. [Signed,] GEORGE JEFFRIES, DAVIS H. ESTILL, H. C. McWнHORTER, C. PHILIP SNYDER, Wherefore, the corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the seventeenth day of February, eighteen hundred and eighty-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, at Wheeling, this eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. J. M. PIPES, Secretary of the State. SEAL. BERKELEY SAVINGS BANK. I, James M. Pipes, 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 'Berkeley Savings Bank,' for the purpose of the safe keeping and invest ment of such money as may proceed from the industry and economy of the citizens of the town and county; to receive transient deposits, and conduct such other financial operations, by discounting notes, drafts, and bills of exchange, as may aid the prosperity of the community in which they reside; which corporation shall keep its principal office of business in Martinsburg, in the county of Berkeley, and state of West Virginia, and is to expire on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of seven thousand three hundred dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscription, the sum of seven hundred and thirty dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital thereof by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to two 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 as follows, that is to say: by Charles Boarman, two shares; by D. Burkhart, fifty shares; by John G. Wilson, five shares; by D. M. Shaffer, five shares; by Ferdinand Gerling, five shares; by Daniel Lafever, five shares; and by Darius Darley, one share; all being citizens of Martinsburg, in the county of Berkeley, West Virginia. And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands, this tenth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. [Signed,] CHARLES BOARMAN, D. BURKHART, JNO. G. WILSON, DARIUS DARLEY, DANIEL LAFEVER.” Wherefore, the corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the first day of January, eighteen hundred and eighty-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, at Wheeling, this twenty-third day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. J. M. PIPES, Secretary of the State. SEAL. NEW YORK AND WEST VIRGINIA WOOL GROWING, MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY. I, J. M. Pipes, 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 'New York and West Virginia Woolgrowing, Mining and Manufacturing Company,' of New York city, state of New York, for the purpose of growing wool and raising stock generally; mining coal, iron ore and other minerals; manufacturing lumber, salt, iron, etc., on certain lands situated in Logan county, state of West Virginia; erecting factories, saw mills and other necessary buildings thereon; vending and transporting to market such stock, wool, lumber, salt, iron or other commodities, or products thereof; which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business in the city of New York, state of New York, and is to expire on the first day of March, A. D., eighteen hundred and eightynine, if not sooner dissolved. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation we have subscribed the sum of twenty-eight thousand dollars to the capital stock thereof, and have paid in on the said subscription the sum of twenty-eight thousand dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the capital by the sale of additional shares from time to time to one million of dollars. 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: William G. W. Jaeger, of Baltimore, one hundred shares; Thomas J. Simpson, of Baltimore, one hundred shares ; John C. McKenzie, of New York, twenty-five shares; George Place, of New York, twenty-five shares; William B. Carpenter, of New York, thirty shares. And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands this twenty-fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. [Signed,] WM. G. W. JAEGER, Wherefore, the corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the first day of March, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, a corporation by the name and for the purposes set forth in said agreement. Given under my hand and the great seal of the said state, at the city of Wheeling, this thirtieth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixtynine. SEAL. J. M. PIPES, Secretary of the State. |
