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 "Kanawha Daily Company," for the purpose of printing, publishing and establishing a daily paper in Charleston, Kanawha county, West Virginia, which will be neutral in politics and devoted chiefly to the encouragement, development and faithful record of the material operations and interests of the city of Charleston, the county and valley of Kanawha, and the State of West Virginia, which corporation shall keep its principal office, or place of business, at Charleston, in the county of Kanawha, and is to expire on the 25th day of July, 1891. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation we have subscribed the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscription the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00,) and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital, by sale of additional shares, from time to time, to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of twenty-five dollars ($25.00,) each, which are held by the undersigned respectively, as follows: that is to say, by Tho's L. Broun, Charleston, West Virginia, four shares, $100.00; J. P. Hale, Charleston, West Virginia, four shares, $100.00; Isaac N. Smith, Charleston, West Virginia, four shares, $100.00; Alexander T. Laidley, Charleston, West Virginia, four shares $100.00; Tho's M. Hughes, Charleston, West Virginia, four shares, $100.00; John Slack, Charleston, West Virginia, four shares, $100.00; Frank J. Harmison, Charleston, West Virginia, four shares, $100.00; Hedgman Slack, Charleston, West Virginia, four shares, $100.00; J. Brisben Walker, Charleston, West Virginia, four shares, $100.00; Chas. C. Lewis, Charleston, West Virginia, four shares, $100.00; And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands this 25th day of July, 1871. Wherefore, the corporators named in said agreement, and who have signed the same, and their successors and assigns, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the twenty-fifth day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, 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 the city of Charleston, this second day of August, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. G. S. (Signed) JOHN M. PHELPS, THE WEST END BUILDING ASSOCIATION OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. 1, J. M. Phelps, 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 West End Building Association of Charleston," W. Va., for the purpose of raising money and loaning the same to assist in constructing buildings, which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business at Charleston, Kanawha county, State of West Virginia, and is to expire on the 15th day of July, 1881. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation we have subscribed the sum of $125.00 to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscription the sum of $12.50, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital by sales of additional shares from time to time, to $500.000 in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of $2.50, which are held by the undersigned respectively as follows: that is to say, By J. Brisben Walker, Charleston, West Va., ten shares. By J. C. Bailey, Charleston, West Va., four shares. And the capital to be hereafter sold to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands this 15th day of July, 1871. (Signed) J. BRISBEN WALKER, JNO. F. RONAN. JOHN C. BAILEY. 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 July, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, 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 the city of Charleston, this second day of August, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. G. S. (Signed.) JOHN M. PHELPS. Secretary of State. SEHON COAL COMPANY. I, J. M. Phelps, 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 Sehon Coal Company, for the purpose of mining and selling coal, and manufacturing and selling salt bromine, chloride of calcium and boring and excavating for minerals generally; which corporation shall keed its principal office or place of business in the town of Hartford City, Mason county, West Virginia, and is to expire on the first day of January, Anno Domini, 1887. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of six thousand dollars as follows: Wyatt Willis, one thousand, $1000; Ed. Sehon, five hundred, $500; to the capital thereof, and have paid on said subscription the sum of six hundred dollars and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital, by the sales of additional shares from time to time to fifty 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, W. Willis, (10) ten shares; And the capital to be hereafter sold to be divided into shares of like amount. Given under our hands and seals, this day, the 23d of August, 1871. [Signed], WYATT WILLIS, 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 January, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, 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 the city of Charleston, this twenty-sixth day of August, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. I, J. M. Phelps, 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 "Wood County Agricultural and Mechanical Association," for the purpose of promoting and encouraging agricultural and mechanical inter ests, encouraging the raising and improvement of live stock, and of acquiring real estate for Fair grounds, buildings, &c., which corporation shall keep its principal office of business at Parkersburg, Wood county, West Virginia, and to expire January 1st, 1892. And for the pnrpose of forming said corporation, 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 thirty thousand 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 Lewis N. Logan of Parkersburg, W. Va., five shares; By James M. Jackson of Parkersburg, five shares; And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amounts. Given under our hands, this 15th day of September, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. (Signed) LEWIS N. LOGAN, C. M. MCMILLAN, J. N. CAMDEN, C. H. SHATTUCK, C. S. DESPARD, W. VROOMER, 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 January, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, 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 the city of Charleston, this twenty-third day of September, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. G. S. (Signed) J. M. PHELPS, |