Mr. John P. Vierheller, of Temperanceville, of Pennsylvania, two (2) shares ; F. Beasseller, of Temperanceville, of Pennsylvania, two (2) shares; E. Schneckendick, of Pittsburgh, of Pennsylvania, two (2) shares; David Hearing, of Temperanceville, of Pennsylvania, one (1) share; Edward Sprung, of Temperanceville, of Pennsylvania, one (1) share. And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands this sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy. ]Signed,] JOHN P. VIERHELLER. F. BEASSELLER, E. SCHNEKENDICK, DAVID HEARING, EDWARD SPRUNG. 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 ninety, 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-fifth (25) day of April eighteen hundred and seventy. SEAL. JAMES M. PIPES, Secretary of the State. THE VIRGINIA COAL AND IRON COMPANY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, WITH PRIVILEGE TO INCREASE STOCK. I, James M. Pipes, secretary of the state of West Virginia, hereby certify that a resolution duly signed by the president, and under the common seal of "The Virginia Coal and Iron Company of Hampshire county, West Virginia," has been this day delivered to me, which resolution, bearing date January 15, 1870, is in the words and figures following: "Resolved, That we, the stockholders of The Virginia Coal and Iron Company of Hampshire county, West Virginia, in general meeting assembled, do hereby accept the provisions of chapters fifty-three and fifty-four of the code of West Virginia, and direct a statement to be made out as provided in the twelfth section of chapter fifty-four of said code, reserving the privilege of increasing the capital of said company to the sum of one million of dollars, said company to be hereaf ter known by the name it now is." The corporation aforesaid, whose stockholders adopted the foregoing resolution has heretofore been known by the name of the Virginia Coal and Iron Company of Hampshire county, West Virginia, and it is desired and intended that it shall be hereafter known by the same name; the business to be carried on by said corporation is the mining of coal and other minerals in the county of Mineral, West Virginia, and the selling and shipping the same. The principal office of said company is to be kept at the city of Baltimore, state of Maryland, and the said corporation is to expire on the first day of January, 1890. The amount of the whole capital of said company is six hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, and the whole of said capital (six hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars) has been paid, and the privilege is hereby reserved to increase the capital of said corporation to the sum of one million of dollars; the par value of each share of said capital to be five dollars. STATE OF MARYLAND, } sct. I, Samuel Maccubbin, president of the Virginia Coal and Iron Company of Hampshire county, West Virginia, incorporated on the twenty-third day of August, 1865, under the laws of West Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a copy of one adopted by the stockholders of said company, in general meeting assembled, on the fifteenth day of January, 1870, and the foregoing statement accompanying said resolution has been made out under the direction of said company, and is a true and correct statement. Given under my hand and the common seal of said company nineteenth day of May, 1870. [Signed.] [SEAL.] SAMUEL MACCUBBIN, the Wherefore, the corporators and stockholders of the Virginia Coal and Iron Company of Hampshire county, West Virginia, and their successors and assigns, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the first day of January, eighteen hundred and ninety, a corporation by the name and for the purposes set forth in said resolution. Given under my hand and the great seal of the said state, at the city of Charleston, this twenty-sixth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy. SEAL J. M. PIPES, Secretary of the State. THE UNION OPERATING OIL COMPANY. 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 words and figures following: The undersigned agree to become a corporation by the name of "The Union Operating Oil Company," for the purpose of searching, boring for and obtaining petroleum or other mineral oils, preparing the same for market; refining, transporting and disposing thereof; buying and selling petroleum and other oils; leasing and purchasing lands for the purpose of developing the same for oil purposes; and to do such other things as may be necessary to fully carry out the purposes for which this corporation is organized. Which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business at Petroleum, in the county of Ritchie, in the state of West Virginia, and is to expire on the first day of January, 1890; and for the purpose of forming said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of forty dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscription the sum of forty dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital, by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to twenty-five thousand dollars in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of five dollars each, which are held by the undersigned, respectively, as follows, that is to say, by D. C. Boyce, of Petroleum, West Va., one share; Julius C. Gilman, of Laurel Junction, West Va., one share; William Wells, of Laurel Junction, West Va., one share; Joseph Davis, of Laurel Junction, West Va., one share; James R. Frazier, of Laurel Junction, West Va., one share, S. R. Shakely, of Laurel Junction, West Va., one share; David M. Shakely, of Laurel Junction, West Va., one share; John O'Brien, of Laurel Junction, West Va., one share; And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of like amount. And it is further agreed that the stock in said corporation shall be held equally, share and share alike, by all the stockholders of said company, so that at no time no stockholder may hold more stock than another. Given under our hands this 8th day of July, 1870. 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 ninety, 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-second day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy. SEAL. JAMES M. PIPES, Secretary of the State. THE GREENBRIER LUMBER COMPANY. 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 Greenbrier Lumber Company," for the purpose of buying and leasing timber land, erecting saw mills, manufacturing and selling lumber, and doing such other things as may be necessary to develop the lands of the company; which corporation shall have its principal office or place of business at its saw mill on Greenbrier river, near Lewisburg, Greenbrier county, West Virginia, and a branch office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and is to expire on the eleventh day of July, 1890, twenty years from the date of its certificate of incorporation; and for the purpose of forming the said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of forty thousand dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid in on said subscriptions, in cash and timber lands, machinery and buildings, at an agreed valuation, the sum of forty thou sand dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing the said capital, by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to one hundred thousand dollars in all. The capital so subscribed is divided into shares of fifty dollars each, which are held by the undersigned, respectively, lows, that is to say: as fol Grayson M. Prevost, of the city of Philadelphia, three hundred and ninety-nine shares; Charles M. Prevost, of Philadelphia, one share; Joseph A. Clay of Philadelphia, one share; Cecil Clay, of Greenbrier county, West Virginia, three hundred and fifty-nine shares; and R. Livingston Kester, forty shares; And the capital to be hereafter sold is to be divided into shares of the like amount. Given under our hands this twelfth day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy. [Signed.] G. M. PREVOST, CHARLES M. PREVOST, JOSEPH A. CLAY, CECIL CLAY, ROBT. L. KESTER. Wherefore, The corporators named in the said agreement, and who have signed the same, are hereby declared to be, from this date until the eleventh day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety, 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-ninth day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy. SEAL JAMES M. PIPES, Secretary of the State. WELLSBURG MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 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 "Wellsburg Manufacturing Company," for the purpose of manufacturing mowers, mowers and reapers combined, corn shellers, agricultural implements, and other general manufacturing purposes; which corporation shall keep its principal office or place of business at Wellsburg, in the county of Brooke, and is to expire on the twenty-fifth day of July, 1890. And for the purpose of forming the said corporation, we have subscribed the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dollars to the capital thereof, and have paid on said subscriptions the sum of three thousand dollars, and desire the privilege of increasing said capital, by sales of additional shares, from time to time, to three 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 Samuel Jacobs, of the county of Brooke, state of West Virginia, twenty shares; |
