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Notice is hereby given that an application will be made to the Governor of the State of Pennsylvania on the day of

189, by [insert the names of the subscribers] under the Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act to provide for the Incorporation and Regulation of certain Corporations," approved April 29, 1874, and the supplements thereto, for the Charter of an intended Corporation, to be called

the character and object whereof is

and for these purposes, to have, possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges of the said Act of Assembly and its supple

being duly sworn, doth depose and say:

That he is one of the corporators of the

That a notice of which the above are copies, was published in

and in

both newspapers

of general circulation, printed and published in the county of

in the State of Pennsylvania.

That said notice was published to wit.

• Also insert in the legal publication, if any, required by local statutes.

days

days

Pennsylvania, ss.

[Endorsed on Charter.]

SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

Enrolled on Charter Book No.

Page

Witness my hand and seal of office at Harrisburg, this

day of

A. D. 189

Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Recorded in the office for Recording of Deeds, etc., in and for the

in

Book

page

Witness my hand and seal of office, this

county of

Anno Domini 189

[L. S.]

etc.

day of

Recorder of Deeds.

FORM A.-No. 7.

II. Letters-Patent.

In the name and by authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

Executive Department.

To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting :

Whereas, In and by an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act to provide for the Incorporation and Regulation of certain Corporations," approved the twenty-ninth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and the supplements thereto, the Governor of this Commonwealth is authorized and required to issue LettersPatent to all Corporations formed under the provisions of said acts, embraced within the second class named therein.

And Whereas, The stipulations and conditions in said act of the General Assembly and the supplements thereto have been fully complied with by

Therefore, know ye, That under authority of the Constitution and laws of said Commonwealth in such case made and provided I do by these presents, which I have caused to be made patent and sealed with the Great Seal of the State, create, erect and incorporate the subscribers to the stock of said corporation, their associates and suc

cessors, and also those who may thereafter become subscribers or holders of the stock of the said corporation, into a body politic and corporate in deed and in law by the name chosen and hereinbefore specified, who shall have

succession

and

shall be invested with and have and enjoy all the powers, privileges and franchises incident to a corporation and be subject to all the duties, requirements and restrictions specified and enjoined in and by the said acts of the General Assembly and all other laws of this Commonwealth.

Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State, at the
City of Harrisburg, this
day of
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
and of the Commonwealth the one hundred

[L. S.]

and

By the Governor :

Secretary of the Commonwealth.

III. Charters for Trust Companies.

The purpose of a Company formed to enjoy the privileges and powers conferred by the Act of 9 May, 1889 (P. L. 159), should be stated in the language of the 29th section of the Corporation Act (supra, p. 62), the proper conclusion being "and for that purpose to have and enjoy all the powers and privileges conferred upon such Companies by the said Act of Assembly and the various supplements thereto." The powers conferred by the supplement of May 9, 1889, must be acquired after incorporation in the manner prescribed by that act. See form, infra, p. 175.

IV. Charter for Road Company.1

[The form is the same as the General Charter, supra, p. 154, save that as part of the second article must be inserted—

a. The kind of road intended to be constructed is

b. The places from and to which the road is intended to be run are as follows:

c. The counties through which the road is to pass are

and the estimated length of the road is

[The rest of the charter is similar to the General Charter from the third article. Supra, p. 154.]

V. Charter for Ferry, Wharf or Bridge Company.1

[The form is the same as the General Charter, supra, p. 154, save

that as part of the second article must be inserted]

from the nearest [wharf,

ferry or bridge] company, incorporated under the laws of this Commonwealth, over [or on] the said stream is

VI. Charter for General Telegraph Companies.2

[The form is the same as the General Charter, supra, p. 154, save that as part of the second article must be inserted]

a. The general route of the line of telegraph is as follows :b. The points to be connected are

VII. Charter for Telegraph Companies for Private use, and Police, Fire Alarm and Messenger Business.3

[The form is the same as the General Charter, supra, p. 154, save that as part of the second article must be inserted]

a. The Counties in this State wherein it is proposed to carry on business are

b. The Corporation also proposes to carry on business in the States of

or

b. The business of the corporation will be carried on wholly within the State of Pennsylvania.

VIII. Charter for Water, Gaslight, Electric, Heat and Fuel Companies.

The purpose of a water, gaslight or electric company must define the territory to be supplied, which must not exceed a single municipal division. Heat and fuel companies under the Act of 1887 may include territory not exceeding a single county, but it must appear upon the face of the papers that all the districts named are contiguous and practically form one municipal division. This must also be shown by depositions or by a map of the proposed district. The supply of water to the public cannot be combined with the supply of water and water-power for commercial and manufacturing purposes; the latter is a distinct business.

Companies incorporated to supply gas for light only cannot be empowered to supply light and power by electricity and vice versa.

IX. Charter for Iron and Steel Companies.

Corporations formed for the purpose of enjoying the powers conferred by the 38th section of the act should state their purpose, in clause two of the certificate, as nearly as may be in the language of clause XVII of class two, not mentioning any article proposed to be made. A proper conclusion for the purpose is "and for that purpose to have and possess the powers and privileges expressed and given in the 38th section of the Corporation Act of 1874, and the supplements thereto."

X. Charter for Mining Companies.

The charter of a mining company must disclose the minerals to be mined for. Mining coal and manufacturing coke may be combined in the same charter. Mining for various metals may be combined in one charter, stating each; the phrases "other minerals " or "other ores" are inadmissible. The conclusion may be the same as for a manufacturing company.

XI. Charter for Manufacturing Companies.

The purpose of a manufacturing company must state the articles proposed to be made, and these must be harmonious in character. Indefinite terms should not be used, and the phrase "buying and selling" is not admissible as part of the purpose, except for a petroleum company under the Act of 9 April, 1873 [P. L. 66]. A manufacturing company cannot have any of the powers conferred on a patent-right company, although it may be stated in the purpose that the company is to hold such patents as may be necessary for carrying on its business. A Company incorporated for manufacturing specified articles cannot be empowered to manufacture and sell the machinery by which these articles are made. A proper conclusion for the purpose is "and for that purpose to have and possess the powers and privileges expressed and given in the 39th section of the Corporation Act of 1874 and the supplements thereto."