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monwealth, issued under the provisions of an act 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, dated the

of

day

A. D. 18 , hereby files its Letters-Patent and certifies under the seal of the company :

That the stockholders of said Corporation, at a meeting duly held, have accepted and hereby do accept the provisions of an act entitled, "An Act to amend an act 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, providing for the Incorporation and Regulation of Electric Light, Heat and Power Companies," approved the eighth day of May, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, and have authorized and directed the execution and filing of this certificate and the surrender and filing herewith of its Letters-Patent for the purpose of having new Letters-Pattent issued to said Corporation.

And it is hereby further certified and declared as follows :
I. That the name of the said company is

of

II. That the said company is formed for the purpose of supplying light, heat and power by electricity to the public at the and to such persons, partnerships and corporations residing therein or adjacent thereto as may desire the same.

III. The business of said company is to be transacted in the
IV. Said company is to exist

V. The amount of the capital stock of said company is

dollars, divided into

par value of

dollars each.

In testimony whereof, The

has hereunto affixed its corporate seal and caused this certificate to be

signed and attested by its President and Secretary, this

of

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[L. S.]
Attest,

shares of the

Company

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President.

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who, being duly sworn, depose and say, that they were personally present at the execution of the above written certificate, and saw the common seal of the said Corporation duly affixed thereto, and that the seal so affixed thereto is the common and corporate seal of the said company, and that the above written instrument or certificate was duly signed, sealed and delivered by and as and for the act and deed of the said company for the uses and purposes therein mentioned; and that the names of these deponents, subscribed to the said certificate as the President and as the Secretary of the said Corporation in attestation of the due execution and delivery of the said certificate are of these deponents' own proper and respective handwriting.

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written. Witness my hand and

seal.

FORM A.-No. 28.

XVII. Proceedings upon Increase of Capital Stock.

Office of the

189

I hereby certify, that the following resolution was adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of this company, held on the

day of

189

Resolved, That a meeting of the stockholders be called to convene at the general office of the company, on the day of to take action on the approval or disapproval of the proof said company from $

posed increase of the to $

and that the Secretary be and he is hereby directed to

give notice thereof as required by law.

Attest,

[L. S.]

[Attach copy of Notice.]

State of Pennsylvania,
County of

say, that he is,

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Secretary.

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That a notice, of which the above is a copy, was published in the , a newspaper of general circulation. printed and published in the county of

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State of Pennsylvania,

once a week, for sixty days, commencing on the

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stockholders,

duly appointed judges, by the Board of Directors of the

,

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Company to conduct an election of said company, to be held on the day of 189 who being duly sworn or affirmed, do depose and say that they will well and truly, according to law, conduct said election to the best of their ability, and true return make of the same.

Sworn and subscribed before me,]
the day and year aforesaid.

Judges.

We, the undersigned judges appointed by the Board of Directors of the to conduct an election by the

stockholders thereof, for or against an increase of the

to $

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do hereby certify

of the said company from $ that after being duly sworn, we held the said election at the office of 189 the

the said company, on the

day of

,

time and place fixed for holding the same, of which sixty days' previous notice by publication was duly given, and in due form and manner we received the votes of the stockholders of the said company in favor of or against such increase. And at the said election

there were voted in favor of said increase

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shares, thereby evincing the conof the persons or bodies

corporate holding the larger amount in value of the capital stock of

the said company.

Judges.

FORM A.-No. 29.

Return of the President or Treasurer.

To the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

This is to certify that by virtue of the consent of the stockholders

of the

Company, authorizing an increase in the capital stock thereof, from $

, given at an election duly held for that pur

A. D. 189

day of capital stock of said Company has been increased from $

said additional stock being issued for

to $

pose, on the

to $

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,

the

above named,

being duly sworn, says the facts set forth in the above certificate are correct and true.

Sworn and subscribed before me this

day of

A. D. 189

Waiver of Publication of Notice and Formal Stockholders' Meeting.

Office of the

Philadelphia,

189

I hereby certify that the following resolution was adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of this Company, held on the

day of

189 ,

"Resolved, That a meeting of the Stockholders be called to convene at the general office of the Company to take action on approval or disapproval of the proposed increase of the capital stock

of said Company, from $

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that the Secretary be and is hereby directed to give notice thereof as

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who are

The undersigned, stockholders in the all the stockholders therein and holders of all the stock of said Company to the amounts set opposite our several names herein,1 to wit:

to $

do hereby waive the sixty days' notice of the meeting of the stockholders called for 189, required to be given by the seventh section of the sixteenth article of the Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania, [and do hereby signify by this paper, our assent to the increase of the capital stock of said Company from $ and desire that the same may be taken as our vote in favor thereof] with like effect as if all the provisions of the Act of Assembly, entitled "An Act to provide for the Incorporation and Regulation of certain Corporations," approved 29th April, 1874, relative to increase of capital stock, had been fully complied with.

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Secretary of the

being

duly sworn, do depose and say that I am the Secretary of the said Company, that the stock ledger of said Company is in my custody and under my control and that the list of Stockholders given in the above waiver of notice, of a meeting to be held to vote for or against an increase of stock, is a complete list of such stockholders and that they are owners of the entire issue of the stock of said Company, and that the signatures to said waiver are genuine and in the proper handwriting of the subscribers.

Sworn and subscribed before me,
this day of
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189

XVIII. Acceptance by Title and Trust Companies of Act of 9

May, 1889.

a corporation of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, incorporated under and by virtue

1 The State Department has ruled as follows:

This waiver can only be made by persons holding stock in their own right. Attorneys-in-fact cannot execute a waiver unless their power of attorney expressly confers such power. Fiduciaries can only execute waivers when the stock stands in their name and the cestui que trust is not disclosed. Executors cannot, merely by virtue of their office, execute a waiver.

2 To avoid possible future questions it is more advisable to have a formal election when time will permit, and in such cases the words marked with brackets will be omitted and in place substitute "and agree that said meeting and election may be held on

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