as Chairman, and the said Joel F. Lightner acted as the Secretary thereof. That the whole number of shares which constituted the capital stock, up to that time, was sixteen thousand shares, and that the number of shares represented at that meeting, was twelve thousand three hundred and ninety-five and three twentieths (12,395), and that the following were the proceedings which duly took place, and were then and there had, to wit:

OFFICE HALE AND NORCROSS S. M. Co.,

SAN FRANCISCO, April 13, 1876.

In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Trustees, duly made and published according to law, a special meeting of the stockholders of the Hale and Norcross Silver Mining Company was held at the company's office, this day, at one o'clock P. M.

The meeting was duly called to order, George Congdon in the chair, and Joel F. Lightner, Secretary of the Company, acting as Secretary of the meeting.

Upon calling roll of stockholders, there were twelve thousand three hundred and ninety-five 3-20 (12,395 3-20) shares represented, in person or by proxy. The President announced the meeting competent to pass on the special object of the meeting, to wit: to take into consideration and to decide upon the proposition made by the Board of Trustees to increase the capital stock of the company from three millions two hundred thousand dollars ($3,200,000), divided into sixteen thousand (16,000) shares of two hundred (200) dollars each, the present capital of the company, to eleven millions two hundred thousand (11,200,000) dollars, to be divided into one hundred and twelve thousand (112,000) shares, of one hundred dollars ($100) each.

It appearing that due publication of the meeting had been made, the meeting proceeded to consider the proposition, and, after debating the same, the following resolutions were offered by E. W. Leonard, and were duly seconded by J. C. Flood, and were unanimously adopted.

Resolved, That the capital stock of this company be, and is hereby, increased from three millions two hundred thousand (3,200,000) dollars, the present capital stock, to eleven millions two hundred thousand (11,200,000) dollars, to be divided into one hundred and twelve thousand (112,000) shares, of the par value of one hundred dollars ($100) each.

Resolved, That the President and Secretary be, and are hereby, instructed to take the necessary proceedings to carry out the foregoing resolutions. There being no other business, the meeting on motion adjourned. JOEL F. LIGHTNER,

Secretary.

And we do further certify that the whole amount of the capital of said corporation is, and was fully, paid in, because the said capital stock is represented by the mine belonging to the company, which was conveyed to it as capital, and by its various works, all of which have been paid for.

That the debts of said company amount to about the sum of seventy-five thousand (75,000) dollars, besides the ordinary current accounts unrepresented, and which are paid as fast as they come in.

And we do further certify that the amount to which the capital stock is to be, and hereby is, increased, is eleven millions two hundred thousand (11,200,000) dollars.

Before me, James L. King, a Notary Public of the State of California, in and for the said city and county, personally appeared George Congdon and Joel F. Lightner, both of whom being duly sworn, depose and say: That the said George Congdon is a Trustee and is President of the "Hale & Norcross Silver Mining Company," a corporation of the State of California, doing business in the City and County of San Francisco, and that the said Joel F. Lightner is the Secretary thereof.

That at the meeting of the Board of Trustees of said company, set forth in the foregoing certificate, held on the 8th day of March, 1876, the said George Congdon presided, and the said Joel F. Lightner acted as the Secretary thereof, and that the proceedings then and there had and done are truly set forth in the foregoing certificate.

That the meeting of the stockholders of said company, which took place on the 13th day of April, a. D. 1876, as is shown and set forth in the foregoing certificate, was presided over by the said George Congdon, and the said Joel F. Lightner acted as the Secretary thereof.

That the proceedings of the said stockholders' meeeting, as set forth and described in the foregoing certificate, did well and truly take place in manner and form as therein

set forth and described, and said account of said proceedings is in all particulars true and correct.

That all the things, matters and facts described, set forth and made known in the foregoing certificate, are true.

And deponents further say, that the whole amount of the capital of said corporation is and was fully paid in, because the said capital stock is represented by the mine belonging to the company, which was conveyed to it as capital, and by its various works paid for.

That the debts of said company amount to about the sum of seventy-five thousand (75,000) dollars, besides the ordinary current floating accounts, which are paid as fast as they come in.

That by the proceedings certified and declared in the foregoing certificate, the capital stock is to be and is increased to eleven millions two hundred thousand (11,200,000) dollars, to be divided into one hundred and twelve thousand (112,000) shares, of the par value of one hundred dollars ($100) each.

GEORGE CONGDON.
JOEL F. LIGHTNER,

Secretary.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this eighteenth day

We, George Congdon, Edward Barron, J. C. Flood, Cornelius O'Connor and William S. O'Brien, Trustees of the "Hale & Norcross Silver Mining Company," do hereby certify and declare that we are Trustees of said company and comprise a majority thereof. That we have read the foregoing certificate, and know the contents thereof, and that the matters, things, facts and proceedings as set forth and described in said certificate, did well and truly take place in manner and form as therein set forth and described, and that the same are true and correct.

GEORGE CONGDON,
EDWARD BARRON,
J. C. FLOOD,
CORNELIUS O'CONNOR,
WM. S. O'BRIEN.

[Form 10.]

Form of Incorporation under Sec. 594 of the Civil Code.

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE St. Stephen's Episcopal Mission.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of incorporating under the laws of the State of California, and in pursuance of the purposes for which we have been elected as hereinafter set forth, a religious corporation, to be known and designated as St. Stephen's Episcopal Mission.

AND we hereby certify that the objects for which this corporation is formed are:

To establish a Mission Church at Fulton street, between Fillmore and Webster streets, in the City and County of San Francisco, and in connection therewith suitable and customary organizations, for the purpose of public worship and religious training in that neighborhood, according to the articles, rules and discipline of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, under the supervision of the Bishop of the Diocese of California; to take charge of the church building, estate, and property, and the affairs of the temporalties thereof.

THAT THE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS of this incorporation shall be the vestry room of said church, on Fulton street, in San Francisco.

THAT THE TERM for which this incorporation is established shall be fifty years from and after the date of incorporation thereof.

THAT the number of trustees, who shall have the management of its affairs as aforesaid, shall be, and the names of the trustees elected for the first year, and until their successors are appointed, are:

THAT the said trustees were duly elected at a meeting of the members of said Mission, duly convened and held at the north-east corner of Fulion and Webster streets, for the purpose, among other things, of electing trustees to take charge and management of its property, temporalities and affairs, and to form this incorporation. That a majority of said members were then and there present, and voted, at such election, for the above-named trustees, as is more particularly set forth in the certificate and verification by the officers who conducted the election, hereto annexed and made part of these articles.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this eleventh day of May, A.D. 1876.

This is to certify, that at a meeting of the members of the St. Stephen's Episcopal Mission, duly convened for the purpose hereinafter set forth, held at the north-east corner of Fulton and Webster streets, on Monday, the tenth day of April, A. D. 1876, a majority of said members being then and there present, who voted at said election,

The Rev'd Edgar J. Lion was requested to preside, and Mr. James S. Mackenzie to act as secretary, with which requests they respectively complied.

The meeting then proceeded to the election of five trustees, to take charge and management of the property, temporalities and affairs of the St. Stephen's Episcopal Mission, and to form an incorporation under the laws of the