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THE GLOUCESTER SILVER MINING DIRECTORS. JiOBERT H. CALL, m^ocastle, N B JOHN SADLER, Chatham, N. B. WILLIAM A. HICKSON, Chatham, N B JOHN J. ADAMS, Neu, York City, U S. HEV. EDW. HICKSON, St. John, N B ' JAMES HICKSON, Bathurst, N B. JOHN ELLIS, Bathurst, N B. OFFICERS. ROBERT a. CALL JOHN SADLER, President. WILLIAM A. HICKSON, ^'ce-PresiderU. JOHN SIVEWRIOHT Treamirer. ^"^^UEL ADAMS, (Leadvill^j,\\\ Secretary. • • General Manager. ^lON. M. ADAMS, ) RICH. A. LA WLOR, / ^"^'''^'''' CO. BRANCH OFFICES. 1 IS B ai g« ti Pi w oi of m N Pi la G or 2C sa an w] m< go PROSPECTUS iGCO. — or— resident. ''esident. fcmirer, "retary, mager. THE GLOUCESTER SILVER MINING CO. ♦ ■••♦ The property of "The Gloucester Silver Mining Company" is situated on the Nigadoo River, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, about sixteen miles from the Town of Bathurst, and six miles from the nearest point on the Intercolonial Railway, with both of which it is connected by tolerably good roads, easily accessible and amply sufficient for the transportation of ore during any season of the year. This Company has been formed in accordance with the provisions of the Laws of the said Province of New Bruns- wick, with a capital of $250,000, divided into 50,000 shares of $5.00 each, and has secured a title to a tract of G40 acres of land, lying in the Quebec group, which is the great metaliferous formation of North America The following extracts from the Geological Reports of the Northern Section of the Province, will give some idea of the prospective value of Gloucester County, but more particu- larly of the Nigadoo District as a field for mining enterprises: Prof. Gesner in his Report of 1842 says in reference to Gloucester County: "this is evidently a mining district and one of great importance to the country." Prof. Hind says: "the Quebec group extends a breadth of 20 miles beginni ; 5 miles from Bathurst." Prof. Bailey \i his Report on Mines and Minerals in 1864 says: "Woodstock and Bathurst have long been known as among the most productive and interesting localities of which this coTintry can boast. Among the specimens shown me as coming from this district were one of auriferous or gold bearing quartz, and also an interesting piece of lead °''®' «"'/ nhn ''""^''fiCTrs. ^t is « .,„, .^ ''°'"« iron orn f ''^ t/)o Pr. ^"^« ^cotin *" '^''ov*. s^./ , "^ bounty ;r ''•'^'" x^• ''-■"" Met?'- '-.^^^^^^^^^^ P-yrite^an,!, ,''"'"' South r 'V"''^'""" «mT "'' "'««• " ""■"'■Off dil- '^"'•ough ,„" nT "^^'on tiJT " »■''" »o doubtlTrPonion^of ^('"'"•^of v„,„,'^;/^'»Pecfa of ^'•'"■"•CfiT"''"''"" of .^..'■^''^•■'j Of : r ^^'"''bfe ^rn?;r^ei^:n:t^ve. ^ ""'' abund^nV ""^ '^orlc ») J?'''°P'"«nt of *i ^'""ougj ■^^ to bet' "'■'"■'' ^ound «7''»„se. Tho property affords st^ng MiZl of „ .naneney and great value, and with the .1^^^ f'^ honest and eeonomical administration of ZT "" affairs, wo have no hesitation in pro Intin"; „ ^fP^"y^ public and soliciting their co oBemu!^'* T T^ '" ""> ™.,ld mineral rosou" ces ^f „: S^nt: " '"''"P'"^ ""> Further particulars respecting the property and tl,» . . of stock can be had by addressing the ^cCr; !// °V i« .. '^ .^^^eren^ ^! ^°"«^J of r.,!' '^^^^^ ^«is „i i« *ie O " ""= ®«M Pr„ '^ ^''x-ard B !°'°"«'«er ; ' ., "'"' James »w V"r'<'»« of *,, ,""«»• and b. „. . /«E 0.0 '"ffl"'- »« a '« ""'"' of T' *"* auoi ol '"'"»'% an?!?*' ""*« a„d . ARTICLES OP INCORPORATION. '^^4r/oiv Y. ^^te, of 4 ^"'^^^ "^*« Gio Wees- *^« attain. 'di-ed sia, and ''es of Bathurst, in the County of Gloucester, N. B., and Branch offices may be established in such other towns or cities as the Directors may hereafter elect. ARTICLE V. The said Company is to exist twenty-five years. ARTICLE VI. The affairs and management of said Company shall be under the control and management of seven Directors, and John Sadler, John J. Adams, James Hickson, W. A. Hickson, R. R. Call, Rev. Edward Hickson and John Ellis, are hereby selected to act as said Directors and to manage the affairs and concerns of said Company for the first year of its existence, and shall remain such until their successors are elected and enter upon the duties of their offices. ARTICLE VII. The Directors shall have power to make, alter or amend such By-laws as they may deem proper for the management of the affairs of the Company ot inconsistent with the laws of the Province ; to prescribe tbe number, define the duties and fix the compensation of officers and others in the employ of said Company, for the transfer of stock and carrying on all kinds of business within the objects and purposes of the said Company. In V^itness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 10 th day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one. Signed, sealed and delivered ) in presence of J John Sivewright. John Sadler, Samuel Adams, James Hickson, * W, A. Hickson, R. R. Call, Edward Hickson, John Ellis, Jno. J. Adams, Edward Hickson, Jr. ^y-laws THE -~0F_ ^^<"^ m.yu ^miNQ GO. I. ^^e officers of tr,- ^^PlCERs "'0 said nffi ^""ersliall k. ■ •''^<"»-- ri,« n * '"' "Wnual ^""■"i of av J° *« Di«>ot„„ „,'*" «"> it)- of the Board t« .. • *"' "embers. It :r "■» "ffi^ of the Con,™^, .„Tr ''.«''"'™' ™Pervfeion ■"Xl Offlployes; („ receive a!^ !,' *"' """l "move all officer -ta-y, Tr^snrer and JenltSlraT" ""' ^'^'^ "' *» ^e^ -oo„„te against the Com^y ^7'''. '° «'<«' "U bills and eorrespondence. The BoarC n . '''™'* *e Secretary in make f„l, e.Mbits of th'fr ^L^iTT" 1"" »- '<» offlcei S reports for submission to thf ! ^'"'"ents, and to pr«pa„ 2: ^^ *all meet atll' imTs^th^r'^f /' ''°''^*- tletemme, and meetings of the Ro / ^ '^' '''°" «me to time ^y the President or slZ.^^^' ^^ ^ "ailed at an, time ea«»mg personal notices to bTslv J •""'"■^ "' "» »>a^" ^iall ™bmita^'rt*r "■"«"« ^'-'kholders. Stocttoldera, showing the situaH <■ .''■^ '™"«' meeting of ^-of the Compa4. 'uch W tl '"'''''^ "^ '""-«^' and Secretary. ■^•"'^ 'o be signed by the Resident ARTICLE IV The. , "°«'""-''MS. MEETINGS. Jhe annual meetmgs of the Sm h ,. 8»ofthe8toctholde«oftl.eampanyshal, 'ated work, and 't said work, nth, or oftener, 3n of the Com- 8 of the same, 1 the working >e paid by the directors. A of Directors, BY-LAWS. 11 embers. It supervision ' all officers of the Sec- 11 bills and Jcretary in 1 officers to ^ prepare ckholders. ie to time any time Board by '> at least Majority action of cholders. eting of Inancial resident F shall be held at the office of ^e Company, i. Bathnrst, at 10 o'clock. A. M on the second Tuesday in December in each year. elec n- ^*r^f '^'•f «h^" ^^" -t theu- -gular annual meetings to shall continue m office until their successors are elected Special meetings may be called by a majority of th; Board of Directors or by Stockholders representing one-half the stock of the mZ T. t T^ °''''^"SS shall be called by public advertise- tTnt i \ T' ?""^' '' '^'' *^" ^^^^ P---« ^ -«h meet- tings being held, and also by mailing written notice to each Stock- holder, at least ten days previous to such meetings, stating the vote. Stockholders may be represented by proxy, (such nroxv '^rJ.tT'1'l ^'7 ^^^^^^^^^^ -^en'a^prov^dlll eS ARTICLE V. ' CERTIFICATES OF SHARES. jHie subscribers to the capital stock of this Company shall be andtcr : T °'*'^" ^'^"^' "^^^ «^^"^^ >>y the Presiden of sttr r H 7 ''""^ ^^'•^'^'^^d by the Treasurer. The certificates of sto^k shall be numbered and registered a« they are issued. Transfers of all stock shall only be made on the books of the st^rZll"?^' " ^Tr' V attorney, and the possession of stock shall not be regarded as evidence of ownership of the same, unless It appears upon the stock-book of the Company that said certihcate was issued or duly transferred tc the holder of the same ARTICLE VI. The Board of Directors shall declare dividends from the net earnings or profits of the Company, when and as often as in their judgment the condition and interest of the Company will admit. ARTICLE VII. of the Board of Directors, and then not in excess of the funds actually m the treasury. 12 BV-LAW8. Th. «, ARTICLE VIII. -ine oiEce of the Co ™ „ ARTICLE IX. , -ine Board of DiV^ * pany require. "^''^''^'s and business of the Com- ARTICLE X. Th r< CORPORATE SEAL - foi owIT'Th"'" ". ''^ "'■•"'""« -" the device d -,. ORDER OF BUSINESS. 1. Beading the minute, nf „ ■ 2- Report of Secretin; '^"'""^ ™«'^*'"«- 3. Report of Treasurer. 4. Report of Directors. o- Communications. 6. Reports of Committees. '• General Business. 8. Unfinished Business. I ^^' :..l(i^