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foregoing to be his act and deed to the intent that the same might be recorded as such.

Commission expires, etc.

WILLIAM BLINN,

Notary Public.

See note to form, Par. 252, page 339, as to necessity for acknowledgment.

254. Letter or Power of Attorney to Satisfy Mortgage.

I, JOHN BROWN, assignee of RICHARD SMITH, the mortgagee named in a certain indenture of mortgage executed and given by SIMON LARGE, to secure the payment of two thousand dollars, with interest, which mortgage is dated the first day of April, 1904, and recorded in the recorder's office of Bucks county, in Mortgage Book No. 98, page 65, and the assignment whereof is recorded in the same office in Mortgage Book No. 300, page 265, do hereby acknowledge that I have received payment of the full amount due upon and secured by said mortgage; and I do hereby appoint and authorize JOHN L. JONES, ESQ., as my attorney, to enter satisfaction upon the record thereof as effectually as I could do if personally present.

WITNESS my hand and seal the 12 day of May, A. D. 1910. Witnesses:

C. D.
A. B.

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JOHN BROWN. (Seal.)

255. Revocation of Letter of Power of Attorney.

To all persons to whom these presents shall come, I, M. J., of Philadelphia, send greeting: Whereas I, the said M. J., did heretofore, by a certain instrument in writing or letter of attorney, empower I. C., of Philadelphia, to be my attorney, in my name and for my use, to recover and receive all such moneys, debts and effects whatsoever, as were due, owing or payable unto me by, &c., (as in the power); and to do all other matters and things, as fully as I myself might or could do, for that purpose, &c., or to that or the like effect, as by the same writing, relation being thereunto had, at large appears: Now know ye, that I, the said M. J., for divers good causes, and valuable considerations me thereunto moving, have revoked, recalled, countermanded, and made void, and by all these presents do revoke, recall, countermand and to all intents and purposes make null, void and of none

effect, the said recited writing or letter of attorney, and all powers and authorities therein and thereby given and granted, and all other matters and things therein or in any of them contained; and all acts, matters and things whatsoever which shall or may be acted, done or performed by virtue or means thereof in any manner whatsoever. (If another attorney is appointed, continue as follows:-"And further know ye, that I, the said M. J., do by these presents make, name, constitute and appoint, and in my place and stead put and depute, J. M., of Philadelphia, to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, &c.," as in the form of letter of attorney desired.)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three.

Signed, sealed and delivered in

the presence of

W. S. L.

M. J. P.

M. J. (Seal.)

256. Sci. Fa. Mortgage, Bond and Warrant (Usual Form). See form of mortgage, Par. 77, page 96.

See form of bond and warrant, Par. 80, page 104.

257. Building and Loan Association Mortgage and Bond and Warrant.

See form of mortgage and bond, Par. 94, page 119.

258. Form of Corporation Sci. Fa. Mortgage.

The corporation sci. fa. mortgage is similar in form to the ordinary mortgage of individual to individual. See form, page 96. Use form referred to, except add the words "successors and assigns" to the name of the corporation instead of "heirs and assigns." Take care also where the mortgage is made by a corporation to use the corporation form of acknowledgment. See form Par. 211, page 269.

259. Form of Corporation Mortgage to Trustee to Secure Bond Issue.

A corporation mortgage or a deed of trust to secure a bond issue should set forth and recite in detail the authorization and consent of the stockholders. It should also set forth a form of the bond and certificate to trustee.

The following is full and complete form and is taken from Eastman on Corporations, Vol. II (2d Ed.), page 1472:

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CORPORATION MORTGAGE OR DEED OF TRUST.

This Mortgage, or Deed of Trust, dated the

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a corporation under the laws of Pennsylvania, having its principal office in the Pennsylvania, (hereinafter called "The Company,") party of the first part, and the

Trust Company, also a corporation under the laws of Pennsylvania, having its principal office in the

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vania, as trustee (hereinafter called "trustee,") party of the

second part, WITNESSETH:

Whereas, The

Company is a corporation duly or

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ganized and existing under and by virtue of the act of assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled " and the supplements thereto, with an authorized capital stock of dollars, consisting of shares of the par dollars each;

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And Whereas, Under the laws of Pennsylvania, the company is authorized and empowered to increase its indebtedness to such amount as it shall deem necessary to accomplish, carry on and enlarge its business and purposes, and to secure the payment of the principal and interest thereon by a mortgage, or deed of trust, or other pledge of all or any part, or parts, of its real and personal property, rights, privileges and franchises, in such manner and upon such terms as its board of directors may determine, provided that a majority of the stockholders shall consent to such increase at a meeting duly convened to take action in relation thereto;

And Whereas, The board of directors of the Company, at a meeting duly convened and held on the

day of 19 , by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative votes of all the members of said board, resolved that the company deemed it necessary, in order to accomplish and carry on and enlarge its business and purposes, that its indebtedness should be increased in the aggregate to the amount of dollars, and declared its purpose to au

thorize such increase, and directed that the question of such proposed increase of indebtedness should be submitted to the stockholders for their approval;

And Whereas, At a meeting of the stockholders of the company, duly convened and held on the

, 19, at the chief office of the

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pany, sixty days prior notice of the holding of which meeting having been waived by all the stockholders of the company, and all of the stockholders of the

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pany being present in person or by proxy, the said stockholders, in the manner required by law did consent to the increase of the indebtedness of the

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, as will more fully appear by reference to the election return filed in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania;

And Whereas, The board of directors of the company, at a meeting duly convened and held on the

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19 unanimously resolved to make an bonds of the denomination dollars, each,

years after date, in gold coin of the United States, of the present standard of weight and fineness, with interest thereon, payable semi-annually, in like gold coin, at the rate of per cent. (%) per annum, and that the said bonds should be free from tax, and should be executed under the corporate seal of this company, and signed by the president, and attested by its secretary, and that interest coupons authenticated by a lithographed fac simile of the signature of the treasurer of this company, should be attached to said bonds, covering the semi-annual installments of interest thereon and evidencing the obligation to pay the same, and that the said bonds, interest coupons, and trustee's certificate upon said bonds should be of obstantially the following form:

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The company, a corporation under the laws of Pennsylvania, for value received, promises to pay to the bearer, or, if registered, to the registered holder hereof, at the office of trust company, in the city of Penn

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) dollars, in gold coin of the United States of America, of, or equivalent to, the present standard of weight and fineness, on the

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day of and to pay interest thereon semiannually, at the rate of per cent. ( %) per annum, payable in like gold coin, at the same place, on the first days of of each year, on the presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto annexed, as they severally mature; and the maker hereof further agrees that this bond, and the principal and interest thereof, shall be free from tax, and that every installment of the interest and the principal thereof shall be paid in full, without any deduction for any taxes, or charges in the nature thereof, that shall be payable on this bond, or the principal or interest thereof, or that shall be required to be retained therefrom.

This bond is one of an authorized issue of

bonds,

all of like date, tenor and amount, and numbered consecutively from one (1) to and the payment of all of said bonds, and the interest thereon, is equally and ratably secured, without any preference, priority or discrimination, and without regard to the actual time of issue thereof, by a first mortgage, or deed of trust, duly executed and delivered by the maker hereof to the trust company, of trustee, upon the property, real and personal, and franchises, now or hereafter belonging to the maker hereof, and by a collateral trust pledge, under said mortgage, or deed of trust, of ; and all of said bonds are made and issued subject to the provisions of said mortgage, or deed of trust, and reference is made thereto with like effect as if the same were herein fully set forth.

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This bond shall pass by delivery, unless registered in the owner's name, and such registry noted on the bond by the company's registrar, after which no transfer shall be valid unless made on the company's books by the registered owner and similarly noted on the bond; and it may be discharged from registration by being registered to bearer, after which it shall be trans

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