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to said George and Gaston Melies according to the terms of a certain other written agi eeinent thereto attached and made a part thereof and marked Exhibit B.
Exhibit A attached to this agreement and marked " Poohng Agreement'' is also dated November 10, 1908, and is executed bet veen Lodge and Carter as parties of the first part, and Max Lewis, as party of the second part. This agreement, after reciting that Lodge is the owner of 378 shares and Carter' of 50 shares of the stock of the George Alehes Company, and that Max Lewis is about to purchase 320 shares fioin the Company and 30 shares from Lodge, provides for the deposit with Thomas F. Howe and R. W. Dunn, as trustees, of 322 shares by J. J. Lodge, 350 shares by Max Lewis and 50 shares by L J. Carter and contains the following provision:
"All of said stock to be duly endorsed by the owners thereof to said trustees, who shall issue their trustees' certificates therefor, said stock to retnain with said trustees for a period extending until August 31, 1914, with a mutual understanding and agreement by all of the parties hereto, that in the event that the patents heretofore issued to the Edison Manufacturing Company, and under which licenses have been issued to Geoige and Gaston Melies, and by them assigned to L. J. Carter and J. J. Lodge, and by them duly assigned to the George Melies Company shall be extended for a further period of seven years from August 31, 1911-, the day on which said patents ex[)ire, then and in that event this agreement shall also be extended for such an additional period.
And it is further mutually understood, covenanted AND AGREED BY ALL THE PARTIES HERETO THAT SAID TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE VOTING POWER OK SAID STOCK AT ALL REGULAR AND SPECIAL MKETINGS AS FULLY AND COMPLETELY AS THE OWNERS THERKOF \V(^ULD HAVK IF SAID STOCK REMAINED IN THE HANDS OF THE PARTIES HERETO, OR THEIR ASSIGNS, EXCEPT THAT SAID TRUSTEES SHALL VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF GeORGE MeLIES, GaSTON MeLIES,
Lincoln J. Carter and J. J. Lodge as four op
THE FIVE directors OF THE SAID GeORGE MeLL'S
Company, so long as they carry out the intent
AND purposes OF THIS AGREEMENT,"