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issued or other transfer made on the books of the company. It. further appears
that in February, 1886, Henry Morton acquired from W. R. Kemper 100 _
shares of the stock of the said company, by transfer in the stock-book and new
issue of certificates, of date February 16, 1886, receipted for by Henry Mor—
ton, February 26, 1886. J   - t, ·
(10) That after the transfer of said steam—boat to the Favorite Navigation
Company and upto December 16, 1884, the said boat received, additional ma-
chinery, outfitting, work, and labor, looking to her preparation to run in the
St. Johns river, Florida, which machinery,.outtitting, etc., were paid for with
sumsadvanced and obligations assumed by Frank Morton, Henry Morton,
and W. R. Kemper, but for what amountdoos not appear; that from and after
December 16;.-1884, when the boat left Cincinnati on her trip to St. Johns
river, and up to the time she was libeled, during which time said boat had a
run of ill luck and delays, constantlyineeding advances and frequently need-
ingrepairs and once requiring radical changes, the expenses of said boat were
met by moneys advanced and obligations assumed and debts contracted by
‘ said Frank Morton, Henry Morton; and W. R. Kemper, generally acting as
president and directors of the Favorite Navigation Company, Frank Morton
and Kemper being also respectively master and purser. of the boat; that sub-
' sequent to December 16, 1884, and while<the said steamer was away from her
home port, Henry Morton, at the domicile of the owner and the home port of the.,
steamer, made advances to relieve the needs of the said steamer in moneys and
supplies to the amount, principal and interest, of $11,266.41. for which he from
time to time took notes,payable in four months from date, signed " Steamer
Queen of ` St. Johns, per W. R. Kemper, Purser, Frank M. Morton, " except
for one amount, ‘$1·;‘880.97, January 1, 1886, he took a note payable on demand
for funds used in construction at 10 per ¤s¤.t.41¤tmst, signed "Steamer Queen
` of St. J ohns do Owners, per W. R. Kemper, Purser, Frank M. Morton, Mas-
ter, " and except for one amount of $326.98, for which a note was given July
21, 1885, to Mcllvain & Spergel, signed "Str. Queen of St. Johns & Owners,
Favorite Navigation Company, by Frank M. Morton, Treasurer and Master,"
which note was iudorsed by Henry Morton and by him paid at maturity; that
subsequent to December 16, 1884, both Frank M. Morton and W. R. Kemper
made advancesto relieve the needs of said steamer in large amounts, the lat-
ter taking notes for his advances, signed by Henry Morton, president Favor-
ite Navigation Company, and Frank·M. Morton, master; that nearly all of the
advances madeby said Henry Morton, Frank M. Morton,·and W. R. Kemper,
after December 16, 1884, were made after the said steamer had left Cincinnati,
and to meet the necessities of said steamer, and were made individually by the
respective parties, and constitute debts of the Favorite Navigation Company,
as well as of the steamer Queen of St. Johns; that Henry Morton, during the
· whole period covered by the supplies which he advanced to said steamer, and
which he claims to have created a maritime lien on saidsteam-boat, was the
presidentof the corporation which owned it, and constituted, with his son,
who was the master of the boat during this period. and w.ith,Kemper, the secs
retary of the organization, and who was also the purser of the steamer, the
board of directors of the corporation, vested with the powers hereinbefore
mentioned. ‘ ’ . . . · 1
S (11) That shortly after the Queen of the St. Johus’ arrival upon the waters
of the~St. Johnsrand while being in·the port of Jacksonville, Florida, the
respondents in this case other than Jolm G. Christopher furnished to the said
steamer thesupplies as set up in their several libels; that the said supplies
were necessary, and that the master had no other means in the emergency
thus put upon him than to purchase supplies from the said respondents, as
shown in their several accounts, and that they were purchased on the credit
of the steamer. ‘ ( V l S