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ever made any.

Q. 1162 S. A. Hopkins was president of the
company at one time?

A. I think he was.

Q. 1163 Did he ever make any contracts with=
=out authority from the board of directors?

A. I do not know as to that.

Q. 1164 Do you know of his doing it?

A. I do not remember that he ever did
it. He was president after I left the company.

Q. 1165 Was he president at any time dur=
=ing your secretaryship?

A. I think he was, for a short time.

Q. 1166 Were there any other presidents of the
company during your secretaryship besides
Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins and and S. A.
Hopkins?

A. I do not remember any others.

Q. 1167 Were the proceedings, which you have
spoken of, taken by yourself in the purchase
of material, ever ratified by the vote of the
directors?

A. I do not think they were, in detail.
My general action was acquiesced in by the
company.

Q. 1168 Then every transaction that you made
would not appear upon the records of the
meetings of the board of directors?

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