Arizona silver belt., 1896-12-24
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE
 PINTO CREEK Mining aId Smelling Go,

We, T. R Ashbrook, George w Jackson, Mrs. Winnie Ferguson, M O. Blackmore, James NJ. Wilson. Donald Campbell and Grant s. Watkins, desiring to organize ourselves into a corporation under the provisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona and especially an act of the Legislature assembly concerning corporations, approved March 8, 1887. for the purpose of engaging in the lawful enterprise and business pursuit hereinafter specified. do make, subscribe and acknowledge according to law these articles of incorporation:
 First-The name of this corporation shall be The Pinto Creek Mining and Smelling Com pany.
 Secondhand it's principal place of business shall be at Globe, in the County of GiIa, in the Territory of Arizona, with branch office in St. Joseph, County of Buchanan, State of Ms. soun, for the purpose of transacting any and all business of any kind and description what soeyer; and also at Globe. in the County of Glla, and Territory of Arizona.
 Third-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is mining and incl dentally to acquire by location, purchase and otherwise, mines of copper, gold, silver, lead, coal, and mines of all other kinds and nature
 
 same; to erect and maintain mills, reduction works and any and all kinds of mining and mill ing machinery; to construct roads and tram ways; to do general merchandise business; to acquire by purchase, location and in any other lawful manner, real estate, lands and all other kinds of property, real personal and mixed; transacting any and all kinds of business which may be transacted by natural person; to hold, cultivate, prove up, use and enjoy the same, and to alienate, sell, lease, demise and dispose of the same or any part thereof, as well as any other property this corporation possesses, be seized of or entitled to- and such enterprises as this corporation, by means of this Board of Directors may determine and direct.
 Fourth-Tbe time of commencement of this corporation shall be the day of the filing Of these articles for record in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Gfla in the Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty five years thereafter.
 Fifth-The amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be one million dollars Ql, 900 000). divided into 100000 shares of the par value of siOO fully paid up and forever non-asSessable; and the times and conditions uPon "hiOn TVS Oo po Pai" is as ipiiu"s' to-"i'' The whole of capital stock to be paid in property necessary for the purpose of this corporation upon resolution of the Board of Directors and satisfactory evidence of title and value to the Board of Directors,
 Sixth-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by Board of Directors, con sisting of seven @ persons, who shall be elected annually in December by the stock holders at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by the bylaws
 All members of the first board shall be sub. scribers to this certificate, and thereafter no person shall be member of the Board of Di- rectors unless he is stockholder in this cor poration. Said Board of Directors shall have power to fill vacancies in their number and may elect such officers and appoint such com