Mohave County miner., 1896-01-18
Articles f Incorporation of the BIack Range Gold Mining & Milling
 Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES ent, Ina. we. the undersigned, have associated ourselves together as & oorpor atiou under the name and style of the BLACK RANGE GOLD MINING AND
 MILLING COMPANY for the purpose of becoming body cor porate and politio, Under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Arizona and in accordance with he provisi ms of the laws of sad Territory, We do hereby make, sxecate and acknowledge this certificate, in writing, of our intention so tJ become body corporate under and by virtue of the laws of said Territory.
  IT. corporate name and style If said corporation shall be the Black Range Gold Alni..g and Milling Company.
 II The objects for which the said company iscrsatsd are to acquire and operate mines of gold bearing and other mineral ores and placer mines, aud slsp to own and oper ate mills. reduction and other works ana smelte s. and to do all things incident to the general object of min:ng and milling. ..... III The term of existence of said corpora. tion shall b. twenty-five years.
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 The capital stock of said oorp,rat on shall be one million doll IFS divided into one million shares 1f one dollar each. ............. V .......
 The number of directors of said com pany shall bs three, but the number may be increased to nine in such way and manner as the bylaws may provide. The names of those who gre to constitute the board of directors anl tp m m ,ge the af. fairs of the com oanv for the first year of it's existence are O D. NJ. Gsddis, Walter F. Smith and Ars,n H Smith, of whom O. D. NJ. Gaidis ha1 been chosen presi. dent, Walter F. 'mith sssrstsry anl An son H. Smitn treasurer.
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 The principal off ,e of the said aomp.ny, wItsin the Territ'ry of Arizona, shall be at BiaIman, in the County of Mohavs, and the pri cipAl place of business, W thin she Territory of Arizona sIall bs in Mo- have County aforesatI.
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 The stock of said comp any shall be non- assessable.
 The board of dirsotor, shall have the power to make s1ch prudential bylaws as they may deem necessary and proper for tie m mage nent of tins affairs of the Com pany. not moon Ii stent with the laws of the Territory. for the purpose of carrying on all kinds of b1sine's within the objects and parp ,ses of such cbmptny. TX
 The annnai and othar meetings of the boar of directors and stockholders may bs held bsyon1 the limits of the Territory of Arizp1I. in tI, City of Philadelphia, State of PsinylV ,nII or elsewhere, at such mes snl pit,sI as the bylaws may designate or the bo,rd of directors shall fro n tins to tims p1ts1tut thereto de. termine upon. That ths priv Ite prppsrty of the O h B rs and ss 'cka h1srs pf sui o)mo.ny shall not be liable for o1rpn.t debts.
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 We, the uudersigu,i d1 by th ,s, prs,. ents, seysraily agree with esch other for ourselves anl sho,s who may become as. soci,seI with us, Our ant their legal rep- resent 'tiyes, tht ws and they shall be bound, coutrolleI and concluded by the provisions. state n 'nts. stipulations and aRreemsnts c'nt'nsi. msntioned and set forth Ia the fJrsg Hay cs rtIfic ,te. In witness wlere,f, we, the said in-
 oorp,rstors, have hereun'o set our
 h,ni'ani ssus this Ilth dty of
 January, lS95.
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