Arizona silver belt., 1896-12-17
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE
 PINTO CREEK Mining a-d Smelling Co.

we. T. k AshOrook George w. Jackson Mrs Winnie Ferguson. M. o. Blackmore, James NJ Wilson. Donald Campbell and Grant S. Watkins, desiring to organize ourselves into corporation under the provisions of the laws Of the Territory of Arizona and especially an act of the Legislature assembly concerning corporations approved March S. 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.
 Sccond-And it's principal place of business shall be at Globe in the County Of Gila in the Territory Of Arizona, with branch office in St Joseph, County of Buchanan, State of Mis- souri. for the purpose of transacting any and all business of any kind and description what. soever; and also Ut Globe. in the County of Gila. and Territory of Arizona.
 Thied-The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is mining and incl dentaliy to acquire by location, purchase and otherwise, mines of copper, gold, silver lead coal, and mines of all other kinds and nature whatever; and to operate, lease or sell the same; to erect and maintain mills. reduction works and any and all kinds of mining and mill ing mac,inesy; to construct roads and tram ways; to do general merchandise business; to acquire by purchase, location and in any other lawful manner, real esta lands and all other kinds of property, real, personal and ixed transactng any and an kinds of business whca may be transacted by A natural person to hold, cultivate, p-ove up, use and enjo oy the same. And "a ai,nafe anal dispose of the same or any part thereof, as well as any otIe. property this corporation possesses, Dc seikei of Q: ensislei to, aud sucn enterprises as this corporation, by means of this Board of Directors may determine and di.ect.
 Fourth-The time of commencement of this corporation shall be the day of the filing of these articles for record in the once of the County Recorder of the County of Gila, in the Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Ffth-Tne amount Of capital stock of this corporation saan be one million dollars el,0Oooc0, divided into i,0O00OO shares of the par value of sl.0o, fully paid up and forever non-assessaLle; and the times and conditions upon which 1t Is to be paid is as follows, toswit: 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 holieIs at such time and in such manner as may be presc.ioed by the bylaws.
 All members of the first board shall be sub scriUers to this certificate, and thereafter no person snail De memDer of the Board of Di- rectors unless he is a stockholder in this cor 1, poration. Said Board of Directors shall have power to ill vacancies in their number and may elect suca officers and appoint such com mittee or committees from their own number to aid In the management of the business, and in the conducting of the alars of said corpo- ration as they may see fit, and vest in such officers and said committees all such powers as they may deem expedient
 The following named persons who are sub- scriDed hereto shall constitute the boaid of Directors of this corpor aJion for the first year and until their successors duly qualified shall Ue elected, towt: TR. Ashbrook George w. Jackson, Mrs. Winnie Ferguson, Nj. 0. Black more, James M. Wilson, Donald Campbell and Grant S. Watkins, and thereafter if any direc- tor shall cease to be stockholder he shall cease to be director. Immediately, or as soon as practicable, after the filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder of tue County of Gila, Territory of Arizona, the persons named herein as directors to serve for the first year, and until their successors duly qualified shall be elected, shall meet and or ganize as Board of Directors adopt bylaws and prescribe in said bylaws the method of calling meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders.
 Seyenth-Tns company shall not be liable for any indebtedness at any time TOT any amount in excess of ten thousand dollars (sl0,O0W.
 Eignth-The stockholders of this corporation and their private property shall be exempt from liability of the debts of this corporation.
 Nintn-Tne Board of Directors of this cor poration snail nave power to estaUlsh bylaws and make all rules necessary for the manage ment and control of this corporation and tae officers tnei eof not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the laws of the Ter rtory of Arizona.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 3Oth day of November, 1896. T. k. ASHBROOK, lSeaLJ
 GEORGE w. JACKSON, lSeaLJ
 MRS. WINNIE FERGUSON, [SeaLJ
 NJ. O. BLACKMORE lSedLJ
 JAMES M. WILSON, lSeaLl
 DONALD CAMPBELL, tSeal.J
 GRANT s. WATKINS. lSeaLl