Arizona silver belt., 1896-09-24
RTICLE ES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Lost Gllcl Mining to
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 That we, the incorporators, hereinafter named and whose names are hereunto signed, desiring to form and create corporation un- der and by virtue of the provisions of Title l2 entitled corporations) of the Revised Statutes of Arizona. approved March s, 1887, and all amendments thereof for that purpose, do hereby make, subscribe and acknowledge the following articles of incorporation, to wit
 ARTICLE 1.
 The name of the corporation hereby formed shall be THE Losr GULcH MINING COMPANY ' and It's principal place'for transacting business shall be at the town of Globe, County of Gta. Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE 2
 The names of the persons hereby associating themselves together for the purpose of becom- ing corporation are: W. B. GERARD, JOHN KAISER and D. NJ. GERARD.
 ARTICLE g.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted and carried on by this corpor. ation, is and shall be. mining and milling gold and silver ores working gold and silver mines and mining claims, removing ores out of and from mines and mining claims and extracting precious metals therefrom, and doing such other business as may be necessary to success fully carry on the said business of mining and milling gold and silver ores, and for such pur pose, and to these ends said corporation shall be vested with power to purchase, acquire own and hold mines, mining claims, mills and machinery.
 ARTICLE f
 The amount of authorized capital stock Of this corporation shall be seven hundred and fifty thousand shares, of the par value of one dollar each, to be paid for at the time the same is issued and delivered, and shall be non-assess able thereafter.
 ARTICLE 5.
 The time of the commencement of this cor poratlon shall be the 18th day of September 1896, and the termination thereof shall be 2 years from said date
 ARTICLE 6.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be, ant shall be- conducted and managed by Board o Directors, consisting of three persons wh' shall be elected annually by the stoclSholder at the annual meeting thereof to be held at thu general office of the corporation, in the city O New York, State of New York on the frs l
 Tuesday in September of each year.
 ARTICLE [ The following-named persous, who are sub scribers of stock of this corporation. shall con pose and be the Board of Directors, to manag the affairs thereof until the annual meeting O the stockholders, to be held at the said city O New York, in the said State of New York, O the first Tuesday In September, ls97: W. I | Gerard. John Kasser and D. M. Gerard, wh shall bold their said office until the said stocl holders meeting in September 1897, and unt | their successors are elected. The executiv | officers of said corporation shall consist of President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. A officers of the corporation shall be stockholder therein. The Board of Directors shall selec from among their number a President Secre l tary and Treasurer, who shall hold their re spective oflices until their successors are elect 1, ed. Immediately after each annual meetin of stockholders, and the election of Board c Directors thereof the new Board of Director shall as aforesaid, select new officers for sai corporation, who shall hold their said office as aforesaid and the said officers shallperforl such duties as may be prescribed by the b, laws of said corporation to be hereafter adop ed. The Board of Directors of said corporatio may select or appoint such other officers an agents of this corporation as may be necessar for transacting it's business. The Board of D rectors shall have full power to make, estal fish, amend or alter bylaws for regulating tn issue and transfer of the capital stock of th corporation, and prescribing the duties of on cers and agents, and providing for regulatin the manner of conducting It's meetings and th management of it's affairs.
 ARTICLE g.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or habi ity, direct or contingent, to which this corpo