Arizona silver belt., 1896-09-03
Know .l Men by These ,-resen,,

Know All Men by These I'resents
 That we, thc .ncorporstors. hereinafter named and whose names are hereunto signed, desiflng to form and create q corporation un- der and by virtue of the provisions Of Title l2 (enhtlcd corporGtions) of the Revised Statutes of Arizona, approved March z lsS7. and all amendments thereof for that purpose do hereby make, subscribe and acknowledge the following articles of Incorporation to wit:
 ARTICLE l.
 The name of the corporation hereby formed shall be ''TsE LOST GUIcH MINING COMPANY" and It's principal place for tr;lnsacting business shah be at the town of Globe, County of Gila. Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE s
 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
 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 end 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 l.
 The amount of authorized capital stock of Ylfy 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 sltan be nou-assess- able thereafter.
 ARTICLE 5
 The time of the commencement of this cor. poration shall be the 18th day of September, 1896, and the termination thereof shall be 25 years from said date.
 ARTICLE G.
 The affairs of this corporation are to be- and shall be, conducted and managed by Board of Directors, consisting of thnsc persons, who shall be elected annually by the stockholders at the annual meeting thereof to be held at the general oflce of the corporation. in the city of New York, State of New York, on the first Tuesday in September of each year.
 ARTICLE 2.
 The following-named persotg, who are sub scrberS of stock of this corporation, shall com. pose and be the Board Of Directors. to manage the affairs thereof until the annual meeting of the stockholders, Go be held as the said city of New York. in the said State of New York, on the first Tuesday in September, 1897 ". B. Gerard, John kasser and D. M. Gerard, who shall hold their said office until the said stock holders meeting in September 1897, aad until their successors are elected. The executive officers of said corporation shall consist of 2 President, Secretary and Treasurer. All officers of the corporation shallbe stockholders therein. The Board of Directors shall select from among their number Q President, Sec.e- tary and Treasurer, who shah hold their re- spcctive offices until their slcessors are elect ed. Immediately after each annual meeting Of stockholders, and the election of Board of Directors thereof, the new Board of Directors shall as aforesaid, select new officers for said | corporation who shall hold their said offices | ns aforesaid; and the said officers shall llperform such duties as may be prescribed by the by laws of said corporation to be hereafter adopt ! ed. The Board of Directors of said corporation | may select or appoint such other officers and agents of this corporation as may be necessary for transacting it's business Tho Board of Di- | rectors shall have full power 70 make estab- lish, amend or alter bylaws fo;' regulating the | issue and transfer of the capital stock of this | corporation, and prescribing tile duties Of ofi- | cers and agents, and providing for regulating | the manner of conducting It's meetings and the | of it's affairs.
 ARTICLE B.
 The highest amount of lndeb .edness or Baoil- : ty, direct o- contingent to which this corpor-