Arizona silver belt., 1897-01-21

We. T. R Ashbrook George W Jackson
 Mrs, Winnie Ferguson. M. O. Blackmore, Jame,
 N. Wilson Donald Campbell and Grant s
 Watkins desiring to organize ourselves into q
 corporation under the provisions of the law.
 of the Territory of Arizona and especially ar
 act of the Legislature assembly concerning
 corporations, approved March 6, 1887 for the
 purpose of engaging in the lawful enterprise
 and business pursuit hereinafter specified dc
 make, subscribe and acknowledge according
 to law these articles of incorporation:
 First-The name of this corporation shall be
 The Pinto Creek Mining and Smeltlng Com
 pany.
 Second-And it's principal place of business shall be at Globe, in the County of Gla, 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 at Globe. in the County of Gila, and Territory of Arizona
 Thlrd-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 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 machinery; to construct roads and tram ways; to do Q 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 a 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-The 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 Gila, 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 Gl, 600 OOo), divided into 1000 600 shares of the par value of si.Oo, fully paid up and forever non-assessable; and the times and conditions upon which 1t is to be paid is as follows, towit: 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 q 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 stockhoder In this cor. poration. Said Board of Directors shall have power to i'll vacancies in their number and may elect such 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 affairs 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 scribed hereto shall constitute the Board of Directors of this corporation for the first year and until their successors duly qualified shall be elected, to-wit: T. R. Ashbrook George w. Jackson, Mrs. Winnie Ferguson, M. o. Black more James M. Wilson, Donald Campbell and Grant s. Watkins and thereafter if any direc. tor shall cease to be a stockholder he shall cease to be a director. Immediately or as soon as practicable after the filing of these articles in the office of the County Recorder of the 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 a Board of Directors, adopt bylaws and prescribe in said bylaws the method of calling meetings of the Board of Directors and 
 Seventh-This company shall not be liable for any indebtedness at any time for any amount in excess of ten thousand dollars (si0,O00).
 Eighth-The stockholders of this corporation and their private property shall be exempt from liability of the debts of this corporation.
 Niuth-The Board of Directors of this cor poration shall have power to establish ylaws and make all rules necessary for the manage nent and control of this corporation and the officers thereof not inconsistent with the laws of the United States and the laws of the Ter -itory of Arizona.
 Tn witness whereof, we have hereunto set