Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
or THE Arizona Exploration COm'y.

We, James A. Fleming. Porter W. Flen- ing, Charles $. Fleming, Richardson Elem. ing. Henry 4. Fry, harles K. Coloney and Ernest l.. Tus:in. desiring to il corl,orase our. | selves, under the provisions of the laws of the | Territory of Arizona and especially under ' Title XII of the revised Statutes of the Ter
 rtory of Arizona, concerning corporations, | approved March s, 1887, for the purpose of engag ug in the lawful enterprises, lusiness, | pursuit and DC upatinn hereinafter specified, 1 dp make, subscribe and acknowledge accord i ing tn law these Articles of lncprlo, ation | and declare;
 First The name assumed by this Corpora.
 tion, and by which it shall be known is the
 "Arizma Exploration Comp ny" and it's
 principal place ot transacting business is in
 the City of Philadelphia County nf Philadel- | phia State of Pennsyl, ania and 1t ehall hayo | branch offices for the purpose of transacting | any and all business of any kind and nature 1 whatsoever in the town of Gluhe. and County l of hila, Territory o' Arizona, and at such [ other places as the stnckho ders may from | time tn time designate.
 1 Second The general nature of the husiness | proposed to be transacted is mining and ns in- l oidental thereto this Corporation proposes to | acquire by location, pufGhaSe otherwise, | mines uf copper, gold, silver, lead coal and | mines of all other kinds and nature whats,4-
 ever. and to operate, lease or sell the same: to
 erect and maintain mills re lucton works, ! teaching pl n.s, cnncentrators. concentrating
 works, and any and all kinds of mining aud | milling machinery; to acquire construct own 1 and operate railways, tramways, turnpkes canals tn lead frhm it's principal works or place of business tn some navigahle stream, or tD some existing railroad, turnpike or public highway; to erect. operate and maintain boarding houses. hotels; 'o do general ner- chandise business; tu acquire by purchase, be cation and in any other lawful manner, real estate, lands and all other kinds of property real, per snnal ani mixed; tn lay out construct and acquire, by purchase or in any other law ful manner and accept hold, possess enjoy operate, use franchises from any Sta or Ter ritnry uf the United States, ar any county municipal or private corporation. wagon roads, mills, factories, houses, capital stuck and bonds Of cnrTo, atiuns, chdttels, goods wares and merchandise. chooses in action; to buy. manufacture, sell and deal in all kinds of property, real personal and mixed. cleo trical appliances for driving machinery, motor power for propel ing any aud all kinds of mechanical appliances where electricity is aSl- plicahle; telephones and telegraph lines, elec- tric ligh s transactiug any and all kinds of business which may he tranSactedhN q natural D rsun: to hold, cultivate. prove un. use aud enjoy the same, and to alienate. sell lease, de- NllNf til til~ili'~e tfI tue same. tnN lt1ft thereof, well as any nthor property this Corporation possesses he seized of or ho en. titled t": Co borrow money and contract tn re- pay the same at such time or times and with such rate r rates at inter st aS its Buard ul Directors de m proper aud see fit. ant t5 hyiuthec te, mortgage or pleige all br any part of the property which this Corporation may hereafter acquire; ta secure payment ui snch mpney with interest or Co secu the t-st.ef s.F .1. .E ff
 with such interest thereon as it may be legally obliged tU pay.
 Thirl-1he amount nf the capital stock of this Corporation shlil be one uilicn and ten thousand dollars tSl Ci0,000 divided infa one hundred aud one tbousa shares GOl. 0q0. of the par value uf ten dollars each. and the time when and tine conditions uisin which it is tn he maid are as follows, ta.uit:
 The whole af said capital stack shall hc paid in, in prnperty necessary fnr the purj cse of the Corporation nppn resolution If the Board nf Directors. and evidence e; title and yalur satisfactory ta them.
 Fourth The time of the commencement af thi' Corporation shall hc the day of the Hing of these Articles for recnrd in the office If the Cnuu,y Recorder nf the County nf Gila. in Che Territory of Arzonp. ani the teInina- tion thereof shall be twenty-iee years there after.
 Fifth The affairs of this Corporation are lo be and they shall he conducted by Board of Directors. consisting of seven ~ persons. whn shall be elected annual ' on the first Mand " after the first Tuesday in December, or as soon thereafter as practicable, ly the stock holders at such time and manner as shall be prescribed by the ny. laws of this Cnrpnrafian: and hereafter no person shall be eligible to the office of Director unle-s he is a stackhoIder in the Corporations ail Bnard of Directors shall have full piwer tn tili vacaucits in their nun. Der and may elect such officers and appoint such committee or committees from thair n.yn number to aid in the management nf the busi. ness, and in conducting nt the affairs of the said Corporation as they may ses 1t, and vest in su h officers and in said committees al snch powers aS they may deem expedient Tue following named persons who are subscribers hereto, shall constitute the Board of Directors of this Cooperation for the first wear. and until their successors dt;ly qualified, shall be elected, to,wit: James A. Fleming. Porter w. Fleming Charles s. Fleming. Richarrlson Fleming Henry \. Fry, Cbarle, F.. Cnlaney and Ernest L. Tustin, and thereafter if any Director shall cease tn he stoekhnlder he shall cease to he Director. Immsdi3telv or as soon as practicable after the filing of these Articles in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Gia, Territory of Arizona, the persons named herein as Directors tG serve for the first year, and until thersuccass ors. duly qualified. shall be elected. shall meet and organize as Q Board of Directors, adopt bylaws and prescribe in said bylaws the method of calling meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders
 Sixth-The hi .hest amount nf Indebtedness or liability direct ar contingent. to which this l Corporation is at any time to he subject is the nm of ten thousand dollars (S10.OG0l
 Seventh The stockholders of this Corpora tion ann their private property shall he ex- em't from the Corporate debts of this Cor. pnration.
 Eighth The Board nf Directors nf this Cor. poration shall have power to establish by-laws l and matc all rules and regulations deemed ex- pedient for the management of the affairs of this Corpprati m and the officers thereof not inconsistent with the Consultation and laws of the United States and the laws of the Terri | torv of Arizona.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set | our hands and seals this 12th day of Decem. | har, A. D. 1892
 fSeall JAMES A. FLEMING (Seall PORTER w. FLEMING. iSeall CHAS. & FLEMING A !,