Mohave County miner., 1899-07-08
Articles Of Incorporation Of the
Midas Mining and Mill
ing Company

Know all men by these presents: That we,
rho .,ders guel. VIM. q Blak sly. G. +. Shell. |
i,n Pete schatfer, Harry McComb aud James
" Blakely, propose to organize corporation
under tie laws OF the Territory of Arizona, and |
sdopt The following articles of Incorporation:
AR,ICLEI
The name OF this corporation shall be the
MIDAS MINING 4 MILLING COMPANY. and its
nriucipal place of business shall be at the town
of Kiugman, In the County of Mohave, and
Territory OF Arizona, with offices at other
rlaces to be designated by the stockholders.
ARTICLE IL.
the nature of the business TO be transacted
!. TO purchase, acquire, lease, own aud con.
trol mines; work, operate and sell miues aud
minng property aud mining rights anywhere
in the Territory OF Arizona, State of California,
,tate of Nevada, State of Utah, Territory of
New Mexico or Republic Of Mexico.
Al.o to acquire by purchase or otherwise and
to own real aud personal property, mines and
minng property, water aud water rights, to
sell water a d water rights, to carry on any
mercantile business in connection with any
other business herein eontemp a,ed. and to
or otherwise.
Also. to purchase. lease, acquire, own, con
troll or opers'e any smelter or smelters. mill or
mills, cyanide plaut or plauts, or any other
mechanical or chemical appliances or pro-
cesses necessary or proper to be used for the
working of mines, oS reduction and refining OF
ore, and precious metals, and To do aud per
form all things necessary or proper to be done
or performed to carry out the purposes sfore-
said
Also, to purchase, acquire, own, sell and
deal Ia stock Of other corporations.
Also to buy, sell, own, erect and operate ma.
chinery aud appliances for the generation,
manufacture aad transmiss on of electricity,
elec ric light electro power, aud everything
necessary or useful in connection Herewith.
ARTICLE Ill.
The amount of the capi nj stock OF this cor
pOraton shall be Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dol srs divided into Two undred
aud Fifty Thousand shares OF Ten Dollars
each
ARTICLE Nv.
The time OF the commence ment Of this cor
? ration shall be the date OF filing thes Arti.
cles If Incorpora ion In the Office OF the Coun.
~ Recorder of Mohave ounty, and the term
thereof shall be Twenty-Five t25) years there
after.
ARTICLE V.
The highest amount of Indebtedness and liza
bIliIy to which this corporation shall at any
time subject itself shall be the sum of Fifty
Thousand Dollars
ARTICLE
The number OF directors OF said corporation
III ta h,tt ta In
creased to Nine la such way aud manner as IL,
bylaws NAV provide. The names Of those who
are to constitut the Board Of Directors aud Il
manage the affairs OF the Corporation until 1t,
nrst annual meeting are. VIM G. Blakely, q. y
sheldon, Peter schaffer. Harry McComb and
James W. Blakely; OF whom Vim. G.. Blakely
is President, q. Y. sheldon is vIce.Presid ,nt
Peter Schafer is Treasurer aud Harry McComt
is secretary.
ARTICLE VII.
The Stock OF this Corporation shall be non
assesstble.
ARTICLE VIII.
The animal aud other meetings Of the Boart
of Directors aud Stockholders may be held be
yIud the limits { the Territory OF Arizona, IA
ths City oi Los Angeles State of California, o
elsewhere at such times aud places a. tn,
By laws may desig late, or the Board OF Direc
tors sha l. from time to me, Pursuant therett
determine
ARTICLE TX.
The private properly OF the officers ant
stock holders OF this Corporation shall be ex
empt from liability for its coporate debts.
ARTICLE Y,
We, the undersigned. do, by these presents
seyerally agree with each other, for ourselves
add those who may become associated with us
our add their legal representatives, that w
sLd taey shall be bound. controlled and con
cluded by the provisions, statements, stip
ia ions and agreements contained, men
toned aud set forth Ia the foregoing Certifcat'
IN NITSESS WHEREOF, We, the said IN
cOrporators. have hereunto set our hands ant
seals, at the town OF Kingman. In the Count!
OF Mohave and Territory OF Arizona, thi
twentieth day of June, 1899
WIN @. BLAKELY, SEAL
GF SHELDON, SEAL