Arizona silver belt., 1899-08-03
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE East Verde Mining and Smejting Company.


 We, John Schoeneher Conrad Deatz, Wm. M. Beckett Wm. B. Christian and James T. Christian of the firm of Christian Bros, James NJ. Scammon, John T. Johnson, A. II. Bailey, Wm. F. Rankin. Conrad Stickrod, Henry II. Clayton. Fred <. Wanger, Albert Schoenleber desiring to organize ourselves into a corporation under the prnvisions of the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and es peciallv an act of the Legislature assembly concerning corporations approved March $, 1887, for the purpose of engaging in the law ful enterprise and business pursuit hereinafter specified, do make, subscribe ard acknowledge according to law these articles uf incorpora- tiou.
 First-The name ot this corporation shall be The East Verde Miuing and Smelling Company.
 Second-And it's principal place of busi ness shall be at Payson, in the county of Gila, in the Territory of Arizona, with branch office in Rockport, Atchison county state of Missouri, for the purpose of transact ing any and all business of any kind and de- scrption whatsoever; and also at Payson, in the county of Gila, and the Territory of Ar. zonia.
 Third The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is mining, and incl dentally to acquire by location, purchase or otherwise mines of copper, gold, silver, lead, coal and mines of all other kinds and nature whatever; and to OF crate, lease or sell the same; to erect and maintain mills and reduc- ti0n works, concentrators and concentrating works and any and all kinds of mining andmill- ing machinery; to acquire, costruet and own and operate tramways, railways, turnpikes and canals to lead from principal works or place of business to an existing railroad, navagable stream, or turnpike or public highway; to do a gene,al merchandise business, erect and maintain boarding houses. to acquire by pur- chase location, or and ir other lawful manner real estate. lands and all other kinds of prop. erty real, personal and mixed transactipgany and all kinds of business which may be trans acted by a natural person: to hold, cultivate, PA'f "f, "s' NshN Nhi'N VIC Ss'iit sAilN t' 'tl- tent, sell, lease, demise and dispose of the same any part thereof, as well as any osher property this corporation possesses, be siezed of or entitled to, to pay out construct and ac- qure by purchase or in other lawful manner and accept, hold, possess and operate, use franchises from any state or territory or any county or municipal corporation nr private corporation, mills, wagon roads. houses, fac tories, capital stock and bonds Inf corporation chattles. goods, wares and merchandise. choses if action, to manufacture sell and deal in any and all kinds of property, real, personal and mixed Electrical and other appliances for driving machinery, motor power for propel- ling any and all kinds of appliances; tele phone and telegraph lines and electric lights; to borrow money and contract to repay the same at such times and with such sales of in. terest as it, board of directors may deem proper; to mortgage or pledge any or all of the property owned, or which this company may acquire: to secure payment of such money with interest Or to secure the payment of any debts of the corporation, with such interest as said company may be obliged to pay; and such other enterprises as this corporation by means of this board of directors determine and ii. rect
 Fourth time of commencement of this corporation shall be the day of filing of these articles for record in the office of the county recorder of the councy of Gila, in the Territory of Arizona, and he termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 Fifth-The amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be one million fivehund- red thousand dollars 1,j0O,O0O divided into 100000 shares, of the par 'alue of Sl.00, fully paid up, and forever non-assessable: and the times and conditions upon which it is tn be paid as follows: The whole capital stock to be paid in property necessary for the pur. pose of this corporation upon resolution of the board of directors and satisfactory evi. dence of title and value to the board of direc. tors.
 Sixth-The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors consist ing of seven (7) persons, who shall be elected ainually in December by the stockholders at such me and in such manner as may DG prescribed by th, bylaws.
 All members f tie first board shall bc sub scrihers to this certificate, and thereafter nc person shall be t member of the board 0f di. rectors unless he is stockholder in this corpor. ation Said b'ard of directors shall have power to fl vaC ances in their number, and may elect such ffcers and appoint such com. mittee from their own number to aid in the of the business, and in the com ductng of the fairs of said corporation, as they may see fit and vest in such officers and said committees Ill such powers they may deem expedient
 The following named persons who are sub scribed hereto sh, II constitute the beard of dl-