Arizona silver belt., 1899-07-20
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE East Verde Mining and SmeIting Company.

We. John Schoenleber, Conrad Deatz, Wm. M. Beckett, Wm. B. Christian and James T. Christian of the firm nf Christian Bros, James M. Scammon, John T. Johnson. \. II. Bailey, Wm. F. Rankin, Conrad Stickrcd Henry H. Clayton, F,ed $. Wnger, Albert Schoenleber desiring to organize ourselves into a corporation under the provisions oi 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, dc make subscribe ard acknowledge according to law these articles of incorpora' tiou.
 First The name oi this corporation shall be The East Verde Mining and Smelting Company.
 Second And it's principal place of busi, ness shall be at Payson, in the county of Gila, in the Territory of Atizona with branch office in Rockport, Atchison county, state of Missouri, for the purpose of transact, ing any and all business oi any kind and de- scription whatsoever; and also at Payson, in the county of Gila and the Territory of Ari- zonia,
 Third The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is mining, and incl dentally to acquire hy location, purchase or otherwise mines ot copper, gold, silver, lead, coal and mines of all other kinds and nature |. .,,I 4, ,.. s.l th., same; to erect and maintain mills and reduc- tion works, concentratnrs and concentrating works and any and all kinds oimining andmill- ing machinery; to acquire, costruct and own and operate tramways, railways, ,turnpikes and canals to lead from principal works or place of business to an existing railroad, nayasable stream, or turnpike or public highway; to do gene,al merchandise business, erect and maintain boarding houses. to acquire by lur- chase. location, or and iu other lawful manner erty, real personal and mixed, transacting any and all kin,ls of business which may be trans acted hy a natural person; to hold, cultivate, prove up, use and enjoy the same and to d. ient sell lease demise and dispose of the same or any part thereof, as well as any osher property this corporation possesses, be slezed of or entitled tu, to pay out construct and ac- qnire 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 or private corporation. mills, wagon roads. houses fac  tories capital stock and bonds of corporation chattles. goods, wares and merchandise. choses in 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- 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 anydebts of the corporation with such interest as said company may be obliged to pay; and such other enterprises IS this corporation by means of this board nf directors determine and di- rect
 Fourth--The time of commencement of this corporation shall be the day of filing of theso artiele- for record in the nthce of the county recorder of the counsy 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 he one million fivehund- red thousand dollars t1,5OOOOCl, divided into 1, 100000 shares, of the par value of Sl.OO fully paid up and forever non.assessable; and the times and conditions upon which it k to be paid asfollows: The whole capital stock to be paid in property necessary for the pur- pose of this corporation upon resolution If the board of directors and satisfactory evi- dence of title and yalue tn the board of dpec- tors.
 Sixth The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of directors consist ing of seven T) persons, who shall be elected annually in December by the stockholders at such tme and in such manner as may be prescribed by the bylaws.
 All members of tie 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 stockholder in this eorpur- ation Said board If directors shall have power to i'll vacancies in their number, and may elect such officers and appoint such com mittee from their own number to aid in the management of the business. and in the con ducting of the affairs nf rad corporation. as they may see fit, and vest iR such officers and said committees all such powers as they may deem expedient
 The following named persuns who are sub scribed hereto shall constitute the beard of di.