Mohave County miner., 1900-11-10
Erticles Of Incorporation
Philadelphia and Arizona Min
ing Company.

" NOW ALI, MEN BY THESE PRESENTS;
N That we the undersigned, Joseph NJ. Gaz-
zam, ". Jay Cleeland, f. 7. 10y and y. F. Lu-
kens, propose to organize corporation under
the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and for
that purpose do make, sign and acknowledge
according to law, and adopt the following arti-
cles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be the
PHILADELPHIA & ARIZONA MINING
COMPANY, and its principal place OF transact
ing business shall be at Chloride, in the County
of Mohave Territory Of Arizona, with ofiices
at such other places to be designated by the
Board of Directors OF said Company.
ARTICLE II.
The nature of the business to be transacted
is to purchase acquire, lease, own. control
mine, operate or sell, transfer or dispose OF
mines, mining property, and mining rights;
also to purchase. acquire, own, lease. control
sell, transfer, or dispose of water and
water rights. ores minerals, metals or
oils; also to manufacture, purchase lease, ac-
auire own, controLor operate reduction works
smelter or smelters, and all other mining ma.
chinery and appliances necessary thL reto, and
gas, electric light and power plants, and all pat
ents and patent rights and licenses thereto ap-
pertaining: also to refine ores also to purchase,
acquire. lease, own control, improve, manage,
sub-divide, or dispose OF lands, tenementS, and
franchises and all kinds Of property real, per.
sonal, or mixed; also TO manufacture, buy or
sell all kinds OF merchandise, and to do and
perform all things necessary TO carry out the
purposes aforesaid within or without the Terri
tory of Arizona and 20 purchase, acquire, own,
pre.empt and sell its own stock and the stock OF
other corpor atoms.
ARTICLE Ill
The amount OF the capital stock shall be the
sum Of ONE MILLION DOLLARS, divided
iuto one million shares OF the par value OF ONE
DOLLAR each, which capital stock shall be
paid in upon the call Of the Board Of Directors
of this corporation, and it shall be forever non.
asseSSable and each certificate, when issued,
shall state upon its face the number of shares
represented thereby and that the same is fully
paid and forever on.assessable,
ARTICLE ".
The time OF the commencement OF this cor.
poration shall be the date of the filing OF these
Articles of incorporation in the recorders once
OF Mohaye County, Arizona, and the term there
ARTICLE V.
The highest amount OF the Indebtedness or
liability TO which this corporation shall at any
time subject itself shall be the sum of Six Hun
dred Thousand Dollars.
ARTICLE VI.
The affairs of this corporation shall be con
Quoted by a Board of seven Directors, 10 be
elected among the stockholders Of the corpora
tion at the annual stockholders meeting, which
shall be held In the Office of the company, to be
designated by the Directors, on the third Mon
day in April In each year, and until the next
annual meeting OF the stockholders, the AFFAIR,
/ OF this corporation shall be conducted by the
| following Board OF Directors: J. NJ GaZZam
W. Jay Cleeland, Z. T. 10y, W. s. Wallace, W
IL. Kreider, X. ID. Mackenzie and f. f. Lukens
who shall hold ONCE until their successors shall
be duly elected and qualified. Vacancies in the
Board OF Directors shall be filled by a majority
of the other Directors in Office.
ARTICLE VII.
The officers OF this corporation shall be
President, Vice-President, General Manager
Secretary and Treasurer and such other officer,
as may be provided for by the Board OF Direct
| ors and may be elected at the first meeting o
the Board OF Directors.
ARTICLE VIII.
The private property Of the-stockholders o
this corporation shall be exempt from liabilit!
for its corporate debts.
ARTICLE TX
The Directors Of the corporation shall hav
power TO pass Bylaws and make amendment
thereto, and the said corporation shall hav
power 10 increase or diminish its capital stool
or increase or diminish the number Of Director
by majority vote OF the stockholders repre-
sented at any regular stockholders meeting o
any special meeting OF the stockholders calle
for that purpose and by the filing Of the certif
cate thereof and by publishing the same in tn
same manner as is provided by law for the re
cording and publishing Of these Articles OF II
cooperation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunt
set our hands this 10th day Of August, A. d
1900
(sEAL.) JOSEPH NJ. GAZZAM
(sEAL) W. JAY CLEELAND.
(sEAL) L. T. 10y.
. fsrAIA EDWARD FEN IrYkENS