Mohave County miner., 1900-11-17
Hrticles of Incorporation
Philadelphia and Arizona Min
ing Company.

L NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
IN That we the undersigned, Joseph NJ. Gaz
Zam, ". Jay Cleeland, f. Il. 10y and f. 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 10 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 Offices
at such other places to be designated by the
Board OF Directors of said Company.
ARTICLE H.
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-
quire, own, controlO or operate reduction works,
smelter or smelters, and all other mining ma.
| chinery and appliances necessary Thereto, 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-diyide, 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 to purchase, acquire, own
pre-empt and sell its own stock and the stock Of
other corporations
ARTICLE III.
| 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 II 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 worcestershire,
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 MOhave County, Arizona, and the term there
Of shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
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 Board of seven Directors. 10 be
elected among the stockholders OF the corpora.
tion at the annual stockholders meeting, which
| IA l..
designated by the Directors, on the third Mon.
day in April in each year and until the next
annual meeting Of the stockholders, the affairs
OF this corporation shall be conducted by the
following Board of Directors: J. NJ. GaZzam,
W Jay Cleeland f. T. 10y, W. 5. Wallace, W.
II. Kreider, X. ID. Mackenzie and f. =. Lukens,
who shall hold ONCE until their succe sors shall
be duly elected and qualified Vacancies in the
| Board of Directors shall be filled by majority
of the other Directors in office.
ARTICLE VII.
The officers OF this corporation shall be a
President, Yice-President, General Manager,
! Secretary and Treasurer and such other officers
as may be provided for by the Board OF Direct
ors and may be elected at the first meeting Of
the Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE VIII.
The private property OF the stockholders of
this corporation shall be exempt from liability
for Its corporate debts,
ARTICLE TX.
The Directors Of the corporation sh al have
power to pass Bylaws and make anne ldments
thereto, and the said corporation sh Ill have
power 10 increase or diminish its capital stock
or increase or diminish the number Of Directors
by majority vote Of the stockholde IS repre-
sented at any regular stockholders meeting or
any special meeting of the stockholders called
for that purpose and by the filing OF the certih
cate thereof and by publishing the same In the
same manner as is provided by law for the re-
cording and publishing Of these Articles of In.
cooperation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto
set our hands this Goth dny of August, A. d..
1900.
(sEAL~) JOSEPH NJ. GAZZAM.
(sEAL,) ", JAY CLEELAND.
(sEAL) f.. T. 10y.
(sEAI.) EDWARD FEN. LJkENS.