Mohave County miner., 1900-09-15

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Byron Erkenbrecher, A, l. Richardson, n. NJ
Richardson' Ira W. Hawkins, G. r. Rotsler and
w, G. Blewett, have this day voluntarily asso-
;iated ourselves together to organize a corpora
lion under the laws of the territory of Arizona.
for the purpose of engaging in the enterprise
and business hereinafter specified, and we do
hereby make adopt and duly acknowledge the
following Articles of Incorporation
ARTICLEL
The name of this corporation shall be the
Gold Road Mining Comp ANY,
and its principal place Of business shall be in
The town of kingman, in the county OF Mojave
IN the territory of Arizona and elsewhere as
may be fixed by its stockholders and directors
ARTICLE ii.
The general nature of the business proposed
TO be transacted by this corporation is that of
purchasing, acquiring. bonding, owning leas-
iny, developing, operating, working, selling or
otherwise handling or disposing OF lodes and
placer mines, mining claims, ores and precious
metals of any and all kinds machinery and
merchandise of all kinds, quartz mills, smelt
srS and other appliances incident and necessary
to mining, water and water rights lands for
agricultural and building purposes, or other
wise: timber, stone and other material: and
also milling, smelling and otherwise treating
'ud handling ores, extracting the precious met
ais therefrom for said corporation, or for others
is well in other states, territories and posses.
sicns of the United States of America as in the
territory Of Arizona, and TO do all acts usual
and necessary in the premises; to conduct ho-
tells and lodging houses. a store or stores; 10
handle water for the use of said corporation or
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tramroads suspended cable roads, and other
means Of handling freight; subdividing any
lands owned and controlled by this corporation,
and TO dedicate and improve streets thereon or
adjacent thereto; TO erect buildings and make
other improvements upon any of such lands OF
for any person corporation upon other lands; I
20 acquire and secure rights of way and fran |
chises; to construct, own and lease telegraph
and telephone lines, and 10 bore and sink wells |
for the purpose of developing oil; to construct |
own aud lease retineries, pipe lines, sewer and |
other conduits; TO carry on the business OF gen.
eral farming stoclSraisng fruit growing, and |
the storage, sale and shipment, upon commits.
sion or otherwise Of all classes Of produce; and
70 do any and all things which corporation
organized for profit may legally do; and 10 have
authority to contract debts within the limit |
herein prescribed. and may secure the same by |
mortgage or pledge OF any part or all Of its
property.
ARTICLE III.
The total capital stock of this corporation |
shall be one million dollars, divided into one |
million shares OF the par value OF one dollar
each and shall be worcestershire, and may be
paid for by the subscribers thereto In cash or
in property
ARTICLE Nv.
The time OF the commencement Of this cor.
poration shall be the day the filing OF these ar.
tcles Of incorporation in the ONCE Of the County
Recorder OF MoJaye county, territory of Arizo-
na, and the termination thereof shall be TWEEN.
sy-hve (-5) years thereafter.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con
Quoted by board OF directors consisting OF
seven persons who shall be bonafde subscrib-
ers for stock In this corporation, and who shall
be elected at the annual meeting of the stock.
holders to be held on the first Monday OF Sep
tember of each year at Kingman, Arizona and
shall serve for one year from the date OF their
election, and until their successors are elected
and qualified. The officers Of this corporation
shall be a president, vicepresident secretary |
and treasurer (secretary and treasurer may be
the same person., superintendent and general !
No person shall be eligible to the |
position OF. or be elected, director, who is not
a bonatde subscriber for stock In this corpora.
tion. Any vacancies which may occur in the
directory may be filled by the remainigg mem
bers Of the board OF directors. A majority OF |
the board OF directors shall constitute a quo
rum for the transaction OF business and may
sppoint their own tirne and place OF meeting |
and may require any officer of the corporation
TO give bond for the faithful performance of his
duties.
ARTICLE vi.
The highest amount OF Indebtedness 10 which |
this corporation shall at any time subject Itself |
is the sum Of two hundred thousand CseoO 0OO.oO) |
dollars.
ARTICLE VII
The board OF directors shall have power to es
tabiish bylaws and To make all necessary rules
and regulations deemed by them expedent for
the management of the affairs OF this corpora
tion. not inconsistent with the laws of the |
United States or the territory OF Arizona.
ARTICLE VIII
The private property Of the stockholders Of /
this corporation shall be exempt from liability !;
for the debts of this corporation.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this sth day OF Au-
gust, A. ID. 1900.
JOS BUREHARn, (seal)
BYRON ERKENBREcHER (seaI
A l. RICHARDSON, (seaD
N. M. RICHARDSON, (seal)
IRA w HAWKING fseall