Mohave County miner., 1900-09-08

l'yron ErSenbrecher, A. /. Richardson, n. NJ.
Richardson, Ira w Hawkins, G. f. Rotsler and
", q. Blewett have this day voluntarily asso-
ciated ourselves together to organize a corpora
tlJn 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 aad duly acknowledge the
following Articles of Incorporation
ARTICLE
The name of this corporation shall be the
Gold Road Mining Comp my,
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
nay be fixed by its stockholders and directors.
ARTICLE H.
The general nature of the business proposed
20 be transacted by this corporation is that OF
purchasing acquiring. bonding, owning, leas.
ing 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-
ers 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
and handling ores, extracting the precious met
ais therefrom for said corporation. or for others,
as well in other states, territories and posses
sions 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, store stores; to
handle water for the use OF said corporation or
for others; to operate toll roads. railroads,
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 or
Tor any person or corporation upon other lands;
TO acquire and secure rights OF way and fran.
chises; to construct, own and lease telegraph
and telephone lines, and to bore and sink wells
for the purpose OF developing Oil; TO construct,
own and lease refineries. pipe lines, sewer and
other conduits; TO carry on the business OF gen
eral farming, stockraising, fruit growing, and
the storage sale and shipment upon commits
sion or otherwise, OF all classes of produce; and
to do any and all things which a corporation
organized for profit may legally do; and to have
authority TO contract debts within the limit
HtItlu pitSNllUtu' anu may NCNuit bht ShLit ny
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 nor. n.assessible, and may be
paid for by the subscribers thereto in cash or
In property.
The time of the commencement OF this cor.
poration shall be the day the filing OF these ar
tcles Of incorporation In the office OF the County
Recorder of MoJaye county, territory OF Arizo-
ma, and the termination thereof shall be twen.
ty-fiye t25) years thereafter.
ARTICLE
The Affairs OF this corporation shall be con.
Quoted by a board Of directors consisting of
seven persons, who shall be bonaide 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 tsecretary and treasurer may be
the same person., superintendent and general
manager No person shall be eligible to the
position OF. or be elected, director, who is not
a bonaiide subscriber for stock in this corpora
tion. Any vacancies which may occur In the
directory may be filled by the remaining mem
bers of the board Of directors. majority of
the board OF directors shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction OF business and may
appoint their own time 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 to which
this corporation shall at any time subject itself
Is the sum Of two hundred thousand (sa00, ,0oo.0o)
dollars.
The board Of directors shall have power to es.
tablish bylaws and to make all necessary rules
and regulations deemed by them expedient 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. BURKHARD, (seaD
BYRON ERKEsBREcHER, (seaD
A. l. RICHARDSON, (seaD
N. NJ. RICHARDSON, (seaD
IRA w. HAWKINS, (seaD
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