Mohave County miner., 1900-10-20
Hrticles Of Incorporation
Philadelphia and Arizona Min
ing Company.

II NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
IN That we the undersigned, Joseph NJ. Gaz-
zam W. Jay Cleeland, +. T. 10y and f. f. Lu-
kens propose to organize a 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 l.
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 Ofices
at such other places TO be designated by the
Board of Directors Of said Company.
ARTICLE IL
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, contrOl,Or operate reduction works.
smelter or smelters, and all other mining ma.
chinery and appliances necessary th,ret0, and
gas, electric light and power plants, and all pat
entS and patent rights and licenses thereto ap-
pertaining; also 10 refine ores also 10 purchase.
&C Iuire, lease, own, control, improve manage,
sub-divide, or dispose Of lands tanements, and
franchises and all kinds OF property, real, per
sonal, OF mixed: also TO manufacture, buy or
sell all kinds Of merchandise, and 20 do and
perform all things necessary 70 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 it shall be forever non
assessable, and each certificate, when issued
shall state upon it's face the number Of shares
represented thereby and that the same is fully
paid and forever nOn-assessable.
ARTICLE ".
The time OF the commencement Of this cor
p2ration 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
shall be held in the ONCE OF the company to be
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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. L. T. 10y, W. s. Wallace, W
II. Kreider X. d. Mackenzie and f. F. LuIens,
who shall hold Office 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 a
/ President, Vice-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
for its corporate debts.
ARTICLE TX.
The Directors Of the corporation shall have
power to pass Bylaws and make amendments
thereto and the sad corporation shall have
power to increase or diminish its capital stock
,r incrC ase di niaish the numb ,r Of Directors
b m riority vote of the stockholders repre-
sented at any regular stockholders meeting or
any special meeting Of the stockholders called
for that purpose and by the filing Of the certii
cate thereof and b. publishing the same in the
same manner as is provided by law for the re
c)rding and publishing Of these Articles of In
cDporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hercunto
set our hands this 2)th day Of August. A. D.
1900.
(sEAL.) JOSEPH NJ. GAZzAM
(sEALl ". JAY CLEELAND.
(sEAL-l Z. T. 10y.
(sEAL.) EDWARD FEN. LUKENS