Mohave County miner., 1900-11-24
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, W. Jay Cleeland Il. T. 10y and E. F. Lu' |
kens, propose to organize u 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 s. 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 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, controlor operate reduction works,
smelter or smelters, and all other mining ma.
chinery and appliances necessary thtreto, and
gas, electric light and power plants, and all pat
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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 ali kinds of merchandise, and 10 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,
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other corpor ations.
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 1t 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 oi
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 b,
| elected among the stockholders OF the corpora
tion at the annual stockholders meeting, which
shall be held in the ofice of the company, to b
designated by the Directors, on the third Mon
day in April in each year, and until the mex
annual meeting Of the stockholders, the affair
/. of this corporation shall be conducted by tn
following Board of Directors: J. NJ. Gazzam
!, W Jay Cleeland, f. T. 10y, W. s. Wallace, W
II. Kreider, X. ID. Mackenzie and +. +. Lukens
who shall hold Office until their successors shal
! be duly elected and qualified Vacancies In tn
e Board Of Directors shall be filled by majorit
e OF the other Directors in once.
d ARTICLE VII.
1 The officers OF this corporation shall be
e President. Vice-President, General Manager
I Secretary and Treasurer and such other officer
I. as may be provided for by the Board OF Direct
I ors and may be elected at the first meeting O
the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VIII
The private property OF the stockholders
this corporation shall be exempt from liaoilit
for its corporate debts.
ARTICLE TX
The Directors Of the corporation shall hav
:. power to pass By Laws and make amendment
thereto, and the said corporation shall hav
power TO increase OF diminish its capital stoc
|, or increase or diminish the number Of Director
G by majority vote of the stockholders repre-
= sented at any regular stockholders meeting Q
d any special meeting of the stockholders calle
y for that purpose and by the filing Of the certif
It cate thereof and by publishing the same in tn
IT same manner as is provided by law for the n
Z cording and publishing Of these Articles Of II
e cooperation.
" IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunt
D. set our hands this Goth day Of August, A. d
1900.
(sEAL.) JOSEPH NJ. GAZ2AM.
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