Arizona silver belt., 1900-01-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Arizona Exploration COm'y'

We, James A Fleming, Porter W. Flem-
 ing, Charles S. Fleming, Richardson Fl-n-
 ,ig, Henry A. Fry, harles F.. Coloney and
 Ernest L.. Tus:in. desiring to II. cori"rate our
 selves, under the pro, isi'ns of the laws of tn"
 Territory ot Arizona, and especially under
 Title XI of the rer ised Statutes of the Ter
 ritury of Ariznna. con ernina corporations.
 approved March S, 1881, tor the purpose of engag ng in the lawful enterprises, business, pursuit and oc upatiun hereinafter specified, dr tnake subscribe and acknowledge acc r'i- iny tu law the-e Articles of lnu,,rpo: ation
 and declare:
 First The name assumed by this Torpora- ti,n, and by which 1t shall be known IS the "Ariznna Exploration Comp ny" and its principal pace ot transacting business is in
 the City of Philadelphia, County "f Phiadel- l phia. State of Penn> sania, and it shall have | branch offices for the purp,,se of trausacting any ant all business If any kind ant nature
 whatsoever, in the town of Globe. and Countv l of ';ila, Territory o' Arizona, and at such other places as the stnckho ders may from 1 Iiue tu time designate.
 Secnnd-The general nature of the business | proposed to Ie transacted is mining and as m. Ciden al thereto this Corporation proposes t" | acquire hy locaIi n, purchase 1T otherwise, | mines f copper, gold, silver, lead, cnal and | mines of all other kinds and nature whatso ever. and tu operate, lease or sell the same: to | erect and mpintain mills. re lucrion works teaching pl n.s, concentrators, concentrating , works and any and all kinds of mining aud milling machinery; to acquire, construct own | md npera'e railways, tramways, turnpikc~ apalS tn lead from it's prin ipal works or place of husinesS to some naVigable stream, or | 70 some existing railroad, turnpike or public highway: to erect, operate and maintain hparding houses. hotels; to do general mer- chandse business; to acquire by purchase, lp- | ,l.... .E1.. ...l estate, lands and all other kindS of property.
 real. per snn;l ant mixed; to lay nut, construct | ant acq iIre. by purchase nr in any other law l ful InaunAr. and accept. hold, possess, enjoy. perate, use franchises fr,iin any Sta or Ter -itorv uf the Uuited States, or any county. municipal or private co poratinn, wagon oads mills, factories. houses, capital stock md houis of corro. atiuus. chattels, goods wares and merchandise. chnses in action; to ruy. manufacture, sell and deal in all kinds fl property, real personal and mixed. cleo
 rical appliances for driving machinery, motor power for prnpel ing any and all kinds oi mechanical appliances where electIi icity Is an plicahle; telephones and telegraph lines, cleo | tric ligh 8. transacting any and all kinds of business which may he transacted by a natural | D rson; to hold, cultivate. prove up, use and enjoy the same, and to aiienate, sell lease, dr- mise and dispose of the same, or any part hereof, as well as any other property this | Corporation possesses. he seized of or bc en. titled to: tn barrow money and contract tn re nay the same at such time or tunes ant with .uch rate or rates of inter st as its Board of Directors dem proper and see fit, and [" hypOthec te, mortgage ar pledge all or any | part of the property which this Corporation may hereafter acquire; to secure payment of | such munev with interest, or to secure thr ayment of any debt nf th's Corporation. with such in crest thereon as it may be legall, ,hliged to pay.
 Tiird-The amount of the capital stock of his Corporation sha he me million and ten
 thousand dollars fSI ,0l0,OO divided into one hundred ani one thousa d shares tl0l ,0O0l, fl the par value nf ten dollars each, md the time when and the conditions upun which it is to he paid are as follows, t'.-wit: | The whole of said capital stock shall be D il in, in property necessary for the purl ose of
 the Corporation upon resolution uf the Board fl Directors and evidence of title and value Sa'sfaotory tn them.
 Fnurth-The time of the commencement of thi. Corporation shall be the day of the filing "f these Articles for record in the office of the | County Recorder of the County of Gila. in l the Territory of Arizona. and the termna- | tinn thereof shall be twenty-five years there | after.
 Fifth--The affairs of this Corporation are to he and they shall he conducted by Board nf Directors consisting of seven t7) psrs rns whn hall be elected annual on the first MuniaN after the first Tuesday in December, or as sOnn thereafter as practic ,b'e, by the stock. holders at such time and manner as shall be prescribed by the by laws 6f this Corpora ion: end hereafter no person shall be eligible to ths. nfice of Director un'e-s he is a stOckholder m the Corporation; aii BOarrl of Directors shall nave fnll p wer to til va anci in their mum her and may elect such officers and appoint such committee or committees from their ov n | number to aid in the management of the busi. | ness, and in cnnfuc ing of the affair. nf th, aid Corporation as they may seq 1t, and vas' | in SUI h officers and in snid committees al sucl nowers as they may deem exprdirnt. IT., l following named ner''ns. who are subscriber hereto. shall constitute the F "rd nf Director l rf this Corporation for the first wear and mi their su"casS ,rs duly qualified. shall lr | a'pcted. to wit: James A. Fleming Porte " Fleminv. Charles \ Flpmin' Hioh,r Non rln,uinr Upnr~ ' rrv Crar'p- v f'.inu..a rl Ernest L.. Tu-''r and tre'r." Per r ,n. l Nirrc',~ shnN rna.a 2. h" 70 s',c' h,l'nr F. .nrr cpise to i- Di,rrtrr 'ptnaii '-''. "r l r. on 2 vractica Ne ar'er thc filing If thar 1 ir'i To- in the af.. .ha Cruu'v R ac irde r' -rar rn'y ,F f-;a To-i',rv ns Arizona. ,o ra'. ..s .a,ai hrrr;- g. i'rect ITS t., ..r. : a f.., fest vr r. and u tl thsi" sncces.- -. .'H',r.r'i fled shall he o'"1'r'. -hall mea' .. .'... HS a 'fOaTN or FttciuTS, ,au'Nn l ..f f.n. w 'rescrihe in ii hy.isws the -u# .' Hing meetings { the Board Of H'r.s..r stockholders
 l ....-.-.-ah Vi hest amou..e fl indebtedness H'.'r ect IT contingent, to which thi, 1 ..##-a s at anvt time to he subject is the 1 rn-a ar ..n horsand dollars (sl00OOl. Ea.a. The stockholders of this Corpora ' 'in fur cir nri' ate property shall he ex- 1 rrg z 2. the Corporate debts of this Cor l .nr .F....,
 l Ef-a The Board nf Directors of this Cor | arr.s-. .'' we power to establish bylaws | tH r.. ..E' ss and regulations deemed ex- | ras't.. .r.ra nanagement of the affairs ui ! fnf. Crrrr r and the officers thereof. not | rn.-a' a..t ! the Constitution and laws of l .r r I-.. and the laws of the Terri | En .s- 'eof. we have hereunto set 1 rrr D a u, this 12th day of Decem- | ."r, a.. 'r..as.
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 1 Isa.H 2DT ''R W. FLEMING.
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 | ,sr-w EE"T EDISON FLEMING.
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