The copper era., 1901-04-25
Articles of Incorporation of the May
flower Mining Company.

We w NJ Bowker J. B. Harris, s. S. Simon
es1 Weaver, o. J. Cotey. G. ( Barley and Z.
eur M I'm y,,rI,s ~
tiOn under the provisions of the laws of the
Territory OF Arizona, and especially an act Of
tie legislative assembly thereof entitled An
Act Concerning Corporations, Approved
March sth. 1887. for the purpose of engaging in
aud carrying on the lawful business, enter
prises aud pursuits hereinafter named and
specified.
.And. we do hereby make. subscribe and &C
knowledge. according to taw these articles Of
~ 0fA'i0h IN H'Pi'A'e' anu 'efDiy anu de-
The name assumed by this corporation and
be which II shall be known is THE NAY
FLOWER MINING COMPANY. Its principal
pitce of transacting business is in the town of
CItftOn. Graham County, Arizona. Aud the
time of the commencement Of this corporation
SHALL be the day Of filing these articles OF incor
poraIiOn. in the Office of the County Recorder of
TIE said County of Graham. the termination
thereof shall be Twenty-Five years thereafter.
II.
The general nature Of the business proposed
TO b. transacted by this corporation is miniu :,
ana to acquire by location or purchase. mines
erect aud maintain mills. reduction works and
alFkind~ of milling machinery for the milling
or reduction of ore. Also 10 buy real estate
mining claims and to sell the same.
III.
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
poraliOn shall he Five Hundred Thousand Dol
lars. divided into Five Thousand shares of One
Hundred Dollars each, the whole thereof to be
aforesaid inco porstors Immediately upon the
ling of these articles, by the conveyance to
this corporation, by the aforesaid corporstors,
of the following described mining claims. in
Graham County. Arizona. to-wit: The Chance
Mine, located septem her the 10Th. 1899. recorded
December the Isl, 1899. in book II at page 50;
the San Tiled Mine. located Frbruir, the LIST.
1900. and recorded February the l4th. 1900. in
book u at page 236; the ella Monster. located
February the LIST, 1900. recorded FEBRUARY the
18th, 1900, in book ~ III page 2s4 the Rattle
Snake, located February the LIST, 1900 recorded
February the l4th: 1902 in book y az page , 2s5;
c%dedefebruary the 14th, 1900, in book II at
II zss. all in the mining records of said Ora
Bald stock TO be held and divided in accord
atce of their >pective interests. of the afore-
Isl as follows: " NJ Bowker' One Twelfth: j.
n Hsrrls. One-Twelfth; s. s. Simon, One
Tonrtb. r oIrth: E. FL. Stettmund, One Twenty
Que FOURTH: and Cal Weaver One Fourth said
St.pcA,fto De held nd n assessable forever there
The highest amount of Indebtedness to which
tits corporation is TO subject itself. or become
liable, is the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars.
The stockholders of this corporation, and their
private property shall be exempt from the cor
porate debts of this COOPERATION
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
the stockholders annually, in April of each
year, from among their number, as shall be pre-
scribed by the by laws of this corporation. The
following named persons who are subscribers
to the capital stock of this roTpOr 'ton. shall
constitute the board of directors of this corpora
ton for the first year. and until their successors
are duly elected and qualified, to-wit j. b.
Harris. S :. Simon, Cal Weaver, o. j. Cotey and
W. NJ Bowker No person shall be director
who is not stakeholder in this corporation.
Immediately after the filing of these articles, in
the office of the County Recorder, in the County
of Graham, Territory. of Arizona, the persons
herein named directors, shall meet and
organize a board of directors, adopt by laws,
providing for the meeting of the board of di-
rectors aud stockholders; said meeting to be
held in Nevada, Missouri.
VII
The board of directors of this corporation
shall have power to make all rules aud regula-
tions, and bylaws tor the management of the
affairs of this corporation, and the officers there
of not contrary to law.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals, this the 18th day of March.
1901