Mohave County miner., 1901-02-02

MINNESOTA AND ARIZONA GOLD MINING
COMPANY, and its principal place of business
shall be in the town of Kingman in the County
of Mohave in the Territory of Arizona, and
elsewhere as may be fixed by its stockholders
and directors.
Article IL.
| The general nature of the business proposed
to 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, smel.
ters and other appliances incident and neceS-
! sary to mining, water and water rights, timber,
stone and other material; and also milling
smelling and otherwise treating and handling
ores, extracting the precious metals therefrom
| for said corporation or for others, as well in
other states, territories and posSC ssions of the
| United States of America as in the Territory of
Arizona, and to do all acts usual and necessary
in the premises; 10 construct, own and lease
telegraph nd telephone lines; TO construct
own and lease rehneries pipe lines, sewer and
other conduits; and to do any and all things
which corporation organized for profit may
| legally do; and TO have authority to contract
debts within the limit herein prescribed, and
may secure the same by mortgage or pledge of
any part or all OF its property.
Article Ill
The total capital stock of this corporation
shall be Two Million Dollars, diviCed into two
million shares Of the par value OF one dollar
each, and shall be worcestershire and may be
paid for by the subscribers thereto in cash or
in property,
Article "
The first Board OF Directors who shall serve
until their successors shall be elected and
| qualified shall consist Of John B. Shipman.
John p jacobson, George Harold Smith and
Francis l.. Moffett; and the officers OF the cor
poIation shall be Francis L. Moffett, Presi-
dent, John b Shlpman, Vice. Hresident, George
Harold Smith, Secretary, and John p. jacob.
son, Treasurer.
Article V.
The time Of the commencement of this cor.
poration shall be the day the filing OF these ar
| ticleS of incorporation in the once OF the
County Recorder Of Mohave county Territory
of Arizona and the termination thereof shall
be twenty-five (25) years thereafter
Article VI.
The affairs Of this corporation shall be con
Quoted by Board OF Directors consisting OF
from three 10 five persons who shall be stock
holders. and who shall be elected atahe annual
meeting Of the stockholders to be held on the
first Monday Of December Of each year, 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 president, ce-president secretary and
treasurer. Any vacancies which may occur In
the directory may be filled by the remaining
Board OF Dir iectors. majority OF the Board
OF Directors shall constitute quorum for the
transaction Of business, and may appoint their
own time and place Of meeting, and may re
quire any officer OF the corporation to give
bond for the faithful performance OF his duties
Article VII
The his hest amount OF Indebtedness TO which
this corporation shall at any time subject itself
is the sum of one hundred thousand CSOOOOOOO)
dollars.
Article VIII
The Board OF Directors shall have power to
establish bylaws and to make all necessary
rules and regulations deemed by them expedi-
ent for the management OF the affairs Of this
corporation, not inconsistent with the laws OF
the United States, of the Territory Of Ari
zona
Article TX.
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 nth day OF November
1900. JNO, +. JACOBSON, seal
GEO. HAROLD SMITH Iseall
FRANCIS l.. MDFFE1vr Iscul1