Arizona republican., 1901-10-24

mineral veins. lOdes, lodges. or deposits of mineral-bearing rock. ore, sand oT gravel. of every nature and descrip- tion: to buy. locate and appropriate or otherwise acquire, divert. control and use water. or the right to the use of
 water. for domestic uses, hydraulic or other mining purposes, and for power. lighting and manufacturing. and any other lawful purposes; and to locate. | build. own and operate dams, tunnel ditches. canals. pipe lines fumes pipes | and reservoirs for the purpose afore- said; to acquire. use and sell fran | chises and rights of way and to build, own. use and operate roads. railroads, steamships and other vessels for the purpose of carrying on said mining ana | oil business; to buy. locate or other wise dispose of any land, or town sites, or mill sites; to erect, maintain and use any mills hydraulic, or any other mining machinery; ware. store or boarding houses; to buy and sell mer- chandise and carry on a general ship | ping and freighting business, with full | power and authority to do any and all l acts and things incidental to or con- | venient or necessary in the proper and | profitable transaction of the business | aforesaid. and the same and every part thereof to do in the Territory of Ar [ | the United States. or Canada.
 ,. To act as q general financial or commercial agent or broker for com mission. or upon such other terms as may be agreed, for the buying or sell ing of stocks. bonds, or any other ar tlcle or thing subject to commercial transactions; to issue notes. bonds. debentures. mortgages or other evil dences of indebtedness. for the purpose of raising or securing money for car rying out any of the objects or pur- poses of this corporation, and to take. purchase own. negotiate, sell or guar antee notes. bonds and stocks of indi- viduais. companies or corporations.
 6. The capital stock of this corpora ton shall be s15OOO.o GOO. divided into fifteen million shares of the par value of S1.0O each.
 The Board of Directors shall have full power to sell or exchange the shares of capital stock at par for oil lands. oil wells. mines or mining claims or for mills, hydraulic plants or other mo chinery, on such terms they may think best for the interests of the cor poration. or to sell the same for cash. but all the shares shall be fully pal, for when issued, and be non-assessabla thereafter.
 
 this corporation shall be vested In a Board of Directors, consisting of not less than three. nor more than seven persons. Except as herein stated they shall be elected each year by the stocE- holders from their number at their an nual meeting. and shall serve for one year or until their successors are elect ed and qualified.
 The following named persons shall act as Directors until the annual meet ing of the stockholders in the year 1901 to-wit: Joseph F'lory, Everett F. Adams. T. g. Henderson, Geo. O. Rog CTS and c. W. Walters.
 8. The officers of this corporation shall be a President. Vice President. l Secretary and Treasurer. The Presi- dent shall be a member of the Board of Directors. and all said officers shalt be chosen by the Directors at their first meeting after their appointment 1 or election. and shall hold office for one year. or until thei: successors are elect ed and qualified.
 9. The annual meeting of the stock holders of this corporation shall be held on the first Tuesday of May of ea-h year. after the year 1901, at such place as may be designated by the bylaws of the time and place of which due mo- | tice shall be given to the stockholders. 10. The highest amount of indebt edness. direct or contingent. to which | this corporation may at any time be subject. shall be the sum of Five Hun dred Thousand Dollars (s50O.0C0). II. The stockholders Of this corpo- ration and their private property shall | be exempt from the corporation deb 5 of this corporation.
 12. These articles may be amended at any annual meeting of the corpora ! tion, by the affirmative vote of two thirds of all the shares then present and voting thereon. provided that mo- tice of the intended amendment has ' been given the stockholders, with the notice of the meeting at which such amendment is submitted for action. I 13. The Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint all necessary attorneys. agents and servants of the corporation and to establish and | amend bylaws, rules and regulations deemed necessary for the management of the business of the company. not in consistent with law and these articles. IA. If any Director ceases to be d stockholder, he shall hereby cease to be a Director. and any vacancy on the Board of Directors from this or any other cause. shall be filled by the re- maining members of the Board.
 In Witness Whereof. we have here unto set our hands and seals this 5th day of October, 1901.
 EVERETT F. ADAMS. (Seal) GEO. O. ROGERS. (SeaL)
 T. S. HENDERSON. (SeaL)
 In the presence of Amy C. Young l A. M Wood, w. A. Hequembourg.
 State of Missouri. City of St. Louis. ss On this 5th day of October. A. D. 1901 personally appeared Everett F. Adams
 Geo O. Rogers. and T. s. Henderson l to me known to be the persons de-
 scribed in and who acknowledged to ma
 that they executed the foregoing in-
 strument as their free act and deed.
 Witness my hand and official sea this 5th day of October.
 (SeaI) AMY c YOUNG.