Arizona republican., 1901-11-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE LEVIATHAN GOLD MIN
 ING COMPANY.


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, D. M. Purman, w. H. Battin and Arthur G. Hulett, residing at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, do hereby associate ourselves into a corporation under the provis- ions of Title XIII of the Revised Stat utes of Arizona CRevision of 1901) and do hereby certify, declare and publish these Articles of Incorporation:
 The name of this corporation under which it proposes to conduct all its business and by which it shall be known is THE LEVIATHAN GOLD MINING COMPANY The names of the corporators are D. M. Purman, w. H. Battin and Arthur G. Hulett. The principal place of business of this cor poration is the city of Phoenix, Mari copa County. Arizona. but it shall be authorized to establish branch offices at any place in the United States, where business may be conducted. II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this cor poration is operating, owning. buying, selling, leasing, bonding and acquiring in any lawful manner, mines and min ing real estate, mills real estate. canals.
  of all kinds, tramways, trolley lines. railroads, pipe lines, and all lawful en- terprises of whatsoever kind connected with the business of mining.
 To conduct and maintain store and warehouses, and to engage in a general or special mercantile business. To To- cate water and divert the same from it's natural channel for mining agri- cultural purposes.
 To have perpetual succession and all other powers under the laws under which it is incorporated.
 III The amount of the Capital Stock of this corporation shall be Three Million (s3, 1000, ,O0O.OO) Dollars. divided into shares of the par value of One Dollar per share; total issue of stock shall be three million shares.
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 The highest amount of indebtedness to which this corporation shall subject itself. and the greatest amount of lia- bility which it shall incur Is the sum of One Million Dollars.
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 The private property of the stock holders of this corporation shall be ex- empt from corporate debts of the cor pora ton, and such stockholders shall be exempt from all liability for corpo- rate obligations excepting only as to the amount of unpaid subscription on the stock owned by them.
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 The shares of stock of this corpora ton shall only be issued when the sub scription therefor has been fully paid, and when so issued they shall be non- assesSable.
 The conduct of the business affairs of this corporation shall be carried on by a board of directors of three persons. who shall be elected annually by the stockholders, and shall serve for terms of one year each. and until their sue cessors duly qualified are elected. The board of directors shall convene as soon as these articles are properly filed and recorded according to law, and organize by electing the officers of this corporation and adopting bylaws. The officers of this corporation shall be a president, secretary and treasurer, but any stockholder may at the dis cretion of the board of directors be elected to fill both the offices of treas urer and secretary.
 This corporation shall begin it's btisi- ness on the date when these articles of incorporation are filed according to law. and it shall endure for a period of twenty-five years from such date. The bylaws of this corporati ion when duly adopted shall be spread upon the min utes of the corporation, and may there after be amended by majority of the board of directors q any regular meet ing.
 In witness whereof we have caused these articles to be executed and have hereto affixed our hands this 18th day of September. A. D.. 1901.
 D. NJ. PURMAN.
 W. 1T. EATEN.
 ARTHUR G. HULETT. Territory of Arizona, County of Mari copa, sS.
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