Arizona republican., 1901-04-12
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the GOLD COIN MINING COMPANY.

hnoW all men Dy these presents
 That we. c. s. Hoover. w. w. Barnett
 Thos. Barnum and C. w. Barnett
 residents of Maricopa, county, Arizona, desiring to form corporation under the laws of the territory of Arizona, do
 hereby adopt, sign and acknowledged.
 as prescribed by law, these articles of
 incorporation:
 Article l. The names of the incor- operators of this corporation are c. s.
 Hoover, w. w. Barnett, Thos Barnum
 and c. w. Barnett.
 Article ?. The name assumed by this
 corporation and by which it shall be
 known in all its business transactions
 Is Gold Coin Mining company, and the
 principal place of transacting its busi-
 ness is and shall be in the city of Phoe-
 nix. county of Marcopa, territory of
 Arizona. and it may also have offices
 for the transaction of it's business at such other place or places as It's board of directors may hereafter from time
 to time by resolution designate and de- termine. and said corporation may
 transact any business at any office within the territory so designated with the same force and effect as though transacted at it's regular office in Phoe- nix.
 The time of commencement of this corporation shall be on the date of the filing of these articles in the office of the county recorder of Maricopa county. Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years from that date.
 Article 3. The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is that of dealing in mines and mining property In the terri tory of Arizona, including the owning of mines and mining property and the leasing and working of the same. also the development and sale of mines and mining property, together with all kinds of machinery necessary or useful for operating and developing mines and mining property. Said corllAation shall have the right to own and deal in all kinds of real and personal prop erty, including that of owning stocks and bonds in other corporations; it shall have the right to borrow money and secure the payment of the same by pledge or mortgage on any or all of its property as the board of directors may from time to time by resolution authorize and determine. and in general said corporation may do any and all kinds of business and things consistent and incident to the proper prosecution of all the purposes as herein set forth, and do any and all lawful acts or things which natural person may do.
 Article 4. The amount of the capita! stock authorized and the time and con- ditions upon which it Is to be paid Tn are as follows: The amount of capital stock of this corporation shall be five hundred thousand ($500,000) dollars, divided into five hundred thousand shares of the par value of one (sl00) dollar per share, and the same snail be issued when paid for in money. services or property as the board of directors may determine. and when issued said stock shall be fully paid and shall be non-assessable thereafter.
 Article ,. The highest amount of in debtedness or liability to which this is at any time to subject itself or be subjected is the sum of $50, 900.
 Article 6. The prlvate property of the stockholders of this corporation shall at all times be exempt from the debts of the corporation.
 Article :. The affairs of the corpora tion shall be conducted by a board of Hir4rfnrS nf hn three nor more than five persons. who shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders of this corporation from among their number it's annual shall be held in the city of Phoenix. Arizona. on the second Tues day in January of each year hereafter at the hour of ten o'clock in the fore noon, and the board of directors SO elected shall hold their offices for the term of one year, or until their success sors are elected and qualified. The offi- cers of the corporation shall be a presi- dent, vice-president. secretary and treasurer. who shall be elected from the stockholders at the meeting thereof to be held each year. imme- dlately after the annual meeting of the The directors herein named shall meet and elect the officers to serve until the first annual meeting after the filing of these articles in the office of the county re- corder, Maricopa county, Arizona.
 The duties and powers of these off, cers shall be provided by the bylaws of the company. The following named persons, subscribers to the capital stock of this corporation, shall be di- rectors until their successors are elected and qualified, viz: c. G. Jones, Hugh H. Price, c. s. Hoover, w. w. Barnett and c. w. Barnett.
 Article 8. All vacancies that may occur in the board of directors or offices shall be filled until the next annual election by the members of the board of directors remaining in office. Any person who shall cease to be stockholder of this corporation shall cease to be an officer and director therein. The board of directors may appoint such agent or agents as it may deem necessary or expedient for the