The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1901-04-11
Articles Of Incorporation Of the May
flower Mining Company.

We W. VI. Bowker J. b. HSrris 3. 8 Simon.
Cal Weaver. o }. Cotey. q. Bsrkley and r..
n. S,rtim ini have this day associated ourselves
ioge her for the purp-bs-- of firm ng cnrlorA-
ii"n under the Provisions of the laws "f the
the legislative assembly thrre"f eutiiled An
Act CDnt--rniHg Corporations. Approved
March sth. 1887. for the parpts'. Of engaging ia.
aud CARRYING ~ the lawful business. enter
pri~'s AID pursuits hereinafter named and
AMI. we do hereby make, su' sr-ihe and &C
knnWletg- according to aw he-e articles "f
Incorporation in tr.plicaIe. and certify aud de-
Glare:
The name assumed by this corporation and
Z bv whirh IL shall be knows Is THE VI ~
FLOWER MINING COMPANY" 1t prin''ipal
plaI of trzissrting usiness Is ia tn. town OF
Clftun. Graham County. Arizont. And the
time uf the commencement of thi, trirlr'rsii"ii
IN al b. the day If filing these articles Of inor-
pDr4iion in the oftitr. ni the Z unity Recorder of
the said County IF CIR ham. the termination
thereof shall be Twenty-Five years thereafter
The general nature of the business proposed
Ia b, TRANSACTED by this corp ration i iniuin
aud To Hcq'iire by location or pur'hdse m nts
of kinds and to Operate the same, and To-
erect aud Tnaintain mills. reduction works, ana
all kind> of m; ling machinery for the milling
or re iuction OF ore aISp Ia buy real estate.
mining claims and 70 sri the same.
III.
/ The amount of the capital stock of this cor
poralinn shall he Five Hundred Thousand D"i-
/ lars. divided iutn Five Thousand shares uf Que
Hundred Dollars each, the Who'll thereof To t','
tue properly of, aud To be pail Tor III iui hv tne
aforesaid inc" por tors Immediately upon the
fling of these articles. by the conveyance {"
this CORPORATION. by the aforesaid CT porat"rs.
Of the following described mining Claims, IN
Graham County. Arizona. tn-wit: The chnnre
Mine, located september the 10 h. 1893. recorded
December the 1t, 1899. in b'nk IL at page ~
the San Tsie'i Mine. lorHtesi F'oru ~ the LIST.
l9 %. and recorded February the 18th. 1890 in
b.-IS IL At pag. g. The Gila Monster i'Hhted
february the lst 1900 recorte' re%ruaty me
Snake. 81 9'trd Fe"rnsIyatpe Isl. 1900 re'r'rde.i
Febru Try the L.. - 'u,pk l. al page 235
thu Apactr- - the 1t, 1900 re
c.,rd,.i g s---<-tTSS :. o. IN book II at
Gage 2s4I IN In the misJsg records of said era
Said stncR>to BE- held and divided. in accord
anre of theirye- pective Interests, Of the afore-
$ iii cnrporalufs. in the AZ .rrsaid claims which
r. Harris One-Tw-lfth; =. S. Simnn. One
Twenty Fourth: f. II. sieitmund, e-Tweniy-
Fourth: J. Cotey. One Fourt": g. f. Barley;
One Fourth: and Cal Weaver, e Fourth said
stock 10 be held non-assessable forever there
after.
The highest amount of Indebtedness tn which
this corporation is tn subject itself or become
liable. is the sum of Ten Thousand D''llars'
The stockholders Of this cOrporation. and heir
private property. shall he exempt from the cor
porate debts of this cory ration
The affairs of this corporation shall he con-
Quoted by u hoard Of Five directors. selected by
| the Stockholders annually, in April of en- h
year. frnm among their number. a. shall be pre-
strih- a ny the by laws of this orporation. The
/ following named p"rsnns who are Subscribers
| To The capital stock of this orpor tion. shall
constitute the board of directors of this corpora
tou fur the first year, aud until their u cessnrs
are duly elected and DUAL fled. to wit j. b.
Harris. ) :. simon, al Weaver, o J. Cntey and
W. R0wker. M person sha be a director.
{ who is not stOckhOl Ter in this orporhtion.
Immediately after The fling of these articles, i'll
the Office of the County Recorder. in the tounty
Of Graham. Territory of \rizcna, the persons
! herein named directors, shall met and
/ organize as n board IL directors. adopt bylaws.
/ providing for the meeting of the hoard of di-
rtct"rs aud stock holders: said meeting 10 be
held in Nevada, Missouri.
VII
The hoard of directors of this corporation
| shall have power to make all rules aud regula-
| t"ns. aud bylaws or the mdIIag mtnt of the
affairs of this nrtiun, AMI the officers there
| of. not contrary t. law.
In witness whereof, we have her"unto set our
| hands and seals, this the 18th day of March.
| 1901.
W NJ rOwKER (ScnD