Mohave County miner., 1901-02-09

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 II.
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 posse sSions of the
United States of America as In the Territory of
| Arizona and to do all acts usual and necessary
| in the premises; to construct own and lease
telegraph nd telephone lines to construct,
own and lease reiineres, pipe lines, sewer and
other conduitS; and TO do any and all things
which a 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 III.
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 u. jacobson, George Harold Smith, and
Francis L. MofIett; and the officers OF the cor.
poIation shall be Francis l.. Moffett, PreSi
dent John B. ShIpman, Vice Hresident, George
Harold Smith, Secretary, and John p. Jacob.
SON Treasurer.
Article "
The time OF the commencement Of this cor,
poration shall be the day the filing OF these ar.
tces of Incorporation In the Office 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 o
, from three TO Ave persons who shall be stock
holders, and who shall be elected at the annua
meeting OF the stockholders 10 be held on tn,
! first Monday OF December OF each year. anC
7 shall serve for one year from the date OF theii
election, and until their successors are elected
and qualified. The officers OF this corporation
shall be president, vice president, secretary ahC
treasurer Any vacancies which may occur il
e the directory may be filled by the remaining
. Board Of Dir ectors. A majority OF the Boart
OF Directors shall constitute a quorum for tn,
transaction OF business, and may appoint thei
e own time and place Of meeting and may re
! quire any officer of the corporation TO Civ
bond for the faithful performance OF his duties
Article VII.
The hifh hest amount of Indebtedness to whicl
y this corporation shall at any time subject itse!
e is the sum of one hundred thousand (sIOOOOOOO
!. dollars.
Article VIII
= The Board of Directors shall have power u
I establish bylaws and to make all necessar!
}. rules and regulations deemed by them expedi
: ent for the management Of the affairs OF thi
corporation, not inconsistent with the laws o
i, the United States or Of the Territory of Ari
u zona
d Article TX.
I The private property OF the stockholders o
this corporation shall be exempt from liabilit
for the debts Of this corporation.
= In witness whereof, we have hereunto Sc
Z our hands and seals this nth day Of November
1900. JNO. =. JACOBSON, seal
d GEO. HAROLD SMITH lseal
J. FRANCIS l.. MOFFETr lseal
JNO B. SHIPMAN. seal
l. STATE or MINNESOTA, tSS
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