Arizona republican., 1901-10-23

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 4. To buy. sell. lease. incumber. or otherwise acquire. own, use, develop and operate mines or mining claims, mineral veins. lodes, ledges, or deposits of mineral-bearing rock, ore. sand or 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 and 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 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'- zona. or in any state or territory Of the United States. or Canada.
 5. To act as a 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 ffaln at.r transactions: to issue notes. bonds, debentures, mortgages or other cvi- 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 taks, purchase own. negotiate, sell or guar antee notes. bonds and stocks of indi- viduals. companies or corporations.
 6. The capital stock of this corpora tion shall be s15oO0. 900, divided into fifteen million shares Of the par value of s1.00 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 machinery. on such terms as 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 pai3 for when issued, and be non-assessa bls thereafter.
 :. The management and business of 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 stock holders from their number at their an- nnS 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. s. Henderson, Geo. O. ROg- CTS and C. w. Walters.
 8. The officers of this corporation shall be a President, Vice President. 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 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 e1- 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- l ticc 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 (s500.000). | II. The stockholders of this corpo- tlaf, che,
 be exempt from the corporation deb $ 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.
 13. The Board of Directors shall
 have the power to appoint all necessary
 attorneys. agents and servants of the l corporation and to establish and
 amend bylaws, rules and regulations | deemed necessary for the management
 of the business of the company, not in- l consistent with law and these articles
 IA. If any Director ceases to be a
 stockholder, he shall hereby cease to be l 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 dayro of October, 1901.
 EVERETT F. ADAMS. (Seal.) GEO. O. ROGERS. (Seal) T. s. HENDERSON. (Seal.I
 In the presence of Amy c. Young 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
 to me known to be the persons de | Scribed in and who acknOW lsdged to m.