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

We, ". " Bowker. J. II. Harris. :. $. Simon.
Cal Weaver, o. J. Coiey. g. Z Barkley and Z.
II. Stettmund have this day associated ourselves
toge her for the purpose of forming a corpora
ton under the provisions OF the laws of the
Territory OF Arizons, and especially an act OF
the legislative assembly thereof entitled An
Act Concerning Corporations Approved
March sih. 1887. for the purpose of engaging in,
aud carrying Oh the lawful business. enter
prises ard pursuits hereinafter named and
specified.
And. we do hereby make. subscribe and &C
knowledge. according TO law he>e articles Of
incorporation in tr.plicste. and certify aud de
clare:
The name assumed by this corporation. and
by which il shall be known is THE NAY
FLOWER MINING COMPANY Its principal
place of transactius business is in the town of
Clifton. Graham County, Arizona. Aud the
time of the commencement of this corporation
shall be the day Of fling these articles OF incor
poraton In the Office of the County Recorder Of
the said County Of Graham. the termination
thereof shall be Twenty five years thereafter.
II.
The general nature OF the business proposed
to be transacted by this corporation is mining.
and TO acquire by location or purchase. mines
OF al klnuS anu 10 bptIutc AHf anu ~
erect and maintain mills reduction works. and
all kinds of milling machinery for the milling
or reduction Of ore Also to buy real estate.
mining claims and TO sell the same.
III.
The amount of the capital stock of this cor
poration shall he Five Hundred Thousand Dol
lars divided into Five Thousand shares of One
Hundred Dollars each. the who'll thereof 10 be
the property of, and to be paid for in full by the
aforesaid inco porstors Immediately upon the
filing OF these articles. by the conveyance to
this corporation, by the aforesaid corporators,
of the following described mining claims. in
Graham County. Arizona, to-wit The Chance
Mine. located Septc-' CT the 10 h. 1899. recorded
December the Isl, Isl. in book - at page 50;
the San Tiled Nine located Frbrutr, the lst
1900 and recorded February the 18th. 1900, In
book II at page 2s6: the ella Monster located
February the LIST. 1900. recorded FEBRUARY the
18th, 1900, in book ~ Al page 2st the Rattle
Snake, located February the lst 1900. recorded
February the 14ih, 1900. In book II at page 235;
the Apache. located February the LIST. 1900.
corded February the l4th. 1870, in book u at
page 2Ss. all in the mi hing records OF said Ora
ham County, Arizona.
Said stock 10 be held and divided in accord
anre Of their respective interests of the afore
said cOrporators. in the aforesaid claims, which
is as follows: W. 81. Bnwker One Twelfth; J.
u. Harris. One-Twefth: 5. s. Simon, One
Twenty Fourth: f. II. Siettmund, One-Tweuty-
Fourth: O. J. Cotey. One Fourth: G. E. Barley,
One-t ourth; and Cal Weaver, One Fourth. said
stock to be held non assessable forever there
after.
".
The highest amount of Indebtedness to which
this corporation is TO subject itself, or become
liable, is the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars.
The stockholders of this corporation. and their
private property. shall be exempt from the cor
porate debts of this corporation.
VI
The affairs of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted 10y II board OF Five directors. selected by
the Stockholders annually. in April Of each
year, from among their number, AZ shall be pre-
scrib. by the by. laws OF this corporation. The
following named persons who are subscribers
to the capital stock of this .'orpor ton. shall
constitute the board of directors of this corpora
ton for the first year. aud until their
are duly elected and qualified to-wit j. b.
Harris. :. Simon, al w., er, @ J. Cotey and
w. NJ Rowker. No person shall be director
who is not a stockholier i'll this corporation
Immediately after the filing of these articles, i'll
the Office of the County Recorder, In the County
of Graham, Territory of Arizona. the persons
herein named directors, shall meet and
organize a board of directors, adopt by laws,
providing for the meeting of the hoard of di-
rect"rs aud stockholders; said meeting to be
held in Nevada Missouri.
VII
The board Of directors of this corporation
shall have power to make all rules aud regula-
tons and by laws Tor the management of the
affairs of this corporation aud the officers there
Of not contrary to law.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals, this the 18th day of March.
1901.
W. NJ. rOwKER (ScaD
8. s. SIMON. (SeaD
+. II. STErTMUND. (Scall
J. Is. II lERIS (SerD
CAL WEAVER (ScnD
o. J. COTEY. (SenD
q. f. RARKLEY. (SeaD
GLADYS COREY. (SeaD