Mohave County miner., 1902-07-26
articles of Incorporation
OF THE
Night Hawk Mining and De-
velopment Company.

Know All Men by These Presents: That we
whose names are hereunto affixed, do hereby
associate ourselves together for the purpose of
forming a mining corporation under the laws
of the territory OF Arizona, and to that end
make the following statement:
The names Of the corporatOrs are W. w.
Phelps, Levi 6. Smith. c. H. Girdlestone and
T.. f. Selph OF Los Angeles, California and A.
j. Doran of Prescott, Arizona: and the name of
the corporation shall be the Night Hawk Min.
ing and Development Company. The principal
place In which the business OF said corporation
shall conduct its business In the Territory OF
Arizona is Mohave county, Arizona. which is
hereby designated as the principal place OF
business OF said corporation to be held
at such place as the Board of Directors
may designate from time to time in said
county and territory; and the principal place OF
business OF said corporation, outside OF the
Territory OF Arizona, shall be the City OF Los
Angeles. In the State OF California at which
place meetings OF the Board OF Directors may
be held and the corporation may have such
branch Offices, either within or without the
Territory OF Arizona as may be established by
the Board OF Directors,
II
The ~ neral nature Of the business proposed
TO be transacted by this corporation is as fol.
lows to-wit: That of mining and developing,
and to that end shall have the following author.
ity towit: To acquire own, enter or lease
mines and mineral lands OF every kind, nature
and description: also to acquire, own, enter or
lease Ill sites water rights and terminal ia
and mineral lands OF every nature or descrip-
tion, either for itself or other companies, cor
porations or individuals upon such terms and
for such remuneration as IL shall deem At and
proper, and to accept, take and hold mineral
lands and claims OF every kind and nature,
either as an entii ETY. or any interest in the
same; and 10 buy, sell, own or control stock OF
other corporations as 1t deems fit and proper.
To do everything that may be necessary or
proper In the conduct OF its business In the way
of developing, prospecting, locating acquiring,
ut.A nN,,4.
claims OF every kind, nature and description,
and working such mines and the production OF
ores and minerals therefrom and In reducing
such ores and minerals in the most profitable,
merchantable value and In doing the same to
contract build, buy, sell own and operate all nee
| essary mills, smelters, machinery, roads, rail-
roads, tramways, bitches, fumes and such 9th
CT property as shall be ft and necessary IN car
rying out the objects herein stated To buy,
sell or lease mines and mining property OF all
kinds and property of every kind, nature and
descril ton useful or necessary In operating
and maintaining the same and In reducing the
ores and In refining the minerals taken there
from upon commission whether such commits.
sion is paid In money or otherwise. To erect
buildings operate saw mills and engage In
trade OF every kind both In stores and provis
| ions, steam and said transportations, road
buildings and engineering, freighting and car
| rying.
The authorized amount OF capital stock OF
| this corporation shall be five hundred thousand
dollars (oUO,UOu6) 10 De ulVlueu into OUO,Wt
shares of the par value OF One Dollar (sl) each
which said capital stock may be disposed of by
the Board OF Directors at any sum they may
see fit. or given In exchange for services oi
property and having been so disposed of, the
same shall be fully paid and non -assessable
And In the absence of actual fraud In the trans
action and judgment OF the directors as to the
value Of the property purchased, and the serv
ices rendered, shall be conclusive.
"
| The time OF the commencement of this cor
poration shall begin from the date Of the sign
| Ing OF these Articles Of Incorporation and the
termination thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter.
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con
Quoted by board Of five directors until theil
successors are elected, to-wit: w W. Phelps
levi 3. Smith, G. H. Girdlestone and Il. T.
Selph OF Los Angeles, California and A. j
DOran OF Prescott Arizona. Thereafter tn,
Board OF Directors shall be elected from amonl
the stockholders, as the bylaws OF the corpor