Bisbee daily review., 1902-08-03
.RTlcLes OF INCORPORATION.

PRESENTS: That We whose hands and seals are hereunto affixed de here by associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we do hereby certify:
 l. The name of the corporation shall be Merit Mining and Milling company, and the principal place of business of said corporation shall be at Bisbee, Cochise county. Arizona. IL may also have branch offices at such other places as the board of directors may from time 10 time direct.
 II. The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by said corporation. is to purchase, lease. bond locate. denounce. or otherwise acquire any mineral lands. mines. mining rights water and timber rights, lands. build ings, rights and privileges. machinery and other property whatsoever TO the same that natural persons might or could do either in the United States of America, or the Republic of Meyi- co. To buy. sell manufacture. and deal in ores. minerals. bullions. ma chinery, implements. provisions. mer- chandise and things capable of being used in connection with mining opera dons, or required by workmen and others employed by the company. To carry on the business of mining. mill ing and smelting company, and as aux Hilary thereto to purcahse. lease. or otherwise acquire lands. buildings. or works to construct or contribute to- wards the construction of railroads, trails and bridges, and to acquire any patent rights. leases or privileges, to enter into. make. perform or carry out contracts of every kind with any person. firm or corporation the same as a natural person may do. and gener- ally 10 carry on any other business herewith whether manufacturing or otherwise and with all the power con ferred on corporations by the laws of the United States or the Republic of Mexico.
 III. The amount of capital stock of said corporation shall be Five Hundred Thousand fs5fN 000.0 00l Dollars divi- deG into Five Hundred Thousand $500 eoo) shares of the par value of one (s1) Dollar each. and such stock when is sued shall be full paid up and forever non-assessable.
 ". The time of commencement of said corporation shall be immediately after the filing of these articles of record in the office of he recorder Of the county of Cochise. Territory of Arizona and inc termination thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years there after unless renewed pursuant 10 the laws of Arizona before the terni1a ticG thereof.
 Y. The affairs of said corporation shall be conducted by a board of seven C. directors all members Of which shall be stockholders of said corpora tion, who shall be selected in a man ner provided for in the bylaws of the corporation. The members of the board of directors for the current year and until their successors are chosen and qualified are:
 A H Pinyan, Walter Goslin. Ralph Colvin. Will H. Baker Geo. II. Noite, s. A Merritt.
 VI The highest amount Of indebt- edness or liability to which the said corpc~aattiion shall sub ject itself shall in no case ex- ceed an amount equal to one-half of the outstanding capital stock at the time of the obligation being incurred. VII The private property Of the sIQfkholders shall be exempt from all corporate debts and liabilities Tn witness whereof We have hereunto set tour hands and seals this 10th day or June. 1902
 A H. Pinyan. Walter Goslin. Ralph H Colvin, Will H. Baker,
 Geo. H Nolte Territory of Arizona)
 1 County of Cochise, )ss.
 ! Before me. S A Merritt. a notary | public in and for the county of Cochise territc-v of Arizona. on this day per. sonally appeared A. H. Pinyan, Walter Goslin, Ralph H. Colvin. Will H | Baker. Geo H. Nolte proven to me by the oath Of W. H. Baker to be the ! persons whose names are subscribed
 to the foregoing instrument and ac l l.nowledced to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consiG eration therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal 0! office this 10tn day of June, 1902.
 My commission expires Feb. q |