Graham guardian., 1902-11-07
First publication Oct. 10, 1902
Articles Of Incorporation
OF The
Rex Obra Mining Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we,
whose hands are hereuntO affixed, do hereby
associate ourselves together for the purpose of
Statutes of the Territory of Arizona and for that
purpose do make, sign, and acknowledge, ae.
COrding to law. and adopt the following Articles
of Incorporation:
ARTICLE
rhe names of the incorporators are: W. D.
French, II HOyt, John Vanderwerp, C. W.
Sessions, Alex Rodgers, E. b. Dake E,W
Kruger, p. B. AIdrich, falcon Hutchinson
John w. Morpeth, Geo H. Rodgers, Alexander
Mcintosh, W. D. Rosie, N. B. Lawson, b. d
Hing, Geo F. Stevens, Leonard Eyke, A. W
Bell, Louis A. Elens, VIM. A. Oakes, f. Alberts
=. s. Peterson, j. Hamilton, E. H. Beckquist, F.
w. Schuler, A, MoTpeth, Jno. c. Williams F. e.
Bachmann A. q. Fisher, Alfred Davidson,
Holthef John B; Barlow, Louis H. Kanitz, John
Hughes Geo}J, Baehmann; and the name of the
corporafie fienShsli be the Rex Cobra Mining Co.
he principal place in which the business of
SAID corporation within the Territory of Arizona
is 70, be. transacted is Stafford, Graham county,
Ariz0na,ea1id the principal place of business of
said corporation outside the Territory of Ari-
zona shall be the City of Muskegon in the State
of Michigan, atwhich meetings of the stock.
holders and the toard of Directors may be held
and the corporation may have such branch Of
hces either within or wit hout the Territory of
Arizona as may be established by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business proposed
to be transacted by this corporation is as fol-
lows, iO-wit; o purchase, lease, bond, locate
or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or
otherwise dispose of pledge mortgage hypothe-
cate and deal in real estate and any and all
kinds of personal property, mines mining
claims, oil lands, mineral lands artesian water
lands oil, gas, asphaltum, petroleum, water and
water rights and machinery and to work mine
explore, DDpratp and 0nValOn tho
necessary buildings, mills, smelters, reduction
plants, machinery and appliances and purchase
material for the same and for the proper work
ing thereof, to do general real estate, manu-
iacturfng and mercantile business, to own,
handle and control letters patent and inventions
and shares of capital stock of other corpora
nons TO borrow money and execute notes, q.
bonds mortgages or deeds of trust to secure
the same, and TO exercise in respect of all such
Donds, mortgages, notes, shares of capital stock
and other securities and obligations any and all
rights, powers and privileges Ofindividual own
ers tnefeot, including the right to vote upon
any shares of stock held by it to the same extent
that natural person might or could do and
in general to do all things neces sary to the pro-
per conduct of the business of this corporation
in the Territory of Arizona and elsewhere not
inconsistent with the laws of the United States
and the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
The authorized amount of the capital stock of
this corporation shall be One Million Dollars
l$l,OOO,VOO( divided into one million G,OOO,OOO
shaLes ol the par value OF one dollar each. AT
such time as the Board of Directors may by
resolution direct said capital stock shall be
paid into this corporation either in cash or by
the sale and transfer of real or personal property
Tor the uses and purposes Of said corporation
in payment for which shares ofthe capital stock
of said incorporation may be issued and the
capital stock so issued shall therelrpon and
therby become fully paid up and worcestershire
ana Sdch certificate, when issued, shall state
upon the face the number of shares represented
thereby and that the same is full paid and non
asses sable, and in the absence of actual fraud
IN the transaction the judgment ofthe Directors
as TO the value of the property purchased shall
he conclusive.
ARTICLEIV
The time of the commencement fthis corpor-
alton shall be the day on which these Articles
shall be filed in the Office of the County Re.
cOrder OIGraham County, Territory of Arizona
and the corporation shall continue for the term
of twenty-five l25l years thereafter.
ARTICLEV
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabiI-
ity direct or contingent. to which this corpora-
ton shall at any time subject itself shall be Two
hundred ana Fifty Thousand Dollars $780,.
-ARTI1LEvG
The private property of the stockholders of
this corporation shall be exempt from liability
for its corporate debts.
ARTICLE VII
The affairs of this corporation and the man
agement and control ofitS affairs and business.
snail be conducted by board of nine directors,
10 be elected at the annual meeting of the stock
holders, which shall be held at the office of the
Company, to be designated by the Board of
Directors, ON the third Monday in September of
each year, and until the next annual meeting of |
the stockholders the affairs of this corporation |
shall be conducted by the following Board of |
Directors, viz; Malcom Hutchinson, John Nor. |
peth, BENJAMIN D. King, Alexander Mcintosh |
Leonard Eyke, Peter .. Holthe and Clarence
W, essions, of the City and County of Muske- |
gOn, state of Michigan, and w. ID. French and |
John Evans, of Stafford in the Territory of Ari- |
zOna; who shall hold office until their Successors
are duly elected. Vacancies in the Board of |
Directors shall be filed by majority of the |
other Directors in office.
ARTICL VIII.
The officers of this corporation shall be
PRESIDENT, vice resident, Secretary. Treasurer |
and General Manager, and such other officers |
and agents as the Board of Directors may deem |
necessary for the proper transaction Oft bust |
ness.
All officers Of this corporation shall be elected |
by the Board of Directors and shall hold ofice |
IT the will and pleasure of said Directors
AREICLE IX,
The Board of Directors of this corporation |
shall have power to make By-I avs and Amend |
ments thereto, and the said corporation shall |
have power to increase or diminish its capital |
stock, or increase or diminish the number of |
ers represented at any annual stockholders |
needngror any special meeting of the stock
holders called for that purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto |
set our hands and seals this seven teenth day of |
september, A, d. 1902.
W. ID. FRENCH, Us
H. j. HoYT, IT, 81
JOHN NANDERwERP, (L. ST.
G. W. SESSIONS, d. s1
ALEX RODGERS, IT, s.)
l.. b. DAKE G 81