The news-herald., 1902-07-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
WTCKFNBURG SMELTING AND
REFINING COMPANY.

KNOW ALI. MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, the under
/ signed. have this day voluntarily asso-
ctated ourselves together for the pur-
t BOSE Of forming a corporation under
! the laws Of the Territory of Arizona,
and Go hereby make, execute and adopt
/ the following Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE L
The name of said corporation shall
be the WICKENBURG SMELTING
AND REFINING COMPANY, and it's
principal place of transacting business
shall be in the town Of Wickenburg,
Maricopa County, Arizona, with
branch Offices in such ether places as
may be determined by the Board of
Directors, where regular and special
meetings Of the Directors and stock
holders may be held and any and all
Of the business may be transacted.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature Of the business
proposed to be transacted by this cor
poration is as follows, to-Wit:
To buy, build, erect equip, own ana
operate smelling, milling, concentrate
ing ana refining plants for the con
centration, milling, smelling and rein
ing; Of ores and metals;
To own, buy, sell, trade and deal in
all kinds Of ores and metals
To buy, own, bond, prospect, sell and
deal in mines and mining property;
To own, handle and control letters
patent and inventions;
To borrow money and execute mort
cages or deeds Of trust to secure the
same, to issue bonds and other evil
denccs of Indebtedness, and in general
DO ali things necessary to the proper
conduct OF the business of this corpo-
ration, not inconsistent with the laws
of the United States and the Territory
of Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
Among the powers of this body cor
rorat, shall be: To have perpetual
succession; TO sue and be sued by us
corporate name; to have a common
seal and alter the same at pleasure; to
prescribe the mode Of making transfer
Of stock or interests of its stOckhold-
ers; to make contracts; to acquire and
transfer property of every kind and
description, both real ard personal, ana
to possess the same powers in such
respects as private individuals now
enjoy; to establish bylaws and MAKE
ali rules and regula tions deemed 2x-
pcdient for the management Of its af-
fairs. not inconsistent with the laws
and constitution Of the United States
and the laws Of the Territory Of Ari-
zona.
ARTICLE ".
The amount Of capital stock of the
corporation shall be Fifty Thousand
Dollars C50,Q0000), divided into Five
(5,030) shares. Of the par
value OF Ten Dollars $4,000 each, fully
paid up and forever on-assessable.
ARTICLE V.
The time Of the commencement Of
this corporation shall be the date of
the Cling OF these Articles Of Incorpo-
ra ton in the office Of the Secretary or
the Territory of Arizona, and the
termination thereof shall be twenty
i've years thereafter.
ARTICLE VI.
The affairs Of this corporation shall
be conducted by d Board Of three ~
Directors Who shall be elected annn
ally by the stockholders Of the corpo-
ati0n on the first Tuesday after t!1e
first Monday in April III each year.
Until the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in 1903, the following named
persons shall serve as Directors: r.
w. Jackson A j. Scofleld ard P. 4.
TreptoW.
ARTICLE VII
The highest amount OF Indebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent, 10
which this corporation shall subject it.
self at any time, is Thirty Thousand
Dollars ($3G,00000).
ARTICLE VIII.
The private property Of the stock
holders Of this corporation shall be eX-
empt from all corporate debts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
8th day Of May, 1902.
r. w. JACKSON.
4. J. SCOFIELD.
p. T. TREPTOW.
Territory of Arizona,
County Of MaricOpa, SIS.
On this eighth day Of May, in he
wear 1902, before me, 2. r. Hall, No
tary Public iii and for the State and
County aforesaid; residing therein,
dulv commissioned and sworn, person
aliy appeared r. w. Jackson, A. i.
Scofeld and p. T Treptow, known 10
me to be the persons described in and
who have subscribed their names here
to, and who executed the annexed IN
strument, and they ACKNOWLEDGED 10
me that the executed the same for tha
purposes and considerations therein ex-
pressed
In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official seal
at my Office in the County and Terri
tory aforesaid the day and year last
above written.
(SeaI) f. r. HALL,
Notary Public.
Territory Of Arizona
County of Maricopa, SIS.
l, B. r. McFall, County Recorder in
and for the County and Territory
aforesaid, hereby certify that 1 have
/ compared the foregoing copy With the
original Articles of Incorporation of
the Wickenburg Smelling and Refining