Arizona republican., 1902-10-21
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF "CHICAGO-MONTANA GOLD MIN ING COMPANY"

or Iorinlng a corporation under and by virtue Of the laws of the Territory of Arizona; and to that end make the following statement: FIRST The names of the incorporators are; C. D. Stephens, c. A. Denham,
 John M. Gartside
 And the name of the corporation shall be
 CHICAGO MONTANA GOLD MIN ING COMPANY" SECOND. The principal place in which the bus mess of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona is to be trans | acted is Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation outside of the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Chicago, in the County of Cook. in the State of Illinois, and the com pany shall have a branch office at Lew istown, County of Fergus. State Of Montana, and such other branch offices either within or without the Territory l of Arizona, as may be established by the Board of Directors, at any of which meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors may be held. THIRD. The time of the commencement of this corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorporation and the termination thereof shall be twenty-fiv years thereafter. FOURTH. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a Board of Directors; o nd ha ,lsa,- x,s t.se. rl,n11 la not less than three nor more than ten; and the following named persons shall constitute the Board of Directors until their successors are elected, to-wit: James M. Gwin, Chicago. III. c. D. Stephens. Chicago. III. John M. Gartside, Chicago, III. Thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected by the stockholders, as the bylaws of the corporation may provide.
 The purposes for which this corpora | tion is formed are as follows, to-wit: 1st. To acquire, hold, work, develop, and operate gold mines. End. To acquire. hold. work. and operate gold, silver, copper and lead mines, and mines bearing other min | eral products.
 3rd. To acquire, own and use water, water rights, and mills incident to the | treatment of gold bearing earth and gold bearing ores, and to do all things incident to the general business of gold mining.
 4th. To acquire. hold. work and op crate mines of silver bearing ore, and its associated ores.
 | treat the product of mines, and to do all things incident to the general busi- ness of mining.
 9th. To locate, buy, sell, lease and operate mines and smelters, and oth- erwise acquire. develop and dispose Of mining claims.
 Tth. To incorporate and plat town sites; and to sell and dispose of lots and blocks therein.
 Sth. To deal in general merchandise, lumber. timber. water and electric power and light.
 | 9th. To buy land. whether mineral or otherwise; to build and construct | railroads or tramways and operate the same, charging for carriage or trans portation reasonable fares or tolls: and
 to use such motive power as may be deemed best
 10th To invest its funds or property in the capital stock of and become a stockholder in any other corporation formed or to be formed. or in the bonds of such corporations; and to re- ] tain or dispose of such stocks and
 bonds in whole or in part at pleasure.
 11th To consolidate and amalga- mate itself with any other corporation or corporations by a two-thirds vote | of the stockholders of this corporation and form one general company under such name and style as may be agreed
 upon: and to issue and apportion the stock of such consolidated corporations
 as may be agreed upon by the proper
 action of the stockholders in each of
 said corporations. And to take up, if | deemed best and proper, the individual
 stock of each company; and to replace Lit with the stock of the general com pany in such manner and amounts as
 may be agreed upon by the stockhold- CTS.
 12th. To do prospecting for minerals, either through its own officers and gents. or by contract with others, and to work and develop and to do a gen
 eral mining, milling, smelting and re- duetion business and treating of ores
 
 18th. To do a general manufacturing
 business and to operate saw mills for the production of lumber. blaming mills, factories and plants fer the production
 of wood and lumber products. To dc a general wholesale and retail business for the sale of dry goods. groceries 1 hardware and other articles of com
 merce.
 14th To lease and purchase, and to hold and own the real. personal. ol mixed property or stock. or franchise
 of other corporations; and to pay for
 the same in money. bonds. notes, or ether property. or by an issue of its own capital stock or otherwise on sucr
 terms and in such amounts, and upon such conditions as such corporations may deem best; acting by and througf
 its stockholders in convention assem-
 bled. or by its Board of Directors, they
 having been fully authorized to act 1T
 the premises.
 18th. To construct pipe lines, tanks
 and reservoirs for the transportation
 and storing of water. petroleum or gas
 for the use of the public, or in its owr