Arizona republican., 1902-05-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF UNITED STATES MINING AND SIMPLIFYING co.

| Know All Men by These Presents; =: That we, whose names are hereunto s,f- i fixed. do hereby associate ourselves to- gether for the purpose of forming a corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory of Arizona; and to that end make the following stata- m.nt:
 First: The names of the corporato.s are: " J. Root, D. A. Clippinger md Grant Williams and the name of the corporation shall be United States Mining and Smelling Company" 1 Second; The principal place in which the business Of said corporation within the Territory Of Arizona is to be transacted, is Phoenix, daricopa i County, Arizona, and the principal place of business of said corporation outside the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Chicago. in the County ] of Cook, in the State of Illinois. at which meetings of the stockholders and 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 .esta blished by the Board of Directors.
 Third: The time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the i date Of the filing Of these articles of l incorporation and the ter1nina tion ! thereof shall be twenty-five years therea ter.
 tourth: The affairs Of this corpora ton shall be conducted by a Board of Directors; and the number of Directors snail be not less than three or more than ten; and the following named per sons shall constitute the Board of l)i- rectors until their successors are elect ed, to-wit:
 W J. Root, Chicago Illinois.
 D. A. Clppinger, Chicago Illinois.
 Grant Williams, Chicago, Illinois.
 Thereafter the Board of Directors snail be elected by the stockholders, as 1 the bylaws of the corporation may provide
 Fifth: The purposes for which this corporation is formed are as follows, 1 tD-Tit:
 | 1st. To acquire hold, work and op- crate placer gold mines and lodes of gold bearing ore.
 End. To acquire, own and use water water rights and mills incident to the 1 treatment Of gold bearing earth and gold bearing ores: and to do all things i incident to the general business of gold mining
 2rd. To acquire, hold work and op- crate mines of silver bearing ore. and it's associated ores
 4th- To sell. work. mill, reduce or treat the product of mines; and to do all things incident to the general busi ness O. mining
 9th: To locate, buy, sell, lease and operate mines and s1nelters and other wise acquire, develop and dispose Of mining claims
 9th: To incorporate and plat town sites; and to sell and dispose of lots and blocks therein
 i Ith: To deal in general merchandise. lumber, timber, water and electric power and light.
 Sth: To buy land whether mineral 1 CT otherwise: to build and construct railroads or tramways and operate the same, charging fer carriage or trans portation reasonable fares or tolls and to use such motive power as may te deemed best sa1A 9th: To invest its funds or property ln the capital stock of and become a stochholder in any other corporation formed or to be formed or in the bonds of such corporation: and to retain CT l dispose of such stock and bonds in whole or in part at pleasure ] fGth: To consolidate and amaI-a mate itself with any other corporation i or corporations by Q two-t thirds vote Of the stockholders of each of such corpo- rauonS and form one general company under such name and style as may be agreed upon; and to issue and appor- ton the stock of such consolidated cor pcratlons as may be agreed upon ty said tWo-thirds of the stockholders in each of said corporations. And to take Up, if deemed proper and best the fndi- Vldual stock of each company and o | replace it with the stock of the general company in such manner and amount as may be agreed upon by said two thirds of the stockholders. | tlth. To lease and purchase and to hold and own the real personal or mIEed property or stock, or franchise of other corporations: and to pay fo.. l the same in money, bonds, notes 1r ether property, or by an issue of it's cWn stock or otherwise on such terms and in such amounts. and upon such conditions as such corporation may deem best; acting by and through is stockholders in convention assembled. or by it's Board of Directors. they hay ing been fully authorized to act in the premises.
 12th; To do all things pertaining to
  or connected in any way with a gen eIal mining, reduction and smeltin:. business.
 18th: To buy, and sell ores. mills and other furnace products; to slnelt and reduce lead, gold, silver copper and other ores and refine bullion; 10 manufacture lead, copper. iron and other products and articles Of .ner- cAandise; and to do a general smelling, refining. metallurgical and manufac- turing business
 filth: To erect necessary buildings, mills, machinery and appliances and purchase materials for the proper working thereof
 18th: To purchase, lease, bond, To- cate CT otherwise acquire, own, ex- change, sell or otherwise dispose Of, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate md Ceal in rel estate and any aud all kinds oi personal property, mines, min lnS claims, oil lands, mineral lands, oil and gas. petroleum, water and water