Mohave County miner., 1902-10-25
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
Orc Plata Mining and Milling
Company.

The undersigned n. j. Woollacott, John B.
MeNab. j. w. Gerritt j. ID. McNab and Geo. j.
Leovy, hereby associate ourselves together and
execute these Articles Of incorporation for the
purpose of forming corporation under the
laws OF the Territory II Arizona the name of
which corporation shall be the
ORC PLATA MINING AND MILLING COM
;'ANY,
and its principal place Of business shall be at
kingman, MOjave County, Arizona with a
branch office in the City OF Los Angeles. State
and meetings of directors may be held as pro-
vided in the laws of said Company.
ARTICLE H.
The general nature OF the Company shall be
to conduct and operate in the business of min
ing for gold and other minerals holding, pur-
chasing and locating mineral and other lands;
buying selling, leasing and mortgaring real
and personal property, making, buying and
selling bills, notes, socks and debentures,
creating and operating Smelters. mills, retiner-
les and other works for reducing and treating
ores and minerals; to acquire, own, conduct
and operate railroads. tramwayS, turnpikeS and
canals leading from the principal works or
place Of business OF said corporation to some
navigable stream, or 10 some existing railroad
or public highway; and 10 do all other things
needful to conduct general mining and mill
ing business either in the Territory OF Arizona.
or elsewhere in the United States.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock OF said Company shall con.
siSt of Five Hundred Thousand shares OF the
par value OF one dollar each: said stock upon
issuance to be paid In full in cash or its equiv
altnt in property or rights conveyed TO said
Company, or for services for said Company,
and when issued shall be forever nonassessable
ARTICLE ".
This corpoi alton shall commence business
when its Articles of Incorporation are filed
with the Secretary of the Territory OF Arizona
and II shall continue for twenty five years
therefrom
ARTIcLEv
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con
Quoted by a Board OF Directors composed OF
five stockholders who shall be elected annually
on the first Monday in October for each year
and until such election.
III. '. WooLLACoTT, JOHN Is. MCNAB,
J. W. GERarTT, I'D. MoNAB,
GEO j. LEovY.
shall act as directors
ARTICLE VI
The highest amount Of indebtedness and liza
bility TO which this corporation shall subject
itself shall be the sum OF One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars
ARTICLE VII
The private property Of the stockholders OF
this corporation shall be exempt from the
debts OF this corporation.
ARTICLE VIII.
These Articles OF Incorporation may be
amended by vote OF the holders of two thirds
of the issued and outstanding stock OF the cor
poration at any regular meeting OF the stock
holders or any other meeting OF the stockhold.
ers called for that purpose and the amend
meDts shall be filed with the County Recorder
of said County OF Mojive, and the Secretary OF
Arizona, and printed and published as required
by law.
ARTICLE TX.
The stockholders NAV adopt bylaws for said
corporation at their first any subsequent
meeting Annual meetings OF stockholders
shall be held " arly on the LIST Monday In Octo-
ber OF each year.
Witness our hands and seals this 10th day
OF October, 1902.
II. J. WOOLLACOTT, TSeall
JOHN B. MCNAB fSeali
JOHN w. GERRITT, tSeall
j. ID. MCNAB. Seal
GEO. J. LEOVY. Seal
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, &C
County OF Los Angeles %
Before me, II. b. Alexander a Notary Pub.
lie in and for the County OF Los Angeles State
of California on this dav personally appeared
II. J. Woollacott j. W. Gerrtt j. ID. MCNab
and Geo j. Leovy, known to me 10 be the pei
sons whose names are subscribed TO the fore.
going Articles Of Incorporation OF the Orc
Plata Mining and Milling Company. and sever
ally. each for himself, acknowledged to me
that he executed the same for the purposes and
consideration therein expressed.