Arizona republican., 1902-03-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE PIUTE GOLD MINES COM
 PANY

THE PIUTE GOLD MINES COM
 PANY.
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS. That we. the under signed. Porter r. Cope, George D. Hay and Thomas F. Smith. propose to form a corporation under the Revised Stat utes of the Territory of Arizona. and for that purpose do make, sign and acknowledge according to law, and adopt the following Articles of Incor- pora ton:
 ARTICLE I.
 The name of this corporation shall be The Piute Gold Mines Company, and it's principal place for transacting busi ness shall be in the City of Phoenix, in the County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona, with offices at such other places as the Board of Directors may designate.
 ARTICLE II.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by the said corporation is a general mining. mill ing, smelling and reduction business; the buying. selling, leasing, bonding and working of mines. ores and bullion, the building of roads and tramways. to acquire by purchase or otherwise in the United States or the Territories thereof. or elsewhere. mining proper ties. tunnel and mill sites and water rights. and work. mine. tunnel and otherwise develop the same: erect necessary buildings. mills. smelters, reduction plants. machinery and appli- ances. and purchase material for the same and for the proper working there of: to work for gold, silver. copper. lead and other minerals: to sell, mill, smelt. reduce, refine or otherwise pre- pare the same for market; to work. handle and control inventions and let ters patent relating to and incident to the mining, milling and smelting of ores; to buy, sell, own. use and control real estate, water rights. mill sites. ma chinery. appliances. fixtures, buildings, stocks of other corporations. letters patent and inventions: to borrow money, issue bonds, and to mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of any or all Of its corporate property for the security and payment Of any of its in- debtedness and to do any and all things, and to acquire all property. real and personal, which may be requisite and necessary to carry into effect the objects for which the said corporation is formed.
 ARTICLE III.
 The amount of capital stock shall be the sum of One Million Dollars (s1OO0,- 0O0) divided into One Million G,0O0,0O shares of the par value of One Dollar ($1.00) each. which capital stock shall be paid in upon the call of the Board of Directors of this corporation, and shall be forever on-assessable, and each certificate when issued shall state upon th= face the number of shares repre- sented thereby, and that the same Is full-paid and forever non-assessa ble, that one hundred thousand dollars (S10000O of the one million dollars (S1, coo 00O authorized capital stock oI this company, viz: one hundred thou sand G00.000) shares of the par value of one dollar (s1.0O) per share, or so much thereof as may be sold from time to time shall be issued as preferred stock. and upon and subject to the fol- lowing terms and conditions. viz: Said preferred stock shall entitle the holder thereof to receive out of the net earn irgs, and the company shall be boun ] to pay a fixed yearly dividend of 8 per centum, but no more, payable semi-annually before any dividend shall be set apart or paid on the common stock, or applied to- wards the retirement of the preferred stock as hereafter mentioned. That seventy-five per centum Of all the ret earnings of the company, re- maining after the payment of the divi- | dend of eight per centum above men, toned on the preferred stock shall from time to time be applied to the payment of additional dividends on so | much of the said preferred stock as may be issued, up to it's full par value That upon a winding up of the com pany the said preferred stock shall be a first lien to the amount of it's princi- pal upon the assets of the company re- maining after the payment of creditors That without the consent of two-thirdS in amount of the said preferred stock outstanding. there shall not be created any other stock ranking equal with CT in priority to it. Provided, that when dividends aggregating one hundred pel centum in addition to the cumulative eight per centum dividend above men, toned have been paid on said preferred stock the same shall cease to have any ! preference or priority as to dividends lien or otherwise over the other ol common stock, and shall thereupor l immediately become and be common stock of the company, and the certifi- ] cates or receipts issued and outstand- ing therefor shall be surrendered anc cancelled. and certificates of common 1 stock in like amounts be issued in lie, | thereof.
 ARTICLE ".
 The highest amount of indebtedness: or liability, direct or contingent, t which this corporation shall, at any ] time subject itself shall be Two Hun. dred Thousand dollars (s2OO,OOO) ARTICLE V.
 The private property of the stock holders of this corpora ton shall be ex empt from liability for it's corporal, debts.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The time of the commencement O. this corporation shall be the day or which these Articles shall be filed il the office the ('OnOty pacOr1ar o