The news-herald., 1902-06-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
ORC GRANDE EXTENSION
MINING co.

Territory of Arizona, and hereby adopt
1 the following articles of Incorporation,
to-Wit:
NAME-POWERS.
Article 1. The name of the corpora
ton hereby formed shall be
ORC GRANDE EXTENSION
MINING CO.
! and under such corporate name shall
have all the powers enumerated and
authorized by the laws of the Territory
of Arizona. The principal place Of
business of said corporation shall be
in the town of Wickenburg, Maricopa
County, Arizona.
DURATION.
Article 2. The corporation hereby
formed shall commence on the 18th day
OF May. 1902 and shall continue for the
term of twenty years thereafter. unless
the owners of two-thirds OF the capital
stock thereof shall vote to dissolve the
same, prior to said time, in which case
said corporation shall be dissolved and
terminated at the time fixed by such
vote, after the publication required by
law.
BUSINESS.
Article g. The general nature of the
business to be transacted by this cor
poration shall be: to explore for, mine
and extract gold. silver, copper and
mineral bearing earth and rock; to
mine. ship or mill the same; to erect
and maintain any and all kinds Of
smelters. mills, reduction and cOncen-
tration works for treatment of ali kinds
Of ore to purchase, own and dispose
of, mortgage, pledge and deal in any
and all kinds of mining claims. ore
mineral and real and personal prop
erty; to buy own, sell and conduct .
general merchandising, boarding house
and hotel business; to do such business
as is generally and usually carried on
by mining and milling corporations;
and to do all and everything necessary,
suitable and proper for the accomplish
ment Of any Of the purposes herein be-
fore enumerated Said business to be
carried on in the Territory of Arizona
and other States and Territories Of the
United States.
AMOUNT OF STOCK.
Article 4 The amount of stock of this
corporation authorized is One Million
($1, eco, 00G) Dollars. divided into One
Million shares at the par value Of One
($1.C0) Dollar per share, which shall be
paid for in full at the time Of the issu-
ance thereof.
OFFICERS.
Article s. The officers of this corpo
ration shall consist Of Board of Di-
rectors of five members who shall be
stockholders in said corporation and
shall be elected a the annual meetings
of the stockholders and shall hold office
until their successors are elected ana
qualified. The executive officers of this
corporation shall consist of a President
and Vice President. who shall be Di-
rectors, and Secretary and Treasurer,
who may or may not be Directors. The
offices of President and Treasurer may
be held by the same person. such Off"
GERS may be chosen by the Board Of Di
rectOrS at their annual meetings. Until
the first annual meeting of the stock
holders and Directors, which shall be in
1903 and until their successors are
elected and qualified Geo. 3. Upton
shall be President and Treasurer. Geo.
e. Sanders shall be Vice President, and
Donald S. Nicholson shall be Secretary,
who, together With Albert Smith and
Almer Childers, shall constitute and
serve as the first Board Of Directors
and shall hold office until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified Any
vacancies in the Board Of Directors or
Executive Officers may be filed by the,
Board of Directors at any regular or
special meeting called for that pur-
pose, and the persons chosen shall hold
office until the next annual meeting
and until their successors are elected
and qualified The Board of Directors
shall have the constitute
delegate and appoint such other Off
GERS. agents, superintendents and. man
ayers as they may deem proper for the
carrying on of the business Of this cor
pOratiOn.
MEETINGS.
Article 6. There shall be held on the
third Wednesday after the first Mon
day in January A. D, 1908. at two
o'clock p m. and at the offices of the
corporation in Wickenburg, Arizona,
and at the same time in each succeed
ing year, regular annual meeting of
the stockholders for the election of Di-
rectors ana reporting the condition of
the affairs of the corporation, and the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before it. The an
nual meeting of the Board of Directors
for the election Of officers and transac-
ton of such other business as may
properly come before it. shall be held at
three o'clock p. m. on the third We'd
nesday after the first Monday in Janu-
ary, 1903, or as soon thereafter as can
be conveniently done, and at the same
time in each succeeding yeals and no
notice of such annual meetings need
be given Special meetings of the
stockholders or Board of Directors may
be held at any time upon the call Of the
President or Secretary, but no special
meetings shall be held until each Of the
stockholders or Directors, as the case
may be, has been notified by written
notices thereof enclosed in an envelope
duly directed to his last known post
office address. postage prepaid, and
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