Bisbee daily review., 1902-08-06
,Rr,cLEs OF INCORPORATION.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That We whose hands and seals are hereunto affixed de here by associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona. and we do hereby certify;
 l. The name of the corporation shall be, Merit Mining and Milling company, and the principal place of business of said corporation shall be at Bisbee, Cochise county, Arizona. It may also have branch offices at such other places as the board of directors rnay from time to time direct.
 II. The general nature of the busi- ness proposed to be transacted by said corporation. is to purchase, lease, bond locate, denounce, or otherwise acquire any mineral lands, mines, mining rights water and timber rights, lands, build ings, rights and privileges, machinery and other property whatsoever to the same that natural persons might or could do either in the United States of America, or the Republic of Mexi- co. To buy, sell manufacture, and deal in ores, minerals, bullions, ma chinery, implements, provisions, mer- chandise and things capable of being used in connection with mining opera tions, or required by workmen and others employed by the company. To carry on the business of mining. mill ing and smelting company, and as aux. Hilary thereto to purcahse. lease, or otherwise acquire lands, buildings, or works to construct or contribute to. wards the construction of railroads trails and bridges, and to acquire any patent rights, leases or privileges, to enter into, make. perform or carry out contracts of every kind with any person, firm or corporation the same as a natural person may do, and gener ally to carry on any other business herewith whether manufacturing oi otherwise and with all the power con ferred on corporations by the laws oi the United States or the Republic c1 Mexico.
 III. The amount of capital stock oi said corporation shall be Five Hundred Thousand (s500. .00000) Dollars. divi ded into Five Hundred Thousand (500 0o0) shares of the par value Of one (s1 Dollar each, and such stock when is sued shall be full paid up and forever non-assessable.
 ". The time of commencement o said corporation shall be immediatel, after the filing of these articles o record in the office of he recorder O. the county of Cochise. Territory O Arizona, and the termination thereo
 shall be twenty-five (25) years there after unless renewed pursuant to ths laws of Arizona before the termina tion thereof.
 " The affairs of said corporation shall be conducted by board of sever (7) directors all members of whicl shall be stockholders of said corpora | tion. who shall be selected in a man ner provided for in the bylaws of thu corporation. The members of tn,
 board of directors for the current yea and until their successors are choseI
 and qualified are:
 A. H. Pinyan, Walter Goslin, Ralpi
 Colvin, Will H. Baker. Geo. II. No1te
 S. A Merritt
 VI. The highest amount of indebt
 edness or liability to whicl
 the said corporation shall sub | ject itself shall in no case eX ceed an amount equal to one-half o
 the outstanding capital stock at thu
 time of the obligation being incurred
 VII. The private property of tn,
 stockholders shall be exempt from al
 corporate debts and liabilities. Il
 witness whereof we have hereunto SC
 our hands and seals this 10th day o
 June. 1902.
 A. H. Pinyan,