The news-herald., 1902-06-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
ORC GRANDE EXTENSION
MINING co.

MlNlN(T ".
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
/ PRESENTS That the undersigned
hereby associate themselves and be-
come incorporated for pecuniary profit,
under and by virtue Of the laws Of the
Territory OF Arizona, and hereby adopt
the following articles of Incorporation,
to-wit
NAME-POWERS.
Article I. 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 9 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 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 all 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
corpora ton authorized is One Million
Isl, ,000, 000.00) 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 5. The officers of this corpO-
ration shall consist of q Board Of Di-
rectors Of five members who shall be
stockholders in said corporation and
shall be elected at the annual meetings
of the stockholders and shall hold office
until their successors are elected and
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-
rectCrs 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. r. Upton
shall be President and Treasurer. Geo.
e. Sanders shall be Vice President, and
Donald S. Nicholson shall be Secretary,
WhC together with Albert Smith and
Almer Childers, shall constitute and
serve as the first Board OF Directors
and shall hold office until their sue
( coesors are elected ard qualified. Any
vacancies in the Board of Directors or
Executive officers may be filled by the
Board of Directors at any regular or
special meeting called for that pur-
pose, and the persons chosen shall mold
office until the next annual meeting
and until their successors are elected
and qualified. The Board Of Directors
shall have the power to constitute.
delegate and appoint such ether 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., 1903. 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 and reporting the condition Of
ffo i,,c Of tho cornOrotiOr the