Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-06-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
COOPERATIVE COLI
MINING COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, whose hands
are hereunto affixed. do hereby associ-
ate ourselves together for the purpose
of forming corporation under the
laws Of the Territory of Arizona, and
to that end make the following STATE
ment:
First: The names of the corporators
are: John r. Cross, H. NJ. Peer
Claude B. Ricketts,. and the name Of
the corporation shall be THE Gala
FGRAS COOPERATIVE GOLD MIN
ING COMPANY. The principal place
in which the business OF said corDora-
ton within the Territory of Arizona i
to be transacted is Phoenix, MaricoDl
County, Arizona. and the nrin-ipsl
place of business of said CORPORATION
outside the Territory of Arizona. shall
be the City of st. Louis. Mo-, and An
seles Camp, in the State of California.
at which meetings of the Board OF Di-
rectors may be held, and the CORPORA
ton may have such branch Of
fees either within or without the Ter
ritory of Arizona as may be estab-
lished by the Board of Directors
Second: The general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted by
| this corporation is as follows. to-wit:
| To purchase. lease, bond, locate or 9TH
erWise acquire, own, exchange, sell or
otherwise dispose of. pledge. mortgage.
| hypothecate and deal in real estate
| and any and all kinds of personal prop
| erty, mines, mining claims, oil lands,
| mineral lands, oil, gas, asphaltum, pc
| troleum. water and water rights and
machinery, and to work, mine. explore,
| operate and develop the same; to do
| a general real estate, manufacturing
and mercantile business: to own.
| handle and control letters patent and
| inventions and shares of capital stock
| of other corporations; to borrow
| money and execute notes. bonds mort
i cages or deeds of trust TO secure the
same. and to exercise in respect of all
such bonds, mortgages. notes, shares
of capital stock and other securities
and obligations any and all rights.
powers and privileges of individual
owners thereof, including the right to
vote upon any shares of stock held by
it to the same extent that natural
person might or could dc; and in gen.
eral to do all things necessary to the
| proper conduct of the business of this
| corporation in the Territory and else
where, not inconsistent with the laws
of the United States and the Territory
of Arizona.
Third The authorized amount OF
capital stock of this corporation shall
| pc One Million Five Hundred Thou
sand dollars C$1,5G0.00O) divided into
15o.GoG shares of the par value of Ten
dollars $4,000 each. At such time as
the Board of Directors may by reso-
| luton direct, said capital stock shall
be paid into this corporation either in
cash or by the sale and transfer to it
of real or personal property for the
uses and purposes of said corporation.
| in payment for which shares of the
capital stock of said corpora ton may
be issued. and the capital stock so is
sued shall thereupon and thereby be-
come and be fully paid up and nom
assessable, and in the absence of aC-
tual fraud in the transaction the iudg-
ment of the Directors as to the value
of the property purchased shall be con-
elusive
Fourth: The time of the commence
inent Of this corporation shall be the
date of the filing Of these Articles of
/ Incorporation in the office of the Sec
! retary of Arizona, and the termination
thereof shall be twenty-five years
/ thereafter.
Fifth: The affairs of this corpora
tlon shall be conducted by d Board of
Five Directors and the following
named shall constitute the Board OF
Directors until their successors are
elected: John r. Cross. H. NJ. Beer
Eurt Cole, r. H. Cole, D. Jannepoule
| Thereafter the Board of Directors
Snail be elected from among the stock
holders as the bylaws of the CORPORA
ton may provide.
| Sixth: The highest amount of in
debtedness or liability, direct or con-
tingent, to which this corporation is at
any time subject shall be Five Hun
dred Thousand dollars (S5O0, 000).
Seventh The private property Of
the stockholders of this corporation
shall be exempt from corporate debts
of any kind whatsoever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this twenty
first day of May, 1902.
J. r. CROSS. (SeaD
H. NJ BEER. (SeaD
CLAUDE B. RICKETTS,. (SeaD
State of Missouri,
County of St. Louis. S.
On this 21St day of May, in the year
1902. before me. John W. Paddock, a
| Notary Public in and for the State and
County aforesaid, residing therein.
duly commissioned and sworn, person.
ally appeared John r. Cross, H NJ
Eeer, and Claude 3. Ricketts, known
10 me TO be the persons described in.
| whose names are subscribed to and
who executed the annexed instrument.
and they acknowledged to me that
they executed the same for the pur-
poses and considerations therein eX-
pressed.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official
seal at my office in the said State and
County the day and year last above
written.
(Seal) JOHN w. PADDOCK.
Notary Public.
My commission expires Nov. II. 1903.
| Territory of Arizona.