Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-07-27
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
RAY EXTENSION MINING COM
PANY OF TONOPAH, NEVADA.

We. Clay Peters. Arthur Kunze. w.
]. Harris, Thomas Keane, j. Falstein.
w. A. Powers. and George A. Bartlett.
agree to form a corporation under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona I'M
der the name of the Ray Extension
Mining Company. With its principal
place Of transacting business at Phoe-
nix, Arizona, with a branch office in
TOnopah, State of Nevada.
2.-The business of said corporation
shall be to purchase. lease or other
wise acquire, own, exchange, sell or
otherwise dispose of; pledge, mortgage,
hypothecate and deal in mines. mining
claims, oil lands, oil, gas, asphaltum.
petroleum, water and water rights and
to work the same; to do general real
estate and mercantile business, and in
general to do all things necessary to
the proper conduct of the business Of
the corporation in the Territory and
elsewhere, not inconsistent with the
laws of the United States and the Ter
ritory of Arizona.
3.-The capital stock Of said eorpo-
ration shall be Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars (s500, 0O0J, divided into five
hundred thousand shares of the par
value of One Dollar ($1.00) each, which
stock shall be issued paid up and nom
assessable in exchange for cash, SER
vices or property.
4.-The business of said corporation
shall be conducted by board, OF seven
directors, who shall be elected annu-
ally by the stockholders of this corpo-
ration.
5.-The corporation shall commence
business on the date these articles
are filed in the Office OF, the Secretary
of Arizona, and shall terminate
twenty-five years hereafter.
6.-The highest amount of indebted
ness, direct or contingent, to which
this corporation shall subject itself at
any time is One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($150. 0o0).
THE private property Of stock
holders of this corporation shall be ex-
empt from its corporate debts.
S.-That Isaac T. Stoddard, a resi-
dent Of Phoenix, Arizona. for three
years last past, is the agent of this
company. upon. whom all notices and
processes. including all services of
summons, may be served.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have
hereunto subscribed our names this
9th day of June, 1902.
]. FALSTEIN.
ARTHUR KUNzE.
w. J. HARRIS.
THOMAS .KEANE.
CLAY PETERS.
w. A. POWERS.
GEORGE A. BARTLETT
State of Nevada,
County of Nye, SIS.
On this 9th day of June, in the year
1902. before me, ]. r. Duffield, Notary
Public in and for the county aforesaid,
residing therein, duly commissioned
and sworn, personally appeared Clay
Peters. Arthur Kunze. W. j. Harris,
Thomas Keane. ]. Falstein, w A.
Powers. and George A. Bartlett, known
to 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 purposes and
considerations therein expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year last above
written
(SeaD JOSIAH r. DUFFIELD.
Notary Public in and for Nye 'Co
Commission expires May IL, 1906.
Territory of Arizona, =
County OF Marlcopa, IS.
I, B. F. McFall, County Recorder il
and for the County and Territory
aforesaid, hereby certify that have
compared the foregoing copy with the
original Articles of Incorpora ton o.
the Ray Extension Mining Company
filed and recorded in my Office on thu
18th day of July. 1902, in Book No. II
of interpretations at Page -, ant
that the same is full. true and cor
rect copy of such original and of the
whole thereof
Witness my hand and seal of offic'
this 18th day of July, 1902.
(Seal) - B. F. MCCALL,
County Recorder
By A. S. ARTHUR, Deputy.
Filed and recorded in the Office o
the Secretary of the Territory of Ari
IONA, this 18th day of July, A D.. 1902
at two p, m.
ISAAC T. STODDARD,
Secretary of Arizona
First Publication,
July 81.