Graham guardian., 1902-10-31
First publication Oct. 10, 1902
Articles Of Incorporation
OF The
Rex Obra Mining Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we
| whose hands are hereuntO Affixed do hereby
associate ourselves together for the purpose o
Statutes of the Territory of Arizona, and for tina
| purpose do make, sign, and acknowledge ac
cording to law, and adopt the following Article,
of Incorporation:
ARTICLE
The names of the incOrporatOrs are: w, d.
French, H Hoyt, John Vanderwerp, C. W
Sessions, Alex Rodgers, E. B. Dake, E. W
Kruger, F. B. Aldrich, Malcolm Hutchinson
John W. Morpeth, Geo H. Rodgers, Alexander
Mcintosh, W. D. Rosie, N. b. Lawson, b. d
King, Geo. F. Stevens, Leonard Eyke, A. W
Bell, Louis A. Ellens, VIM. A. Oakes, II. Alberts
Z, S, Peterson, j, Hamilton, E. H. Beekquist, f
w. Schuler, A. MOrpeth, JnO. G. Williams, f. &
Baehnann, A. G. Fisher Alfred Davidson,
Hottie, John b. Barlow Louis H. Kanitz, Johr
Hughes Geo. J. Bachmann and the name of the
corporationshall be the Rex Cobra Mining Co
The principal place in which the business OF
said corporation within the Territory of Arizona
IS TO be transacted is Stafford, Graham county
Arizona, and the principal place of business OF
said corporation outside the Territory of Ari
zQh9 shall be the City Of Muskegon, in the State
OF Michigan, at which meetings of the stock.
holders and the tOard of Directors may be held
ana the corporation may have such branch of
hces either within or without the Territory OF
Arizona as may. be established by the Board OF
Directors.
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business proposed
to be transacted by this corporation is as fol.
lows, to-wlt: TO purchase, lease, bond locate
or otherW1se acquire, own, exchange, sell OF
otherwise dispose of, pledge mortgage, hypothe,
cate and deal in real estate and any and all
kinds of personal property, mines, mining
claims oil lands, mineral lands, artesian water
lands, OIL, gas, asphaltum, petroleum, water and
water rights and machinery and TO work mine
and HpNp1pr fha aat
necessary buildings mills, Smelers reduction
plants, machinery and Appliances, and purchase
material for the same and for the proper work.
ing thereof TO do general real estate, manu-.
featuring and mercantile business, to own,
handle and cOntrOllette patent and inventions
and shares of capital stock of other corpora
tlons, to borrow money and execute notes
bonds, mortgages, 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 ofindividual own
ers thereof, including the right to vote upon
any shares of stock held by it to the same extent
that natural person might or could do, and
III general TO do all things necessary to the pro-
per conduct of the business of this corporation
in the Territory of Arizona and elsewhere, not
Inconsistent with the laws of the United States
and the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE H.
The authorized amount of the capital stock of
this corporation shall be One Million Dollars
sl,OOOCOO) divided into one million q 600 OOO)
shares of the par value of one dollar each. At
such time as the Board of Directors may by
resolution direct, said capital stock shall be
paid into this corporation either in cash or by
the sale and transfer of real or personal property
Tor the uses and purposes of said corporation,
in payment for which shares ofthe capital stock
of said incorporation may be issued and the
capital stock 50 issued shall thereupon and
therby become fully paid up and worcestershire
ana such certificate, when issued, shall state
a nf oh 4
thereby and that the same is full paid and non
asSeSSable, and in the absence of actual fraud
IN the transaction the Judgment ofthe Directors
as TO the value of the property purchased shall
be conclusive.
ARTICLEIV
The time of the commencement oft this corpor-
alton shall be the day on which these Articles
shall be filed in the Office of the County Re
corder ofGraham County, Territory of Arizona
and the corporation shall continue for the term
OF twenty-five (25) years thereafter
ARTICLEV
The highest amount of Indebtedness or liabil-
ity direct or contingent, to which this corpora
ton shall at any time subject itself shall be Two
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50, ,OOO)
ARTICLE VI
The private property of the stockholders of
this corporation shall be exempt from liability
for its corporate debts.
ARTICLE VII.
INC uHdllo VI tIllS COTpOTdlOn, ana the man
agement and control its affairs and business
shall be conducted by II board of nine directors
TO be elected at the annual meeting of the stock
holders, which shall be held ut the office of the
Company, to be designated by the Board of
Directors, on the third Monday in September of
each year, and ntil the next annual meeting of
the stockholders the affairs of this corporation
shall be conducted by the following Board of
Directors, viz: Malcolm Hutchinson John Nor.
peth, Benjamin ID. King, Alexander Mcintosh
Leonard Eyke, Peter v. Hottie, and Clarence
W. essions, of the Lity and County of Muske-
gon, state of Michigan, and W. d. French and
John Evans, of Stafford, in the Territory of Art
zona; who shall hold Office until their successors
are duly elected. Vacancies in the Board of
Directors shall be filed by a majority of the
other Directors in office.
ARTICL VIII
The officers of this corporation shall be A
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
and General Manager, and such other officers
and agents as the Board of Directors NAV deam
necessary for the proper transaction of its bust
ness
All officers Oft corporation shall be elected
by the Board of Directors and shall hold Office
at the will and pleasure of said Directors.
AREICLE TX.
The Board of Directors of this CORPORATION
shall have power to make By-I avs and Amend
ments thereto, and the said corporation shall
have power to increase or diminish its capital
stock, or increase diminish the number of
Directors, by majority vote of the stOckhold-
ers represented at any annual stockholders
meeting, or any special meeting of the stock
holders called for that purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have heTeunto
A, D. 1902,
W. d. FRENCH, tT sA