Mohave County miner., 1902-11-08
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
Gold Hills Mining Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS; That
we, Henry 5. Mackay and Leslie c. Ferree.
citizens OF the United States Of America, have
this day voluntarily associated ourselves TO.
gether for the purpose of forming g corpor a.
tion under the laws OF the Territory OF Ari.
zona, and do adopt the following Articles of
Incorporation, and do hereby certify and de.
clare:
That the names Of the incorporators of this
Company are, Henry 5. MacKay and Leslie c.
Ferree.
That the name OF the said corporation is,
THE GOLD HILLS MINING COMPANY.
That the principal place OF transacting the
business OF the said corporation Is and shall be
kingman In the County OF Mohave, in the
Territory OF Arizona, with branch offices at
such place or places in the United States Of
America or elsewhere, as the Board OF Dircc-
tors OF said company may from time to time
designate.
That the general nature of the business pro
poeed to be transacted is,
To carry on a general mining business and
To buy, sell, lease bond develop operate
or otherwise deal In mines, mining claims and
mineral lands and any and all interest therein
OF whatsoever character. and
To buy, sell, lease. bond, construct maintain
and operate bitches, fumes. wells reservoirs
pipe lines and other equipments necessary or
incidental TO he development or transportation
OF water or other fluids for mining. milling and
other purposes
To obtain by purchase, or otherwise, mills,
machinery, mill sites and mill buildings and to
erect thereon oil necessary buildings shOps
mills, smelters, cOncentrators. crushers. and
any and every and all apparatus used in the
reduction OF ores bearing gold and other metals;
10 buy, sell, lease bond construct, maintain
ana operate railroads, wagon roads. tram ways,
or other agencies suitable for the transporta.
tion OF ore or other materials To and from the
mines or principal works or places of business
OF said company TO some navigable stream,
railroad, turnpike public
To own, handle and control Letters Patent
ana Inventions relating to, and incident to the
mining milling, smelling and reduction Of
ores;
To carry on and conduct general mercan.
tile business;
To borrow money and to issue bonds and
other evidences OF indebtedness, and to mort
gage, pledge, sell, and otherwise dispose OF
any or all property of whatsoever nature, be.
longing to SAID company;
To acquire both real and personal, and all
property which may be necessary or incidental
to carrying into force ano effect the objects and
purposes for which the said corporation is ere
ated; and
To mortgage, pledge. hypothecate, sell, and
otherwise dispose of any part or all OF said
property; and
TO buy, sell, exchange, own. pledge, hypoth.
ecate, and otherwise deal in mining stocks and
secureties, or other stocks and secureties i'm
such manner and extent as shall not be In con.
f1ct with the laws OF the United States or OF
the Territory OF Arizona;
To locate, run and operate tunnels and tunnel
sites upon Government and other lands: and
TO locate, record and patent any and ali lode
or placer mining claims, tunnels and tunnel
sites; and
To do and perform any and all and every the
acts necessary or incidental to the CARRYING on
the business hereinbefore specified.
III.
That the amount Of the capital stock OF the
said corporation shall be ONE MILLION. TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND OF Dor,
LAtS (Sl. a5n,OO0), divided into One Million
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand q l.25OOOO) shares
OF the par value of One Dollar Isl OO) per share
and the said One Million, Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand shares OF said Capital Stock TO be
also divided into Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
,;oU,OOO) ;sV,O) shares OF preferred stock and One
Million OOOO.O0O) shares OF common stock: the
said Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (25O OOO1
shares OF preferred stock are preferred as TO
1he M assets OF said corporation to the amount OF
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50 OOO)
SO that in the event of the dissolution of said
corporation, or sale OF Its assets for the pur
pose OF distributing the proceeds among the
s.ock s.is noluers the holders OF said preferred
stock shall receive the proceeds OF the corpor.
ate assets up to said amount OF Two Hundred
FIFTY Thousand Dollars. and the excess II anv
shaIi be divided among the holders Of said com.
mon stock.
The holders of said preferred stock shall also
be preferred as to the dividends TO be declared
1y this corporation, as follows: No dividends |
'hall be declared or paid on common stock nm |
III dividends have been first paid on preferred |
stock, at the rate OF eight (S) per cent per an |
lnm, on the par value OF said preferred stock; |
iiter dividends on preferred stock, at the rate |
u eight tsl per cent. per annum have been de- |
'lared and paid, dividends upon the common |
stock may be declared and paid out OF the sur. |
plus earnings Of said corporation, II any.
~.
That the corporate existence OF said com.
,any shall commence on the day ana date OF |
me ming OF these Articles of Incorporation for
'ecord IN the office OF the County Recorder of .
hoJave County, Territory Of Arizona. and a