Arizona republican., 1902-09-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE ELKHORN CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINING COMPANY.

We, the undersigned, for the purpose of becoming body corporate under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:
 Article I. The name of this corpora tion shall be The Elkhorn Consolidated Gold Mining Company"
 Article II. The purpose for which the corporation is formed is to locate. pur- chase. lease. or otherwise acquire and hold or dispose of. any mines. mining rights. and land in the Territory of Arizona. State of Oregon and elsewhere, and any interest therein, and to eX- plOre. work, exercise, develop and turn to account the same; to quarry. smelt, refine. dress. amalgamate. and prepare for market, ore, metal and mineral sub stances of all kinds. and to carry on any other operations which may seem conducive to any of the COmpany's objects; to buy. sell. manufacture and deal in minerals, machinery, imple ments, cOnveniences, provisions and things capable of being used in con- nection with mining operations, or re- quired by workmen and others em- ployed by the Company: to construct, carry out, maintain. improve. manage, hs ful roads, railways, bridges, reservoirs, water courses, aqueducts, wharves; also furnaces. mills, crushing works, hydraulic works. factories, warehouses. and other works and conveniences which may seem directly or indirectly conducive to any of the objects of the company and to contribute to, subsi- dize, or otherwise aid or take part in any such operations.
 Article III. The main office for the transaction of the business of the said corporation shall he in the City of Phoenix. in the County of MaricOpa, Territory of Arizona. It may have q branch office or branch offices at such place, or places, and hold meetings of stockholders and directors at such main office, or at such branch office, or offices. as it's rules and regulations may prescribe for expedient management of it's affairs.
 Article ". This corporation shall continue for period of twenty-five years from the date when certified copy of it's Articles filed with the Sec retary of said Territory.
 Article V The government of this corporation and the management of it's affairs shall be vested in a Board of Nine lJllEtIClSt NllD Sildll Dt CiCiAtu Ds and from it's stockholders at the annual meeting thereof, which shall be held on the first Tuesday in June in each year. except there shall be Directors meet ing on Saturday evening. Septembec 18th. 1902. at 500 o'clock D. 1n., and they shall hold office for one year and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. except that the rH of named and appointed shall hold office until the annual meeting of 1903, and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. The respective names and residences of the first Board of Di- rectOrs are as follows:
 Charles P. Berkey, Minneapolis, Min nesota.
 Arthur F. Huntington, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
 George L. Huntington, st. Paul, Min nesota.
 NJ. S. Huntington, St. Paul, Minnc- sCta.
 w. J. Johnson. St Paul, Minnesota.
 w. r. Johnson, Toledo, Iowa.
 w. A. Patten, Le Seuer. Minnesota.
 Neil J. Sorensen. Sumpter Oregon.
 J. A Ward, Toledo. Iowa
 Article VI. Said corporation shall have a President. President. Sec retary. Assistant Secretary. Treasurer. and Assistant Treasurer who shall be elected by and from the Board of Di- rectors at the annual meeting, imme- diately after the annual meeting Of the stockholders. each year, and shall hold office for one year and until their sue cessors shall have been duly elected and qualified, except that the first off cers herein named shall hold their offices until the annual meeting of 1903,