Mohave County miner., 1902-01-11
Articles Of incorporation
OF THE
Cerbat Mining and Reduction
Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, whose hands are hereunto Affixed
do hereby asst ciate ourselves together for the
purpose OF forming q corporation under the
laws Of the Territory Of Arizona, and to that
end make ths following statement:
First. The name Of the corporators are.
Gus A. Wanger, Thos. f. Graber, G.. J. Anloff
Victor Mockel and Edward A. Anloff. and the
anne of the corporation shall be Ceroat Mining
and Reduction Company. The principal place
in which the business OF said Corporation with
in the Territory OF Arizona is to be transacted
is Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona and
the principal place of business OF said Corpora
tion outside the Territory OF Arizona shall be
the City of Oakland, in the State OF California,
at which meetings of the Board of Directors
may be held and the Corporation may have
such branch Offices either within or without
the Territory of Arizona as may be established
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 otherwise
acquire, own, exchange, sell, or otherwise dis
pose Of, pledge. mortgage. hypothecate and
deal in real estate and any and all kinds OF per
sonal property, mines. mining claims, oil lands
mineral lands, oil gas asphaltum petroleum
water and water rights and machinery, and to
work. mine, explore operate and develop the
same; to do general real estate manufactur-
ing 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,
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 secureties and obligations any
and all rights, powers and privileges Of indi-
vidual owners thereof, including the right to
vote upon any shares OF stock held by il to the
same extent that natural person might or
could do; and In feneral to do ali things nee
essary to the proper conduct or 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 be Five Hun
dred Thousand Dollars (S5O0OOOOO), divided
into Five Hundred Thousand shares of the par
value Of One Dollar (siO 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 to 1t Of real or personal property for
the uses and purpos, Of said Corporation, in
payment for which shares OF the capital stock
OF said Corporation may be issued and the cap.
ital stock so issued shall thereupon and there
by become and be fully paid up and non assess
able, and in the absence OF actual fraud in the
transaction the judgment OF the Directors as to
the value OF the property purchased shall be
conclusive.
Fourth. The time OF the commencement of
this Corporation shall be the date OF the filing
OF these Articles Of Incorporation In the Office
of the Secretary Of Arizona, and the termina
tion thereof shall be twenty five years there
after.
Fifth. The affairs OF this Corporation shall
be conducted by Board of Five (5) Directors,
and the following named shall constitute the
Board Of Directors until their successors are
elected: Gus A. Wanger, Thos. F. Graber. q.
j. Anlor, Victor Mockel and Edward A. Anlotf.
Thereafter the Board of Directors shall be