Mohave County miner., 1902-12-27
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
Gold Hills Mining Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS; That
we Henry =. Mackay and Leslie q. ferree,
| citizens Of the United States Of America, have
! this day voluntarily associated ourselves TO-
| gether for the purpose OF forming corpora a.
tion under the laws OF me Ierrltoly y;c,es % ~,
Incorporation, and do hereby certify ana de-
clare
Company are Henry S. MacKay and Leslie G.
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 Mohaye, in the
such placs or places in the United States OF
America or elsewhere, as the Board OF Diree-
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
VI 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
10 obtain by purchase or otherwise mills
machinery. mill sites and mill buildings, and to
erect thereon all 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; ;
To buy sell. lease bond construct, maintain
and operate raj ilroads, wagon roads tram ways,
| or other agencies suitable for the transporta-
tion OF ore or other materials 20 and from the
/ mines or principal works or places OF business
OF said company TO some navigable stream,
railroad, turnpike or public way;
To own, handle and control Letters Patent
and Inventions relating to, and incident 70 the
mining milling, smelling and reduction OF
ores;
To carry on and conduct a general mercan.
To borrow money and to issue bonds and
other evidences OF Indebtedness. and TO mort.
1 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 anc 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 in
such manner and extent as shall not be in con-
| flct with the laws OF the United States Of
| the Territory OF Arizona;
TO locate, run ana operate tunnels ana tunnel
sites upon Government and other lands; and
| to locate, record and patent any and all 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 DOL
| LARS (8l. IS. .0o0). divided into One Million.
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand q. .25OOOO) shares
of the par value Of one Dollar ($I. .OO) per share
and the said One Million, Two Hundred Fifty
/ Thousand shares OF said Capital Stock 10 be
also divided into Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
| l25OOO0 shares of preferred stock and One
| Million U,00,OOOl shares OF common stock; the
said Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (250. .0OO)
shares OF preferred stock are preferred as 10
| the assets OF said corporation 10 the amount OF
| Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars (S25O. .OOO),
so that in the event OF the dissolution of said
| corporation, or sale OF Its assets ior the pur-
| pose OF distributing the proceeds among the
stock holders, 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 IL any.
shall 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
| by this corporation as follows: No dividends
| shall be declared or paid on common stock un-
| I'll dividends have been first paid on preferred
stock at the rate Of eight (sl per cent. per an.
mum, on the par value OF said preferred stock
after dividends on preferred stock. at the rate
Of eight Cl per cent. per annum. have been de
| clared 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
pany shall commence on the day and date OF
the filing of these Articles OF Incorporation for
record in the office OF the County Recorder OF
| Mojave County, Territory Of Arizona. and a
| certified copy thereof with the Secretary OF the
said Territory, and shall endure for twenty five
| (25) years thereafter
W
That the highest amount Of indebtedness OF
liability, direct or contingent, which this cor
poration is at any time subj, CT, shall not, In
| any case, exceed Eight Hundred Thirty-three
Thousand, Three Hundred ThirJy-th three Dollars
and Thirty-three cents
| VI
That the stockholders OF said corporation
| shall not be individually liable for the oebts
OF the said corporation, and that all the private
| property OF the stock holders shall be exemp,
from liability for any or all Of the debts OF this
| corporation.
In witness whereof, We have hereunto sci
our hands and seals this 4th day OF November
! A. d. 1902
HENRY s. MACKAY, fSeall
LESLIE c. FERREE, tSeall