Mohave County miner., 1902-12-20
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
United Mining and Explora-
ton Company.

! KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENrs 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 a corpora
| tiOn under the laws OF the territory ot Art
| zona a. and do adopt the following Articles Of
Incorporation and do hereby certify and de
clare:
That the names OF the incorporatori Of this
company are Henry S. MacKay and Leslie c.
Ferree.
UNITED MINING AND EXPLORATION
COMPANY.
That the principal place Of transacting the
business OF the said corporation Is anC shall be
Kingman, in the County Of Mojave, in the Ter
ritory Of Arizona, with branch onices at Los
Angeles California or such places In the
United States Of America, or elsewhere, as the
Board Of Directors OF said company may from
time to time designate.
H.
That the general nature OF the business pro-
Is s. - ~ y y ~ ''''' '''''"
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 options on same. and any
and all interest therein OF whatsoever charac
ter, and
To buy sell lease bond. construct maintain
and operate bitches, fumes. wells. reservoirs,
pipe lines, and other equipments necessary or
tion Of water or other fluids for mining, mill.
ing and other purposes
To 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 met
ais;
TO buy, sell lease. bond. construct. maintain
and operate railroads. wagon roads, tr;lmways.
or other agencies suitable for the tranSporta-
n ore or of hpr ms fn nd from ha
mines or principal works or place OF business
Of said company 10 some navigable stream.
railroad, turnpike or public way;
To own, handle and control letters patent and
inventions relating 70, and incident to the min.
ing, milling, smelling and reduction OF ores:
To carry on and conduct general mercantile
business
To borrow money and 70 issue bonds and
other evidences OF Indebtedness. and TO mort
gage. pledge, sell, and otherwise dispose OF
any OF all property Of whatsoever nature. be-
longing TO the said company;
To acquire both real and personal. and all
property which may be necessary or incidental
70 carrying into force and effect the objects and
purposes for which the said corporation is
created; and
To mortgage. pledge hypothecate, sell ana
property; and
TO buy, sell, exchange, own, pledge. hypoth.
ecate, and otherwise deal in mining stocks and
secureties, or other stocks and securities In
such manner and extent as shall not be, in con
nict 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 all lode and
placer mining claims, tunnels and tunnel sites:
and
TO do and 70 perform any and all and every
the acts necessary or incidental TO the carrying
on the business hereinbefore specified
Ill
That the amount Of the Capital Stock OF the
corporation shall be One Hundred Thousand
Dollars (slO0,OO. divided into one thousand
Q,OVO shares OF the par value OF one Hundred
Dollars slOO per share.
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That the corporate existence OF said company
shall commence on the day and date of tho
ming OF these Articles OF Incorporat on for
record in the office OF the County Recorder OF
Molaye county, Territory Of Arizona. and a
the said Territory and shall endure twenty five
(25) years thereafter
That the highest amount Of Indebtedness or
liability, direct or contingent. which this cor.
poration Is at any time subject shall not in
any case. exceed Sixty-six Thousand Six Hun.
dred and Sixty-six Dollars and Sixty-siY cents
Cs66, ,66666l.
shall not be Individually liable for the debts OF
the said corporation, and that all the private
property Of the stock holders shall be exempt
corporation. WIS
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this ith day Of November.
A ID. lsO2 HENRY :. MACkAY, TSeall
LESLIE c. FERREE, [Seall.
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