Graham guardian., 1902-10-24
Flrst roblicu'iou Oct 10, i@o2.
Articles Of Incorporation
OF The
Rex Cobra Mining Company.

Know ALL MEN GY THESE PRESENTS, That we
whose hands are hcreunto affixed, do hereby
associate ourselves together for the purpose O
forming Il corporation under the Revised
Statutes of the Territory OF Arizona, and for thai
purpose do make, sign, and acknowledge, nc
cording to law, and adopt the following Articles
of Incorporation:
ARTICLE
The names of the incOrpomtOrS are: W. d.
French, II. J Huyt John Vanderwerp, c. w
Sessions, Alex Rodgers, E. b. Dake, L. w
Kruger, f. u. AldriCh, Malcnm Hutchinson
John W, Morpeth Geo. II; Rodgers, Alexander
Mcintosh, W. d. Rosie N. b. Lawson, B. ID
King, Geo. +. stevens, Leonard Eyke A. w
Bell, Louis A. Ellens, VIM A. OaEeS, F. AlbertS
Z. S. Peterson, J. Hamilton, f. II. BeckquiSt, f
W. SChuler A MOrpeth, JnO. C.. Williams f. G.
BachmOnn, A. q. Fisher, Alfred Davidson,
Julius SChwarZenberg, Albert GerSt Peter o.
Hottie, John b. Barlow, Louis II. Kanit2, John
Hughes Geo. J. Bachmann; and the name of the
cOrpOrRtiOnshall be the Rex Cobra Mining Co.
The principal place in which the business OF
said corporation within the Territory of Arizona
Is to be transacted is Stafford, Graham county
Ar,iIona and the principal place of business Of
IONA shall be the City of MuSEegOn, in the State
OF Michigan, at which meetings of the stock.
holders and the Board of Directors may be held
and the corporation may have such branch Of
tceS either within or wit hout the Territory of
Arizona as may be established by the Board OF
Directors.
ARTICLEII.
The general nature of the business prnpoSed
to be transacted by this corporation is rs fol
lows, to-wit; To purchase, lease bond, locate
or uthcfWlSe acquire, own, exchange, sell oI
otherwise dispose of, pledge mortgage hypothp
cate and deal in real estate and any and all
kinds of personal property. mines. mining
claims, on lands, mineral lands, arteSian water
lands OIL gas, aSphaltum, petroleum, water and
water rights and machinery and to work, mine
explore, operate and develop the same erect
necessary buildings mills, SmelterS reduction
plants, machinery and appliances, and purchase
material for the same and for the proper work
ing thereof, to do general real estate manu-
tactuTlng and mercantile business to own
handle and cOntTOlletterS patent and inventions
ana shares of capital stock of other corpora
tlnnS,-tO borrow money and execute notes
bonds mortgages, or deeds of trust, to secure
lhe same, ana To exercise in respect of all such
bonds, mortgages, notes, shares of capital stock
ahg otheI securities and obligations, any and al
nshlS, powers and privileges Ofindividual own
efS thereof, including the right 10 vote upon
any shares of stock held by il to the same extent
!hat n natural person might or could do and
IN general to do all things necessary to the pro.
per conduct of the business of this cOrporation
IN the Territory of Arizona and elsewhere, not
inconsistent with the laws of the United States
ana the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The authorized amount of the capiuI stock ot
ms corporation shall be One Million Dollars
&lOOO,IOO,) divided into one million u 900 900
ShaleS of lhG par value of one dollar each. Al
sucn ume as the Board of Directors may by
solution direct, said capital stock shall be
paid into this corporation either in cash or by
the sale and transfer of real or personal property
ior the uses and purposes of said corporation.
III IN payment lnr winch shares ofthc capital stock
OF said incorporation may be issued, and the
capital stock so issued shall thereupon and
therby become fully paid up and worcestershire
ana such certificate, when issued, shall state
upon the face the number of shares represented
thereby and that the same is full paid and non
aSSCSSablc, and in the absence of actual fraud
in the transaction the Judgment ofthe Directors
us 70 the value of the property purchased shall
he conclusive.
ARTICLEIV
The time of the commencement this corpor-
auon shall be the day on which these Articles
shall be filed i'll the Office of the County Re-
cOder ofGraham County, Territory of Arizona
and the corporation shall continue for the term
of twenty-five l2j) years thereafter
ARTICLEY.
The highest amount of Indebtedness or IinbiI-
lly, direct or contingent, to which this CORPORA
ton shall at any time subject itself shall be Two
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50, ,OOO1
ARTICLEVI
The private property Of the stOckh6ldcrs of
this corporation shall be exempt from liability
for its corporate debts.
ARTICLE VII
The affairs of this corporation. and the
agcmcnt and control ofits affairs and business.
shall be cOndUCled.by u board Of nine directors
to be elected at the annual meeting of the stock
holders, which shall be held at the office of the
Company, to be designated by the Board of
Directors, ON the third Monday in September of
each year. and until the next annual meeting of
the stockholders the affairs of this CORPORATION
Shal be conducted by the following Board of
Directors, VIZ; MalGQm Hutchinson, John Nor.
Leonard Eykc, Peter y. Holthe, and Clarence
W. sessions, of the City and County of Muskc.
gon, state of Michigan, and w. d. French and
John Evans, of Stafford, in the Territory of Art
IONA: who shall hold Office until their Successors
are duly elected Vacancies in the Board of
Directors shall be filled by n majority of the
other Directors in office
ARTICL : VIII,
The officers of this corporation shall be A
President, Vice President Secretary, Treasurer
and General Manager and Such 6thnr nfIicars
and agents as the Board of Directors may dcSm
ness
All officers ofths corporation shall be elected
by the Board of Directors and shall hold office
AT the will and pleasure of said Directors.
AREICLE IN.
The Board of Directors of this corporotion
shall have power to make Bylaws and Amend
mentS thereto, and the said cOruOratiOn shall
have power to increase or diminish its capital
stock, or increase or diminish the number of
Directors, by majority vote of the Stuckhold-
erS represented at any annual stockholders
meeting, or any special meeting of the stock
holders called for that purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have herpuntn
set our hands and seals this seven tcenth day of
september, A. d. 1902
W. ID. FRENCH, H. 81
II. J. HoYT, t 81
JOHN NANDERwERP, IT, ST
c. w. SESSIONS, IT, 81
ALEX. RODGERS. H. 81