Mohave County miner., 1902-11-08

we Henry = 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 corpor..-
tion under the laws OF the Territory OF Ari-
Zon \, and do adopt the following Articles Of
Incorporation, and do hereby certify and de
clare:
That the names Of the incorporators OF this
company are, Henry S. MacKay and Leslie c.
Ferree.
That the name OF said corporation is
UNITED MINING AND EXPLORATION
COMPANY.
That the principal place OF transacting the
business of the said corporation is and shall be
Kngman, in the County OF Mojave, in the Ter
ritory OF Arizona, with branch offices 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;
That the q neral nature of the business pro
posed to be transacted by the said corporation
To carry on a general mining business, and
To buy, sell lease, bond develop, operate, or
otherwise deal in mines, mining claims, ana
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
incidental 10 the development or transpOrta
ton OF wafer OF Otutr 1ulQS IOE mining. Tnlll-
ing 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, cOncentraturS. cruSherS. and
any and every and all apparatus used in the
ais;
10 buy sell lease bond construct maintain
and operate railroads, wagon roads tram ways.
or other agencies suitable for the transpOrta-
tion OF ore or other materials to and from the
mines or principal works place Of business
Of said company to some nayigable stream,
railroad, turnpike or public way:
To own, handle and control letters patent and
inventions relating TO- and incident to the min.
ing. milling. smelling and reduction OF ores:
To carry on and conduct a general mercantile
business
To borrow money and to issue bonds and
other evidences OF Indebtedness. and 10 mort
gage pledge sell, and otherwise dispose OF
any or ali 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
TO carrying into force and eject the objects and
purposes for which the said corporation is
created: and
To mortgage. pledge, hypOthec ate. sell and
otherwise dispose Of any part or all of said
property: and
TO buy. sell, exchange, own. pledge. hypoth
ecate AMI otherwise deal in mining stocks and
secureties or other stocks and secureties in
such manner and extent as shall not be in con
ftict with the laws Of the United States, or Of
To locate, run and operate tunnels and tunnel
sites upon government and other lands: and %
locate, record and patent any and all lode and
placer mining claims, tunnels and tunnel sites
and
70 do and to 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
corporation shall be One Hundred Thousand
Dollars % OO,00O), divided into one Thousand
O,00O) shares Of the par value OF One Hundred
Dollars tslOO pr share.
"
That the corporate existence Of said company
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
Moiave county, Territory Of Arizona. and a
certified copy thereof with the Secretary OF
the said Territory and shall endure twenty five
(25) years thereafter.
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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-six cents
(s65, ,6G6 60.
That the stockholders Of said corporation
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
from liability for any or all OF the debts Of this
corporation.
Is WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 4th day Of November
A. d. 1902. HENRY :. MACKAY, lSeall
LESLIE c. FERREE [Seall.