Mohave County miner., 1902-11-29
Articles of Incorporation
or THE
Gold Hills Mining Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That
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 corpoia a
ton under the laws of the Territory OF Ari
zona, 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 5. Macliay and Leslie @.
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
kingnan, IN the County Of Mohaye, in the
Territory OF Arizona, with branch Offices at
such placs or places in the United States of
Amen lea or elsewhere as the Board OF Direc
tors OF said company may from time TO time
designate.
That the general nature OF the business pro-
poeed 10 be transacted is
70 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
of 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
TO obtain by purchase, or otherwise, mills
machinery. mill sites and mill buildings, and to
erect thereon all necessary buildings, shops;
mills smelters, conceutratOrS 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 lroads, wagon roads. tram ways,
or other agencies suitable for the transporta-
tion VI ore or other materials to and from the
mines or principal works or places OF business
of siid COMPANY TO some navigable stream,
FallrOaU turQplEp public
To own, handle and control Letters Patent
and Inventions relating To, ana incident To the
mining, milling, smelling and reduction OF
ores;
To carry on and conduct a general mercan-
tile business;
TO borrow money and TO issue bonds and
other evidences Of Indebtedness. and 20 mort
gage, pledge, sell and otherwise dispose OF
any or all property of whatsoever nature, be-
longing to SAID company;
To mcguire 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
To mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, sell, aud
! 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
securities, or other stocks and secureties in
such manner and extent as shall not be in con
tiict with the laws Of the United States or OF
the Territory Of Arizona;
To llcate, run and operate tunnels and 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
| That the amount OF the capital stock OF the
said corporation shall be ONE MILLION, TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND or DOL
| LARS CSl..5i ,0l0). divided into one Million,
| Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ti.250.OO0) shares
of the par value of One Dollar (SlOO) 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
| (250 GOD shares of preferred stock and one
Million q ,O0OOO0l shares of common stock; the
/ said Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (2jOOUD
| shares OF preferred stock are preferred as To
| the assets of said corporation To the amount OF
| Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50 OOO).
so that In the event Of the dissolution OF said
i corporation, or sale OF its assets ior the pur-
pose Of distributing the proceeds among the
| stockholders, 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 II any,
shall he divided among the holders Of said com
| mon stock.
The holders of said preferred stock shall also
be preferred as 10 the dividends TO be declared
| by this corporation, as follows; No dividends
shall be declared or paid on common stock un-
/ til dividends have been first paid on preferred
stock, at the rate of eight 90 per cent. per an
mum, on the par value of said preferred stock;
/ nftef ulV1uendS on preferred STOCK. at the rate
/ of eight (s) per cent per annum, have been de
clared ana 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 aud date OF
| the filing of these Articles Of Incorporation for
| record IN the office of the County Recorder Of
1 MOiave County. Territory OF Arizona. and
certified copy thereof with the Secretary of the
said Territory, and shall endure for twenty-five
] (25) years thereafter
V.
! That the highest amount Of Indebtedness or
| liability direct or contingent which this cor
/ poratiop is at any time subject, shall not. in
any case, exceed Eight Hundred Thirty-three
Thousand, Three Hundred ThirJy-three Dollars
and Thirty-three cents.
VI.
| That the stockholders of said corporation
shall not be individually liable for the ebts
OF the said corporation, ana that all the private
property OF the stockholders shall be exempt
from liability for any or all Of the debts of this
corporation.
| In witness whereof, We have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 4th day OF November,
J A. ID. 1907.
HENRY 6. MACKAY, fSeal1
LESLIE G. FEkREE, tSeal
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