Graham guardian., 1902-11-14
First publication Oct 10. 1902.
Articles Of Incorporation
Of The
Rex Cobra Mining Company.

KNOW ALL MEN ny THESE PRESENTS, That we
| whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereb
associate ourselves together for the purp0se 4
| forming q corporation under the Revise,
statutes of the Territory of Arizona, and for tina
| purpose DO make, sign, and acknowledge, aC
| coTulng 10 law. and adopt the following Article
of Incorporation:
ARTICLE
The names of the incorporators are: w. d
French, II j Hoyt John Vanderwerp, c. W
sessions, Alex Rodgers, E. b. Dake, L. w
kErueger, f. B. iAldrich. falcon Hutchinson
Mcintosh, W. D. Rosie, N b. Lawson, b, d
| King, Geo. f. Stevens, Leonard Eyke, A. W
Bell, Louis A. EllenS, VIM. A. 0akes, r. Alberts
T.; Z; 5; Peterson, J: Hamilton, E. II. Beckquist, F
W. Schuler, A. Morpeth, Jno. c. Williams, f. G.
Baehmann, A g. Fisher Alfred Davidson.
Julius SchwaTzenberg, Albert Gerst Peter o.
Hottie John B. Barlow, Louis H. Kanitz, John
hughes Geo. j. Bachmann and the name of thf
corporationshall be the Rex Cobra Mining Co
The principal place in which the business OF
SAD corporation within the Territory of Arizona
iS ri1o ~ De transacted is sanford, Graham county
ARIZONA, and the principal place of business of
said corporation outside the Territory of ri.
zona shall be the City of Muskegon in The State
OF Michigan, at which meetings of the stock.
hOiders ana the Roard of Directors may be held
and the corporation may have such branch Of,
ices either within or without the Territory Of
Arizona as may be established by the Board of
Directors. -
ARTICLE II.
The general nature of the business pronosad
70 De transacted by this corporation is as fol-
lows, to-W1t: To purchase, lease bond locate
or 0therwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or
otnefWlSe dispose Of pledge mortgage hyDOthn-
cate and deal in real estate and any and all
claims, oil lands, mineral lands artesian water
anus, on, gas, aSphaltum, petroleum, water and
water rights and machinery, and to work, mine,
P, eAPioTe, operate and develop the same, erect
necessary Duil1iOug uNfIlc
plants, machinery and appliances, and purchase
material for the same and for the proper work
ing ~ thereof, to do general real estate, manu-
handle and control letters patent and Inventions
anu shareS of capital stock of other corpora
tlonS,-tO borrow money and execute notes
D@ohusi mortgages, or deeds of trust, to secure
tle same, ana TO exercise in respect of all such
DonuS, mortgages, notes, shares of capital stock
ana other securities and obligations any and nil
rights, powers ard privileges ofindividual own.
eIs nereoI including the right to vote upon
any shares of stock held by it to the same extent
mat natural person might or could do. and
IN general to do all things necessary to the pro.
per conduct of the bdSiness of this cornoration
in the Territory of Arizona and elsewhere not
inconsistent with the laws of the United States
and the Territory of Arizona.
ARTICLE III.
The authorized amount of the capital stock or
ms corporation shall be One Million Dollars
(El,O0OlOO) divided into one million Il 600 0OW
shates or the par value of one dollar each Al
such oSdI.i uLle as the Board of Directors may by
IeS0luuon qlrect, said capital stock shall be
PAID INTO this corporation either in cash or by
lhe sale and transfer of real or personal property
iOr the uses and purposes of said corporation
IN payment for which shares ofthe capital stock
OF said incorporation may be issued and the
capital stock so issued shall thereupon and
therby become fully paid up and worcestershire
anu ,, s4ch t1 eeruhcate, when issued, shall state
upon the lace the number of shares represented
thereDy and that the same is full paid and nom
assessable, and in the absence of actual fraud
IN IN the transaction the judgment ofthe Directors
be conclusive.
ARTICLE "
The time Of the commencement ofthis corpor-
auOn Shall be the day on which these Articles
snail be Med in the Office of the County Re
oUrp9[ oS t Oh Graham County, Territory of Arizona
OF twenty-five (25) years thereafter.
ARTICLEV.
The highest amount ofindebtedness or liabiI- |
ty, direct or contingent to which this corpora- |
ION shall at any time subject itself shall be Two
hundred ana Fllty Thousand Dollars (S25O,O ,OO0.) |
ARTICLE
, The private property of the stockholders of
his corporation shall be exempt from liabilitv
or its corporate debts,
ARTICLE VII.
rhe affairs of this corporation. and tho man
'gement and control of its affairs and business
man be conducted by board of nine directors
q De elected at the annual meeting of the stock
lolderS, 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
ach year and until the next annual meeting of
he stockholders the affairs of this CORPORATION
hall be conducted by the following Board of
directors, viz: Malcolm Hutchinson, John Nor.
'eth, BENJAMIN D. King, Alexander Mcintosh.
.eonard Ey6e, Peter v. Holthe and Clarence
v. esSiOns, of the ity and Comfy of MnSEo |
'on, state OF Michigan, and W. D. French and
Ohm Evans, of Stafford, in the Territory of Ari-
Ona; who shall hold Office until their Successors
re duly elected. Vacancies in the Board ~
Directors shall be filed by a majority of the
ther Directors in office.
ARTICL VIII.
The officers of this corporation shall he
resident, vice resident, Secretary, Treasurer
no General Manager, and such other oficerS
nd agents as the Board of Directors NAV desn,
eceSsary for the proper transaction of its bust
ess. '9 O''i
All officers of this corporation Shall be elected
y the Board of Directors and shall hold once
the viii and pleasure Of said Directors,
AREICLE TX.
The Board of Directors of this corporation
nan nan nave power to make Bylaw and Amend I
lents thereto, and the said corporation shall
ave power to increase or diminish its capital
iock, or increase or diminish the number of
directors, by majority vote of the stOckhold-
rs represented at any annual stockholders |
leeung, or any special meeting of the stock {
olders called for that purpose
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto {
It our hands and seals this seven tpenth dav Of
aptember, A. D. 1902 \
W. d, FRENCH, H.
II. J. HoYT, r. * c
JOHN VANDERwERP H. sI