Arizona republican., 1902-09-24
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF
THE ELKHORN CONSOLIDATED
 GOLD MINING COMPANY.

We, the undersigned. for the purpose of becoming a body corporate under the laws Of the Territory of Arizona. hereby adopt the following Articles Of incorporation:
 Article I. The name of this corpora ton shall be The Elkhorn Consolidated Gold Mining Company"
 Article II. The purpose for which the corporation is formed is to locate, pur- chase. lease. or otherwise acquire and hold or dispose of. any mines. mining rights, and land in the Territory of Arizona. State of Oregon and elsewhere, and any interest therein, and to eX- plore, work, exercise, develop and turn to account the same; to quarry. smelt. refine. dress. amalgamate. and prepare for market. ore, metal and mineral sub stances of all kinds, and to carry on any other operations which may seem conducive to any of the Company's objects: to buy, sell manufacture and deal in minerals, machinery, imple- ments, cOnveniences. provisions and things capable of being used in con- nection with mining operations, or re- quired by workmen and others en- Iloycd by the Company; to construct, carry out. maintain. improve. manage, MOIks tOillIOi anu uDtl lliltilh stily Id W ful roads. railways, bridges, reservoirs, water courses, aqueducts. wharves, also furnaces, mills, crushing works, hydraulic works. factories, warehouses. and other works and conveniences which may seem directly or indirectly conducive to any of the objects of the company, and to contribute to, subsi- diZe. or otherwise aid or take part in any such operations.
 Article III. The main office for the transaction of the business of the said corporation shall be in the City of Phoenix. in the County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona. It may have q branch office or branch offices at such place, or places, and hold meetings of stockholders and directors at such main office. or at such branch office, or offices. as it's rules and regulations may prescribe for expedient management of it's affairs.
 Article ". This corporation shali continue for a period of twenty-five years from the date when a certified copy of it's Articles filed with the Sec retary of said Territory.
 Article V. The government of this corporation and the management of its affairs shall be vested in Board of Nine Directors. who shall be elected by and from it's stockholders at the annual meeting thereof, which shall be held on the first Tuesday in June in each year, except there shall be a Directors meet ing on Saturday evening, September 18th. 1902, at 500 o'clock D. m., and they shall hold office for one year and until their successors shali have been duly elected and qualified, except that the Board of Directors herein named and appointed shall hold office until the annual meeting of 1903, and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. The respective names and residences of the first Board of Di- rectors are as follows:
 Charles P. Berkey, Minneapolis, Min nesota.
 Arthur E. Huntington. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
 George l.. Huntington, St. Paul, Min nesota.
 NJ. S. Huntington, St Paul, Mime sota.
 w. J. Johnson. St Paul, Minnesota.
 w. r. Johnson, Toledo, Iowa.
 w. A. Patten, Le Seuer, Minnesota.
 Neil J. Sorensen. Sumpter, Oregon.
 J. A. Ward, Toledo. Iowa.
 Article VI. Said corporation shall have d President. President, Sec retary. Assistant Secretary, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer who shall be elected by and from the Board of Di- rectors at the annual meeting, imme- diately after the annual meeting of the stockholders, each year, and shall holt office for one year and until their sue cessors shall have been duly elected and qualified. except that the first off