Graham guardian., 1902-10-10
Articles Of Incorporation
OF The
Rex Cobra Mining Company

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Know ALL MIN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we,
| whose hands are hereuntO Affixed do hereby
| forming q corporation under the Revised
statutes of the Territory of rZOna, and for that
cording to law, and adoptthe following Articles
| of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I==
Che names of the incorporators are; w D
| French, II Hoyt John Vanderwerp, G. W.
| Sessions, Alex Rodgers, E. b. Dake, +. w.
Kruger, F. b. Aldrich,. falcon Hutchinson,
Mcintosh, W. d. Rosie, N. B. Lawson b. d.
| King Geo f. Stevens, Leonard Eyke, A. w.
| Bell, Louis 4. Ellens, VIM. A. OakeS, +. Alberts
| f. S. Peterson, j. Hamilton, Z. II. BeCkquist, f.
W. Schuler, A. Morpeth, Jno. G. lillian, F. b.
! Bachmann, A. G. Fisher Alfred Davidson
| Julius Schwarzenberg, Albert GeTst Peter g.
| Hottie, John b, Barlow, Louis II. Kanitz, John
| Hughes Geo J. Bachmann; and the name of the
| corporationshall 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,
| Arizona, and the principal place of business of
| said corporation sutside the Territory OF brl-
zona shall be the city Of MusEegon, in the state
| of Michigan, at which meetings of the stock
| holders and the Foard of Directors may be held,
| and the corporation may have such branch of
| fees either within or without the Territory of
| Arizona as may be established by the Board of
| Directors
ARTICLEII
| The general nature of the business proposed
| TO be transacted by this corporation is as fol-
| lows, to-wit To purchase, lease, bond, locate
| or otherwise acquire, own, exchange, sell or
| otherwise dispose Of pledge mortgage, hypothe-
| cate and deal in real estate and any and all
| kinds of personal property, mines, mining
claims, oil 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, ana purchase
| material for the same and for the proper work
] ing thereof to do general real estate manu-
| featuring and mercantile business, to own,
| handle and CONTROL letters patent and inventions
| and shares OF capital stock OF other corpora
| tions,-to borrow money and execute notes,
| bonds, mortgages, or deeds of trust, to secure
| the same, and to exercise In respect OF all such
| bonds, mortgages, notes. shares of capital stock
and other securities and obligations, any and all
| rights, powers and privileges ofindividuAl own
ers thereof including the right to vote upon
any shares of stock held by it to the same extent
that natural person might or could do, snd
in general to do all things Deces sary 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
and the Territory of Arizona,
ARTICLE III.
| The authorized amount of the capital stock Of
| this corporation Shall be One Million Dollars
| SlOOO,JO0) devided into one million u,OOO,OOU)
| shares of the par value of one dollar each. AT
| such time as the Board of Directors may by
resolution 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,
IN payment for which shares Qfthe capital stock
of said incorporation may be issued, and the
| capital stock so issued shall thereupon and
| therDy become fully paid up and worcestershire
and sdch certificate, when issued, shall state
| upon the face the number of shares represented
| Iherehy and that the same is full paid and non
| asses sable, and in the absence of actual fraud
| in the transaction the judgment ofthe Directors
ss & to the value of the property purchased shall
| be conclusive
| ARTICLEIY
The time Of the commencement ofthis cOrpor-
| alton shall be the day on which these Articles
shall be filed in the Office Of the County re-
! cOrder ofGraham County, Territory of Arizona
and the corporation shall continue for the term
Of twenty-five VS. years thereafter
ARTICLEV.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liabil-
lty, direct or contingent. to which this corpora
ton shall at any time subject itself shall be lwo
| hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ls3i0.OOOD
ARTIJLEvI.
The private property Of the stockholders Of
this corporation shall be exempt from liability
| for its corporate debts
ARTICLE VII.
| The affairs Of this corporation, and the man
| agement and control of its affairs and business
| shall be conducted by q 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 un til the next annual meeting Of
| the stockholders the affairs Of this corporation
| shall be conducted by the following Board of
Directors viz: MalcOm Hutchinson, John Nor
| peth, Benjamin ID, King, Alexander Me ntoch,
| Leonard EykC, Peter v, Hottie, and Clarence
| W. -essiOns, of the City and County of MuEke.
| gon, state of Michigan, and W. d. French and
| John Evans, of Stafford, in the Territory of Ari-
zona; who shall hold Office until their successors
| are duly elected. Vacancies in the Board Of
Directors shall be filled by 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 other officers
and agents as the Board of Directors may deem
necessary for the proper transaction ofits bust
ness.
All officers OF this corporation shall be elected
by the Board of Directors and shall hold Office
Al the will and pleasure OF said Directors,
AREICLE TX.
The Board of Directors of this corporation
shall have powerto make By-I avs and Amend
ments thereto, and the said corporation shall
have power to increase or diminish its capital
stock, or increase or diminish the number Of
| directors, by a majority vote of the stockhold-
ers represented at any annual St0ckhOlders'
meeting, or any special meeting of the stock
holders called for that purpose
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereuntO
set our hands and seals this seventeenth day of
| September, A. ID. 1902.
| W. u. FRENCH, ID. 81
| II. J. HOYT Il. 81
| JOHN NANDERWERP, a.. S.
| G. W. SESSIONS, u. S.
| ALEX. RODGERS, H.. ST.
| e. b. DAKE, T.. s.
| 4. W. KRUGER o.. 81
| Y. b. ALDRICH, a.. So
| MALCOLM HUTCHINsoS, o.. 81
| JOHN ". MoRPETH, o. 81
! GEO. II RpDGEES H.. -
| ALEXANDER MclSrosH, H.. -
| W. d. ROSIE, a.. s.