Mohave County miner., 1902-08-30
Articles of Incorporation
OF THE
Night Hawk Mining and De-
velopment Company.

Know All Men by These Presents: That we
whose names are hereunto affxed do hereb,
associate ourselves together for the purpose o.
forming mining corporation under the law
OF the territory OF Arizona, and to that enc
make the following statement;
The names OF the corporators are W. w
Phelps Levi $. Smith, c. H. Girdlestone anC
T.. F. Selph of Los Angeles. California and A
j. Doran OF Prescott, Arizona: and the name OF
the corporation shall be the Night Hawk Min
ing and Development Company. The principa
place in which the business OF said CORPORATION
shall conduct its business in the Territory OF
Arizona is Mohave county. Arizona which II
hereby designated as the principal place ot
business OF said corporation 10 be held
at such place as the Board OF Director.
may designate from time to time in saiC
county and territory: and the principal place OF
business OF said corporation, outside of the
Territory OF Arizona, shall be the City OF Los
Angeles. in the State OF California, at which
place meetings Of the Board OF Directors may
be held, and the corporation may have such
branch offices, either within or without the
Territory OF Arizona as may be established by
the Board of Directors.
II
The q nernl nature of the business proposed
TO be transacted by this corporation Is as fol
lows to.wit: That OF mining and developing
and to that end shall have the following author
ity, to-wit: To acquire own, enter or lease
mines and mineral lands of every kind, nature
and description; also to acquire. own. enter or
lease Lii sites, water rights and terminal IA
cilities. To work, prospect or develop mines
and mineral lands OF every nature or descrip.
ton, either ior itself or other companies, cor.
porations or individuals upon such terms and
for such remuneration as IL shall deem ht and
proper, and TO accept, take and hold mineral
lands and claims OF every kind and nature,
either as an enti ETY. or any interest In the
same; and to buy, sell own or control stock of
other corporations. as 1t deems fit ind proper.
To do everything that may be necessary or
proper In the conduct of fits business In the wav
a daVplnnin0 ottfr rtt
buying and selling mineral lands and mining
claims OF every kind nature and description,
and working such mines and the production OF
ores and minerals therefrom. and In reducing
such ores and minerals in the most profitable
merchantable value. and In doing the same TO
contract build buy, sell own and operate ali nee
essary mills, smelters machinery, roads, rail
roads, tramways, bitches. fumes md such 9TH
er property rs shall be fit and necessary IN car
rying out the objects herein stated. To buy,
sell or lease mines and mining property OF all
descril tion, useful or necessary in operating
and maintaining the same and In reducing the
ores and in refining the minerals taken there
from upon commission whether such commits
sion is paid In money or otherwise. To erect
buildings operate saw mills and engage in
trade OF every kind, both In stores and provis-
ions. steam and said transportations, road
buildings and engineering, freighting and car
rying.
III
The authorized amount OF capital stock OF
this corporation shall be five hundred thousand
dollars 600. .0O08) to be divided into 500 900
shares OF the par value Of One Dollar (S) each.
which said capital stock may be disposed OF by
the Board OF Directors at any sum they may
see At, or given In exchange for services or
property, and having been disposed Of the
same shall be fully paid and non-assessable.
And In the absence OF actual fraud In the trans
action and judgment of the directors as TO the
value OF the property purchased, and the serv
ices rendered, shall be conclusive.
"
The time OF the commencement OF this cor
poration shall begin from the date OF the sign
ing OF these Articles OF Incorporation and the
termination thereof shall be twenty-five years
thereafter.
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con.
Quoted by board OF five directors until their
successors are elected, to-wit: w. w. Phelps.
levi :. Smith, G. II. Girdlestone and Il. f..
Selph OF Los Angeles, California and A. j.
Doran OF Prescott, Arizona. Thereafter the
Board OF Directors shall be elected from among
the stockholders, as the bylaws Of the corpor.