Mohave County miner., 1903-08-22
Articles Of Incorporation
The Sorpresa Gold Mining
and Milling Company.

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That
we, whose names are hereto af1xed hereby as
soeiate ourselves together, fol- the purpose of
forming corporation under the general cor
poration laws OF the Territory Of Arizona, and
the amendments thereto and 10 that end make
the following statements:
ARTICLEI.
The name of the said corporation shall be
THE SoRPREsA GOLD MINING AND MILLING
COMPANY.
The principal place for transacting the bus
iness OF said corporation shall be in the town
OF kfngman, County Of Mohave, Territory OF
Arizona and its operations shall be carried on
in said county The corporation may have an
office for the transaction of its business in the
City OF Boston, County OF Suffolk and Common
wealth OF Massachusetts, and the Board OF
Directors may meet and transact the business
OF said corporation at the City OF Boston,
aforesaid, and the annual and other stockhold-
ers' meetings may be held there.
ARTICLE III
The objects and purposes fo- which this cor
poration is formed are: To purchase, take or
lease, or otherwise acquire. any mines tunnels
mining rights, lands, estates, water and ditch
rights, easements, power supplies and any
interests therein; to mine, tunnel. explore
work, develop and turn the same to accounts
to mill smelt refine, dress concentrate, eva
hide, amalgamate and prepare for market, ores
sell their product and to carry on any other
operations which may seem conductive to the
operations of said company; - buy sell man
ufacture and deal In ores, metals. minerals and
their products lands, plants. machinery, i'm
plements- conveniences, provisions and all
kinds OF things capable OF being used In con
nection with mining and milling operations
or required by workmen and others employed
by the company to purchase, lease. construct,
carry out maintain. improve manage, work
control and superintend any works ways.
dltlhPS. railways
bridges, furnaces, mills, smelters, crushing
works, concentrators. reduction works and
other works, including electric, telephone and
telegraph lines and plants and conveniences
which may seem directly or indirectly con
ducive to any OF the objects OF the Company.
and TO contribute to or otherwise aid or take
part In any such operations and to transact
any and all kinds OF business that may be
transacted by q natural person.
ARTICLE
The amount OF the capital stock OF this cor.
poration shall be TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUN
DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS Ct12. 500 0OO) divided
into ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE THOU
SAND Q25OO0) shares, OF the pur value OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS Wl00) each Said capital
stock shall be paid In this corporation, either
In cash or by the sale and tranHfer 70 IL OF any
mine or mining propertc, lands, patents or the
stock OF other companies for the uses and
purposes OF the corporation in payment there
for, and the shares OF the capital stock of this
corporation may be issued In payment OF such
property, money or stock OF other corpora.
non assessable, and the judRm ent of the direc-
tors as to the value OF such property so bought
and paid for In stock shall be conclusive. In
case the said capital stock shall be paid In
cash, the same shall be done on or before the
LIST day OF July, 1904; and II the same shall be
paid by the sale and transfer OF mining prop
erty. shall be made to the said corporation on
or befoi e the first day OF January 1904
ARTICLEv.
The time OF the commencement OF this cor.
poration shall be the date OF the filing of these
Articles Of Incorporation in the ONCE of the
County Recorder OF the county OF Mohave,
Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be
TWENTY FIVE (25) years.
ARTICLE vi.
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con. |
Quoted by Board OF Seven (7l Directors, and |
the following persons shall constitute the
Board of Directors, who shall hold Office until |
their successors are duly elected and qualified: |
G. CHARLES DAVIS, AFFORD f. JUDsoN MIL |
FORD STEELE, CoURTENAy BAYLOR. W. ID. |
AUSTIN, X. A GURLEy and CHAs ID. GuRLEY. |
The officers OF said Company shall consist OF |
the President, First and Second Vice-Presi- |
dents Secretary, Treasurer, General Manager, |
Superintendent, Assistant Surerintendent and |
an Agent upon whom process may be served, |
who shall be elected by the Board of Directors |
In compliance with the provisions OF the by |
laws TO be hereafter adopted, ind at the first
meeting OF the said Board OF Directors follow |
ing the annual meeting Of the stockholders In |
each year. The annual meeting of the stock |
holders shall be held on the first Saturday in |
June OF each year.
The Board of Directors shall have power to |
appoint an executive committee from among |
its members, consisting OF three (D persons |
and TO grant to said executive committee full |
power to conduct the affairs OF the Company |
and report their proceedings from time to time |
TO the Board. The Board of Directors by res |
olution, may Increase its mum Der at any time |
to eleven U) directors The Hoard OF Direc |
tors shall have power to make alter, amend or |
repeal such bylaws as they may deem proper |
for the management and disposition OF the |
affairs and stock OF the corporation.
ARTICLE VII.
The highest amount OF Indebtedness or liza
bility. direct or contingent, to which this cor
poration shall at any time be subject, shall not
lars. The private property OF the stockholders
OF this corporation shall be exempt from cor.
porate debts OF any kind whatsoever.
ARTICLE VIII.
No debt, obligation, charge or encumbrance
shall be made or contracted by any officer, |
agent or employ OF this company without the
direction, consent and approval OF the Board
OF Directors had In meeting assembled and
made or contracted against this Company by
any person whatsoever without the approval
OF the Board Of Directors shall be without
force or effect, and not binding on this Com
pany.
ARTICLE TX.
These Articles OF Incorporation may be
amended at any annual meeting OF the stock.
holders, or at any special meeting OF the stock
holders called for that purpose, by two, thirds
vote OF all the stock then issued voting In IA