Mohave County miner., 1903-09-05
Articles Of incorporation
The Sorpresa Gold Mining
and Milling Company.

and Willing company.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That
we, whose names are hereto affixed, hereby as
sociate ourselves together for 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:
ARTICLE
The name OF the said corporation shall be
THE SoRPREsA GOLD MINING AND MILLING
COMPANY
ARTICLE II.
The principal place for trailsacting the bus.
mess OF said corporation shal, be In the town
OF Kinginan. 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 stocIhold.
ers meetings may be held there.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for 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 account;
TO mill. smelt, refine. dress concentrate eva
nide, amalgamate and prepare tor market, ores,
metals and mineral substances OF all kinds 10
sell their product and to carry on any other
operations which may seem conductive to the
operations of said company; tO buy sell man
ufacture and deal In ores. metals, minerals and
their products, lands, plants machinery, i'm.
plements conYeniences, provisions and all
kinds OF things capable OF being used in con.
nectiOn with mining and milling operations,
or required by workmeu and others employed
by the company; 10 purchase. lease, construct,
carry out. maintain. improve, manage work,
control and supertntend any works, ways.
dtches water courses tramways, railways,
bridges. furnaces mills smalters, crushing
works, concentrators, reduction works and
other works including electric telephone and
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; ana to transact
any and all kinds Of business that may be
transacted by natural person
ARTICLEIv.
The amount Of the capital stock Of this cor.
poration shall Oe TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUN
DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS (fl2 5OO,0OO), divided
into ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE THOU.
SAND G25OO0) shares, OF the par value of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS (sl00) each. Said capital
stock shall be paid in this corporation. either
In cash or by the sale and transfer TO IL Of any
mine or mining propertT, lands, patents or the
stock OF other companies. for the uses and
purposes Of the corporation In payment there.
for, ana the shares of the capital stock Of this
corporation may be issued in payment OF such
property. money OF stock Of other corpora.
tiOns and become thereby fully paid up and
non asseSsable, and the Judgment OF the direc-
tors as TO the value Of such property so bought
and paid for Ia 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 If the same shall be
paid by the sale and transfer Cf mining prop
erty shall be made TO the said corporation on
or befOl e the firgt 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 ofice OF the
County Recorder of the county OF Mohave,
Arizona. and the termination thereof shall be
TWENTY FIVE (25) years.
ARTICLE W.
The affairs OF this corporation shall be con
Quoted by n Board OF Seven CO Directors, and
the following persons shall constitute the
Board OF Directors, who shall Told office until
their successors are duly elected and qualified:
G. CHARLES DAVIS AFFORD II. JUDsoH. MIL
FORD STE5LE, CoURTENAY BAYLOR. W. ID.
AUSTIN, II. A. GURLEY and CHAs ID. GuRLEY.
The officers of said Company shall consist of
the President, First and Second Presi-
dents Secretary. Treasurer. General Manager.
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent and
who shall be elected by the Board OF Directors
In compliance with the provisions OF the by
laws to be hereafter adopted, ana at the first
meeting OF the said Board Of Directors follow
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 nave power to
appoint an executive committer from among
its members, consisting OF three CD persons.
and 70 grant TO said executive committee fun
power to conduct the affairs OF the Company
and report their proceedings from time 20 time
TO the Board The Board of Directors. by res.
olution, may Increase its numter at any time
10 eleven an directors. The Board OF Direc.
tors shall have power 20 make. litter, 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 VII.
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
any debt, obligation, charge or tncumbrance
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
vor OF said amendment.
In Witness Whereof The undersigned have
hereunto set their hands and seals this eighth