Williams news., 1903-02-21
Articles of Incorporation George Metal Extracting Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we. whose hands are hereunto affixed. do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming corporation under Title XIII. Chap ter Two, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901. and to that end make the following statement:
 The names of the corporators are Henry l. | Nesmith, of Swampscott, State of Massachusetts, Edmund Wood, of New Bedford, State of Mass achusetts, and William l.. George, of Williams, the name of the incorporation shall be the | George Metal Extracting. Company. The prin- cipal place of which the business of the corpo- | ration shall be transacted will be Williams, Co., cOnino county, Arizona Territory. offices either without or within the Territory of Arizona as may be established by the board of directors. That the general nature of the business pro posed to be transacted, and the objects and are, to do any and all the things herein set forth to the same extent as a natural person To conduct business in any of the states, ter Iitories, colonies or dependencies of the United States, in Mexico. aud in any and all foreign countries; to have one or more offices therein, and to hold, purchase. mortgage and convey real and personal property without limit as to lease real estate, minesand minerals and rights, and to sell, lease, rent or operate the same; to excayate for, mine and remove gold, silver, cop per and all other minerals and mineral sub- stances; to transport and dispose of the same and their products; to purchase, acquire, build, or construct buildings and boats, and to sell, rent the sme and sell and otherwise deal in general merchandise; to build, construct, own, machinery and appliances for the extracting of metals of all kinds from their ores, and to ac- quire take out, sell or otherwise dispose of pat ents and patent rights respecting appliances. methods and processes for extracting metals from their ores; to construct. maintain and operate oil and gas wells and pipe lines and lines conveying, transporting and delivering oil and gas, or both oil and gas; to bore, prospect and and any and all other oils and gases; to trans port and dispose of the same and the products machinery machine y and nS' plants and appliances for the generation, distribution and the use of electric light and power; to acquire rights and proper of the assets and liabilities of any person, firm. association or corporation. or bonds of this corporation, or otherwise; to take out patents and acquire those taken out by others; to acquire or grant licenses in re, e them may be thought fit; to draw, make, ac- | cept, endorse, discount, execute and issue l bonds, debentures, and other negotiable or | transferable instruments; to borrow or raise ing two-thirds oD of the amount of the capital stock of this corporation by the issue of, or up- on, bonds, debenture or debenture stock, or in | fit; to have one more offices to GRITTY on all | or any of its operations and business; to pur- gage, sell. cor vey, or otherwise dispose of real scription in any Of the United States, districts, territories, dependencies, colonies thereof, and | in Mexico, and in any and all foreign countries | or places and in general to carry on any other whether of manufacture or otherwise, and to have and to exercise all powers conferred by the laws s of Ar Arizona p upon corporations formed and it is expressly provided that the foregoing | clause shall be construed both as objects and the foregoing enumeration of specific powers | shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner the powers of this corporation.
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 That the amount of capital stock authorized is one hundred thousand (1OO, ,0OO) dollars. which the par value of J twenty.fiVe dollars per share. The officers of the said corporation to conduct its affairs shall consist of board of directors, selected by the stockholders at each annual meeting of stockholders, consisting of not less than three and not more than seven members, and Henry I. Nesmith, of Swampscott, Massa- chusetts, Edmund Wood, of New Bedford, Massachusetts. and William L. George, of Will first annual meeting of the board of directors. The board of directors shall, at each annual tbeir boSy Si Dresdent vice secre tary treasurer, the latter two of which offices may be held by the same person, and may ap point such other agents as by them are, or may be- deemed necessary in the management of the corporate affairs.
 The board of directors shall fix the time and place for any meeting for the purpose of trans acting any business pertaining to the affairs board of directors shall be on the ist Tuesday in June each year, and the annual meeting of the stockholders shall be on the 1st Monday in June of each year.
 The board of directors may adopt bylaws for the government of this corporation, may authorize the president or any other agent or officer, to have in charge the general manage ment of affairs thereof; to enter into contracts execute and accept deeds leases, or other con- veyances, and to do any and all other acts for and in the name of this corporation that he may deem necessary in carrying out the pur- poses for which this corporation is formed
 The private property of each ga h officer oil and stock exempt from all corporate debts.
 The highest amount of indebtedness or li- ability, direct or contingent, to which this cor poratfon is at any time to be subject shall in no case, exceed two-thirds of the amount of the capital stock of the coTEPHGTation. TPfG
 The time of the commencement of this corpo- ration shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter, by the laws of the Territory of Arizona. Of the capital stock we have subscribed the following amounts, VIZ.
 Henry I. Nesmith, shares, $100
 Edmund Wood, shares. 100
 William L. George, shares. 100 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 18th day of December, A. D. 1902.
 HENRY I. NEsMITH, Seal
 EDMUND WOOD. Seal
 WILLIAM L. GEORGE, Seal TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, 60 County of Coconino. Before me, Henry F. Ashurst, notary public in and for the County of Coconino. Territory of Arizona, on this day personally appeared Hen- " l. Nesmith and William L. George, known to me to be the persons whose names are sub- scribed to the foregoing instrument and who acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this, the 26th day of December, A. D. 1902. fSeall HENRY F. AsHURsT,
 Notary Public. My commission expires July Ist, 1895. STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, SC
 County of Bristol. % Before me, Robert F. Raymond, notary pub lie in and for the County of Bristol, State of Massachusetts, on this day personally appeared Edmund Wood. known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing in- strument, and who acknowledged sO me that