The news-herald., 1903-04-04
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE SIERRA-PACIFIC SMELLING
COMPANY.

COMPANY.
Know all men by these presents:
That the undersigned, do hereby as
sociate themselves together for the
purpose of forming and organizing Il
corporation under the provisions OF
the statutes of the territory of Arizona,
and for that purpose do adopt the fol-
lowing articles, to-wit:
Article I.
The name of this corporation is The
Sierra-Pacifc Smelling Company. It's
principal Office shall be at Phoenix,
Maricora county, in said territory Of
Arizona, or at such other place or
places in said territory, Or in ally Other
state or territory in the United Statos
as the board Of directors may by its
| bylaws provide; and it may establish
and maintain offices in any state Or
territory in the United States or in
| the Republic Of Mexico.
Article II.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the day of
the filing of these articles In the office
Of the county recorder OF the said
county Of Maricopa, in said territory
Of Arizona, and it shah continue the
full statutory period Of twenty-five
(25) years thereafter.
Article III.
This corporation shall carry On tie
business of milling, smelling and re-
ducing ores and minerals, and for that
purpose it shall have the power to buy
lease, locate or otherwise acquire, own,
use, develop and operate mines, claims,
lodes, lodges or deposits of mineral
bearing rock or ore of every nature
and description; and it may build or
operate mills, smelters, and furnaces
tor the purpose Of crushing, treating
Or smelling ores and minerals AID
precious metals; and for the purpose
of carrying on it's business it may buy.
locate or lease Or IN any other wav
| lawfully acquire and own anv land,
mill sites, town sites, right Of way O.
roads, and may erect and maintain and
operate stores. warehouses or other
buildings which may be necessary or
convenient in carrying on it's business:
and this corporation shall have full
power hereunder to carry on and trans
act any business incident to the bus
iness aforesaid and do the same in anv
state or territory Of the United States
and in the Republic of Mexico.
Article w.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be two million, FIVE hundred thou
sand ($2,50o,000) dollars, divided into
Two million, five hundred thousand
f2,5OO,000) shares, Of the par value of
one ($1.00) dollar each.
The board of directors of this cor.
poration shall have full power to sell
Or exchange the shares Of its canitaI
stock at par for mines or mineral
claims. or for mills, smelters. machin.
cry on such terms as they may think
best, or may sell the same for cash
on such terms as the board Of direc-
tors 'nHy, from time to time direct
but all shares shall he issued fully
nal0 end worcestershire.
Article V.
The management of the business OF
this corporation is hereby vested in a
board Of seven CD directors. being
shareholders herein, and except AS
herein stated they shall be selected
each year by the stockholders hereof
from their number at their annual meet
ing, and said board shall serve for
one Q) year, and until their success.
sors are elected and qualified. Until
the annual meeting of the stockho1d,
ers hereof in the year 1903 the follow
ing named persons shall constitute the
board of directors, viz: Henry L.
Harrison, DR.. H. A. Munnaw, Benz. F..
Budlnger, A. L. Funk. George Girling,
Alex. G. Murray, Thos. Payne.
ATIICl6 vi.
The officers of this corporation shall
be president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer. The offices of secretary
and treasurer may be held by the same
person. The president and vice presi-
dent shall be members Of the board Of
directors, and all officers shall be |