Mohave County miner., 1903-09-19
Articles of incorporation
The Sorpresa Gold Mining
and Milling Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That
we, whose names are hereto affixed, hereby as
sociate ourselves together for the purpose OF
forming a corporation under the general cor
poration laws of the Territory OF Arizona, and
the amendments thereto, and TO that end make
the following statements:
ARTICLEl
The name of the said corporation shall be
THE SoRPREsA GOLD MINING AND MILLING
COMPANY.
ARTICLE II.
The principal place for transactine the bus
mess of said corporation shall be In the town
OF kingman, County OF Mohave. Territory of
Arizona and its operations shall be- carried on
in said county. The corporation may have an
o1ice for the transaction OF It's 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 for which this cor
poration is formed are: To purchase, take or
lease or otherwise acquire any mines, tunnels
mining rights, lands, estates, water ind 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, cya-
nide, amalgamate and prepare for market, ores
metals and mineral substances OF all kinds; TO
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. conveniences provisions and all
kinds OF things capable OF being used in con
necton with mining and milling operations
or required by workmen and others employed
by the company; 10 purchase lease. Construct
carry out maintain, improve. manalge, work
control and superintend any works, ways
bitches. water courses. tfnmWAVs. RAILWAYS
bridges, furnaces, mills, smelters, crushing
works, concentratorS, reduction works and
other works, including electric, telephone and
telegraph lines and plants and conyeniences
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 a natural person.
ARTICLE Nv.
The amount of the capital stock OF this cor.
poration shall be TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUN
DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS 0sI2.5 2.5O0,OOt), divided
into ONE HUNDRED AND TwENTY-FIvE THOU
SAND (l25 OOO) shares, OF the par value Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS $500 each. Said capital
stock shalt be paid In this corporation. either
in cash or by the sale and transfer 10 1t OF any
mine OF mining propertT, 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
tions and become thereby fully paid up and
non assessable, and the judgment OF the direc-
tors as 10 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 before 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 onice 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 (D Directors and
the following persons shall constitute the
Board OF Directors, who shall hold ONCE until
their successors are duly elected and qualified:
G.. CHARLES DAVIS. Afford +. JUDsoN. MIL
FORD STEELE, CoURTENAY BAYLOR. w. ID.
AUSTIN, r. 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 Superintendent and
an Agent upon whom process may he served,
who shall be elected by the Board of Directors
| in compliance with the provisions Of the by
laws TO be hereafter adopted, and 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 che 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 mem bers consisting OF three (3l persons,
and TO grant to said executive committee full
power TO conduct the affairs of the Company
and report their proceedings from tirne TO time
10 the Board. The Board of Directors, by res
olution, may increase its number al any time
60 eleven UD directors. The Board 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
exceed Two Hundred Thousand (s20t, Dol.
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 OF 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 incumbrGnce
made or contracted against this Company by