Mohave County miner., 1903-08-29
Articles Of incorporation
The Sorpresa Gold Mining
and Milling Company.

dIlo NIllllIlS 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
poraton 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 H.
The principal place for transacting the bus.
iness of said corporation shall be in the town
of kingman, County of Mohave, Territory of
Arizona, and It's 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 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 samt to account;
to mill smelt refine, dress concentrate, cya-
nde, 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.
nectiOn with mining and milling operations.
or required by workmen and oth,,rs employed
by the company; to purchase. lease construct,
carry out maintain, improve, manage, work,
control and superintend any works, ways.
ditcheS, water courses, tramways, 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; ano to transact
any and all kinds Of business that may be
transacted by natural person
ARTICLE Nv.
The amount OF the capital stock OF this cor.
poration shall be TWELVE MILLION FIVE Hun.
DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (Si2. .5U. .OO0), divided
into ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOU
SAND O25. .O00) shares. OF the par value Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS (sl0O) each. Said capital
stock shall be paid In this corporation. either
In cash or by the sale and transfer to 1t OF any
mine or mining propertr, 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
tions and become thereby fully paid up and
non assessable, and the Judgment of the dlrccs
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
lst DAY Of July, 1894; 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 befn 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 office 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 CD Directors, and
the following persons shall constitute the
Board of Directors, who shall holi office 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. d. 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 mav be 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 the stock
noluerS small De nelu ON tne HrSJ Satufuay IN
June OF each year.
The Board OF Directors shall have power TO
appoint an executive committee from among
its members consisting OF three (3) 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 It's number at any time
10 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 Mt any time be subject shall not
exceed Two Hundred Thousand (sD0, ,000) Dol
lars. The private property Of the stockholders
OF this corporation shall be exempt from cor
porate debts Of any kind whatsoever.
ARTICLE VIM.
No debt, obligation charge or encumbrance
shall be made or contracted by any oficer
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 incumbrance
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 or, this Com.
pany.
ARTICLE TX.
These Articles OF Incorporation may be
amended at any annual meeting OF the stock
bolders, or at any special meeting Of the stock
holders called for that purpose, by two, thiris
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