Arizona republican., 1903-02-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE DULUTH AND VIRGINIA GOLD MINING COMPANY.


 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, whose hands are hereunto affixed, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose Of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and to that end make the following statement:
 First. The names of the corpcrators are: Norman H. Murray. J. G. Harris and A M Morrison and the name of the corporation shall be THE DULUTH & VIRGINIA GOLD MINING COM PANY. The principal place in which the business of said corporation within the Territory of Arizona is to be trans acted is Phoenix. Maricopa County, Arizona, and the principal place Of business of said corporation outside tine Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Duluth in the State of Minnesota at which meetings of the Board of Di- rectors may be held. and the corpora tion may have such branch offices either within or without the Territory of Arizona as may be established by the Board of Directors.
 Second: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corporation is as fellows. to-wit:
 To make contracts, to purchase, lease. bond locate or otherwise acquire. own, exchange. sell or otherwise dispose of. pledge mortgage. hypothecate and deei in real estate and any and all kinds of personal property, mines, mining claims, oil lands, mineral lands. oil, gas, asphaltum, petroleum, asbestos, salt, water and water rights and machinery. and to work. mine, explore, operate and develop the same; to do a general real estate, manufacturing and mercantile business: to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions and shares of capital stock of other corpo- ratiOns: to borrow money and execute notes, bonds, mortgages, or deeds of trust to secure the same, and to eXer else in respect of all such bonds, mort ga ges notes. shares of capital stock and other securities and obliga tions any and all rights, powers and privi- leges of individual owners thereof, in- cluding the right to vote upon any shares of stock held by it to the same extent that a natural person might or could do: and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation in the Ter | with the jaws of the United States and the Territory of Arizona.
 | Third: The authorized amount Of capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million Dollars (s10OO, ,O0O) di- vided into one million shares of the par value of enc dollar ($1.00) each. At such time as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct. said capital stock shall be paid into this corporation | either in cash or by the sale and trans fer to it Of real or personal property for the uses and purposes of said corpora tion. in payment for which shares of | the capital stock of said corpora tion may be issued, and the capital stock 50 issued shall thereupon and thereby be- come and be fully paid up and no- assessable. and in the absence of actua, frauo. in the transaction the judgment of the Directors as to the value of the 1 property purchased shall be conclusive
 Fourth: The time Of the commence ment of this corporation shall be tie date of the filing of these articles of incorporation in the office of the Sec retary of Arizona, and the termination | thereof shall be twenty-five years | thereafter.
 Fifth: The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by board of nine Directors and the following named shal constitute the Board of Directors untj their successors are elected: Norma H. Murray, J. c. Harris. A. M. Mori- son, James Kelly. A. J. Murray, II. s. Rockford, Andrew Bloom, R. J. Morri- son, Edward AIcNean. Thereafter the Board of Directors shall be elected from among the stockholders as the by laws of the corporation may provide The officers of said corpora tion unti 1 their successors are elected shall be Norman H. Murray. President; Edwar, McFean, Vice President: J. G. Harris Secretary: Donald Morrison. Treasurer
 Sixth: The highest amount of in debtedness or liability, direct or contin- gent, to which this corporation is a any time subject shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1OO,OOO). whcf amount does not exceed two thirds thc amount Of the capital stock.
 Seventh: The private property of tilt stockholders of this corporation shal be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have 1 hereunto set our hands and seals thl. 12th day of January, 1905.
 NORMAN il. M u RRA4. (Seal
 4. M. MORISON, (SeaN | J. G. HARRIS. (Seal State of Minnesota.
 County of St. Louis, ss.
 On this - day of January, in tn. year 1903 before me. Saide McLenan. { Notary Public in and for the State ant County aforesaid, residing therein duly commissioned and sworn. person ally appeared Norman H. Murray, J. c Harris and A. M. Morrison, known tC me to be the persons described in whose names are subscribed to, an. who executed the annexed instrument and they acknowledged to me that the. executed the same for the purposes an, considerations therein expressed
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hay, hercunto set my hand and affixed m, official seal at my office in the sai, State and County, the day and year las above written.
 (Notarial Seal) SAIDE McLENAN.
 Notary Public My commission expires 6-1S-19O9. Territory of Arizona,