The news-herald., 1903-08-08
ARTICLES OF incorporation
ronopah Gold Mining Company


KNOW ALL MEN B Y THESE PRESENTS That
we, the undersigned do hereby associate our
selves together for the purpose OF forming a
corporation under the laws OF the Territory of
Arizona and to that end we do make and certify
the following articles of Incorporation:
First. The names OF the incorporators are:
Charles Howard New York City, New York;
S. B. Murray, New York City, New York
Second. The name OF the corporation shall
be TONOPAH GOLD MINING COMPANY.
Third. The principal place in which the
business of said corporation within tbs Terri
tOry of Arizona, is to be transacted, is Phoenix,
Maricopa County, Arizona, and the principal
place OF business OF said corporation outside Of
1the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of
New York, State Of New York, at which meet
ings of stock holders and directors may be held
The corpora ton shall have such other places
of business or branch Offices at such PLACES as
the Board OF Directors may direct from time to
time.
Fourth The objects for which this CORPORA
tion is formed are for the purpose OF owning
buying, holding, leasing, letting and demising
real estate placer mining claims and lode min
ing claims in the State OF Nevada and at such
other places in the United States as this com
pany may desire. for the purpose of treating
gold, silver, lead, copper, iron and other ores,
and extracting and separating thereirom the
gold, silver, lead Or other metallic contents
thereof in the State of Nevada, and at such
other place or places in the United States rs
the company may desire.
Fifth. The authorized capital stock of the
corporation shall be five hundred thousand
UOildTS, QlNIOSQ lulO tWO O1lI1OQ
(2OO0 OOO) shares of the par value of twenty-five
(25) cents each, which shall be all paid in and
fully paid and worcestershire by payment in
property or cash within sixty (60) DAYS from the
date of the filing of these articles, and in the
absence of fraud, the judgment OF the Board OF
Directors as to the value OF property paid said
corporation for stock shall be conclusive.
Sixth. The time OF the commencement of
this corporation shall be the date OF the filing
of these Articles OF Incorporation in the office
of the Territorial Auditor OF the Territory of
4 ri n rs cfa
shall be twenty-five years from such date of
filing.
Seventh The affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by its President, President,
Treasurer, Secretary and it's Board of Directors
The following names shall constitute the
Board OF Directors until their successors are
ard B. Murray. Thereafter the Board of
Directors shall be elected anBua lily from among
the stockholders on the second Monday in
June, as in the Bylaws bf the corporation
shall be provided, and the corporation may in
crease the Board from thine to time to such
number as by resolution or bylaw may be
Eighth The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability, direct or contingent, to which This
cOrporation is at airy time subject shall be three
hundred and thtrty-three thousand three hun
dred and thirty three ($333, ,333 OO) dollars.
Ninth:~ The private property of the stock
1ofders of this corporation shall be exempt
from corporate debts Of any kind whatever.
IN witness whereof, we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 18th day of June, 1908
ALLEN FORMAN, [SeaI.]
CHARLES HOWARD, (Seal
s. B. MURRAY. [Seal1
Signed and sealed in the presence of II. Bar
Der.
STATE OF NEW YORK, 90
County of New York. %
Be it remembered that, on this 18th day of
june, 1903, personally appeared before me- the
County, Allen Fornan, Charles Howard gpd
S. B. Murray, the three parties to the foregoing
certificate of incorporation, known to me per-
sonaljy to be such, and severally acknowledged
this certificate OF incorporation to be their act
and deed, respectively, and that the facts here
in stated are truly set forth.
Given under my hand and seal OF Office the
day and year aforesaid.
[Seal.l JNO. G. OIEARY,
Notary Public New York County.
My commission expires March, 1904.
Filed and recorded in conformity with law
First publication July {, 1853.